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16-Yr-Old Aussie Lucas Fackerell Hits 1:47.87 SCM 200 Free

16-year-old Aussie Lucas Fackerell put up a trio of super quick freestyle performances at the 2024 Swimming WA Short Course Qualifying Meet.

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Developing Olympians: Mike Parratto on Coaching Regan Smith

Parratto shares what he saw in Smith as a 10, 11, and 12-year-old all the way up to making her first Olympic team in 2021.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Top Qualifier Gabrielle Rose Drops 100 Breast Final on Day 1

Gabrielle Rose from Alpha Aquatics notched the top 100 breast time of the morning but scratched the final in Irvine.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

46-year-old Gabrielle Rose is seeded 2nd in the women’s 100 breast, only one of 4 entrants with a sub-1:09 seed time.

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Proposing Olympic Qualification Reform in Swimming (Universality, World Ranking Invites)

Smith, ranked #3 in the world in the 100 fly, won’t be eligible to swim it in Paris. My proposal to reform the Olympic qualifying system.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Leon Loves It, Leon Loves It Not (200 Breaststroke?)

Will Leon Marchand swim the 200 fly/200 breast double at the Olympic Games? If he doesn’t, it will be a big disappointment after the bruhaha.

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Convicted Former Swim Coach Jon Beber Sentenced To 42 Years In Prison

Beber, 54, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault in April.

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Former Irish Olympic Coach Derry O’Rourke Found Guilty of Rape And Sexual Assault

O’Rourke, 78, was a convicted rapist prior to this trial, having received sentences in 1998, 2000 and 2005.

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The Hometowns of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team: A Dive Into America’s Heartland

Diving into the hometowns of the 2024 U.S. Olympic team, including those from states not known for developing Olympic-level swimmers.

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Huge Chunk Of Australian Olympic Roster Hails From Queensland

Brush up on where your favorite Australian swimming stars stem from as we review the state-by-state breakdown of the Olympic roster.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Walsh and Huske Lead an American 1-2 Punch in the Women’s 100 Fly

With 6 out of the 8 finalists returning from Tokyo plus newly-minted World Record holder Gretchen Walsh, the women’s 100 fly will be a showdown for the ages.

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part III

After tying with Anthony Ervin in 2000, Gary Hall Jr. defending the men’s 50 free Olympic title at the 2004 Games in Athens.

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Yes, Gretchen Walsh Was Drug Tested in Both 2023 and 2024

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has been the target of Chinese social media critiques that she hasn’t been subjected to drug testing, but that isn’t true.

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The Most Dominant Long Course World Records Heading Into The Paris Olympics

Kristof Milak’s 200 fly marker of 1:50.34 is more than one second faster than the #2 swimmer in history, Michael Phelps.

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Alerta en París 2024: positivo de Covid en la Villa Olímpica

Este martes, Anna Meares, jefa de misión del equipo australiano en los Juegos Olímpicos lo confirmó. Las medidas y más detalles.

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