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A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

2022 W. NCAA Previews: Izzy Ivey Has the Most Momentum in the 200 Free

Cal’s Izzy Ivey swam a huge personal best of 1:42.29 at Pac-12s a few weeks ago.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records Will Fall At NCAA Meets

Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer, man or woman, to set an all-time record at last season’s NCAA Championship meets.

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Lucy Bell Breaks Missy Franklins Colorado High School 200 IM Record

Bell, who will join the Stanford women next season, broke the 5A state record that Franklin set the year after the London Olympics.

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Two Colleges Share All But 3 American Records in Women’s Yards Swimming

Current, former, and future swimmers at Cal and Stanford, located just 30 miles apart in the Bay Area of NorCalifornia, combine to hold 16 of 19 records.

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Dressel, Ledecky, McKeon, Titmus, Daley Nominated for Laureus Awards

Katie Ledecky is one of five aquatics athletes nominated for the Laureus World Sport Awards, a global award across all sports.

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Curzan Approaches Regan Smith’s 17-18 100 Back NAG With #2 Swim All-Time

Claire Curzan posted a 50.27 in the 100 backstroke at the 2022 TAC Polar Plunge, just over half a second off Smith’s 49.66 NAG.

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Lydia Jacoby Gets Olympic Tattoo from Same Artist as Another Famed Olympian

17-year old Lydia Jacoby got her Olympic rings tattoo on Sunday; 9 years ago, Chris Collinsworth gave a tattoo to another American 17-year old swimmer that you’ve probably heard of.

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How to Get The Olympic Year In Review SwimSwam Magazine

The 2021 Olympic Year In Review is coming in at nearly one pound. 7-time Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel is our cover…

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Maggie MacNeil Becomes Second* Swimmer to Hold These Four Titles Simultaneously

We looked and looked, but couldn’t find another female swimmer who has simultaneously been NCAA Champ, Olympic Champ, and both SC & LC World Champ at the same time.

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Claire Weinstein Clocks #3 200 Free All-Time for 13-14 Girls – 1:44.72

With the swim, Weinstein is now the #2 performer all-time in the 13-14 age group, behind only Missy Franklin.

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Five Races To Watch At Winter Juniors – West

The Sandpipers of Nevada will be out in full force this weekend, including Olympians Bella Sims and Katie Grimes scheduled to swim full slates.

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Five Races to Watch at Winter Juniors East

Stanford commit Josh Zuchowski may challenge 2016 Olympian Jacob Pebley’s 2011 meet record in the 200 back and is one of our five races to watch.

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College Swimming Previews: #4 Cal Women Fighting To Stay Near The Top

Izzy Ivey (pictured) will be leaned on heavily by the Bears once again as they battle to return to the top-three of the NCAA.

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A Look At The USA’s Unofficial Short Course Meters Junior National Records

Based on our records, Andrew Seliskar is the fastest junior in American history in a total of four short course meters events.

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Ali DeLoof Produces 55.89 SCM 100 Back, 2nd Fastest American In History

Ali DeLoof has surpassed Kathleen Baker to become the second-fastest American woman in history behind Olivia Smoliga’s 55.04.

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