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Leah Smith on 400 Free: “I’m happy with it, not satisfied”

The Team USA Captain admits that while she is happy with the medal, she’s not satisfied, hoping to cut a bit more from prelims than she ended up dropping. 

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Luke Ellis on Training with Sandpipers Teammates: “It pushes you, that’s for sure”

Sandpipers’ Luke Ellis swam a gutsy race in the 1,650, staying with Rex Maurer for the first 1,000 and then making his move

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100 Breast Champ Nate Germonprez Explains Opting for 200 Back Over 200 Breast

Texas commit Nate Germonprez emphasized the fact that he like being versatile and racing as such.

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Claire Weinstein on Sandpiper Relays: “It’s literally the most fun thing ever”

Weinstein made big strides in a lot of her events over the weekend in Austin, notably going 1:43.9, 4:33.0, and 15:53 in her 200/500/1,650 freestyles.

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Maggie Schalow Re-Swim’s 2Fly After Starting Error, Makes A Final at Winter Jrs West

Maggie Schalow of NOVA took the path less traveled to qualify for the A-final of the girls’ 200 fly at Winter Jrs West on Saturday

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Keaton Jones has “A few fun months of motivational training” Coming Off of Winter Jrs

Jones says he will be motivated by his shortcomings in the months to come before his next big focus meet.

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Bella Sims Breaks Down 200 Back/200 Fly/100 Free Triple on Last Day of Winter Jrs

Bella Sims maintained her perfect race record in Austin, taking wins in the 200 back and 200 fly as well as hitting a huge PB in the 100 free (47.16)

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Macky Hodges on Move to Sandpipers: “I’ve always wanted this for myself”

CIF champion Macky Hodges spoke with SwimSwam about how her transition is going to training with the Sandpipers of Nevada.

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Katie Grimes Did Not Hit Any of Her Goal Times This Weekend at Jrs

Katie Grimes broke multiple 15-16 NAGs, Texas Swim Center Pool records, and personal bests this weekend… but did not hit one of her goal times.

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Olympic Champ Lydia Jacoby Analyzes Her First (And Last) Winter Jr Championships

The Texas freshman was pleased with her swims and happy to get the chance to get as much racing in as she could. 

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Cooper Lucas on LAC Pool Getting Leak, Only Being Able to Train 1.5 Hours per Day

LAC’s training has been a bit scattered because they haven’t had access to their regular pool and have only been able to train 1.5 hours each day. 

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100 Free Champ Teagan O’Dell Reaps Benefits of Training in Mission Viejo Sprint Group

O’Dell recently made the move from NOVA to Mission Viejo and says for the first time ever she’s training in sprint group, which appears to be paying off.

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Avery Karl Executes Details for 50 Free Winter Jrs West Title

Empire Swim Club’s Avery Karl got her hand to the wall first in a flurry of a finish in the girls’ 50 free in Austin, Texas.

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Piper Enge Describes 2K Saturday Breaststroke Sets That Make Her Fearless

Enge is coming off of a quad injury from a few weeks ago, but pulling for those last few weeks seemed to help her arm strength in the water.

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Maximus Williamson Dissects 3 Win Night, Breaking Phelps’ 400 IM NAG

Williamson takes us through his night in Austin, as well as gives us insight into his thoughts on his historic 400 IM. 

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