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• Beyond the Pancakes: Mizzou will Suit Up for Every Meet Moving Forward

  16-10-2019 13:00 via swimswam.com
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  In Practice + Pancakes, SwimSwam takes you across the country and through a practice day in the life of swimming’s best athletes. It breaks down training sessions, sub sets, and what every team is doing to be at their best. But why are they doing things that way? In Beyond the Pancakes, we dive inside the minds of coaches and athletes, getting a first hand look at why they do the things they do, and where their minds are pointed on the compass of evolution as
  
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• New in Commit: Roll-up Invoices Improvements

  14-05-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner
  Commit Swimming has Team Management Software
  New Feature: Roll-up Invoices Improvements
  Roll-up Invoice Functionality
  If a team has roll up turned “on”: For a given swimmer…If they have an active enrollment under the club, new invoice items get attached to that subscription and will be charged the next time the enrollment is invoiced. If they don’t have an active subscription, pending invoice item
  
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• Summer McIntosh and Maggie MacNeil Win On Night 1 Of Canadian Trials, Qualify For Paris 2024

  14-05-2024 03:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Swimming Canada Paralympic Selection Criteria 
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsThe first night of competition at the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials has wrapped up. Already, we’ve seen multiple swimmers sign their name to the oversiz
  
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• NCAA Policy on Transgender Participation ‘Under Review’ Again

  14-05-2024 01:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Two years after the success of UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas ignited an international debate surrounding transgender participation in sports, the NCAA is once again reviewing its policy on the topic.
  The NCAA quietly announced at the bottom of a press release last month that the Board of Governors discussed transgender student-athlete participation and that the current policy is “under review.” Earlier in April, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athl
  
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• Canadian Summer McIntosh ‘Not Happy’ With World-Leading 400 Free

  14-05-2024 01:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Swimming Canada Paralympic Selection Criteria 
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsDay one of the 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials kicked off from Toronto tonight and already 17-year-old Summer McIntosh made her presence known in a big way.
  
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• GB's Thorpe & Shortman aim to 'carry on mums' legacy'

  14-05-2024 01:06 via bbc.com
  
  Artistic swimmers Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman hope to "carry on the legacy" of their mothers at the Paris Olympics this summer.
  
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• Wada calls extraordinary meeting over China swimmers

  14-05-2024 01:02 via bbc.com
  
  The World Anti-Doping Agency calls an extraordinary meeting to discuss the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug but were allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
  
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• ‘The ambition is gold’: Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe target Olympic splash

  14-05-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  University students believe they can deliver Great Britain’s first-ever artistic swimming medals in Paris this summerTwo of the London Aquarium’s biggest attractions, the green sea turtles Boris and Dougie, had unexpected guests on Monday: the newest additions to Team GB’s squad for the Olympics with bold plans to take artistic swimming out of its shell.Great Britain has never won an Olympic medal in the 40-year history of the event, previously known as synchronised swimming. Y
  
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• Futures Qualifier Tanith Mueller Sends Verbal To Houston (2025)

  13-05-2024 23:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Tanith Mueller of Apex, North Carolina, has announced her verbal commitment to further her academic and athletic career at the University of Housto
  
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• 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

  13-05-2024 23:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Swimming Canada Paralympic Selection Criteria 
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsDay 1 Finals Heat Sheet 
  Day 1 Finals ScheduleMen’s Open 400 Free
  Women’s Open 400 Free
  Women’s Para 50 Fly (S5-S7)
  Men’s Para 50 Fly (S5-S7)
  W
  
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• Fly and Free Specialist Gabe Miller Commits To George Mason For 2024-2024

  13-05-2024 23:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Gabe Miller has announced his commitment to further his academic and athletic career at George Mason University, beginning this coming fall with th
  
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• Bahamian Olympian Joanna Evans Claims WADA Treated Her Unfairly In Doping Appeal Process

  13-05-2024 22:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Two-time Bahamian Olympian Joanna Evans claims to have been mistreated, dehumanized and had her personal reputation dragged through the mud during her dealings with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over the last two years.
  Evans, 26, received a two-year doping suspension from World Aquatics in April 2023, which was the result of a positive test for Clostebol, conducted out-of-competition on Dec. 3, 2021, shortly after she finished competing in the third se
  
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• Olympic Hopefuls Lorne Wigginton, Ella Jansen Scratch 400 Free Final at Canadian Trials

  13-05-2024 22:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Day 1 Prelims Live RecapDAY 1 FINALS HEAT SHEET
  Five swimmers scratched A-finals on the opening night of the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto, including Olympic hopefuls Lorne Wigginton and Ella Jansen opting out of the 40
  
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• Heartbreak Is Imminent: The Most Cut-Throat Events At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

  13-05-2024 21:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Often referred to as the most pressure-packed meet on earth, the U.S. Olympic Trials can be cruel.
  As the deepest country in the sport, there are always swimmers fast enough to make an Olympic final, or maybe even medal, left at home due to the two-per-country rule.
  There’s no greater example of the type of carnage that can happen than what happened to Regan Smith in 2021, as the reigning world champion and world record holder in the women’s 200 backst
  
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• Bianca Nwaizu Swims 1:00.23 100 Breast At CIF State Championships, #3 13-14 Girl All-Time

  13-05-2024 21:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF STATE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 9-11, 2024
  Clovis Olympic Swim Complex
  Fresno, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Psych Sheet
  Preview
  Live Results
  Finals Live RecapLiberty Christian freshman Bianca Nwaizu highlighted the California State Championships (CIF) last week swimming a 1:00.23 in the girls 100 breaststroke. That sits at #3 in the event all-time.
  All-Time Top 5 Girls 13-14 100 SCY BreaststrokeAlexis Wenger, 1:00.02, 2015
  Bella Brito, 1:00.06,
  
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• Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Evacuated After Solar Panel Fire

  13-05-2024 20:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The 2024 New South Wales Combined High Schools Sport Association (NSWCHSSA) Swimming and Diving Championships were set to take place today at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. However, things today did not go according to plan.
  Around 12:16pm local, around 2500 people were evacuated from the storied facility due to one of the roof’s solar panels catching fire.NSW Fire and Rescue spokesperson Guy Lightfoot told Lismore City News that crews arriving on the scene f
  
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• Tunisian Swimming Chief, Anti-Doping Head Arrested for Following WADA Protocols

  13-05-2024 20:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Tunisian president Kais Saied‘s recent streak of arresting people he doesn’t like seems to have extended into the swimming world.
  Last week, Saied reportedly dissolved the board of the Tunisian Swimming Federation (FTN) and fired the head of the nation’s anti-doping agency (ANAD) as punishment for the Tunisian flag being covered with a red cloth at the Tunisian Open Masters Championship. On Monday, Agence France Presse reported that Saied went a ste
  
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• Leon Marchand: Mastering Breaststroke and Butterfly

  13-05-2024 20:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam
  Frenchman Leon Marchand had an unforgettable 2023, with the highlight of his year coming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka where he won three individual events and set the world record in the men’s 400 IM, surpassing Michael Phelps‘ 15-year-old previous standard. Furthermore, he also had an excellent college season in the United States, setting numerous records and delivering eye-popping performances.
  Having won the 200 butterfly, the 200 and
  
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• Tunisia officials arrested in dispute over flag display

  13-05-2024 19:58 via bbc.com
  
  The heads of the Tunisian swimming federation and the national anti-doping agency were detained on Saturday.
  
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• Oliver Dawson’s 100 Breast Drop Kicks Off Landmark Olympic Trials For Grand Prairie Piranhas

  13-05-2024 18:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsYou wouldn’t think the small town of Grand Prairie, located in Northern Alberta where the water is frozen much of the year, would be a swimming hotbed.
  But that’s what it’s turned into under Alex Daw
  
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• USA Swimming Announces Support Staff for 2024 Olympic Games In Paris

  13-05-2024 17:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USA Swimming
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming today announced its support staff for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The support staff for the pool team consists of two team physicians, a chiropractor, three massage therapists, and a team manager. The open water team will be accompanied by a team physician and a physical therapist.
  “We are incredibly lucky to have such a decorated and personable group of individuals on our staff for Paris,”
  
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• Ethan Ekk Climbs All-Time Age Group Rankings in Both Canada and the US in 400 Free Prelims

  13-05-2024 17:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Day 1 Prelims Live Recap16-year-old Ethan Ekk is climbing the all-time rankings in both Canada and the United States on Monday morning after swimming a 3:53.35 in heats of the men’s 400 free at the Canadian Olympic
  
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• Hungarian Hubert Kos Will Now Be Racing At 2024 European Championships

  13-05-2024 17:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The 33-strong Hungarian roster for next month’s European Championships was unveiled yesterday and already there’s a change.
  Just announced by the federation, 21-year-old Hubert Kos will now be joining the likes of Kristof Milak and Adam Telegdy in Belgrade, Serbia beginning on June 17th.
  The following was posted on Instagram today while Kos was attending an altitude training camp in Colorado Springs.
  Kos said, “So he [coach Bob Bowman] w
  
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• 17 Hungarian Swimmers Own Olympic Qualifying Times As June 23rd Deadline Looms

  13-05-2024 16:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The Hungarian Swimming Federation confirmed that there have been 17 swimmers who have notched at least one Olympic qualifying time for this summer’s Game in Paris, France.Swimming Roster Index for the 2024 Olympic GamesPer the nation’s Olympic selection policy, swimmers still have through the World Aquatics-dictated deadline of June 23rd in which to establish additional qualifications.
  As a deviation from past Hungarian Olympic selection criteria, no swimmer
  
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• 11-Year-Old Annie Xu Breaks 1 Minute in the 100 Meter Free, Becomes Fastest Canadian Ever

  13-05-2024 16:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 MAC SPRING LONG COURSE INVITATIONALMay 9-11, 2024
  City of Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Live Results11-year-old Huini “Annie” Xu swam another Ontario Record and all-time Canadian best for 11-year-olds to wrap up the Markham Aquatic Club’s Spring Long Course Invitational.
  As she awaits her Olympic Trials debut on Wednesday in the 800 free (20th seed), Xu swam a pair of all-time Canadian bests
  
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• 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

  13-05-2024 14:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsDay 1 Prelims Heat SheetDay 1 ScheduleMen’s Open 400 Free
  Women’s Open 400 Free
  Women’s Para 50 Fly (S5-S7)
  Men’s Para 50 Fly (S5-S7)
  Women’s Para 100 Fly (S8-S10, S12-S14)
  Men’s Para 100 Fly (
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 807 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  13-05-2024 13:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming! Go here to see 807 Swim Jobs.
  ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER – GOLDFISH SWIM SCHOOL (NEEDHAM)
  Oversees the quality and success of Goldfish Swim School daily operations including staffing, cash management, customer service, retail and vending department, birthday party operations and workplace employee activities.
  HEAD COACH – BLUE TIDE AQUATICS – HOUSTON, TX (KINGWOOD, TX)
  Blue Tide Aquatics is seeking a Head Coach to lead
  
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• Santa Barbara Women Win Program’s First 3C2A Swim & Dive State Title; Sierra Men Four-Peat

  13-05-2024 13:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 CCCAA (3C2A) Swim and Dive ChampionshipsMay 2-4, 2024
  Costa Mesa, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results (PDF)
  Team Scores (PDF)The Sierra College men continued their run of dominance in the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) swimming & diving scene while the Santa Barbara Community College women climbed to the top of the mountain for the first time at the 2024 state championships in Costa Mesa.
  WOMEN’S RECAP
  The Santa Barbara women
  
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• Sienna Angove (400 free), Steve Frantskevitch (100 Breast) Scratch on Day 1 of Canadian Trials

  13-05-2024 13:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results (Time Trials)
  Live Results (Regular Races)
  How to WatchDay 1 Heat Sheets
  There are only a handful of high-seed scratches on day 1 of the 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials, as the fields will remain largely-intact, at least on paper, heading into the meet.
  While there could be no-shows
  
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• UCLA Women’s Water Polo Completes Perfect Season With NCAA Title

  13-05-2024 10:38 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: UCLA Athletics
  BERKELEY, Calif. — No. 1 UCLA (26-0) captured its eighth NCAA Championship and its 12th National Championship in program history with a 7-4 win at No. 3 California (19-7) on Sunday evening at Spieker Aquatics Complex. With the win, UCLA improved to 65-14 all-time against the Golden Bears.
  UCLA completed just the third undefeated season in program history, joining the 2005 (33-0) and 2008 (33-0) teams. Just five squads ever have now
  
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