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• 2019 Stockport Metro November Meet, Leicester Open Get Underway

  15-11-2019 16:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  Along with the British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Short Course Championships taking place this weekend, there are two other elite club meets at which several key British stars will be competing.
  Stockport Metro Meet Information
  First, the annual Stockport Metro November Meet will be held at Life Leisure Grand Central Friday, November 15th through Sunday, November 17th. The short course affair has seen the likes of World Champion James Guy and Commonwealth G
  
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• Michael Gorey (2025) Switches Verbal Commitment from ASU to Texas

  27-04-2024 02:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant 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.
  Carmel, Indiana’s Michael Gorey , who originally made a verbal commitment to Arizona State last December, has announced his intention to swim an
  
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• Boston College Posts Head Coaching Job, Implying Intention To Continue The Program

  27-04-2024 02:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Boston College has officially posted their head coaching job for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. The program parted ways with head coach Joe Brinkman and the rest of the staff in January and did not post a job posting until today.
  The posting of the head coach job implies that the school does plan to bring the program back. Multiple sources have insisted to SwimSwam throughout the process that the intention was always to bring the
  
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• Chloe Stepanek Enters Transfer Portal as a 5th Year Grad Transfer

  27-04-2024 00:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Texas A&M University senior Chloe Stepanek has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a fifth year graduate student transfer after spending the last four years competing for the Aggies.
  A two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and CSC First Team Academic All-American, Stepanek racked up numerous accolades throughout her career at Texas A&M. By the end of her senior season, Stepanek had earned 13 All-America accolades and been named the Texas A&M Swimming
  
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• How Leon Marchand Approaches the Mental Side of Swimming

  26-04-2024 23:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  With just a few months remaining until the Paris Olympics this summer, French world record holder Leon Marchand shared insights into how he approaches the cerebral side of swimming with his mental coach, Thomas Sammut.
  Marchand returned from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 feeling disappointed as a 17-year-old without a medal to show for his 6th-place effort in the 400 IM (4:11.16), which was more than a second slower than his lifetime best from French Trials. He credits
  
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• Smith Center Pool Saved: George Washington’s Aquatic Sports Teams Returning Home Next Season

  26-04-2024 23:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  In a turn of events, George Washington aquatic sports teams will return to their Smith Center pool for the foreseeable future after university plans to convert the facility into a new basketball facility fell through thanks to a divine act of structural integrity.
  Built in the 1970s, the Smith Center has walls that would have needed to be removed or modified in order to renovate the facility. During the process of designing the remodel, engineers discovered that remo
  
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• World Record Holder Regan Smith Withdraws Name From Transfer Portal

  26-04-2024 22:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Regan Smith entered the NCAA transfer portal in the middle of March but is now listed as “withdrawn.” Athletes in the portal are designated under an “active” or “withdrawn” status. Smith had been designated “active” but now is listed as “withdrawn.”
  Smith spent her freshman season in 2021-2022 with the Stanford Cardinal. As a freshman, Smith won the NCAA title in the 200 backstroke and was 2nd in the 200 fly
  
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• Kylie Masse Hits 2:09.16 Meet Record On Day 1 Of 2024 Acropolis Open

  26-04-2024 22:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 ACROPOLIS OPENFriday, April 26th – Sunday, April 28th
  Athens Olympic Aquatic Center, Athens, Greece
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Event
  Prize $ Breakdown
  Live ResultsThe 2024 Acropolis Open kicked off today from Athens with swimmers representing the host nation competing against swimmers from the Netherlands, Canada, Turkey and beyond.
  The 3-day competition is World Aquatics-approved as an Olympic qualifying event while cash is also on the line for athelts
  
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• Summers-Newton wins another Para-swimming Euros gold

  26-04-2024 22:02 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Maisie Summers-Newton wins her second gold in Madeira at the Para-swimming European Championships.
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #930

  26-04-2024 22:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have been written using Commit Swimming. The workouts themselves are not indicative of SwimSwam’s or Commit’s views on training. They strictly reflect the opinions of the author swim coach.
  Workout ContextPurpose:  Capacity (Base) Building
  Target age group:  9-12 years old, 15-18 years old, 13-14
  
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• Adela Piskorska Hits Paris-Worthy Time In 100 Back On Day 2 Of Polish Championships

  26-04-2024 21:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 POLISH CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Lublin, Poland
  LCM (50m)
  Day 1 Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe 2024 Polish Championships continued from Lublin tonight with the meet representing a qualifying opportunity for both the 2024 Olympic Games and 2024 European Championships.
  20-year-old Adela Piskorska made her presence known in the women’s 100m back, producing a winning effort of 59.92 and sole sub-1:01 swimmer of the field.
  
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• Hong Kong’s Athletes Could Get HK$10 Million Per Gold Medal At Paris Olympics

  26-04-2024 21:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Casey Murphy on SwimSwam
  Hong Kong athletes could get HK$10 million (US$1.275 million) or more for winning a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
  The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong (SF&OC) and the Hong Kong Jockey Club are already known to award athletes financially, but Legislator Michael Luk Chung-hung believes their government should join forces with private firms and sports organizations such as the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) and SF&OC to match the i
  
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• How Much Does NIL Cost? A Look At What Swimmers Are Charging

  26-04-2024 21:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  When the NCAA officially adopted its name, image and likeness (NIL) policy in 2021, it changed the landscape of college sports.
  Although the change has unequivocally resulted in bigger shifts in revenue-generating sports like football and basketball, it still opened the doors for student-athletes in a sport like swimming to earn a bit of extra cash while continuing their studies.
  Through the Opendorse website, a company that markets itself as the “best NIL m
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 42.7% Want To See Stroke 50s At The Olympics

  26-04-2024 21:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam homepage, about halfway down the page on the right side.
  Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers which aspect of the Olympic swimming program they would change:
  Question: Which would you rather see at the Olympics?
  RESULTSStroke 50s – 42.7%
  Up to 3 swimmers per country in an eve
  
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• The NCAA Transfer Portal Window Closes Today For Women’s Swimming And Diving

  26-04-2024 20:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The NCAA transfer portal closes today, April 26th for women’s swimming and diving. Roughly 191 names have entered the portal since the start of the 2024 calendar year.
  The portal opened for women’s swimming and diving a week after NCAA invites were announced meaning the portal opened on March 13, 2024 and closes today. It is important to note that there are a few exceptions included in this window including graduate transfers and athletes who go through a
  
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• Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 4/26/2024

  26-04-2024 20:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Hanz Palattao, 12, Pleasanton Seahawks (PC): Palattao was on fire at the Far Western Championships (SCY) in early April, winning and setting personal best times in all seven of his events. The Pleasanton Seahawks swimmer moved into 57th all-time in the boys’ 11-12 age group in the 50 breast (28.85) a
  
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• Who Is Eric Cottier, Independent Prosecutor Picked by WADA to Review Chinese Doping Scandal?

  26-04-2024 20:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  On Thursday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appointed Eric Cottier as an independent prosecutor to review the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in January of 2021. He will have access to all of WADA’s documents and is expected to share his conclusion within two months.
  Cottier served as the attorney general for the Swiss canton of Vaud from 2005-22. WADA’s headquarters are located in Canada, but the organiza
  
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• Stanford’s Rex Maurer Enters Transfer Portal, #1 Recruit Coming Out Of High School

  26-04-2024 19:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Stanford freshman Rex Maurer has entered the transfer portal after spending a season with the Cardinal. Maurer was the #1 ranked recruit coming out of high school.
  Maurer helped the Stanford men to a 2nd place finish at the Pac-12 Championships as he was 3rd in the 500 free, 400 IM, and 200 backstroke. He swam his personal best time of a 3:38.10 at Pac-12s in the 400 IM.
  He went on to earn an individual NCAA invite but did not earn a swim in finals. He finished 30th i
  
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• Isabel Gose Fires Off 15:52.02 Personal Best In 1500 Free At German Championships

  26-04-2024 19:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsWe rolled into day 2 of the 2024 German Swimming Championships, the competition representing a last-chance opportunity for German swimmers to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games.Slots for June’s European Championships and July’s European Junior C
  
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• New US Department of Labor Rules Will Impact How Club, College Swim Teams Do Business

  26-04-2024 19:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The U.S. federal government has raised the threshold for which employees are due overtime wages in the United States and which are not.
  Currently, most workers who earn at least $684 per week ($35,568 per year) are exempt from overtime wages federally, though states can set higher thresholds and more restrictive requirements on that. That threshold was set in 2019. Beginning on July 1, 2024, however, that number will increase to $884 per week, or roughly $43,888 per y
  
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• Wada launches review into Chinese failed tests

  26-04-2024 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests.
  
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• Regis Jesuit High School Dedicates Pool to Five-Time Olympic Champion Missy Franklin

  26-04-2024 18:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Regis Jesuit High School dedicated its pool on Thursday in honor of six-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin, who broke national records and rose to international stardom during her time at the Colorado prep school from 2010-13.
  Franklin, 28, attended the dedication ceremony with her family, her coaches, and members of Regis Jesuit’s 2023-24 swim and dive teams. The Missy Franklin ’13 Endowed Scholarship was also unveiled, made possible by a gift from fel
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: NAIA Record Holder Noel de Geus Rips 59.98 In 100 Breast

  26-04-2024 18:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swim of the Week is brought to you by arena, a SwimSwam partner.
  Disclaimer: Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The Swim of the Week is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get to ex
  
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• Lars Jorgensen Denies Sexual Abuse Allegations, Says Relationships Were “Consensual”

  26-04-2024 16:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Former University of Kentucky head coach Lars Jorgensen denies allegations of sexual abuse and harassment that surfaced earlier this month, instead claiming he had consensual relationships with his accusers who filed a lawsuit against him on April 12.
  Jorgensen, 53, was sued by two former Kentucky swimmers and assistant coaches alleging that he fostered a “toxic, sexually hostile environment” inside the Wildcats’ swim program.
  In denying the
  
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• Wang Changhao Becomes China’s #2 100 Fly Performer En Route To Paris Qualifiction

  26-04-2024 16:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, April 19th – Sunday, April 27th
  Shenzhen, China
  LCM (50m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap/Day 7 Recap
  Results
  LivestreamDay 8 of the 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships concluded this evening from Shenzhen with additional names being added to the provisional roster for this summer’s Olympic Games.
  21-year-old Wang Changhao stopped the cl
  
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• Pan Zhanle Splits Blistering 46.72 Mixed Medley Relay Anchor

  26-04-2024 15:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, April 19th – Sunday, April 27th
  Shenzhen, China
  LCM (50m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap/Day 7 Recap
  Results
  LivestreamThe 8th day of the 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships saw the mixed medley relay close out the session.
  First place went to the Shanghai/Jiangsu/Zhejiang/Ganlu squad comprised of Xu Jiayu (52.69), Qin Haiyang (59.25),&n
  
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• Shouts From The Stands: Comparison Is The Thief of Joy

  26-04-2024 15:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under our “Shouts from the Stands” series. We don’t necessarily endorse the content of the Shouts from the Stands posts, and the opinions remain those of their authors. If you have thoughts to share, please send them to [email protected].
  This “Shouts from the Stands” submission com
  
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• Jakub Majerski Clocks 51.06 100 Fly On Day 1 Of Polish Championships

  26-04-2024 14:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 POLISH CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Lublin, Poland
  LCM (50m)
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe 2024 Polish Championships kicked off yesterday from Lublin with more than 700 competitors taking advantage of a last-chance opportunity to qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games.
  The 4-day competition also represents a chance to qualify for the European Championships which are set for Belgrade, Serbia in June.
  Polish swimmers who have alrea
  
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• Ranking The Top Five Most Painful Races In Swimming

  26-04-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Corey He
  Swimming is a fun sport. At the same time, it can also be a dreadfully painful sport. We all know that feeling when you step up on the blocks, unshaved and untapered at a random mid-season invitational meet, knowing that the pain you’re about to experience over the next few minutes will make you question why you’re a competitive swimmer.
  And yet we race. Because we love swimming and we love racing.
  Today, I’m breaking down
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #951

  26-04-2024 13:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily swimming workouts have been written using Commit Swimming. The workouts themselves are not indicative of SwimSwam’s or Commit’s views on training. They strictly reflect the opinions of the author swim coach.Workout ContextPurpose:  Capacity (Base) Building
  Target age group:  15-18 years old, 13-14 years old
  Target
  
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