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• Team Redbird Soars at 16th Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Swim Meet

  15-07-2026 22:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Andrea Basaraba Kilgallon
  Team Redbird took flight at the 16th Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet in Mission Viejo, California over the weekend, shattering all five women’s 280+ long course relay world records in a single day: the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, and the 200m and 400m medley. (For the 280+ age group, the team’s combined age must equal 280 or greater.)
  The dominant victories included a new 800m freestyle relay world record by
  
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• Robert Legg Moves Into Top Five All-Time In Two Events For Boys’ 10 And Under Age Group

  15-07-2026 21:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  2026 Napa Valley Swim Team Summer PlungeJune 27-28
  Napa, CA
  LCM
  ResultsIt wasn’t one, but two big moves up the all-time boys’ 10 and under age group (LCM) rankings for Robert Legg.
  At the Napa Valley Swim Team Summer Plunge, the 10-year-old Legg produced a personal best time of 2:13.20 in the 200 free, which moved him into 5th all-time in the boys’ 10 and under group and 1st this season.
  The time was more than five seconds ahead of his previous perso
  
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• Logan Robinson, Arsen Kozhakhmetov Have Strong Outings at Richard Quick Invite

  15-07-2026 21:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  AUB Richard Quick InvitationalJune 26-28, 2026
  James E. Martin Aquatics Center, Auburn, AL
  LCM (50 meters)
  “2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational” on Meet MobileFlorida State’s Logan Robinson and New Auburn Tiger Arsen Kozhakhmetov, a rising junior transfer from NC State, each stood out with strong showings in Auburn at the Richard Quick Invitational in late June, with Robinson notching two best times, while Kozhakhmetov nearly downed a career best of
  
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• Mollie O’Callaghan Has Stress Fracture in Back, Still Racing This Summer

  15-07-2026 20:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  World record holder Mollie O’Callaghan announced on Instagram Tuesday that she was diagnosed with a stress fracture and bone oedema in her lumbar spine, but that she still intends to race at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.View this post on InstagramThe post stated:
  “One week to go until we set off for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs. 

I’m so honoured to be putting on the green and gold again for my secon
  
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• Egor Kornev on Euro Champs: “My Goal is to Arrive, Do my Job… Improve my Results, and Leave”

  15-07-2026 19:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France — Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  Roster IndexAs the European Championships draw near, eyes will be set on the continent’s top talents as they look to continue a record-breaking season in the pool. Among the biggest breakout stars this season has been Russian sprinting sensation Egor Kornev, whose goals are about as cut and dry as they could be.
  In a repo
  
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• Group of 11 Division I Athletes File Class-Action Lawsuit Against NCAA Over New Eligibility Model

  15-07-2026 17:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The NCAA is facing a federal class-action lawsuit over its new five-year eligibility model.
  A group of 11 Division I student-athletes, including standout basketball player Cade Tyson, have filed the class-action suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in hopes of securing an additional season of eligibility.
  The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved the new age-based eligibility model last month, which grants student-athletes five
  
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• Bella Sims, Major Monroe Highlight Performers at SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Invite

  15-07-2026 17:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  CA SAND John Sullivan Firecracker InvitationalJune 26-28, 2026
  Pavilion Center Pool, Las Vegas, NV
  LCM (50 meters)
  “2026 SAND John Sullivan Firecracker Inv” on Meet MobileSeveral top talents gathered in Las Vegas for the John Sullivan Firecracker Invitational; among those in attendance was Michigan standout and Olympic medalist Bella Sims, who turned in some of the meet’s top performances.
  Sims raced in just three events, two freestyle events and an
  
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• Futures Finalist Alexandra Sartie Barrutia Sends Verbal to Arizona for Fall 2027

  15-07-2026 16:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells 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.
  Futures finalist Alexandra Sartie Barrutia, a freestyle specialist from Mexico, has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the University
  
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• Raben Dommann’s Comeback From Stroke to Canada’s Pan Pac Team: “It’s Difficult to Put Into Words”

  15-07-2026 16:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Eighteen months ago, Raben Dommann‘s life was flipped upside down.
  Having won two medals at the 2023 Pan Am Games and represented Canada at the 2024 World Championships in Doha less than a year earlier, he’d be one of the last people you’d expect to suffer a stroke. But that’s what happened on January 31, 2025.
  Twenty-three at the time, Dommann’s stroke was caused by a congenital heart defect. He underwent heart surgery last May
  
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• A Kick-First Sprint Set for Faster Swimming

  15-07-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Fast sprinting is a blurry combination of high tempo arm movement, rock-solid trunk stability, and a kick that can churn chlorine pucks out of the pool water.
  The kick’s role in sprinting is interesting in that power output actually goes down as swimmers start flirting with maximal speed.
  Why?
  When you’re sprinting with a six-beat kick and your arms are white-water turning over at full speed, there’s less time to generate force with each kic
  
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• British Paralympic Champion Sarah Storey Announces Retirement from Competition

  15-07-2026 03:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Dame Sarah Storey, a 19-time Paralympic gold medalist in swimming and cycling, is retiring from elite competition.
  Born without a functioning left hand, the 48-year-old won 74 world and Paralympic medals over the course of her career, including 19 golds across nine Paralympic Games, making her the most decorated British Paralympian in history.
  In an Instagram post, Storey said: “As a little girl my dream was to compete for my country, win gold and do so for a
  
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