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• High-Level International Meets For September 2026

  27-08-2026 22:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The dust has settled from the 2026 European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, which means we’re entering a little bit of a lull in terms of international meets until the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup begins in October.
  However, there is still a handful of notable competitions to keep the swimming community engaged, including the highly anticipated Asian Games slated for Japan next month.
  As always, please let me know in the comments of any meets I m
  
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• Shane Ryan and Re-Emerging ISL Exchange Back-and-Forth on Social Media Over Owed Money

  27-08-2026 22:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  With the announcement that the International Swimming League (ISL) is returning with an All-Star Match, set to take place in London this coming December, one of the big questions still circulating concerns payments to athletes from its prior seasons. One athlete in particular who has been very outspoken on this matter is former ISL swimmer and current Enhanced Games Athlete Shane Ryan.
  Ryan told SwimSwam back in December of 2025 that the ISL still owed him $50,000 fr
  
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• Jack Alexy on Popovici, Milak, Pan Zhanle and the Road to LA2028

  27-08-2026 22:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwamJack Alexy joins this GMM takeover of the SwimSwam Podcast to break down his Pan Pacific Championships performance and where those swims place him in a very elite, very crowded global sprint field.
  Alexy won the 100 freestyle in a Pan Pac Championship Record of 47.14, took silver in the 50 free in 21.42, and delivered a pair of sub-47 relay anchors for Team USA. He split 46.78 on the winning 4×100 freestyle relay and 46.97 on the winning 4×100 med
  
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• Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Luka Mijatovic Dominates 800 Free, Breaks 17-18 NAG Record In Vancouver

  27-08-2026 22:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamAmerican distance phenom Luka Mijatovic closed out his 2025-26 season with a bang during the Junior Pan Pacific Championships last week in Vancouver, winning an incredible seven gold medals.
  The 17-year-old won every individual freestyle event outside of the 50, sweeping the boys’ 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500-meter events while adding two more gold medals on the U.S. boys’ 4×100 and 4×200 free relays.
  The headlining performance of the me
  
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• Kate Douglass, Van Mathias, Bob Bowman Highlight 2026 Golden Goggle Nominees

  27-08-2026 21:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming has announced its nominees for the 2026 Golden Goggle Awards, which will take place in Denver, Colorado, on September 26th, marking the 2nd consecutive year that the event will be held in the Mile High City.
  Similar to 2025, there will not be awards given out to the Female or Male Races of the Year, nor will there be a recipient of the Perseverance Award. However, 2026 will mark the return of the Breakout Swimmer of the Year Award, after not having that
  
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• 17-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Splits 57.35 Breaststroke Medley Leg To Become #4 Performer All-Time

  27-08-2026 20:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  49th NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CUP (JOC) SUMMER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSAugust 22nd – August 26th
  Tokyo Aquatic Center
  LCM (50m)
  ResultsThe 49th National Junior Olympic Cup (JOC) Summer Swimming Championships concluded in Tokyo yesterday, but not before 17-year-old Shin Ohashi further made his presence known in the breaststroke events.
  The multi-World Junior Record holder represented Osaka Hiriakata while taking on the open 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke even
  
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• Two High-Ranking Swimming South Africa Officials Provisionally Suspended

  27-08-2026 17:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  Two high-ranking officials within Swimming South Africa have been provisionally suspended by the Aquatics Integrity Unit (AQIU), an operationally independent unit of World Aquatics.
  Alan Fritz, President of Swimming South Africa, and Shaun Adriaanse, Chief Executive Officer of Swimming South Africa, have both been suspended in connection with potential violations of the World Aquatics Integrity Code.
  According to the AQIU release, this includes allegations of abuse
  
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• Court Grants NCAA Stay Of Injunction In Tennessee Eligibility Case

  27-08-2026 16:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The NCAA earned another small victory in court on Wednesday, as the Tennessee Court of Appeals granted the league’s motion to stay an injunction in an eligibility case.
  The case involves 19 college basketball players who were seeking an additional season of eligibility as members of the high school class of 2022.
  Now, those players, headlined by named plaintiff Jalen Washington, are no longer eligible to compete this season. However, a few of the player
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 344 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  27-08-2026 15:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
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• Why Swimmers Should Use a Stroke Count During the Main Set

  27-08-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  The main set of each swim workout is where we go to build the good stuff to power up our race-day performances.
  Whether it’s a sprint set, endless rounds of threshold swimming, or just pure aerobic fun, main sets are where we push our stroke into more conditioned waters.
  But for many swimmers, the main set is when they turn their brains off to push through fatigue and discomfort.
  As a result, you end up going auto-pilot with your stroke to survive. Stro
  
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• Former Southern Indiana Captain Colton Tang Named Graduate Assisant At Evansville

  27-08-2026 08:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Evansville Athletics
  EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Colton Tang, a native of Newburgh, Ind., has been named the graduate assistant for the University of Evansville Swimming and Diving program.
  “We are so excited to welcome Colton to UE. From the first time we chatted, his passion for leadership and for the sport was apparent,” Purple Aces Head Swimming & Diving Coach Canaan Campbell said. “His connection to the local swimming community and e
  
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