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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

  28-07-2026 19:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  All the Links
  SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
  Entries
  Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Live ResultsHiya,
  Welcome to the penultimate evening session of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. We have ju
  
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• Aimee Canny Resets Her South African 200 IM Record In 2:09.37, #3 African Performance In History

  28-07-2026 21:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5Women’s 200 IM – FinalWorld Record: 2:05.70 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025
  
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• England’s Amalie Smith Continues Impressive Commonwealth Games With 200 IM Euro Junior Record

  28-07-2026 21:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  All the Links
  SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
  Entries
  Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Live ResultsOne of the tightest battles among the races at the 2026 Commonwealth Games came
  
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• NCAA Finalists Raekwon Noel, Miranda Grana Among Stars At 2026 Central American & Caribbean Games

  28-07-2026 20:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  2026 Central American & Caribbean GamesJuly 28 – August 1, 2026
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  50 meters (LCM)
  Live ResultsQué lo que, swim fans. The Dominican Republic is welcoming thousands of top athletes from Mexico, Cental America, the Antilles, and South America to compete at the 25th quadrennial CAC Games. While open water and preliminary sessions have already gotten underway, get your brief on what lies ahead with the swimming portion of the
  
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• Claire Weinstein Reveals Viral Meningitis Diagnosis That Has Kept Her Out of Competition

  28-07-2026 20:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, she said in an Instagram story on Tuesday.
  Weinstein, who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics as part of the American 800 free relay team, is entered in the 50 and 100 meter freestyles at this week’s U.S. National Championship meet.
  “Hi guys! Just wanted to give you a little life update. As many of you know, I had to pull out of the [Sacramento] Pro Series due to what we ori
  
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• Caeleb Dressel Clocks First Sub-48 Since 2024 as Four Men Hit 47 in 100 Free Prelims at US Nats

  28-07-2026 20:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 U.S. National ChampionshipsJuly 28-August 1, 2026
  Irvine, CA — William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Live Results
  Live Stream
  Day 1 Live RecapMEN’S 100 FREE – PRELIMSWorld Record: 46.40, Pan Zhanle (CHN) – 2024
  American Record: 46.81, Jack Alexy – 2025
  U.S. Open Record: 46.99, Jack Alexy (USA) – 2025
  LC Nationals Record: 46.99, Jack Alexy (USA) &nd
  
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• Caeleb Dressel Clocks First Sub 48 Since 2024 as Four Men Clock 47s in 100 Free Prelims at US Nats

  28-07-2026 20:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 U.S. National ChampionshipsJuly 28-August 1, 2026
  Irvine, CA — William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Live Results
  Live Stream
  Day 1 Live RecapMEN’S 100 FREE – PRELIMSWorld Record: 46.40, Pan Zhanle (CHN) – 2024
  American Record: 46.81, Jack Alexy – 2025
  U.S. Open Record: 46.99, Jack Alexy (USA) – 2025
  LC Nationals Record: 46.99, Jack Alexy (USA) &nd
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Finals Relay Line-Ups — Mixed 4×100 Medley

  28-07-2026 19:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  All the Links
  SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
  Entries
  Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Live ResultsThe relay lineups are out for the mixed 4×100 medley relay during the
  
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• 2026 European Championships Previews: Evergreen Sjostrom Towers Over Women’s 50 Fly

  28-07-2026 19:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France — Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview IndexBY THE NUMBERS – WOMEN’S 50 BUTTERFLYWorld Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
  European Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
  Championship Record: 24.43 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden (2014)
  2025 World Champion: Gretchen Walsh, (USA), 24.83
  2024 European Champion: Sa
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Finals Preview

  28-07-2026 18:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4There are just two finals sessions remaining of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and we are in for an exc
  
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• European Aquatics Meets With Athletes’ Committee Rep. Over Seine River Quality Concerns

  28-07-2026 18:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Ahead of the 2026 European Championships in Paris, European Aquatics President António Silva and Sports Director Apostolos Tsagkarakis met with Athletes’ Committee member and Hungarian 10km Olympic Open Water Champion Kristóf Rasovszky (who won gold in Paris) to discuss the water quality in the Seine River and the measures in place for the health and safety of the Open Water and High Diving events.
  The Seine River, which hosted the open water even
  
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• Lewis Clareburt Gives New Zealand Its First Gold Of 2026 Commonwealth Games

  28-07-2026 18:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  All the Links
  SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
  Entries
  Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Live Results27-year-old Lewis Clareburt of New Zealand earned silver the men’s 200m IM early on at
  
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• 2026 European Championships Previews: It’s Kornev’s Race To Lose In The Men’s 50 Free

  28-07-2026 17:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  European Swimming ChampionshipsAugust 10-16, 2026
  Paris, France — Olympic Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Information
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview IndexBY THE NUMBERS – MEN’S 50 FREESTYLEWorld Record: 20.88  – Cam McEvoy, Australia (2026)
  European Record: 20.94 – Fred Bousquet, France (2009)
  Championship Record: 21.11 – Ben Proud, Great Britain (2018)
  2025 World Champion: Cam McEvoy (AUS), 21.14
  2024 European Champion: Kri
  
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• Soon-to-Be Cavalier Alyssa Sagle notched Three Personal Bests at Potomac Valley Open Champs

  28-07-2026 17:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Potomac Valley Open ChampionshipsJuly 9-12, 2026
  Eppley Recreation Center, College Park, MD
  LCM (50 meters)
  “PV 2026 LC Age Group Championships – copied” on Meet MobileIt was an impactful day for soon-to-be Virginia Cavalier Alyssa Sagle in College Park, surging to three big career bests at the Potomac Valley Open Championships.
  Sagle, despite only taking one event win, which came in the 50 backstroke, where she touched in 28.20, marking a new caree
  
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• 2026 U.S. National Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

  28-07-2026 17:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2026 U.S. National ChampionshipsJuly 28-August 1, 2026
  Irvine, CA — William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Live Results
  Live Stream
  Day 1 Prelim Heat SheetThe opening day of the 2026 U.S. National Championships is set to get underway this morning from the William Woolett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, the same pool that will host the Pan Pacific Championships in just a few weeks time.
  The first session of the meet will
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Nel Scratches 50 Free Semis To Go For 50 Back Medal (Night 5 Scratches)

  28-07-2026 17:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4Olivia Nel scratched out of her second semi-final of the week today, skipping the 50 free semi-finals tonight after
  
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• Meet Cassandra Genz: The Girl Behind the Goggles and the Guitar

  28-07-2026 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Liz Rosenthal on SwimSwam
  Swimmers know that championships aren’t won on race day. They’re built through years of preparation, countless hours of practice, and small adjustments made along the way.
  Cassandra Genz believes songwriting works the same way.
  The 20-year-old swimmer from Boca Raton, Florida, has spent the past 12 years chasing excellence in the pool while writing music that tells her story. For Cassandra, the connection between swimming and songwriting feels natural.
  &l
  
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• Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 7/28/2026

  28-07-2026 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamBrought to you by Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam partner, our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Kensy Jones, 9, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PC): Competing at the Adam Szmidt Memorial Age Group Championships (LCM) two weekends ago in Morgan Hill, Calif., Jones set six new best times and won five events in the girls’ 10 & under age group desp
  
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• Sprint Tapering for Swimmers: Why You Can Feel Slow and Still Race Fast

  28-07-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  At the 2019 World Championships, Caeleb Dressel put on an absolute clinic in one of the greatest performances in the history of the sport.
  Six gold medals. Two silvers. A world record in the 100 butterfly. And what was at the time the fastest 50m freestyle ever swum in a textile suit—a blistering 21.04.
  You’d assume a meet like that felt effortless. Amazing. That he spent taper slicing the pool in half and making the lane ropes creak.
  Nope. Dresse
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Prelims Relay Line-Ups – Mixed 4×100 Medley

  28-07-2026 11:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4England put 200 back bronze medalist on the leadoff, but also swim first choice female flyer Emily Richards. That could ind
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

  28-07-2026 11:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  All the Links
  SwimSwam’s Official Preview Index
  Entries
  Prelims Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Live ResultsOnly two more days to go in the 2026 Commonwealth Games swimming competition, and the action is not slowing down.
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Prelims Preview

  28-07-2026 08:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4We are onto the penultimate day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with ten events this morning and several medalists back in action.
  Ju
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Prelims Preview

  28-07-2026 08:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4We are onto the penultimate day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with ten events this morning and several medalists back in action.
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• Ball State’s Aidan Biddle Pops 27.9/1:01.1 Breaststrokes at Indiana Swimming LC Championships

  28-07-2026 05:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2026 Indiana Swimming Senior Long Course Swimming ChampionshipsJuly 16-19, 2026
  IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
  Long Course Meters (50m)
  Meet Results (PDF)The Carmel Swim Club ran away with the combined team title at the Indiana Senior Long Course Championships in Indianapolis for the second straight summer. The program’s famed depth was on full display at the meet – they won the overall team title in spite of having no swimmers ranked among the top f
  
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• Ball State’s Aidan Biddle Pops 27.9/1:01.1 Breaststrokes at Indiana Swimming LC Championships

  28-07-2026 05:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2026 Indiana Swimming Senior Long Course Swimming ChampionshipsJuly 16-19, 2026
  IU Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
  Long Course Meters (50m)
  Meet Results (PDF)The Carmel Swim Club ran away with the combined team title at the Indiana Senior Long Course Championships in Indianapolis for the second straight summer. The program’s famed depth was on full display at the meet – they won the overall team title in spite of having no swimmers ranked among the top f
  
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• Barack Obama Names Katie Ledecky On His Mount Rushmore Of Women’s Sports

  28-07-2026 02:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, named Katie Ledecky as one of the women on his list of the Mount Rushmore of women’s sports in a recent social media video with jcubedhax on Instagram.
  Mount Rushmore features four significant U.S. Presidents and is located in South Dakota. Obama’s picks for his four women on a version of Mount Rushmore of women’s sports included Serena Williams (tennis), Simone Biles (gymnastics), Kat
  
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• Barack Obama Names Katie Ledecky On His Mount Rushmore Of Women’s Sports

  28-07-2026 02:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, named Katie Ledecky as one of the women on his list of the Mount Rushmore of women’s sports in a recent social media video with jcubedhax on Instagram.
  Mount Rushmore features four significant U.S. Presidents and is located in South Dakota. Obama’s picks for his four women on a version of Mount Rushmore of women’s sports included Serena Williams (tennis), Simone Biles (gymnastics), Kat
  
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• Addie Farrier Posts Four Nation-Leading Times For 10&U Girls At Florida Age Group Championships

  28-07-2026 01:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  2026 Florida Summer Age Group ChampionshipsJuly 9-12, 2026
  Ocala, FL
  LCM
  ResultsHunter Gumbayan wasn’t the only swimmer to produce multiple nation-leading times at the Florida Summer Age Group Championships.
  In addition to Gumbayan’s performance that saw him swim to a new National Age Group Record in the 200 free for the boys’ 11-12 age group, 10-year-old Addie Farrier had five personal bests in the girls’ portion of the event.
  Farrier clocked
  
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• Addie Farrier Posts Four Nation-Leading Times For 10&U Girls At Florida Age Group Championships

  28-07-2026 01:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  2026 Florida Summer Age Group ChampionshipsJuly 9-12, 2026
  Ocala, FL
  LCM
  ResultsHunter Gumbayan wasn’t the only swimmer to produce multiple nation-leading times at the Florida Summer Age Group Championships.
  In addition to Gumbayan’s performance that saw him swim to a new National Age Group Record in the 200 free for the boys’ 11-12 age group, 10-year-old Addie Farrier had five personal bests in the girls’ portion of the event.
  Farrier clocked
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 4 Women’s 4×200 Free Relay Analysis

  27-07-2026 23:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Preview Index
  How to Watch
  Live Results
  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 WOMEN’S 4×200 Freestyle RELAY – FinalWorld Record: 7:37.50 – Australia (2023)
  Commonwealth Record: 7:37
  
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