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• Beef Squashed: Murphy, Stewart Hash Things Out After Skins Controversy

  17-11-2020 17:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swimming got its first real taste of so-called “beef” inside the Budapest bubble on Monday at the conclusion of the ISL’s second semi-final, as backstroke specialists Ryan Murphy and Coleman Stewart got into it a little bit after their three-round skins battle.
  Murphy, a member of the LA Current, defeated Stewart in every round, including a 1.56-second victory in the final head-to-head showdown.
  Post-race, after the two shook hands, video ca
  
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• Isaac Yeung Moves Into Top 60 Americans (13-14) All-Time in the 200 Meter Fly

  12-05-2024 04:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 May Flowers MeetMay 3-5, 2024
  Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Washington
  Long Course Meters (50m), Timed Finals
  Meet Results14-year old Isaac Yeung of the Bellevue Club Swim Team in Bellevue, Washington now sits among the top 60 Americans all-time in the 13-14 age group in the 200 meter butterfly after a breakthrough swim at the May Flowers Meet in suburban Seattle last weekend.
  Yeung, 14, swam 2:07.29 to win the event, one of three wins
  
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• US Women’s Water Polo Team Attends Taylor Swift Concert At Olympic Venue

  12-05-2024 00:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The US Women’s Water Polo team was surprised with concerts to see Taylor Swift while in Paris earlier this week. The concert was held in the Paris La Defense Arena, the same venue that will host swimming and water polo finals for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
  The women’s national team manager Ally Beck had reached out to Swift’s managers to surprise the team with the tickets. This was not the only exciting news for the team in the last week as earl
  
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• In Her 800 Free Debut, Siobhan Haughey Breaks Hong Kong Record

  11-05-2024 23:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Hong Kong China Long Course Swimming Invitational Trial IMay 11-12, 2024
  Hong Kong Sports Institute
  Long Course meters (50m), Prelims/Finals
  Meet site/resultsHong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey is best known as a middle distance swimmer, especially in the 100 and 200 meter freestyles, but time-and-time again she flexes way more versatility than the average swimmer of her specialty.
  Haughey, 26, swam her first-ever 800 free on Saturday and in the process broke the H
  
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• Utah Adds Aly Tetzloff To Coaching Staff As Assistant

  11-05-2024 22:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Aly Tetzloff has been added as an assistant coach with Utah. Tetzloff began her coaching career at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) where she spent the last two seasons.
  “I am so thankful for Jonas and the Utah staff for giving me this opportunity to join the Ute Family,” said Tetzloff. “From the moment I flew into Salt Lake City, I was in awe of the surrounding natural beauty and blown away by the athletic facilities on campus. I can’t wai
  
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• American Rapper Flavor Flav Backing US Women’s Water Polo To Paris

  11-05-2024 22:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  American rapper Flavor Flav has announced he will sponsor the US Women’s Waterpolo team as they head to the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. The US women are 3x defending Olympic Champions having won gold in 2012, 2016, and 2020.
  Flavor Flav took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to explain his support saying, “The US Women’s Waterpolo team has won the GOLD MEDAL THREE OLYMPICS IN A ROW,,, these women should not have to be working 2-3 side jobs to be
  
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• Shareef Elaydi Wins 200 IM at California State Meet with 1:45.93; Moves to #2 All-Time 13-14s

  11-05-2024 22:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF State Swimming & Diving ChampionshipsMay 9-11, 2024
  Clovis Olympic Swim Complex
  Fresno, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Psych Sheet
  Preview
  Live Results14-year-old Shareef Elaydi, a freshman at Archbishop Mitty High School in San José, won the 200 IM title at his first California CIF High School State Championships on Saturday. The only freshman in a field of 18 finalists, he notched a personal-best time of 1:45.93 to win by .80.
  Prior to the 2023-24 hi
  
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• Michael Phelps’ Son Destroys the Field in His First-Ever Swimming Race

  11-05-2024 20:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian in history, made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this week, where the two covered a range of topics.
  That included a chat about his son Beckett’s first swim race, in which he smoked the competition (he doesn’t specify which of his kids it was, but does say “first grade” and Beckett is 6).
  “He’s never had a swimming race before ever,” Phelps said. “He li
  
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• Allison Schmitt Delivers Georgia Commencement Address, Speaking From “Failure” to Success

  11-05-2024 19:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  4x Olympic gold medalist and 4x Olympian Allison Schmitt was the commencement speaker at Georgia’s undergraduate graduation last night.Schmitt discussed numerous topics including:Her time at Georgia
  Coming of 2012 London and missing 2013 Worlds
  Graduating and having a different post-grad life
  Finding her “why” and embracing the journeySchmitt’s speech lasts about 17 minutes spanning from the 48 minute mark to the 1:05 mark.
  Schmitt attende
  
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• 2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Finals Live Recap

  11-05-2024 19:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF STATE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 9-11, 2024
  Clovis Olympic Swim ComplexFresno, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Psych Sheet
  Preview
  Live Results
  Prelims Live RecapCalifornia’s high school swimming season concludes Saturday at the Olympic Swim Complex in Fresno with the CIF State Championship finals this morning.
  A quartet of swimmers clocked top qualifying times in multiple individual events during prelims on Friday afternoon. On the girls side, P
  
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• Construction on U.S. Olympic Trials Pool Begins Sunday in Lucas Oil Stadium

  11-05-2024 19:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Construction is slated to begin Sunday on the U.S. Olympic Trials pool inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  Myrtha Pools will only have about a month to build the temporary pool before the event starts on June 15. It will be the first time that the U.S. Olympic Trials will be held in an NFL stadium, with the last four Trials taking place at the CHI Health Center, a basketball arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Lucas Oil Stadium is more than double the capacity o
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #946

  11-05-2024 17:25 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, 19-22 years old
  Target
  
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• Romanian David Popovici Puts College On Hold To Focus On Paris

  11-05-2024 16:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  David Popovici of Romania recently made an important decision regarding his approach to the Paris 2024 Games.
  The 19-year-old former world record holder has decided to put his education on hold, instead going all-in in his quest to top the podium with Olympic swimming action now fewer than 80 days away.
  Popovici revealed last year that he intended to study psychology at the University of Bucharest.
  At the time, the teen phenom said, “I am sure that I have made the
  
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• Zac Stubblety-Cook Maintains 200 Breast Consistency At 2024 Sydney Open

  11-05-2024 15:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SYDNEY OPEN & UNISPORT NATIONALSThursday, May 9th – Saturday, May 11th
  Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Start List
  Heats Program
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sydney Open Meet”
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims RecapThe final day of action at the 2024 Sydney Open & Unisport Nationals wrapped up from Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Ce
  
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• World Champion Lewis Clareburt Puts Up 4:08.71 400 IM Marker At Sydney Open

  11-05-2024 14:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SYDNEY OPEN & UNISPORT NATIONALSThursday, May 9th – Saturday, May 11th
  Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Start List
  Heats Program
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sydney Open Meet”
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims RecapThe final day of action at the 2024 Sydney Open & Unisport Nationals saw New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt b
  
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• Kayky Mota Secures Brazilian Olympic Bid In Men’s 100 Butterfly

  11-05-2024 14:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday, May 6th – Saturday, May 11th
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
  SwimSwam Preview
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap
  Live ResultsThe penultimate night of racing at the 2024 Brazilian Swimming Championships/Olympic Trials was on the subdued side, with no swimmer clocking an Olympic Qualification Time across the 5 individual e
  
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• Daiya Seto & Lewis Clareburt Set For 400 IM Showdown On Final Day Of 2024 Sydney Open

  11-05-2024 03:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 SYDNEY OPEN & UNISPORT NATIONALSThursday, May 9th – Saturday, May 11th
  Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Start List
  Heats Program
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sydney Open Meet”
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals RecapThe final heats session of the 2024 Sydney Open & Unisport Nationals took place this morning in Australia. A host of significant talent is desc
  
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• Seattle U, Grand Canyon Accept Invites To West Coast Conference

  10-05-2024 22:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: WCC Sports
  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference Presidents’ Council has approved the addition of Grand Canyon University and Seattle University as Conference members.
  Grand Canyon and Seattle accepted offers from the WCC earlier today and will officially become the 10th and 11th full-time members of the Conference on July 1, 2025.GCU Release
  Seattle U Release“We are thrilled to welcome two institutions of higher educatio
  
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• 2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Prelims Live Recap

  10-05-2024 22:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF State Swimming & Diving ChampionshipsMay 9-11, 2024
  Clovis Olympic Swim ComplexFresno, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Psych Sheet
  PreviewThis weekend’s CIF State Championships is missing big names such as world junior champion Teagan O’Dell, but there will still be plenty of standouts in attendance at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex in Fresno, California.
  A few swimmers enter the meet as the top seed in two individual events. Poly-Riverside sophom
  
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• World Aquatics Opens Investigation Into Russian Swimmers At Bosnia and Herzegovina Meet

  10-05-2024 21:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  World Aquatics has launched an investigation following SwimSwam’s report on Thursday that Russian swimmers wore their national colors at a competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Images showed Russian swimmers wearing national uniforms at medal ceremonies and press conferences during the “Swim Wars” meet held in the city of Banja Luka from April 27-28, both violations of World Aquatics’ restrictions on Russian and Belarusian participati
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 71.5% of Swimmers Would Commit To One School For Guaranteed Scholarship

  10-05-2024 21:00 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’s current and ex-college swimmer readership if they would be willing to commit to a school for four years if it meant they would be guaranteed scholarships:
  Question: Current & Former Co
  
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• Ohio State Nabs Canadian National Teamer Jordi Vilchez for 2024-25

  10-05-2024 20:02 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.
  Jordi Vilchez from Barrie, Ontario, signed a National Letter of Intent to swim and study at The Ohio State University beginning next fall. Vilchez gra
  
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• Pullbuoy Records Documentary With British Record Holder Imogen Clark

  10-05-2024 20:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Pullbuoy recorded a documentary with Imogen Clark of Great Britain. Clark is not someone at a national training center and she instead works a full-time job.
  Watch the film here.
  Pullbuoy, whose name is Steve Buckley, chose Clark as he has wanted to do behind-the-scenes filming with someone prepping for Olympic Trials. With the COVID restrictions in 2020 and 2021, that was not possible then.
  Pullbuoy continued, “I also wanted to do something slightly different f
  
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• Missouri State Accepts Invitation To Conference USA Beginning July 2025

  10-05-2024 17:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Missouri State University has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA as a full-league member effective July 1, 2025.
  Missouri State is currently in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), and the school will retain its membership with the MVC through the 2024-25 season before moving next year.
  The move, announced Friday with a news conference scheduled for Monday, was primarily made to place the Bears in the NCAA’s Division I Football Subdivision (FBS),
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #945

  10-05-2024 17:26 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:  Technique Work
  Target age group:  15-18 years old, 13-14 years old
  Target level:&nb
  
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• Will Yang: the Olympic swim hopeful bridging the divide between Australia and China | Nicole Jeffery

  10-05-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  After surgery on a tumour in his spine and despite recent ructions in the pool the powerhouse is fully focused on reaching Paris If anyone bridges the sometimes troubled sporting relationship between Australia and China, it is Paris Olympic hopeful Will Yang.Born in Australia as Yang Xu, the son of successful Chinese businessman Yang Qingquan, he returned to China with his parents at the age of four and lived in Guangzhou, where he learned to swim, before coming back to Sydney at 11 to finish sc
  
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• Update On Olympic Medalist Bronte Campbell’s Calf Injury

  10-05-2024 16:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The 2024 Australian Open Championships took place last month with one key athlete missing from most of the competition.
  29-year-old Bronte Campbell raced in the heats of the women’s 100m freestyle event but wound up dropping the final and the rest of the meet due to a calf injury.
  At the time, WA Today reported that C2’s injury was minor and is still expected to race at the Olympic Trials in June.
  Flash forward to this week and her coach 
  
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• Legendary Olympic and Michigan Swim Coach Jon Urbanchek Dies at 87

  10-05-2024 16:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  Jon Urbanchek, one of swimming’s most legendary coaches, has died at the age of 87.
  Earlier this morning, John Dussliere, who was an Olympic coach with Urbanchek, posted of his passing on Facebook. “No one has given more.”No one has given more. The depth of this man’s commitment and love for the sport of swimming and his remarkable…
  Posted by John Dussliere on Friday, May 10, 2024
  Urbanchek leaves behind one of the greatest coach
  
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• The Men’s 200 Free Podium In Paris Is Guaranteed To Look Different

  10-05-2024 16:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday, May 6th – Saturday, May 11th
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
  SwimSwam Preview
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap| Day 3 Recap
  Live ResultsWith the start of swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games now fewer than 80 days away, we are beginning to form pictures of what certain events may look like based on the outcomes of nations’ Trials.
  For instan
  
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• Austrian Vice Chancellor Visits Felix Auboeck At New Training Site In Paris Build

  10-05-2024 16:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Austrian swimming champion Felix Auboeck had a high-profile visit during a training session at his new home base on Wednesday.
  Werner Kogler, the Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and Federal Minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport, stopped by BSFZ Südstadt to chat with Auboeck and hear an update on his Olympic preparations leading up to Paris.View this post on InstagramA post shared by OSV (@austrian_swimming_federation)Auboeck, the 2
  
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