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• Blake Pieroni Swims 1:47.02 200 Free On Night 2 Of Indy Spring Cup

  17-05-2024 18:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 INDIANAPOLIS SPRING CUPMay 15-18, 2024
  IUPUI Natatorium
  Meet Mobile: “2024 Indy May Cup”
  Day 1 RecapHighlighting night 2 in Indianapolis was Blake Pieroni who swam to a 1:47.02 in the men’s 200 freestyle, his fastest time since Wave II Olympic Trials when he finished 7th in a 1:46.57. Pieroni announced his retirement in August 2022 but returned to the sport. His swim here makes him the 8th fastest American so far this season as Luke Hobson leads
  
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• Kristof Milak Swims 1:53.94 200 Butterfly Moving Up To #2 In World This Season

  01-06-2024 19:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACOJune 1-2, 2024
  Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet central
  Results
  Live stream ($)Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
  MEN’S 200 FLY – FINALWorld record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
  Mare Nostrum record: 1:53.89 – Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
  Monaco record: 1:54.22 – Tomoru Honda (JPN), 2023Top 3:Kristof Milak (HUN) – 1:53.94
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• Siobhan Haughey Lowers Own Mare Nostrum Record With 1:54.53 200 Freestyle

  01-06-2024 18:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACOJune 1-2, 2024
  Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet central
  Results
  Live stream ($)Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
  WOMEN’S 200 FREE – FINALWorld record: 1:52.85 – Mollie O’Callaghan (AUS), 2023
  Mare Nostrum record: 1:54.57 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2024
  Monaco record: 1:55.03 – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 2023Top 3:Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 1:54.53
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• Hwang Sunwoo Breaks Nathan Adrian’s Mare Nostrum Record With 47.91 100 Freestyle

  01-06-2024 18:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACOJune 1-2, 2024
  Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet central
  Results
  Live stream ($)Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
  MEN’S 100 FREE – FINALWorld record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle (CHN), 2024
  Mare Nostrum record: 48.08 – Nathan Adrian (USA), 2014
  Monaco record: 48.21 – Alexander Popov (RUS), 1994Top 3:Hwang Sunwoo (KOR) – 47.91 *Mare Nostrum record
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• Indianapolis Renames Streets After American Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmers

  01-06-2024 18:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  35 streets around downtown Indianapolis have been honorarily renamed after legendary American swimmers
  The city has chosen Olympic gold medalists from across the generations, beginning with 1912 and 1920 triple gold medalist Duke Kahahamoku (Drive) and all the way to more recent stars like Missy Franklin Way, Allison Schmitt Street, Elizabeth Beisel Way, and Michael Phelps Place.
  The list includes Mark Spitz, who once held the r
  
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• Anastasia Gorbenko Lowers 400 IM Israeli National Record Again With 4:34.87

  01-06-2024 17:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM TOUR – MONACOJune 1-2, 2024
  Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet central
  Results
  Live stream ($)Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
  WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINALWorld record: 4:24.38 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2024
  Mare Nostrum record: 4:30.75 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2016
  Monaco record: 4:32.87 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2019Top 3:Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) – 4:34.87
  Mio Narita (JPN) – 4:37.48
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• Kate Douglass Leads Day 2 Prelims With 2:22.77 200 Breaststroke

  01-06-2024 17:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAP ELITE QUALIFIERMay 31- June 2, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center, Stafford, VA
  Full Psych Sheets
  Meet Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap
  Day 1 Finals RecapKate Douglass posted another impressive prelims swim as she swam a 2:22.77 in the 200 breaststroke. That was her fastest prelims swim of the year.
  Douglass swam a personal best time in the event earlier this year as she swam a 2:19.30 at the Pro Series stop in Knoxville in January. There she s
  
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• Anna Kalandadze Picks Up Olympic Trials Cuts in 800, 1500 Free at Scarlet Memorial Day Invite

  01-06-2024 17:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Scarlet Memorial Day InvitationalMay 24-26, 2024
  Sonny Werblin Recreation CenterPiscataway, New Jersey
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 Scarlet Memorial Day”With the U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying window closing next week, several swimmers used last weekend’s Scarlet Memorial Day Invitational at Rutgers University as an opportunity to achieve some last-minute berths.
  Recent University of Pennsylvania graduate Anna Kalandadze collected her first two
  
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• Sprinter Sophia Hurd Announces Commitment To San Diego (2024)

  01-06-2024 16:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias 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.
  Sophia Hurd has announced her commitment to further her education and swimming career at the University of San Diego, beginning this fall with the
  
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• Winter Juniors Qualifier William Hook To Swim At Williams College (2024)

  01-06-2024 16:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias 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.
  William Hook of Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced his commitment to swim and study at Williams College. Hook graduated from the Cary Academy t
  
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• 2024 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

  01-06-2024 16:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Mare Nostrum Tour – MonacoJune 1-2, 2024
  Prince Albert II Pool at the Stadium Louis II
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet central
  Results
  Live stream ($)Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
  The penultimate day of the 2024 Mare Nostrum Tour continues with 11 A-finals slated for Saturday night in Monaco.
  Among the stars competing tonight is world record holder Kristof Milak, who’s looking to bounce back in his signature 200 butterfly race after suffering his first defeat since 2
  
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• Letitia Sim Talks Olympic Redshirt Season from Michigan to Focus on LCM Training in Singapore

  01-06-2024 16:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – BARCELONAMay 29-30, 2024
  Prelims/Finals: 9 am / 5 pm local, 3 am / 11 am ET
  Barcelona, Spain
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Live Results
  Livestream
  After spending her first two seasons in the NCAA at Michigan, Letitia Sim decided to take an Olympic redshirt and move to Singapore for a year to train for Paris.
  Though many flourish in balancing the student-athlete lifestyle the NCAA offers, Sim prefers the freedom to
  
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• Young Woman and the Sea review – handsome if formulaic 1920s swimming biopic

  01-06-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Daisy Ridley stars in the true-life tale of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the Channel, in a drama that stretches the truth somewhatYou wait years for a stirring feminist true-life endurance swimming drama, then two come along within 12 months of each other. Young Woman and the Sea stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle, the plucky butcher’s daughter from New York who, in 1926, became the first woman to swim the Channel. It follows Nyad, starring Annette Bening as Diana Nyad,
  
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• Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Audrey Derivaux

  01-06-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamUltra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves over the past month. As with any item of recognition, Swimmer of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one athlete whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a swimmer who was visibly outperforming other swimmers over the month, or one whose accomplishments slipped through the cracks among other high-pro
  
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• Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Benjamin

  01-06-2024 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamCompetitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above the competition. As with any item of recognition, Competitor Coach of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one coach whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a coach who was clearly in the limelight, or one whose work fell through the cracks a bit more among other stories. If your favorite coach wasn&rsquo
  
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• Kate Douglass Scratches 100 Breast Final, Goes 53.16 100 Freestyle in Time Trial

  01-06-2024 06:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAP ELITE QUALIFIERMay 31- June 2, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center, Stafford, VA
  Full Psych Sheets
  Meet Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap
  Day 1 Finals RecapAfter swimming a best time in prelims of the 100 breast, Kate Douglass scratched finals of the event. She instead opted to time trial the 100 freestyle swimming a 53.16.
  Douglass now holds four out of the six fastest times this season from the American women. She also is the only American to h
  
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• Thomas Heilman Swims Season Best 52.29 100 Butterfly At NCAP Elite Qualifier

  01-06-2024 06:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAP ELITE QUALIFIERMay 31- June 2, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center, Stafford, VA
  Full Psych Sheets
  Meet Preview
  Day 1 Prelims RecapJust over two weeks out from Olympic Trials, Thomas Heilman swam to a season best in the men’s 100 butterfly. Heilman touched in a 52.29, faster than his old season best of a 52.67 that he swam just two weeks ago.
  Heilman will look to make his first Olympic Team as he made the 2023 US World Championships r
  
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• Wisconsin’s Chris Morris Swims 1:47.6 in the 200 Meter Free at Pettinger Invitational

  01-06-2024 05:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Jack Pettinger InvitationalMay 31-June 2, 2024
  Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Day 1 Time Trial Results | Day 1 Session ResultsThe Madison, Wisconsin-based Badger Aquatics Club is hosting a long course invitational this weekend, where a compact field from some of the best clubs in Wisconsin (plus the Edina Swim Club in Minnesota and Ames Cyclone Aquatics Club in Iowa) have come together t
  
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• Katie Ledecky: Faith in Anti-Doping System at ‘All-Time Low’ Ahead of Paris Olympics

  31-05-2024 23:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Katie Ledecky didn’t hold back in her first interview addressing the 2021 Chinese doping controversy that has called into question the results of the 4×200 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics seven months later.
  “It’s hard going into Paris knowing that we’re going to be racing some of these athletes,” said Ledecky, a seven-time Olympic champion. “And I think our faith in some of the systems is at an all-time low.”
  The
  
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• NCAA Mulling Logos on Fields, Jersey Patches in Post-House Era of College Sports

  31-05-2024 21:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  The NCAA said it will consider a proposal next Thursday that would bring corporate sponsorships to football fields and jerseys following last week’s revenue-sharing settlement that ended three antitrust lawsuits against the organization.
  Current NCAA rules permit the use of logos at bowl games, sponsored neutral sites, and fields where companies already own naming rights. Adding jersey patches next season could reportedly generate $5 million in the SEC alone, w
  
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• Albright College (NCAA D3) Is the Latest to Cut It’s Swim Team Amid Financial Woes

  31-05-2024 21:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Albright College, a private liberal arts college in Reading, Pennsylvania, has cut its swimming program as it deals with broader financial issues.
  In an email sent to student-athletes by the school’s Director of Athletics and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janice Luck said that it was part of an overall effort by the school to “align revenue with expenses.”
  Albright College eliminated 53 positions on Thursday, though a spokesperson said at the t
  
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• Katie Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at ‘all-time low’

  31-05-2024 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Ledecky, 27, objects to handling of Chinese swimming caseSeven-time Olympic gold medalist criticizes Wada protocolUS Olympic swimming trials scheduled to start on 15 JuneOlympic champion Katie Ledecky says faith in the anti-doping system is at an “all-time low” in the wake of the way global regulators handled a case involving Chinese swimmers.The seven-time Olympic gold medalist is looking to add to her haul this summer in Paris. In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning that will
  
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• Come Hang With SwimSwam at The District Tap During the US Olympic Trials in June

  31-05-2024 19:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  For three straight Olympic Trials meets in Omaha, SwimSwam was posted up at the same location, albeit a different owner for each round.
  In 2024, a new city dictates a new HQ, and from June 15-23, SwimSwam will be spending most of our days at The District Tap in downtown Indianapolis. The restaurant and sports bar is located 1 block from the Gainbridge Field House and is a huge space with a big bar, big windows, big TVs, and tons of seating. Michael Cranfill,
  
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• Kristof Milak’s Coach Offers Training Update After WR Holder’s First 200 Fly Loss Since 2020

  31-05-2024 19:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – BARCELONAMay 29-30, 2024
  Prelims/Finals: 9 am / 5 pm local, 3 am / 11 am ET
  Barcelona, Spain
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Live Results
  Livestream
  Day 1 Finals Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live RecapAt the second stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour in Barcelona, Spain, world record holder Kristof Milak suffered just his second long-course meter (LCM) 200 butterfly defeat as an adult with a runner-up finish in 1:55.67 behind
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Believe Aussie Swimmers Shouldn’t Be Involved In Gina Rinehart Controversy

  31-05-2024 19:15 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 on their take regarding Australians lobbying for financial backer Gina Rinehart and her attempt to get an unflattering painting taken down:
  Question: Should Australian swimmers and organiz
  
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• Kate Douglass Posts Best Time In Prelims With 1:06.36 100 Breast, #3 American This Season

  31-05-2024 18:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAP ELITE QUALIFIERMay 31- June 2, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center, Stafford, VA
  Full Psych Sheets
  Meet PreviewKicking off the first session of the NCAP Elite Qualifier with a personal best time was Kate Douglass who swam to a 1:06.36 in the 100 breaststroke. She now is the #3 American in the event this season.
  Top American Women 100 Breast- 2023-2024Lilly King, 1:05.67
  Lydia Jacoby, 1:05.74
  Kate Douglass, 1:06.36
  Emma Weber, 1:06.50
  Kaitly
  
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• Louise Hansson on Moving Back Home to Sweden Before Paris: “It just felt like the right move”

  31-05-2024 17:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – BARCELONAMay 29-30, 2024
  Prelims/Finals: 9 am / 5 pm local, 3 am / 11 am ET
  Barcelona, Spain
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Live Results
  Livestream
  After competing at the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour, Swedish Olympian and NCAA Champion (USC) Louise Hansson caught up with SwimSwam.
  Hansson revealed that after the Swedish Olympic Trials in April, she made the decision to stay in Stockholm and train with the Swe
  
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• Crisci Brothers Earn Olympic Trials Cuts, Fuller Fires Off PB 2:08.80 200 Back in Knoxville

  31-05-2024 16:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 TNAQ May InvitationalMay 23-26, 2024
  Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
  Knoxville, Tennessee
  LCM (50 meters)Flynn Crisci punched his ticket to his first U.S. Olympic Trials this summer, dropping more than a second in the 100-meter breaststroke with a personal-best 1:02.07 at last weekend’s TNAQ May Invitational to sneak under the cut of 1:02.19.
  Crisci, a Pitt graduate who transferred to Tennessee for his fifth year last season, crushed his previou
  
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• Are Some 2024 Olympic Qualifying Times Harder Than Others?

  31-05-2024 16:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam
  Are the qualifying time standards for the 2024 Paris Olympics fair across each event? As we near the end of the qualifying period, it’s become increasingly obvious that some of the cuts are much more difficult to hit than others.
  World Aquatics has determined that the Olympic Qualifying Times (OQTs) correspond to the time achieved by the 14-place swimmer in the prelims at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
  In eight events, the 14th-place swimmer in Tokyo was actu
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Tim Wu Hits 1:50.74 200 FR At George Haines International

  31-05-2024 16:01 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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