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• Brazil to Send Six Men for the 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay in Tokyo 2020

  17-02-2019 23:32 via swimswam.com
  By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam
  Noting its potential to win a medal in a relay event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Brazil will send six swimmers to compete on the men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay, per Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. With six swimmers on the roster for a four-man relay, two athletes will be allowed to rest during prelims and save their energy for the final.
  Sending six or more swimmers to compete on a four-person relay is a tactic that has been used by relay powerhouses such as
  
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• Emily Thompson Swims PB In 200 Fly, David King Earns Trials Cut In 100 back In Richmond

  19-05-2024 02:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 RICHMOND SUPER SECTIONALMay 16-19, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Richmond, VA
  Psych Sheets
  Livestream
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional”
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 RecapAfter swimming a best time in the SCY 200 fly last month at Y-Nationals, Emily Thompson swam a best time in the LCM 200 fly here as she won the women’s race in a 2:14.80. That surpassed her old best time of a 2:15.87 that she swam at 2022 Summer Y-Nationals. Thompson is hea
  
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• Finlay Knox Swims 200 IM Canadian Record To Book First Individual Paris Qualification

  19-05-2024 02:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsFinlay Knox has had a busy week at the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials. Two days ago, he booked a spot on the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay by finishing third in a personal best (48.29). Earlier in
  
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• 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

  18-05-2024 23:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap | Day 6 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap&
  
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• 2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

  18-05-2024 23:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Day 4 Prelims Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”Saturday Finals Heat Sheets
  Unsurprisingly, many of the biggest n
  
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• Florida Top Seeds Finke, Smith, Ledecky, and Dressel Scratch Atlanta Classic Day 4 Finals

  18-05-2024 23:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Day 4 Prelims Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”Saturday Finals Heat Sheet
  The last finals session of the 2024 A
  
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• Ilya Kharun Scratches 50 Free Final on Day 6 of Canadian Olympic Trials

  18-05-2024 22:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Day 4 Prelims Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”A day after securing his spot for the 2024 Canadian Oly
  
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• Joshua Yong Hits Lifetime Best 59.83 100 Breast Before June’s Aussie Trials

  18-05-2024 18:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SWIMMING WA SEASON OPENER (AUS)Saturday, May 18th – Sunday, May 19th
  HBF Stadium, Western Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Results: Meet Mobile – 2024 Swimming WA Winter Season Opener (LC)With the 2024 Swimming Australia Olympic Trials on the horizon for next month, several swimmers dove in for final tune-ups at the Swimming Western Australia Season Opener which began today.
  We reported how World Championships multi-medalist Iona Anderson ripped a new life
  
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• World Championships Medalist Iona Anderson Rips 58.53 100 Back Lifetime Best

  18-05-2024 18:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SWIMMING WA SEASON OPENER (AUS)Saturday, May 18th – Sunday, May 19th
  HBF Stadium, Western Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Results: Meet Mobile – 2024 Swimming WA Winter Season Opener (LC)With the 2024 Swimming Australia Olympic Trials on the horizon for next month, several swimmers dove in for final tune-ups at the Swimming Western Australia Season Opener which began today.
  Among the participants was World Championships multi-medalist Iona Anderson of Bre
  
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• Ryan Livingstone Set To Take On Manchester Performance Lead Coach Role Post-Paris

  18-05-2024 16:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  Our 2023 Swammy Award winner for British Coach of the Year Ryan Livingstone will be taking over as the new Aquatics GB Manchester Performance Centre Lead Coach later this year.
  As announced by Aquatics GB this week, the coach of World Championships gold medalist Matt Richards will be leaving Millfield and transitioning into his new post in September. That’s after he’ll be part of the nation’s coaching staff at this summer’s Olympic Games in
  
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• Bhutan Opens Nation’s First Ever Competition Swimming Pool: World’s Highest

  18-05-2024 15:49 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  The Kingdom of Bhutan opened its first ever competition swimming pool in Thimpu on Wednesday, thanks to a collaboration between World Aquatics and the Bhutan Aquatics Federation. The pool appears to be 8 lanes wide and 25 meters long.
  The construction and opening of the pool was made possible by the Pools for All Programme, a World Aquatics development initiative that aims to ensure all national member federations have access to the best possible aquatics facilitie
  
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• 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

  18-05-2024 15:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Da
  
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• Atlanta Classic Day 4 Prelims Scratches: Will Dressel and Ledecky Swim 200 IM Prelims?

  18-05-2024 15:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”Saturday Prelims Heat Sheet
  The final prelims session of the 2024 Atlanta Classic wi
  
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• 2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

  18-05-2024 14:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”Saturday Prelims Heat Sheet
  The final prelims session of the 2024 Atlanta Classic wi
  
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• Ella Jansen Scratches 2 Fly and 8 Free on Day 6 of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials

  18-05-2024 13:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 R
  
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• Aurora Roghair Keeps Dropping, Now Ranks #8 in the US This Season in the 200 Free (IRVINE)

  18-05-2024 04:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INVITATIONALMay 15-18, 2024
  Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50m), Prelims/Finals
  Live Stream on Irvine’s site
  Results on Meet Mobile: 2024 CA Southern California Invitational
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 RecapA small field is yielding big swims at the Southern California Invitational in Irvine. On Friday, established  stars like Ryan Murphy put up big times, while rising stars like Lucy Bell and Aurora Roghair swam best times
  
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• Erin Gemmell Remains 5th in US with 200 FR Season Best of 1:57.51 at Longhorn Elite Invite

  18-05-2024 03:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 LONGHORN ELITE INVITEMay 15-18, 2024
  University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  Long Course Meters (50 meters), Prelims/Finals
  Meet Site
  Live Results
  Day 1 & 2 RecapFriday Finals Livestream Video
  As many Florida and Georgia names are repping at the 2024 Atlanta Classic, many more Texas names are going in on the weekend racing action two time zones over at the 2024 Longhorn Elite Invite in Austin, TX. Friday’s finals session sounded off with a set of four more
  
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• Caeleb Dressel Splits 26.15 on the 2nd 50 to Win the 100 Fly at the Atlanta Classic 😱

  18-05-2024 02:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 SPEEDO ATLANTA CLASSIC DRIVEN BY JIM ELLIS CADILLACWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  How To Watch
  Day 1 Distance Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Live Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Speedo Atlanta Classic”When Caeleb Dressel swam 48.30 in the 100 free on Thursday at the Speedo At
  
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• Alex Shackell Posts 2:07.13 200 Butterfly, Guiliano’s 22.34 50 Free Highlight Night 3 In Indy

  18-05-2024 02:22 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 Recap
  Day 2 RecapAlex Shackell is swimming well heading into the right time. After swimming a best time in the 100 fly during prelims yesterday, Shackell swam a 2:07.13 in the 200 butterfly tonight. That marks her 2nd fastest swim ever as her best time if a 2:07.11 that she swam at the end of March in Indianapolis as well. Last year at this meet she swam a 2
  
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• Ryan Held Wins 50 Free, Swims 22.15 in Prelims

  18-05-2024 02:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Sun Devil OpenMay 17-19, 2024
  Tempe, Arizona
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sun Devil Open”With most of Arizona State’s pros and collegiate stars are training with the program’s former head coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado, or racing at the Canadian Olympic Trials, a handful are racing in their home pool this weekend.
  The meet, which is not officially part of the USA Swimming Club Excellence Se
  
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• Kharun, Tierney, Wog, Pickrem Book Spots in Individual Events for Paris (Day 5 Qualifiers)

  18-05-2024 02:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap |
  
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• Penny Oleksiak Swims Fastest 100 Free Since June 2022 (53.66), Just 0.05 Off Olympic ‘A’ Cut

  18-05-2024 01:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 R
  
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• Ilya Kharun Says He’s Coming for Leon Marchand in the 200 Fly After Trials Win

  18-05-2024 01:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day
  
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• 2024 Nevada 4A HS State: Vannah Powers Doral Red Rock Girls, Tellier Aids Sierra Vista Boys

  18-05-2024 01:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 NIAA 4A State Swimming and Diving ChampionshipsMay 16th, 2024 (Swimming)
  Pavilion Center Pool (Swimming) 
  Las Vegas, NV (PDT)
  Timed Finals
  SCY (25y)
  Meet Central
  PDF ResultsThe 2024 NIAA Nevada High School State Swimming and Diving Championships have kicked off, with swimming action happening at the Pavilion Center Pool in Las Vegas, NV. The series is split up into three classes: 3A (and under), 4A, and 5A, which did not begin until 2022 following two cance
  
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• Blake Tierney Drops 2.5 Seconds to Break Canadian 200 Back Record; Secure Olympic Berth #2

  18-05-2024 01:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day
  
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• Thomas Heilman Posts Another Season Best With 52.67 100 Fly In Richmond

  18-05-2024 01:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 RICHMOND SUPER SECTIONALMay 16-19, 2024
  LCM (50 meters)
  Richmond, VA
  Psych Sheets
  Livestream
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional”
  Day 1 RecapAfter swimming a season best in the 100 free on night 1, Thomas Heilman swam to another season best on night 2. He won the 100 butterfly in a 52.67, surpassing his old season best of a 52.68 that he swam at the Sunflower Classic at the end of April. Heiman will look to make the US Olympic Te
  
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• WADA Founder Dick Pound Supports Org’s Handling of Chinese Doping; Athletes Council Reacts

  18-05-2024 00:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Dick Pound, the founding president of the World Anti-Doping Association, has added his voice to the cacophony amid a global roll over the organization’s handling of 23 positive tests for Chinese swimmers ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
  Pound, who has been one of the leading voices in the Olympic movement for decades, sided with WADA over their handling of the issue and pressed the United States Anti Doping Association over its response to recent revelatio
  
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• Apostolos Christou Downs Greek 200 Back Record On Day One Of Nationals

  18-05-2024 00:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GREEK NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, May 17th – Sunday, May 19th
  Thessaloniki, Greece
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Event
  ResultsThe 2024 Greek National Swimming Championships kicked off today with a national record going down right off the bat in the men’s 200m backstroke.
  27-year-old Apostolos Christou fired off a time of 1:56.34 to take the gold, surpassing the previous national record of 1:56.65 Apostolos Siskos put on the books
  
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• Olympic Medalist Tomoru Honda Eyes Mare Nostrum As Olympic Rehearsal

  17-05-2024 23:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  The 2024 Mare Nostrum Series is nearly upon us with action kicking off in Canet beginning on May 26th, followed by stops in Barcelona (May 29th-May 30th) and Monaco (June 1st-June 2nd).
  We’ve been previewing the high-profile athletes set to participate as their entries have been revealed, including Freya Anderson and Tom Dean of Great Britain, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Kristof Milak of Hungary.
  A handful of Japanese athletes are also set to
  
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• 2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

  17-05-2024 23:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live Results
  Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap | Day 5 Recap
  Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap | Day 4 RecapDa
  
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