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• Chris Guiliano’s ND Record 1:30.36 and More Swims You Might’ve Missed on Day 1 of Men’s NCAAs

  28-03-2024 03:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  2024 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPSMarch 27-30, 2024
  IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
  Short Course Yards (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Official Psych Sheets
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  SwimSwam Pick ‘Ems Contest
  How To Watch The Meet
  Live Results
  Day 1 Finals RecapNight one of the 2024 Men’s NCAA Championships at the legendary IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis is in the books. This post will be dedicated to shining some light on some of t
  
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• Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open

  28-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Doping case with Chinese swimmers has brought years of pent-up feeling into public domain – and shows no sign of stoppingAt its glitzy 25th anniversary gala in Lausanne last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency screened a slick montage highlighting how it had changed sport for the better. There were images of Muhammad Ali defying Parkinson’s to light the Olympic flame and Pelé lifting the World Cup, before a history lesson – and a promise. “Today Wada is a more repr
  
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• Will Leon Marchand Swim the 200 Fly 200 Breast Double At The Paris Olympics?

  28-04-2024 06:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  Triple World Champion Leon Marchand  is a pro! He is done with NCAA swimming, and he leaves the college ranks as potentially the greatest college swimmer ever.
  Shortly after Marchand lead ASU to their 2024 NCAA Championships Team Title, coach Bob Bowman announced he would taking the head coaching position at the University of Texas in Austin, and Marchand confirmed he would follow Bowman to Austin.
  In this video, Marchand discusses the pressures of
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #932

  28-04-2024 06:00 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:  Speed and Power
  Target age group:  13-14 years old
  Target level:  Senior Age G
  
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• Western Kentucky Students Begin Herculean Effort to Reinstate Swim Team

  28-04-2024 02:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  A pair of Western Kentucky freshmen are leading a grassroots effort to reinstate the university’s swimming and diving teams that were cut due to hazing nearly a decade ago.
  The Big Red were initially dealt a five-year suspension in 2015 after a Title IX investigation revealed evidence of hazing and sexual harassment within the program that included underage team members being pressured to drink alcohol. A few years later, WKU eliminated funding for the teams en
  
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• Canadian Kylie Masse Logs Wins #2 At 2024 Acropolis Open

  28-04-2024 01:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 ACROPOLIS OPENFriday, April 26th – Sunday, April 28th
  Athens Olympic Aquatic Center, Athens, Greece
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Event
  Prize $ Breakdown
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsThe 2024 Acropolis Open continued into day 2 from Athens with domestic and foreign athletes taking to the Olympic Aquatic Center pool in the quest for Paris 2024 qualification.
  Belgian swimmer Valentine Dumont led the women’s 200m free field, posting a winning time of 1:5
  
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• Santa Margarita Star Teagan O’Dell Scares Olympic Medalist’s Orange County Record in 200 Free

  27-04-2024 23:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Trinity League ChampionshipsApril 26, 2024
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on MeetMobile: “Trinity League Championships”Team Scores
  GirlsSanta Margarita – 705
  Mater Dei – 371
  JSerra – 255
  Rosary – 210
  Lutheran-Orange – 185BoysSanta Margarita – 698
  Mater Dei – 498
  Servite – 297
  St. John Bosco – 84
  Lutheran-Orange – 31Santa Margarita junior Teagan O’Dell nearly added another Orange County record
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #952

  27-04-2024 22:41 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:  Speed and Power
  Target age group:  13-14 years old, 15-18 years old, 19-22 years old
  
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• NAIA Power SCAD Looking for a New Head Swimming Coach for the 2nd Straight Year

  27-04-2024 22:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is looking for a new head coach for the second time in two seasons.
  While the school has not responded to SwimSwam’s request for comment, sources say that Dave Gendernalik resigned from his position after one season leading the bees.
  SCAD had their worst finish in years at the 2024 NAIA National Championship meet. The women finished 7th and the men finished 5th at the meet a year after the women finished 2nd and th
  
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• IOC President Thomas Bach Has ‘Full Confidence’ in WADA Over Chinese Doping Case

  27-04-2024 20:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Friday that he has “full confidence” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) amid criticism that the organization let 23 Chinese swimmers off the hook for positive tests of a banned substance in January of 2021.
  WADA decided not to challenge China’s assertion that elite swimmers unwittingly ingested trimetazidine (TMZ) due to food contamination from their hotel kitchen. After pressure f
  
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• Liberty Gains Commitment From U.S. Open Qualifier Carly Larson (2025)

  27-04-2024 20:44 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.
  Carly Larson of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at Liberty University. Larson is currently a junior at
  
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• South Carolina High School State Champion Adair Shaw Sends Verbal To Ohio State (2025)

  27-04-2024 20:33 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.
  Adair Shaw has announced her verbal commitment to further her academic and athletic career at the Ohio State University. Shaw is from Mount Pleasan
  
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• UVA Commit Aspen Gersper Earns Olympic Trials Cuts in 100 Back, 50 Free at Azura Spring Open

  27-04-2024 19:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Azura Spring OpenApril 19-21, 2024
  Davie, Florida
  LCM (50 meters)
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 Azura Spring Open LCM Invite”Aspen Gersper picked up two U.S. Olympic Trials cuts in the 100-meter backstroke and 50 freestyle during last weekend’s Azura Spring Open in Davie, Florida.
  The 18-year-old Saint Andrews Aquatics standout posted a personal-best 100 back time of 1:01.86 in prelims, dropping just over a tenth of a second off her previous-bes
  
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• Isabel Gose Posts Another Personal Best At 2024 German Championships

  27-04-2024 19:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 3 of the 2024 German Swimming Championships unfolded from Berlin tonight with one more day of action remaining.
  Slots for the Olympic Games but also June’s European Championships and July’s European Junior Championships are on the line.
  As
  
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• Shevtsov Wins European Para Bronze, Then Is Removed From the Results

  27-04-2024 18:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam
  EUROPEAN PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSSunday-Saturday, April 21-27, 2024
  Madeira, Portugal
  LCM (50m)
  Live Results
  Official resultsThe European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal, will conclude on Saturday evening. Controversies surrounding Sergii Shevtsov‘s presence continue.
  About a month ago, SwimSwam reported on the case of Sergii Shevtson, a Ukrainian freestyle swimmer who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and participated in some para-swimmi
  
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• Josephine Fuller Swims 58.37 in the 100 Fly at TNAQ Invite; 10th-Best American This Season

  27-04-2024 17:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Tennessee Aquatics April InviteApril 19-21, 2024
  Alan Jones Aquatics Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
  Long Course Meters (50 meter), Prelims/Finals
  Full Meet ResultsTennessee Aquatics hosted an invite last weekend that was open to the region’s top swimmers of all ages, but that was dominated in the senior age group by varsity members at the University of Tennessee like Erika (Brown) Connolly, Gui Santos, and Josephine Fuller. A few swim
  
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• Germany’s Lukas Maertens Blasts 1:44.14 200 Free, #7 Performer All-Time (Video)

  27-04-2024 17:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsAfter his monstrous time of 1:44.89 in the heat of the men’s 200m freestyle at these 2024 German Championships, all eyes were on 22-year-old Lukas Maertens to see what he would produce in tonight’s final.
  The 2024 World Championships final
  
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• Wyoming Adds Jonathan Reeder to Coaching Staff f

  27-04-2024 16:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Press Release courtesy: Wyoming Athletics
  University of Wyoming swimming and diving head coach Dave Denniston made an addition to his coaching staff Friday. He hired Jonathan Reeder as a new assistant coach.
  “I was very impressed with Jonathan and all he had done at Lindenwood before they cut their program,” Denniston said. “He’s a great recruiter that’s able to find talent from around the globe, and he’s able to get swimmers to sw
  
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• Wyoming Adds Jonathan Reeder to Coaching Staff

  27-04-2024 16:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Press Release courtesy: Wyoming Athletics
  University of Wyoming swimming and diving head coach Dave Denniston made an addition to his coaching staff Friday. He hired Jonathan Reeder as a new assistant coach.
  “I was very impressed with Jonathan and all he had done at Lindenwood before they cut their program,” Denniston said. “He’s a great recruiter that’s able to find talent from around the globe, and he’s able to get swimmers to sw
  
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• A Review Of 11-Yr-Old Yu Zidi’s Results At 2024 Chinese Nationals

  27-04-2024 15:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, April 19th – Sunday, April 27th
  Shenzhen, China
  LCM (50m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap/Day 7 Recap/Day 8 Recap/Day 9 Recap
  Results
  LivestreamWith the penultimate day of action unfolding tonight at the 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships we’re taking stock of some of the most impressive performances put up at the Olympic-qualifying competit
  
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• Wu Qingfeng Qualifies For Paris In Women’s 50 Free On Night 9 Of Chinese Nationals

  27-04-2024 14:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, April 19th – Sunday, April 27th
  Shenzhen, China
  LCM (50m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap/Day 7 Recap/Day 8 Recap
  Results
  LivestreamIt was a shorter session than most with day 9 of the 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships representing the penultimate night of action.
  There were just 4 finals this evening: the men’s 1500m free, women’s 50
  
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• Maertens Cranks Out 1:44.89 200 Free Heats Swim At German Championships

  27-04-2024 14:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsWe entered day 3 of the 2024 German Swimming Championships, the competition that represents a last-chance opportunity for swimmers to add their names to the nation’s roster for this summer’s Olympic Games.
  Wasting no time staking his claim on t
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #931

  27-04-2024 13:00 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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• Michael Gorey (2025) Switches Verbal Commitment from ASU to Texas

  27-04-2024 02:51 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.
  Carmel, Indiana’s Michael Gorey , who originally made a verbal commitment to Arizona State last December, has announced his intention to swim an
  
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• Boston College Posts Head Coaching Job, Implying Intention To Continue The Program

  27-04-2024 02:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Boston College has officially posted their head coaching job for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. The program parted ways with head coach Joe Brinkman and the rest of the staff in January and did not post a job posting until today.
  The posting of the head coach job implies that the school does plan to bring the program back. Multiple sources have insisted to SwimSwam throughout the process that the intention was always to bring the
  
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• Boston College Posts Head Coaching Job, Implying Intention To Continue Swim Program

  27-04-2024 02:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Boston College has officially posted their head coaching job for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. The program parted ways with head coach Joe Brinkman and the rest of the staff in January and did not post a job posting until today.
  The posting of the head coach job implies that the school does plan to bring the program back. Multiple sources have insisted to SwimSwam throughout the process that the intention was always to bring the
  
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• Chloe Stepanek Enters Transfer Portal as a 5th Year Grad Transfer

  27-04-2024 00:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Texas A&M University senior Chloe Stepanek has entered the NCAA transfer portal as a fifth year graduate student transfer after spending the last four years competing for the Aggies.
  A two-time SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and CSC First Team Academic All-American, Stepanek racked up numerous accolades throughout her career at Texas A&M. By the end of her senior season, Stepanek had earned 13 All-America accolades and been named the Texas A&M Swimming
  
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• How Leon Marchand Approaches the Mental Side of Swimming

  26-04-2024 23:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  With just a few months remaining until the Paris Olympics this summer, French world record holder Leon Marchand shared insights into how he approaches the cerebral side of swimming with his mental coach, Thomas Sammut.
  Marchand returned from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 feeling disappointed as a 17-year-old without a medal to show for his 6th-place effort in the 400 IM (4:11.16), which was more than a second slower than his lifetime best from French Trials. He credits
  
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• Smith Center Pool Saved: George Washington’s Aquatic Sports Teams Returning Home Next Season

  26-04-2024 23:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  In a turn of events, George Washington aquatic sports teams will return to their Smith Center pool for the foreseeable future after university plans to convert the facility into a new basketball facility fell through thanks to a divine act of structural integrity.
  Built in the 1970s, the Smith Center has walls that would have needed to be removed or modified in order to renovate the facility. During the process of designing the remodel, engineers discovered that remo
  
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• World Record Holder Regan Smith Withdraws Name From Transfer Portal

  26-04-2024 22:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Regan Smith entered the NCAA transfer portal in the middle of March but is now listed as “withdrawn.” Athletes in the portal are designated under an “active” or “withdrawn” status. Smith had been designated “active” but now is listed as “withdrawn.”
  Smith spent her freshman season in 2021-2022 with the Stanford Cardinal. As a freshman, Smith won the NCAA title in the 200 backstroke and was 2nd in the 200 fly
  
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