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• Erika Pelaez Posts 100 Free Personal Best With 54.56 To Close Fort Lauderdale 18&U Spring Cup

  06-05-2024 19:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 18&UNDER SPRING CUP- FORT LAUDERDALEMay 2-5, 2024
  Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center
  LCM (50 meters)
  Psych Sheets
  Preview/Night 1 Recap
  Day 2 Recap
  Day 3 RecapHighlighting the final night in Fort Lauderdale was NC State commit Erika Pelaez as she swam a personal best time in the 100 free swimming a 54.56. Her old best time was a 54.65 from 2022 Summer Nationals. Pelaez already swam a personal best in the 200 free earlier in the meet. Virginia commit Aspen Gersper
  
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• Top 10 Swims From the 2024 Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine

  28-05-2024 01:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 NOVA SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGEMay 24-26, 2024
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap | Day 3 Finals Recap
  Live StreamAfter a lightning-fast weekend of racing in Irvine — a last tune-up for mos
  
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• How Does the Canadian Women’s 4 x 100 Medley Relay Stack Up After Trials?

  28-05-2024 00:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aidan Burns on SwimSwam
  After finishing with a Bronze at last year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, and the 2021 Olympic Games, the hot topic at Canadian Olympic Trials last week was if the Canadian women are poised to return the podium in the 400 medley relay in Paris this summer. Qualifying first out of the morning in 2023 with a time of 3:55.93, Canada substituted two swimmers into the evening relay: Kylie Masse taking over for Ingrid Wilm on backstroke and Summer McIntosh ta
  
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• Sources: SEC Proposes Swim/Dive Roster Limits for Men (22), Women (35) After House Settlement

  27-05-2024 23:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  The SEC discussed potential roster limits for men’s and women’s swimming and diving with coaches on a recent call ahead of spring meetings this week in Destin, Florida, sources tell SwimSwam.
  Part of last week’s proposed House v. NCAA settlement, which would send billions in NIL backpay to college athletes while paving the way for schools to share revenue with them, eliminated scholarship caps in favor of roster limits.
  Current NCAA rules limit wome
  
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• Indianapolis Tickets are Punched as Competitors Rack Up Trials Cuts at Charlotte Open

  27-05-2024 22:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2024 Martha McKee Charlotte OpenMay 16-19, 2024
  Charlotte, NC
  50 meters (LCM)
  Meet Info
  Meet Mobile “2024 Charlotte Open”Open to a wide array of club, collegiate and professional competitors, the annual Martha McKee Charlotte Open serves as a final tuneup before Olympic Trials for many of the fastest swimmers in the southeast.
  Seven swimmers secured new Olympic Trials cuts in their races over the course of the competition weekend, with a few earning the
  
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• Brazilian Jr National Team Member Helena Lopes To Swim for UGA (2024)

  27-05-2024 22:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong 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.
  Helena Lopes, a member of Brazil’s junior national team, has signed with the University of Georgia and will arrive in Athens in this fall. Lopes h
  
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• Swimming Canada Announces Rosters For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs, Open Water World Juniors

  27-05-2024 22:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swimming Canada has revealed its rosters for the two marquee junior international meets on the calendar for 2024, the Junior Pan Pacific Championships and the Open Water World Junior Championships.
  Following the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials earlier in the month, a team of 30 swimmers have been selected to represent Canada at the Junior Pan Pacs, which will run from August 21-24 in the Australian capital of Canberra.
  The team features Aiden N
  
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• Georgetown Gains Commitment From Futures Qualifier Audrey Pardue (2025)

  27-05-2024 22:25 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.
  Audrey Pardue has announced her verbal commitment to continue her education and swimming career at Georgetown University. Pardue hails from Ch
  
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• Beryl Gastaldello on 24.6 50 Free PB: “I’m just where I’m supposed to be”

  27-05-2024 22:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET-EN-ROUSSILLONSaturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
  Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
  Canet, France
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Live Results
  Livestream
  French world record holder Beryl Gastaldello swam a lifetime best in the 50 Free at the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour on Saturday, winning in 24.62. She also placed 3rd in the 100 free final in 53.89. After moving bac
  
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• Wisconsin Scores Commitment From “BOTR” Butterflier Eloise Williamson (2025)

  27-05-2024 22:11 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.
  USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Eloise Williamson has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Wisconsin, beginn
  
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• 2024 AP Race International Day 2: Wellbrock, Corbeau & Kohler Grab Gold

  27-05-2024 21:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AP RACE INTERNATIONALSaturday, May 25th – Monday, May 27th
  London Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
  ResultsThe final night of action took place at the 2024 AP Race International, with impressive performances established on both the men’s and women’s sides.
  In its 2nd year of operation, the AP Race International is rapidly becoming a go-to event on the global racing calendar, with talent attracted from Germany, H
  
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• 2024 Irish Olympic Trials Conclude With 5 Athletes Qualified for Paris

  27-05-2024 21:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS & OLYMPIC TRIALSWednesday, May 22nd – Sunday, May 26th
  Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, Ireland
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap|Day 2 Recap|Day 3 Recap | Day 4 Recap
  Results (when available)Last night marked the final session of action at the 2024 Irish Open Championships/Olympic Trials in Dublin.
  Although no new names were added to the list of qualifiers for this summer&rsquo
  
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• Sun Devils Split: Which Swimmers Went Where After Bob Bowman Left Arizona State for Texas

  27-05-2024 18:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Now that the dust has settled from Bob Bowman’s move from Arizona State to Texas a couple months ago, let’s see where the top Sun Devil Aquatics swimmers ended up based on recent meet entries and hints on social media.
  It’s no surprise that the IMers followed Michael Phelps‘ former mentor to Austin, with 400 IM world record holder Leon Marchand (who turned pro last month), reigning 400 IM Olympic champion Chase Kalisz, and reigning 400 IM Olym
  
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• Former Clayton High School Swimmers & WP Players Celebrate Coach Dennis Bledsoe

  27-05-2024 17:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Dennis Bledsoe, a water polo innovator who co-authored a how-to book on the sport in the 1970s, was celebrated by some of his former athletes recently as he turned 85.
  Bledsoe and the legendary Pete Cutino published “Water Polo For Coach and Player” in 1976, during Bledsoe’s early days at Clayton High School where he coached swimming and water polo for nearly 40 years, from the early 1970s until 2010.
  Many of his former water polo players, swimme
  
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• arena Unvelis The New Firefly Collection: Flow Like Water. Fueled By Fire.

  27-05-2024 16:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  Designed in collaboration with Elite Team, FIREFLOW 2024 is the first collection where athletes actively participated in the creation process of the product.
  Thanks to the personal contribution of Olympic and world champions, arena has created a collection that draws inspiration from a specific mental state of balance, the meeting point between absolute calm and the fire lit by passion.
  In anticipation of the year’s most important event, arena supports the swimm
  
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• The Best Feelings As A Competitive Swimmer

  27-05-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Corey He
  As swimmers, we’ve experienced the worst of it all — through all the grueling sets and mid-season meets, swimming can be synonymous with pain, lactic acid, and the eternal feeling of always being tired and worn out.
  But what about the good parts? Today, we’re looking at some of the most uplifting and rewarding sensations you can ever experience as a competitive swimmer. I’m sure we’ve all experienced these at o
  
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• Maxime Grousset on Paris Olympics: “I think it will be the best competition of my life”

  27-05-2024 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET-EN-ROUSSILLONSaturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
  Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
  Canet, France
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Live Results
  Livestream
  Maxime Grousset swam his last competition before the 2024 French Olympic Trials at the Canet-en-Roussillon stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour this weekend. Grousset swept the sprint freestyle events, clocking winning times of 21
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 839 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  27-05-2024 08:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming! Go here to see 839 Swim Jobs.
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  The 661 Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling infrastructure that promotes positive habits, creating and providing access to recreational facilities and activities, and improving community engagement, with a strong emphasis on supporting underserved and underprivileged youth and communities. We offer financial assistance and grants to charitable organizatio
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #965

  27-05-2024 07:00 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:  Race Specificity
  Target age group:  13-14 years old, 15-18 years old, 19-22 years ol
  
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• Simone Manuel Swims Fastest 100 Freestyle Since 2019 Worlds With 53.10

  27-05-2024 04:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NOVA SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGEMay 24-26, 2024
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap
  Live StreamWOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINALMeet record: 54.08 – Simone Manuel, 2024
  U.S. Olympic Tr
  
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• Regan Smith Breaks Own American Record With 57.51 100 Backstroke

  27-05-2024 02:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NOVA SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGEMay 24-26, 2024
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap
  Live StreamWOMEN’S 100 BACK – FINALMeet record: 59.23 – Regan Smith, 2024
  U.S. Olympic Tria
  
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• Barbora Seemanova Sets Another Czech National Record With 1:55.12 200 Freestyle

  27-05-2024 02:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 AP RACE INTERNATIONALSaturday, May 25th – Monday, May 27th
  London Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap24 year old Barbora Seemanova is on fire in London as she set another Czech National Record after setting the 400 freestyle yesterday. Today, she broke her own 200 freestyle record as she swam a 1:55.12, faster than her previous record of a 1:55.45 that was from 2021.SPLIT COMPARISON:New Record
  Old Record
  50
  26.72
  27.07
  100
  29.33
  29.2
  150
  29.8
  
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• Multiple National Records Go Down On Day 2 Of 2024 AP Race International

  27-05-2024 01:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AP RACE INTERNATIONALSaturday, May 25th – Monday, May 27th
  London Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 AP Race International, the meet organized and named after British Olympic icon Adam Peaty, unfolded tonight from London with some big-time swims taking place.
  In its 2nd year of operation, the AP Race International is rapidly becoming a go-to event on the global racing calendar, with talent attracted from Germany,
  
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• 2024 Speedo Grand Challenge: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

  27-05-2024 01:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 NOVA SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGEMay 24-26, 2024
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Day 3 Prelims Recap
  Live StreamThe 2024 Speedo Grand Challenge comes to a close on Sunday in Irvine, highlighted by Regan Smith‘s appeara
  
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• NCAA Swimmers Post Flood Of New Olympic Trials Cuts As End of Qualification Period Nears

  27-05-2024 01:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam Preview IndexThe window for swimmers to punch their ticket to Indianapolis for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials is quickly closing. The qualification period ends on May 30, 2024, giving athletes just a few more days to hit their cuts.
  As of our last check at the beginning of April, 796 athletes (354 women and 442 men) had qualified for
  
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• Angharad Evans Scorches 1:05.54 100 Breast British Record At AP Race International

  27-05-2024 01:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AP RACE INTERNATIONALSaturday, May 25th – Monday, May 27th
  London Aquatics Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 AP Race International, the meet organized and named after breaststroking icon Adam Peaty, saw a monster British national record go down on the women’s side.
  While racing in the final of the 100m breaststroke, 21-year-old Angharad Evans ripped a final mark of 1:05.54 to take the gold.
  The next-closest competit
  
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• Regan Smith Breaks Speedo Grand Challenge Record in 100 Back (59.23) During Day 3 Prelims

  26-05-2024 20:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 NOVA SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGEMay 24-26, 2024
  William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live StreamRegan Smith crushed the meet record in the 100 backstroke prelims to kick off the final day of racing at the 2024 Speedo Grand Chall
  
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• Anastasia Gorbenko on 200 IM 2:08.63 National Record: ‘I’m pretty surprised’

  26-05-2024 20:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET-EN-ROUSSILLONSaturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
  Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
  Canet, France
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Day 1 Prelims Recap
  Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream
  On Night 1 of the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour, Anastasia Gorbenko clocked a 2:08.63 in the women’s 200 IM, a personal best and new Israeli record. The Paris Olympian was
  
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• Anastasia Gorbenko Sets Another Israeli Record With 4:36.95 400 IM

  26-05-2024 19:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET-EN-ROUSSILLONSaturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
  Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
  Canet, France
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream
  Day 2 Finals RecapWOMEN’S 400 IM – FINALMare Nostrum record: Katinka Hosszu – 4:30.75 (2016)
  OQT – 4:38.53GOLD – Anasta
  
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• Sarah Sjostrom’s Mare Nostrum Canet Absence Explained

  26-05-2024 18:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 MARE NOSTRUM – CANET-EN-ROUSSILLONSaturday, May 25th & Sunday, May 26th
  Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/Finals at 5:30pm local (11:30am ET)
  Canet, France
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifying Event
  Meet Central
  Entries
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamFor Swedish speedster Sarah Sjostrom‘s worldwide fans, there was some disappointment this weekend at the first stop of t
  
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