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• How Race Swami Simplified Operations by Switching from TeamUnify to Commit

  18-12-2025 12:00 via swimswam.com
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwamCourtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner
  How Race Swami Simplified Operations by Switching from TeamUnify to Commit
  Matt Finnigan, Executive Director and Head Coach of Race Swami
  Before switching to Commit Swimming, Race Swami struggled with TeamUnify’s clunky tools and nonexistent support.
  “TeamUnify never has a representative that gets back to you — EVER. We needed a partner who could help us whenever we had questions, issues, didn’t kno
  
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• Pavel Samusenko Upsets 100 Back Field In Russia To Become #6 Performer All-Time

  19-12-2025 23:25 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 VLADIMIR SALNIKOV CUPFriday, December 19th & Saturday, December 20th
  St. Petersburg, Russia
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  ResultsThe 2025 Vladimir Salnikov Cup kicked off tonight in St. Petersburg, Russia, with the two-day competition offering the nation’s swimmers a chance to cap off their 2025 year of racing on a high note.
  We saw two meet records go down on the evening, with both occurring on the men’s side of the house.
  First in the 50m breaststroke, 2
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year — Marrit Steenbergen

  19-12-2025 23:12 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here.
  The 2025 swimming calendar did not have as many major events as last year, which had the Olympics, a long course World Championships, and a short course World Championships on top of other meets, but it still had a few noteworthy events.
  While the World Championships was the biggest meet of the year, Dutch superstar Marrit Steenbergen, our winner for the 2025 European Female Swimmer of the Year Award, won primarily based on h
  
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• International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) Suspends Olympian Cody Miller’s Membership

  19-12-2025 22:37 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The International Ice Swimming Association has announced that they suspended the membership of Olympian Cody Miller, who recently signed with the steroid-driven Enhanced Games.
  The release said, in part:
  “This decision is neither a moral nor a personal judgment against the athlete. Instead, it reflects IISA’s firm stance on maintaining the integrity of our sport. Safety is also a consideration, though it is not the primary factor in our decision. Currently
  
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• European Jrs Medalist Theodora Taylor Makes Mark At Welsh Winter Championships

  19-12-2025 22:36 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 SWIM WALES WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, December 18th – Sunday, December 21st
  Wales National Pool, Swansea International Sports Village
  LCM (50m)
  Live ResultsThe 2025 Swim Wales Winter Championships kicked off yesterday, with the meet taking place at Wales National Pool, Swansea International Sports Village.
  20-year-old Tyler Melbourne-Smith continued his winning ways from the recent Swim England Winter Championships, topping the men’s 200m free a
  
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• Middle-Distance Freestyler Ansley Allen Verbally Commits To UNLV’s Class Of 2030

  19-12-2025 21:59 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Ansley Allen has verbally committed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for the class of 2030. Allen confirmed the news in an email
  
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• 23.8/52.4 Sprint Freestyler Taetum Fuller Commits To Grand Canyon’s Class Of 2030

  19-12-2025 21:52 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Taetum Fuller has verbally committed to Grand Canyon University’s class of 2030. Fuller publicized the news on SwimCloud, writing:
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 39.3% Pick Steenbergen’s 200 IM As Top Swim of SC Euros

  19-12-2025 20:49 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 what they thought was the top swim of the European Short Course Championships, which wrapped up earlier this month in Lublin:
  Question: What was the best performance of SC Euros?
  RESULTSSt
  
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• ACWPC Announces 2025 Men’s Water Polo All-America Honorees

  19-12-2025 18:22 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: West Coast Sports
  SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches announced its 2025 Men’s Water Polo Division I All-America Teams on Friday, with the West Coast Conference boasting 19 honorees between the three teams and honorable mention honors. Each of the three teams consisted of seven position players and one goalie.
  All seven West Coast Conference programs garnered ACWPC recognition. San José State collecte
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: Leah Tigert Drops Big 1:53.60 PB In 200 Free, #7 All-Time In Canada

  19-12-2025 18:00 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
  
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• Mireia Belmonte: “I’m training on my own, four hours a day”

  19-12-2025 17:18 via swimswam.com
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  Olympic Champion Mireia Belmonte recently sat down with Spanish newspaper Vanguardia to talk about her past, present, and future with the sport of swimming.
  Past
  Now 35 years old, Belmonte reflected on her decision to move out of home at 13 years old to train. The 8x World Champion said that she had to learn to take care of herself from an early age. She left her parent’s house in the Catalonian town of Badalona for the Sant Cugat Performance Center in Barcelona.
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: Oceanian Coach of the Year – Dean Boxall

  19-12-2025 16:48 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here.
  Despite his star swimmer opting not to compete throughout 2025 before announcing her retirement in October, Dean Boxall earns his fifth straight Swammy for Oceanian Coach of the Year after leading two of Australia’s most successful athletes to standout years.
  Ariarne Titmus, who Boxall coached to two gold and four total medals at the 2024 Olympics, called it a career two months ago after sitting out of the 2025 Wo
  
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• 16-Yr-Old Lincoln Wearing Caps Off QLD Championships With 2:04.79 200 Back

  19-12-2025 16:44 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPSSaturday, December 13th – Friday, December 19th
  Brisbane Aquatic Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap
  Live ResultsThe final day of action at the 2025 Queensland Championships unfolded tonight with several age group performances highlighting the evening.
  16-year-old Lincoln Wearing of Chandler was back in the water, taking on his age category’s 200m backstroke.
  
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• Breaststroke & IM Specialist Matthew Ritchie Commits To NYU With UAA Scoring Times

  19-12-2025 15:59 via swimswam.com
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Matthew Ritchie will trade Saint Augustine for New York City next fall as he’s announced his commitment to New York University’s class
  
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• Boost Your Confidence by Recording Your Wins

  19-12-2025 14:00 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Amy Cory, M.ED., NCC
  We’ve all heard about the benefits of positive self-talk and how our internal dialogue can powerfully impact performance, but what if you don’t believe the statements you are repeating in your mind? When I ask swimmers what their go-to positive self-talk sounds like, the most common response is, “You’ve got this.”
  Maybe you can relate. As athletes, we often try to hype ourselves up behind the blocks
  
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• Schroeder Swim Team’s Boys’ 11-12 200 Free Relay Breaks Wisconsin State Record in 1:39.22

  19-12-2025 01:27 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2025 WI OZ SINGLE AGE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPDecember 13-14, 2025
  Racine Aquatic Center, Mount Pleasant, WI
  SCY (25 yards)
  ResultsThe Schroeder Swim Team boys’ 11-12 200 freestyle relay team of Adino Misany (25.40), Ethan Smith (24.34), Chase Komassa (23.58), and Owen Smith (23.58) lowered both their team record of 1:39.61 and the Wisconsin 11-12 state record, besting the 2015 time of 1:39.28 from the Badger Aquatics Club.
  That quartet went on to win by just over fo
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year – Lamar Taylor

  19-12-2025 00:25 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here.
  Lamar Taylor is just the third different Swammy winner of the Caribbean/Central American Male Swimmer of the Year since 2020, joining Jordan Crooks (2022 and 2024) and Dylan Carter (2020, 2021, 2023). Taylor spent the year rewriting a number of his own Bahamian records while making a significant impact on several University of Tennessee relays at NCAAs, becoming the first swimmer ever to break an NCAA record in the same event a
  
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• Ethan Holloway Swims Personal Bests In All Events At Winter Juniors Including 20.05 50 Free

  19-12-2025 00:24 via swimswam.com
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Ethan Holloway, the son of NC State head coach Braden Holloway, committed to NC State for 2026 earlier this fall. Just two months later, Ethan posted lifetime best times in all of his events at Winter Juniors-East.
  He most notably finaled in the 50 and 100 freestyles at the meet. After tying for 24th in prelims of the 50 free in a 20.37, he blasted a 20.05 to win the swim off, earning him a spot in finals. At night, he swam a 20.14 to win the ‘C’ fina
  
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• Lithuanian Coach Paulius Andrijauskas Resigns After Accusations of Harassment

  18-12-2025 23:23 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Lithuanian coach Paulius Andrijauskas has resigned from his post after facing allegations of harassment and psychological abuse.
  Andrijauskas, who represented Lithuania at the 2004 Olympic Games and worked with world champion breaststroker Ruta Meilutyte briefly from 2017 until 2018, was accused of harassment by current World Junior champion and Virginia commit Smilte Plytnykaite.
  Plytnykaite, 18, spoke to Lithuanian outlet Lietuvos Rytas in multipl
  
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• Texas Men Stay On Top of December CSCAA Dual Meet Polls

  18-12-2025 21:54 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  The University of Texas men came out on top of the December edition of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) dual meet poll for the 3rd of three times this season with 400 total points.
  See Previous EditionsOctober
  NovemberThe Texas men did not swim any dual meets in November, so their record stayed at the 2-0 from their two meets in October, but they dominated the Texas Hall of Fame Invite with huge swims and best times across the board.
  One
  
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• Kwong/Verzyl, Hedberg/Tyler Win Synchro Gold on Final Day of USA Diving Winter Nationals

  18-12-2025 21:54 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USA Diving
  The 2025 USA Diving Winter National Championships wrapped up Tuesday with Anna Kwong and Sophie Verzyl winning the women’s synchronized 3-meter title and Joshua Hedberg and Carson Tyler winning men’s synchronized 10-meter.Full ResultsHedberg and Tyler, who won bronze in 10-meter synchro at the World Aquatics Championships earlier this year, dominated the field with 827.02 points, including 82.14 on a
  
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• Virginia Women Stay On Top of December CSCAA Polls, Michigan and Tennessee Leap Up Rankings

  18-12-2025 21:19 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  The Colleges Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) has released December dual meet polls, the last edition for the 2025 calendar year, and the Virginia women maintain their stranglehold of the top spot with 425 points.
  See Previous Editions:October
  NovemberSince last month’s polls, the UVA women have swum three dual meets (at the CSCAA Dual Meet Tournament), all three of which they won in dominant fashion.
  In the first meet of the tournament they ca
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: South American Male Swimmer Of The Year – Gui Caribe

  18-12-2025 21:18 via swimswam.com
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here.
  Many professional swimmers enter a golden age of their career when they reach their early to mid 20s. They find their stride at an established training base, rise in seniority and speed within their institutions, and their name recognition in the sport burgeons. Few swimmers have stepped into this phase in the past 12 months more profoundly than Gui Caribe. The now-established Brazilian star leaves 2025 a more mature, faster, wel
  
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• From Retirement To European Champion: Kasia Wasick’s Unlikely Comeback

  18-12-2025 21:00 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of THEMAGIC5.
  She retired. She came back. Now she’s beating swimmers half her age. Oldest Swimmer at Elite European Championships, Kasia Wasick, shows that age is just a number as she wins Gold and Breaks Masters World Record with her Brothers.
  Five-time Olympian and Polish national record holder Kasia Wasick sprinted her way to gold in the women’s 50m freestyle at the European Short Course Championships. In front of a raging home crowd, Wasick delive
  
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• Ryan Lochte: “I never swam for the gold medals”

  18-12-2025 20:27 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  American swimmer Ryan Lochte released a statement on his Instagram account that, among other things, responded to the public backlash over his decision to sell three of his Olympic gold medals at auction.
  As part of a six paragraph written post that starts with saying that it is written because he is “too emotional to speak through this,” Lochte addresses a recent post by his ex-wife Kayla Reid and says that “therapy has been a transformative jo
  
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• Doping Case Involving Bolivian Olympian Maria Jose Pinto Ribera Settled

  18-12-2025 19:53 via swimswam.com
  By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
  The doping case involving 2024 Bolivian Olympic swimmer Maria Jose Pinto Ribera has been settled.
  The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Pinto will be ineligible until February 2026 after testing positive at the 2024 Paris Olympics for furomeside, a substance classified as capable of masking other drugs from the system.
  The 28-year-old Pinto was officially handed a 16-month ban effective Oct. 8, 2024 after being placed under a provincial suspension.
  One of the
  
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• Lilly King ‘Strikes the Anvil” Ahead of Indianapolis Colts Game

  18-12-2025 19:34 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  American Olympic gold medalist Lilly King ‘struck the anvil’ ahead of the Indianapolis Colts’ game on December 1 in the same stadium where she swam her final Olympic Trials meet in June.
  King, an Indiana native and star at Indiana University, retired at the 2025 World Championships as one of history’s most decorated breaststrokers. She owns six Olympic medals, including three gold. That includes the 100 breaststroke at the 2016 Games in Ri
  
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• 2025 Swammy Awards: CAC Female Swimmer of the Year – Celia Pulido

  18-12-2025 19:15 via swimswam.com
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2025 Swammy Awards here.
  Mexico’s Celia Pulido earns the Swammy for the Central American/Caribbean Female Swimmer of the Year following a year that saw her break four Mexican National Records, qualify for an ‘A’ final at NCAAs from a mid-major program, and represent her country at the World Aquatics Championships.
  Kicking off her 2025 campaign, Pulidio won a trio of individual Missouri Valley Conference Championship titles as a senior
  
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• Kansas, TCU Claim Big 12 Weekly Swim & Dive Honors

  18-12-2025 19:10 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Big 12 Sports
  TCU’s Nigel Forbes (men’s swimmer), Shea Skarda (men’s newcomer) and Audrey Worgull (women’s co-newcomer) were joined by Kansas’ pair of Hailey Farrell (women’s swimmer) and Kelly Estebo (women’s diver and co-newcomer) as the recipients of the Big 12 Swimming & Diving weekly awards for competition ending Dec. 14.
  Forbes led the Horned Frogs against Oklahoma Christian, winning two individual events and e
  
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• 2026 Pitt Swimming Summer Camp – Sign Up Today

  18-12-2025 17:09 via swimswam.com
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  2026 Pitt Swimming Summer Camp – Sign Up Today
  We are excited to have you part of our camps this summer. We are looking forward to working with each camper, whether they are just learning to swim or looking to master some of the best training and technique methods used by the University of Pittsburgh coaching staff! Please see below for all the camp offerings; there is something for every level swimmer!Event
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