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• How to Conquer Fear of Failure and Swim Fast When It Counts

  08-05-2025 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Learn why fear of failure affects swimmers, how it impacts performance, and actionable strategies to bounce back and swim fast under pressure.
  Fear of failure is a normal part of being a swimmer.
  We’ve invested a TON of time and energy into our training, so it’s natural to worry that a bad swim will pop out of nowhere and render all of our hard work for naught.
  But there’s a big difference between the healthy pressure that pushes us to show
  
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• Tampa Women Move to Top of DII CSCAA Dual Meet Polls, Drury Men Maintain Lead

  21-12-2025 01:59 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  The December edition of the Division II College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) have switched up on the women’s side as they chose a new #1 for the 3rd month in a row in the Tampa women while the Drury men kept their spot at the top.
  Women’s Rankings
  On the women’s rankings, Tampa and Nova’Seastern switched from November with the Tampa women taking over the top spot by just one point after finishing 3rd at the 2025
  
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• Tiaigo Fonseca Gomes Makes Noise On Day Two In The Hague

  20-12-2025 23:49 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 DUTCH SC CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, December 19th – Sunday, December 21st
  The Hague, the Netherlands
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamWe saw day two of the 2025 Dutch Short Course Championships take place tonight in The Hague, with swimmers vying for solid performances to end their 2025 year of racing.
  18-year-old Tiago Fonseca Gomes made his presence known in multiple events on the evening, first topping the podium in the men’s
  
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• Samusenko Impresses Again On Final Day Of 2025 Vladimir Salnikov Cup

  20-12-2025 23:16 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 VLADIMIR SALNIKOV CUPFriday, December 19th & Saturday, December 20th
  St. Petersburg, Russia
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsThe second and final day of competition unfolded at the 2025 Vladimir Salnikov Cup with swimmers vying for meet titles and bragging rights to close out the 2025 calendar year of racing.
  We reported how 17-year-old Mikhail Shcherbakov lowered his own newly minted European Junior Record en route to winning gold in the men&rsqu
  
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• Hanna Rosvall and Victor Johansson Each Win Three Events At the 2025 Swedish SC Championships

  20-12-2025 23:04 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2025 Swedish SC ChampionshipsDecember 10-14 2025
  Eskilstuna, Sweden
  SCM (25 Meters)
  Full Meet ResultsThe 2025 Swedish Short Course Championships went off last weekend in Eskilstuna, starting just three days after the conclusion of the 2025 European SC Championships, and a many of the top swimmers made appearances at both.
  The meet was led by a few three event winners starting with Hanna Rosvall on the women’s side. After taking 6th in the 100 back (57.06) and
  
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• Backstroke Specialist Teagan Denne Announces Commitment To Trinity University’s Class Of 2030

  20-12-2025 23:01 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.
  Teagan Denne has announced her commitment to swim at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, for her collegiate career. She confirmed the news i
  
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• Shcherbakov Lowers Own European Junior Record In SCM 200 IM At Russian Championships

  20-12-2025 21:14 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 VLADIMIR SALNIKOV CUPFriday, December 19th & Saturday, December 20th
  St. Petersburg, Russia
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsThe second and final day of competition unfolded at the 2025 Vladimir Salnikov Cup and it brought a new European Junior Record at the hands of Mikhail Shcherbakov.
  Racing in the final of the men’s 200m IM, 17-year-old Shcherbakov fired off a time of 1:52.21 to reap gold and down his own previous EJR.
  It was just last m
  
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• Butterfly & IM Specialist Anthony Rulkowski Announces Commitment To Georgia Tech For 2026-27

  20-12-2025 20:21 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.
  Anthony Rulkowski has announced his commitment to continue his academic and athletic careers at Georgia Tech, beginning in the fall of 2026. He co
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #1068

  20-12-2025 20:00 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
  Target level:Senior Age Group/ High Sc
  
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• 54.7/2:02.5 Butterfly Specialist Maeve Collins Commits To UCSB’s Class Of 2030

  20-12-2025 17:56 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. 
  Maeve Collins has announced her intention to swim for the University of California-Santa Barbara for the next four years. Collins made the announ
  
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• Nitro Swimming Tapers for Winter Junior Championships – West | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

  20-12-2025 15:00 via swimswam.com
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamAfter the US Open in Austin, SwimSwam paid a visit to Nitro Swimming (Cedar Park) to see how they were getting ready for the upcoming Speedo Winter Junior Championships, also in Austin.
  National Group Coach Charlie McCanless ran the group of 9 athletes through turn work, a bit of aerobic maintenance, and finished with some resisted work with sox and banded starts.
  See the full workout below:
  200 Loosen
  2×150 (50 scull, 50 Power CU, 50 CU DPS Focus) @ 2:30
  2x
  [6
  
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• Futures Qualifier Rylan Sepulveda Commits to West Virginia University for Fall 2026

  20-12-2025 14:33 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells 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.
  Futures qualifier Rylan Sepulveda has announced his commitment to swim for West Virginia University beginning in the fall of 2026.“I am e
  
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• 17-Yr-Old Phillipson Notches Dutch Junior Record In 100 Backstroke

  20-12-2025 14:20 via swimswam.com
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2025 DUTCH SC CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, December 19th – Sunday, December 21st
  The Hague, the Netherlands
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe 2025 Dutch Short Course Championships kicked off last night from The Hague and, although big guns such as Marrit Steenbergen and Nyls Korstanje aren’t competing, there was still a plethora of talent taking to the SCM pool.
  The men’s 100m backstroke saw Giovanni Phillipson get it done for gold, p
  
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• Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 12/20/2025

  20-12-2025 14:00 via swimswam.com
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamBrought to you by Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam partner, our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Daniel Bunge, 13, NOVA of Virginia (VA): Bunge set four best times at the Katie Ledecky Invitational in College Park, most notably clocking 1:42.59 in the 200 free, which ranks him 1st this season among 13-year-old boys and 11th in the boys’ 13-14 age grou
  
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• Lucy Simmons Posts Top Time This Season in Girls’ 11-12 100 Back At Gulf Age Group Champs

  20-12-2025 05:00 via swimswam.com
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2025 Gulf Age Group ChampionshipsDecember 5-7, 2025
  College Station, TX
  25 yards (SCY)
  ResultsBlue Tide Aquatics’ Lucy Simmons enjoyed a stellar weekend of racing at the 2025 Gulf Age Group Championships, winning all nine of her individual races and climbing the national rankings in a number of events.
  The 12-year-old posted the fastest time in the country so far this season in the girls’ 11-12 age group in the 100 back, throwing down a winning time of
  
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• Luka Mijatovic Drops 14:30.01 Mile To Take Seven Seconds Off 15-16 NAG Record

  20-12-2025 02:17 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2025 CA/NV December SectionalsDecember 19-22, 2025
  Walnut, CA
  SCY (25 Yards)
  Live Results Available on Meet Mobile — “2025 CA-NV December SEctionals At BREA – cop”Luke Mijatovic, 16, continues to rewrite the NAG Record Books, and he dropped even more time tonight swimming a massive 14:30.01 in the boys 1650 at the 2025 California/Nevada December Sectionals meet to take seven seconds off his own NAG record time.
  The 16-year-old Texas com
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #1067

  20-12-2025 02:00 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:In-Season Recovery
  Target age group:13-14 years old, 15-18 years old
  Target level:Age Group (Int
  
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• Thomas Penny Moves Up To #2 All-Time Australian 13-Year-Old With 1:56.90 200 Free

  20-12-2025 01:40 via swimswam.com
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2025/26 New South Wales Senior State Age ChampionshipsDecember 13-19, 2025
  Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Live Streams
  Live Results
  Days 1-5 RecapThe New South Wales Senior State Age Championships wrapped up with more Australian age group top-10 times. The final day of the meet had the 200 freestyles, where the boys 13-year-old event saw a host of incredibly fast swims.
  The event was won by
  
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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:
  I’m
  
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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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