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• Just one small request from Adam Peaty MBE​'s nan @Mavise42Mavis and that's to #VotePeaty for BBC Sport​s Personali… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  12-12-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Just one small request from Adam Peaty MBE​'s nan @Mavise42Mavis and that's to #VotePeaty for BBC Sport​s Personali… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #6 Ranked Recruit In Class Of 2023, Aaron Shackell Announces Transfer To Texas

  05-05-2024 17:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The #6 ranked recruit coming out of high school last spring Aaron Shackell has announced his commitment to Texas. Shackell entered the transfer portal at the beginning of April.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Aaron Shackell (@aaron_shackell)Shackell spent the fall semester at Cal and then headed back home to Carmel, Indiana for an Olympic Redshirt in the spring semester. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
  His biggest meet in the fall was mid
  
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• Alessandro Miressi, Sara Curtis Collect Wins At 2024 International Alpha Cup

  05-05-2024 17:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 INTERNATIONAL ALPHA CUPSunday, May 5th
  Aquamore Bocconi Sport Center
  LCM (50m)
  ResultsA one-day Italian competition of the 2024 International Alpha Cup transpired in Milan with several big guns taking to the Aquamore Boccini Sport Center pool.
  This meet is taking place in between the Italian Championships/Olympic Trials in March and the Sette Colli Trophy on the agenda for June. Any available Olympic roster spots can be filled up at the Sette Colli Trophy and you c
  
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• Danielle Hill Notches 27.65 50 Back Irish Record At Ulster Championships

  05-05-2024 16:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 ULSTER AGE GROUP & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 5th
  Aquamore Bocconi Sport Center, Bangor, Northern Ireland
  LCM (50m)
  Results: Meet Mobile – Ulster Age Group & Senior LC Champs 2024The 2024 Ulster Age Group & Senior Championships taking place in Bangor, Northern Ireland saw a national record bite the dust at the hands of Danielle Hill.
  25-year-old Hill raced in the women’s 50m back where she notched a win
  
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• Freshman Bianca Nwaizu Wins 100 Breast in 1:01.03 at CIF-SS Division 4 Championship Meet

  05-05-2024 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Southern Section Swimming – Division IV ChampionshipsApril 25-May 2, 2024
  Mt. San Antonio College Aquatic Center, Walnut, California
  Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals (9 per heat)
  Full Meet Results
  Final Team ScoresThe 2024 CIF Southern Section Division 4 Swimming & Diving Championship finals on Friday saw a pair of teams that weren’t in contention last season rise to championships this season.The Southern Section of the CIF has fo
  
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• Gunn HS Boys Win 2024 CIF-CCS Team Title as St. Ignatius Girls Earn Their 3rd-Straight Title

  05-05-2024 09:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Central Coast Section ChampionshipsMay 2nd-4th, 2024 (Swimming)
  Independence High School
  San Jose, CA (PDT)
  SCY (25y)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Section Meet Info
  State Meet Info
  Girls Prelims Recap
  Boys Prelims RecapDefending Champs: St. Ignatius girls (2x) | Palo Alto boys (2x)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CCS Swimming & Diving Championships”The 2024 CIF-Central Coast Section (CIF-CCS) Championships have come to a close in San Jose, with les
  
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• Villa Park Girls, Costa Mesa Boys Win CIF-Southern Sectional Division 2 Titles

  05-05-2024 03:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 2-4, 2024 (swimming)
  Mt. San Antonio College – Walnut, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  PDF Results
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CIF-SS Division 2”The 2024 CIF-Southern Section Division 2 Championships were held at Mt. San Antonio College on Friday, May 4th. The Villa Park girls and Costa Mesa boys claimed dominant team victories, as both high schools won by nearly 50 points.
  Girls’ R
  
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• Saint Petersburg Aquatics Sweeps 15&Under 5K Open Water Jr. National Titles

  05-05-2024 01:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OPEN WATER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 3-5, 2024
  Sarasota, FL
  Nathan Benderson Park
  Open Water
  Meet Info
  Full 5K Junior ResultsOpen Water Nationals in Sarasota kicked off day 2 with the Junior 5K swims. Saint Petersburg Aquatics swimmers swept the day with wins. Making the wins even more impressive, neither swimmer competed in the event last year.
  Spots for the Olympics are not on the line at the competition but spots on the US National and Junior National Tea
  
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• Olympic Trials Qualifier Luke Waldrep Verbals to Auburn, Taking Baton from Sister Ellie

  05-05-2024 00:44 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.
  Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Luke Waldrep has verbally committed to swim and study at Auburn University beginning in the 2025-26 school year. He wil
  
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• Winter US Open Qualifer Lily Archibald Commits to Swim for Rice University in the Fall of 2025

  05-05-2024 00:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild 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.
  Swapping out the cold New England winters for those of the Texas heat is Connecticut native Lily Archibald. Archibald, who hails from Ridgefield, has comm
  
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• Quin Seider Breaks More Records at CIF-SS D3 Championships as Quartz Hill & Bonita Win Meet

  04-05-2024 23:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF-SS DIVISION 3May 1-3, 2024 (swimming)
  April 24, 2024 (diving)
  Mt. San Antonio College – Walnut, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results: Prelims/Finals/Diving
  Team ScoresAfter having taken down an over 30-year-old record in the 200 free prelims, Quin Seider decided he wasn’t done yet. The senior, who swims for Nordhoff High School, entered the final day with a prelims time of 1:36.45, which was over a second clear of the old record of 1:37.80. Seider&rsquo
  
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• 2-Sport Athlete Riley Taylor Commits to Western Colorado for Swimming

  04-05-2024 23:37 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.
  Versatile athlete Riley Taylor from Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, has committed to swim and study at Western Colorado University beginning in the 2024-2
  
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• Entries Show Summer McIntosh In 200 Freestyle, Still No 800 Freestyle

  04-05-2024 22:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Earlier this week, it was found that Summer McIntosh‘s sponsor might have leaked her events for the 2024 Canadian Trials. That list showed McIntosh opting for the 400 IM over 200 freestyle and the 200 IM over 800 freestyle.
  SplashMe has entries for the meet that will take place from May 13-19. This list shows McIntosh in the 200 freestyle and the 100 freestyle, in addition to the other five events her sponsor already listed.
  Updated Entries For Trials:400 freest
  
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• Zionsville’s Annabel Hermacinski Commits to WashU St. Louis for 2024-25

  04-05-2024 21:31 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.
  Annabel Hermacinski, a senior at Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, will swim and study at Washington University in St. Louis be
  
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• Grousset Gets Edge Over Manaudou In 100 Free Open Des Gones Final

  04-05-2024 20:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 OPEN DES GONESFriday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 5th
  Piscine de Lyon Vaise, Lyon, France
  LCM (5om)
  Meet Central
  Recap #1
  Live Results33-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou already staked his claim on the men’s 50m free at the 2024 Open des Gones but tonight he raced in the final of the 100m sprint.
  As we reported, Manaudou fired off a time of 21.71 to take the top seed in the splash n’ dash, whose final is on the agenda for tomorrow, Sunday
  
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• Champion Race Horse Named After a Swimmer Wins Big in Kentucky

  04-05-2024 18:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  If you are following this weekend’s horse racing at Churchill Downs in Kentucky, building up to Saturday’s premier Kentucky Derby race, you have surely heard the name “Thorpedo Anna”.
  The horse upset the Kentucky Oaks field on Friday night in muddy conditions, winning by four lengths over favorite Just F Y I in spite of 4:1 odds.
  The Kentucky Oaks race is a part of the Kentucky Derby weekend, but a race specifically for fillies, specifical
  
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• Cal Commit Dar Lavrenko Spooks CIF Central Coast 100 FR Section Record at 43.97 in Prelims

  04-05-2024 16:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Central Coast Section ChampionshipsMay 2nd-4th, 2024 (Swimming)
  Independence High School
  San Jose, CA (PDT)
  SCY (25y)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Meet Info
  Girls Prelims Recap
  Boys Prelims: Friday, May 3rd
  Boys & Girls Finals: Saturday, May 4th, 1:30PMDefending Champs: St. Ignatius girls (2x) | Palo Alto boys (2x)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CCS Swimming & Diving Championships”The 2024 CIF-Central Coast Section (CIF-CCS) Championships
  
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• Ellen Walshe Takes Down Irish 400 IM Record From 1996

  04-05-2024 15:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 LEINSTER AGE GROUP & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, May 3rd – Sunday, May 6th
  National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin
  LCM (50m)
  Results: Meet Mobile – Leinster Long Course Championships May 2024The Irish Open Championships/Olympic Trials may not be on the calendar until the end of this month but Ellen Walshe is racing like her Paris 2024 bid is already on the line.
  22-year-old Walshe busted out a new Irish national record in the women
  
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• Will Gretchen Walsh Translate NCAA Dominance into U.S. Olympic Trials Success?

  04-05-2024 13:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwamGretchen Walsh  made history at NCAA Championships this past spring breaking three NCAA records in her individual events, but how much has Gretchen grown since the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials?   In my opinion, her San Antonio Pro Swim times indicate she’s on track to deliver at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.
  San Antonio Pro Swim:50m Free – 24.29
  100m Free – 53.17
  100m Fly – 56.14Those times for Gretchen are down from spring
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #960

  04-05-2024 13:39 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:  Seni
  
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• Paris Officials Open Austerlitz Water Tank, A Crucial Piece of the Seine River Clean Up Plan

  04-05-2024 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  With less than 90 days until the 2024 Olympics, an important piece of organizers’ plans to keep the Seine river quality acceptable has fallen into place. On Thursday, organizers and Paris officials inaugurated the Austerlitz water basin — a tunnel and connected storage tank that can hold 13.2 million gallons of water, the equivalent of about 20 long course pools.
  This storage tank has been in progress for three years. It is one of the crucial pieces of o
  
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• Jack Schardt signs with Miami University (OH) starting fall of 2024.

  04-05-2024 07:12 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.
  NOVA of Virginia Swimmer Jack Shardt has announced his commitment to swim at Miami University (OH) beginning this fall (2024). Shardt, an IM/distance fr
  
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• Summer Junior Nationals Qualifier Kamryn Meskill (2025) Verbally Commits to UNC

  04-05-2024 07:11 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.
  Karmyn Meskill, a Summer Junior Nationals Qualifier in the 100 fly short course yards (SCY) and 50/100 free long course meters (LCM), has declared her v
  
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• Distance Freestyler Lilly Gault Abdella to join the Auburn Tigers beginning fall 2025.

  04-05-2024 07:11 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.
  South Carolina native Lilly Gault “LG” Abdella will travel to Alabama to join the Auburn Tigers starting in the fall of 2025. Abdella can sw
  
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• Kelsey Zhang Scares 100 FL & 200 IM CIF-Central Coast Section Records at 2024 Girls Prelims

  04-05-2024 07:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Central Coast Section ChampionshipsMay 2nd-4th, 2024 (Swimming)
  Independence High School
  San Jose, CA (PDT)
  SCY (25y)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet
  Meet Info
  Girls Prelims: Thursday, May 2nd
  Boys Prelims: Friday, May 3rd
  Boys & Girls Finals: Saturday, May 4th, 1:30PM
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CCS Swimming & Diving Championships”The 2024 CIF State Swimming and Diving Championship Series continues this week with the start of the 2024 CIF-Cen
  
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• Axel Reymond Wins Men’s 10KM in Photo Finish at U.S. Open Water Nationals

  04-05-2024 05:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. Open Water National ChampionshipsMay 3-5, 2024
  Sarasota, FL
  Nathan Benderson Park
  Open Water
  Meet Info
  Full 10km ResultsAxel Reymond, a French open water marathon swimmer champion, managed to snag the national championship title in the men’s 10km by a tiny margin after a gripping final stretch in the race.
  The top three competitors touched so close together that the official results came only after a photo analysis of the finish.
  Reymond secured the
  
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• Erika Pelaez Earns 200 Free Trials Cut With 2:00.51, Wins 100 Fly In Same Session

  04-05-2024 05:05 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 RecapKicking night 2 off was Erika Pelaez who swam a personal best time with a 2:00.51 in the 200 freestyle, earning her another Olympic Trials Cut as the cut is a 2:00.89. Pelaez just swam her old best of a 2:01.05 about two weeks ago. Her best time was a 2:01.28 coming into the season. The NC State commit for this fall is improving h
  
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• Enge Wins 100 Breast, Hartman Claims 200 Free/100 Fly Double On Day 2 Of Mesa Spring Cup

  04-05-2024 04:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 18 & UNDER SPRING CUP – MESAMay 2-5, 2024
  Mesa, Arizona
  LCM (50 meters)
  Psych Sheets
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 USA Swimming 18&U Spring Cup – Mesa”
  Day 1 RecapThe Mesa 18 & Under Spring Cup continued on Friday at the Skyline Aquatic Center. This second finals session included the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and 400 IM events.
  Virginia commit Bailey Hartman was a double event winner on the night, as
  
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• Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Augie Busch At Arizona?

  04-05-2024 04:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  After a seven-year stint that saw the program struggle to contend with a revolving door of assistants, the University of Arizona cut ties with head coach Augie Busch on Thursday.
  Arizona used to be regarded as one of the premier swimming schools in the country. The women’s team placed in the top five at NCAAs in 10 straight seasons from 2004 to 2013, winning the national title in 2008. The Wildcat men finished 4th or better nine times and no lower than
  
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• Arizona Lets Go Head Coach Augie Busch After Seven Seasons

  04-05-2024 04:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The University of Arizona has cut ties with head swimming & diving coach Augie Busch after seven seasons in Tucson.
  Busch was named the head coach at Arizona in July 2017, taking over for the retired Rick DeMont after a four-year stint at the University of Virginia.
  The Wildcats have largely struggled during Busch’s tenure, failing to crack the top 10 at either the Men’s or Women’s NCAA Championships. The men’s team had their highe
  
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