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• Kayla Han, Luke Whitlock Open Indianapolis Spring Cup With Distance Free Wins

  16-05-2024 02:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 Indianapolis Spring CupMay 15-18, 2024
  IUPUI Natatorium
  Meet Mobile: “2024 Indy May Cup”Some of the top swimmers from the midwest are competing this week in Indianapolis, just one month out from the US Olympic Trials. The meet serves as one of many tune-up meets before some athletes will return to Indianapolis next month but will swim in Lucas Oil Stadium.
  On the first night of the meet, Luke Whitlock earned the win in the men’s 1500 freestyle s
  
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• Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus aim to get it just right in 200m freestyle showdown

  11-06-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They’re good friends and training partners, but there can only be one winner at the Australian Olympic trials The 200m freestyle discipline holds a distinct, curious place on the swimming roster. Swimmers with pure speed focus on the one-lap 50m dash, or the two-lap 100m race. Middle distance swimmers prefer the 400m, the 800m or even the endurance epic, the 1500m. The 200m is too long for unbridled sprinting, and too short for a more measured show of stamina.In other words, it is the gold
  
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• Iona Anderson Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s Aussie Age Record With 58.43 100 Back

  11-06-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)In what was a history-making final of the women’s 100 backstro
  
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• A Million Gallons of Milk (And Other Expensive Ways to Fill an Olympic Swimming Pool)

  11-06-2024 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  In 2014, SwimSwam’s Tony Carroll (who is now a hotshot coach at Club Wolverine) calculated how much it would cost to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool with various items that aren’t chlorinated water.
  Now, a decade later, it’s time to spin that exercise forward, taking advantage of America’s new favorite hobby: tracking inflation.New here? How Big is an Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool, actually?While it’s hard to figure exactly how many gal
  
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• 15-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Downs Leisel Jones’ Aussie Age Record From 2000 In 100 Breast

  11-06-2024 13:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Breaststroking ph
  
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• Top Calgary Clubs Remain Locked out of Home Pools As Water Main Still Under Repair

  11-06-2024 13:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A critical water main break that occurred last week in Calgary is still affecting the city, including its swimmers.
  Last Wednesday evening, June 5, a water main break occurred in the northwestern Calgary neighborhood of Bowness, leading to city-wide restrictions and a boil water advisory for the area.
  It was announced Tuesday evening that the boil water advisory for Bowness has been lifted, but water restrictions remain in place for all Calgarians as the main
  
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• McKeown Rattles World Record With #2 Swim In History, O’Callaghan Joins Sub-58 Club In 100 BK

  11-06-2024 13:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)It was no surprise to see the Australian women put on a clinic in th
  
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• Katie Ledecky Memoir Excerpt “JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life”

  11-06-2024 13:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky has penned her memoir for your summer read ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.   Ledecky stands alone among her peers, a towering champion consistently winning since she was 15 years old at the 2012 London Olympics. If you ever wanted to dive deeper into who Ledecky is, this is the opportunity.
  Purchase here: JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life  
  Excerpted from:JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life
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• Kaylee McKeown sends warning to Olympic rivals with second fastest 100m backstroke ever

  11-06-2024 12:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian finishes in 57.41 at swim trials to qualify for Paris GamesO’Callaghan second in Brisbane to book ticket ahead of AndersonSuch is Kaylee McKeown’s dominance in the women’s 100m backstroke that the Australian holds every single one of the top five times in history, and all but one of the top 10. The 22-year-old won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the two-lap race; gold at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka; and gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the 1
  
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• Katharine Berkoff: The Best Is Yet to Come

  11-06-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of P2Life, a SwimSwam partner since 2013.
  For the past 18 months, with almost every race, Katharine Berkoff has established new personal best (PB) times. Last summer Katharine stunned everyone with a 58.01 in the 100m backstroke, yet another PB and a podium finish at the World Championships.
  This year she continues her course of new PBs. Consider her improvements from the 2023 to the 2024 NCAAs. She lowered her 50-yard free from 21.54 to 21.0
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

  11-06-2024 10:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed) 
  WOMEN’S 100 BACKWorld Record – 57.33, Kaylee McKeown (AUS),
  
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• Emma McKeon Becomes Australia’s Oldest Olympic Swimming Qualifier in 32 Years

  11-06-2024 03:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Emma McKeon became Australia’s most decorated Olympian in Tokyo, earnin
  
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• Stanford All-American Luke Maurer Transferring to USC For Fifth Year

  11-06-2024 02:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
  The University of Southern California announced on X (formerly Twitter) that All-American Luke Maurer will use his Covid fifth-year with the Trojans. Maurer, a freestyle specialist, will provide a huge boost to the Trojan men as they look to rise from their 22nd-place showing at NCAAs this season.
  It will be a family affair as Maurer’s mother, Lea Maurer, enters her third year at the helm of USC’s Swimming and Diving programs.The Trojan Fam just got bigger
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

  11-06-2024 02:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Prelims Recap: Day 1
  Finals Recap: Day 1
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)G’day Mates. I hope you enjoyed some stellar performances yesterday and are exc
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Battle for Second Brewing Behind Ledecky in the 800 Free

  11-06-2024 00:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pre-Scratch Psych SheetWOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – BY THE NUMBERSWorld Record: 8:04.79, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2016 Olympic Games
  American Record:  8:04.79, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2016 Olympic Games
  U.S. Open Record: 8:06.68, Katie Ledecky (USA) –
  
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• TWO Schroeder YMCA Backstrokers Punch Last-Minute Trials Cuts on Sunday

  11-06-2024 00:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Shorewood Long Course Summer OpenJune 7-9, 2024
  Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
  Long Course Meters (50 meters), Timed Finals
  Results on Meet Mobile: “Shorewood 2024 Long Course Summer Open”
  Web resultsOne of the busiest weekend’s of the year for Olympic Trials cuts has been the final weekend of qualifying, with Schroeder YMCA backstrokers Maggie Dickinson and Alana Berlin joining a chorus of last-minute cuts ahead of
  
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• Two-Time NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Nicole Maier Transfers To Florida

  11-06-2024 00:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  Nicole Maier, a 2022 and 2023 NCAA Championships ‘B’ finalist in the 400-yard IM, will be using her final year of eligibility at the University of Florida as a graduate transfer. Maier spent her first four seasons with Miami (Ohio). Florida announced her signing to the squad via Instagram on Monday.
  Gators newest additionWelcome to UF, @nicole.maierr !
  #GoGatorsView this post on InstagramA post shared by Florida Gators Swim & Dive (@gatorsswimdv
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Photo Vault

  11-06-2024 00:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Day one of the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials hopefully set the tone for the re
  
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• Who Is NOT Swimming at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, Despite Qualifying

  11-06-2024 00:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview IndexMore than 700 swimmers are set to descend on Indianapolis for the U.S. Olympic Trials later this week, but a few dozen will be absent from the pool inside Lucas Oil Stadium despite qualifying for the meet. The list features some surprising names, incl
  
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• The 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials Pick ‘Em Contest Is HERE!

  11-06-2024 00:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pre-Scratch Psych SheetThe Official SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest for the 2024 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials is live, courtesy of Speedo USA!
  Click here to enter!
  Beware! We know that certain swimmers are entered in more events than they’ll swim at Trials. Choose carefu
  
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• Pavalic Hits Croatian 50 Free Record, Sakci Speeds At 2024 Golden Bear

  10-06-2024 23:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GOLDEN BEAR (CRO)Saturday, June 8th & Sunday, June 9th
  Zagreb, Croatia
  LCM (50m)
  ResultsThe 2024 Golden Bear competition wrapped up over the weekend from Zagreb with a new national record biting the dust.
  Racing in the women’s 50m freestyle, Jana Pavalic fired off a time of 24.77 to take the gold medal. The 17-year-old ventured into sub-25-second territory for the first time in her career, beating the previous national standard of 25.20 she put on th
  
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• 2024 Olympic Trials Previews: Will Ryan Murphy Stay Atop the 200 Back Field?

  10-06-2024 23:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview IndexMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – BY THE NUMBERSWorld Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Piersol (USA) – 2009 World Championships
  American Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Piersol – 2009 World Championships
  U.S. Open Record: 1:53.08, Aaron Piersol – 2009
  
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• Olympic Champion Missy Franklin Discusses Life Lessons in Swim Ahead of 2024 Olympic Trials

  10-06-2024 22:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamMissy Franklin was a 5x Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the pool. Now outside of it, Franklin is having just as much success. She’s a parent (3-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn, with her husband Hayes Johnson), a member of the media (hosts the podcast Unfiltered Waters with fellow Olympian Katie Hoff), and an ambassador for the USA Swimming Foundation.
  In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Olympic Trials with Franklin, who will be in Indianapolis
  
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• Different Maps Of The 2024 Paris Olympics And Its Layout

  10-06-2024 22:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The Paris Olympics begin about a month and a half from now. If you’re in Paris (or even watching from home), you might want to familiarize yourself with the layout of the city and see what changes occur for such a big event to take place.
  Here are some maps to reference for the coming months. Swimming competition takes place during the first half of the Games.
  Map of all of the country “houses”:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Coach Alexan
  
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• 2024 Olympic Digest: 33 Kenyan Athletes Suspended For Doping

  10-06-2024 20:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam will be providing a weekly rundown of the top stories in Olympic sports (outside of swimming) in the lead-up to the 2024 Games in Paris.
  KENYAN ANTI-DOPING AGENCY SUSPENDS 33 ATHLETES
  The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has suspended 33 athletes for doping, including 26 from track & field, Kenyan newspaper Nation reported last week.
  The mass suspension comes after ADAK Chief Executive Sarah Shubutse forecasted that 50 athletes would be so
  
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• Highland High School Aquatic Center Aims To Provide Opportunities For Low-Income Swimmers

  10-06-2024 19:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  As a teenager, swimming changed Nate Franklin‘s life for the better. Now, decades later, he’s using the sport to give back to his community.
  Franklin’s company, Pacifico Energy Group, is funding the construction of a pool at Highland High School, which has 2,599 students and is located in an area within Bakersfield, California with a significant population of minority and low-income households. Not only will the pool host high school swimming competitio
  
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• Frantisek Jablcnik Breaks Slovakian Record in 200 Free (1:49.38) at National Championships

  10-06-2024 19:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Slovakian National ChampionshipsJune 7-9, 2024
  Samorin, Slovakia
  LCM (50 meters)Rising Queens University of Charlotte sophomore Frantisek Jablcnik lowered his own Slovakian record in the 200-meter freestyle over the weekend with a winning time of 1:49.38.
  The 20-year-old shaved .15 seconds off his national standard of 1:49.53 from last month, which broke Marcel Gery‘s 38-year-old record of 1:50.06 from way back in 1986. Jablcnik remains a few seconds shy o
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Intense Battle Shaping Up For 2nd in the Men’s 800 Free

  10-06-2024 19:00 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’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  SwimSwam Preview IndexMEN’S 800 FREE — BY THE NUMBERS:World Record: 7:32.11 — Zhang Lin, China (2009)
  American Record: 7:38.67 — Bobby Finke (2023)
  U.S. Open Record: 7:40.34 — Bobby Finke, United States (2023)
  World Junior Record: 7:43.37 — Lorenzo Galossi, Ital
  
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• Countdown to US Olympic Trials: Social Media Edition

  10-06-2024 18:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Countdown to swimming in a football stadium: five days. Check out updates from Indianapolis as the city prepares to host the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials.
  Some of the local swimmers tested out the pool after it was completed just last week. Construction began on May 12th and finished on June 5th. The city has also already prepared for the event as the city features street signs named after swimmers, the Children’s Museum has a swimming twist, and the airport
  
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• Unpacking What Makes a “Fast Pool”

  10-06-2024 17:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  As swimmers, we’ve grown accustomed to talking about pools. Some pools are “meh,” while others are “slow” — and every so often, we arrive at our taper meets to race in a pool that is “fast.”
  But what exactly constitutes a fast pool? Is it any different from any other pool? It’s not like the water in the pool is moving or propelling swimmers in any specific direction.
  Today, we’ll take a look at what
  
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