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• Legendary Olympic and Michigan Swim Coach Jon Urbanchek Dies at 87

  10-05-2024 16:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  Jon Urbanchek, one of swimming’s most legendary coaches, has died at the age of 87.
  Earlier this morning, John Dussliere, who was an Olympic coach with Urbanchek, posted of his passing on Facebook. “No one has given more.”No one has given more. The depth of this man’s commitment and love for the sport of swimming and his remarkable…
  Posted by John Dussliere on Friday, May 10, 2024
  Urbanchek leaves behind one of the greatest coach
  
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• NCAA Approves Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement in Historic House Case, Ending Amateurism

  24-05-2024 04:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Despite pushback from smaller Division I conferences, the NCAA Board of Governors reportedly approved settlement terms for Arizona State swimmer Grant House‘s class-action lawsuit that could send more than $15 billion to college athletes over the 10-year agreement.
  The settlement, which would also end the Hubbard and Carter cases facing the NCAA if approved by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken, includes almost $2.8 billion in back damages for lost opportunitie
  
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• Washington State Hires Russell Whitaker As New Head Swim Coach

  24-05-2024 04:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Washington State has found its new head coach to lead the program into the Mountain West Conference next season. Russell Whitaker has spent the last seven seasons as Washington State’s Director of Operations and last season added assistant coach duties to his workload.
  “We couldn’t be happier to name Russ Whitaker the new women’s swimming head coach at Washington State University!,” said McCoy. “Russ has been an incredibly
  
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• 2024 Mare Nostrum Canet: All The Links You Need

  24-05-2024 02:37 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
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe first stop of the 2024 Mare Nostrum Tour kicks off tomorrow in Canet-en-Roussillon, France with a wealth of international talent set to take to the pool.
  As a reminder, this year’s Mare Nostrum includes the following m
  
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• Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Chelsea Hodges forced to retire at age 22

  24-05-2024 02:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian breaststroker has been battling ongoing hip injuriesShe won gold in the 4x100 medley relay team in Tokyo Injuries have forced Olympic gold medallist Chelsea Hodges to quit swimming just two months before the Paris Games.Hodges, a breaststroker who was part of Australia’s gold-medal winning 4x100m medley relay team at the Tokyo Olympics, has been battling ongoing hip injuries. Continue reading...
  
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• 5 Irish Swimmers Qualified For Paris 2024 Through Day 2 Of Trials

  24-05-2024 01:58 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
  Results (when available)Day two of the 2024 Irish Olympic Trials concluded from Dublin tonight with another name added to the nation’s roster for Paris.
  We reported how National Training Centre Dublin swimmer Tom Fannon fired off a new lifetime
  
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• Canadian Olympian Ruslan Gaziev Suspended 18 Months for Whereabouts Failure

  24-05-2024 01:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Canadian anti-doping authorities have suspended Tokyo 2021 Olympic swimmer Ruslan Gaziev for 18 months after the 24-year-old Ohio State graduate registered three “whereabouts failures” last year.
  Gaziev’s suspension took effect December 31, 2023, and will last through May 31, 2025. The 2023 Big Ten champion in the 100 freestyle last competed at Notre Dame in January before skipping the 2024 Big Ten Championships, NCAA Championships, and Canadian Oly
  
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• Aussie Olympic Gold Medalist Chelsea Hodges Announces Surprise Retirement

  24-05-2024 01:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  In a surprising turn of events on the Australian swimming front, 22-year-old Chelsea Hodges has announced her retirement from competitive swimming just over 60 days away from the 2024 Olympic Games.
  The breaststroker who helped Australia win gold in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2020 Games in Tokyo revealed her decision via Instagram on May 24th.
  “Thank you Swimming. It’s with a very heavy heart I announce my retirement from competitive swimming.
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• Alex Walsh Shares Her Olympic Trials Lineup, With a Surprising Event Missing

  23-05-2024 23:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  American swimmer Alex Walsh is planning a three event lineup at the 2024 US Olympic Trials. One of the world’s most-versatile swimmers, Walsh is scheduled to race the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM, a widely different schedule than she swam at last year’s World Championship Trials.
  She revealed the schedule during a media call on Thursday afternoon.
  The schedule notably omits the 400 IM, which she swam and placed 4th in during the 2023 World Champ
  
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• WVU Announces Xavier’s Brent MacDonald As New Head Swim & Dive Coach

  23-05-2024 22:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  West Virginia University has named Brent MacDonald as the new head coach of its swim & dive program.
  MacDonald comes to WVU from Xavier, where he’s been on staff for 18 years, including the last 16 seasons as the head coach (one as interim).
  He takes over as the head coach of the Mountaineers from Vic Riggs, who resigned from his post after 17 years in April.A new era for WVU swimming and diving has arrived.
  We are excited to announce Brent MacDonal
  
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• Inside the Mind of Swimmer-Philosopher Brandon Fischer Ahead of His 5th U.S. Olympic Trials

  23-05-2024 21:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Brandon Fischer doesn’t fit the mold of the average U.S. Olympic Trials swimmer.
  At 35 years old, the breaststroke specialist is headed to his fifth Olympic Trials next month in search of his first Olympic berth. Whereas most would have called their career quits more than a decade ago without financial support, Fischer has continued his while balancing a full-time job as a mechanical technologist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, home of the Nation
  
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• Tom Fannon Fires Off 21.94 50 Free Irish Record To Punch Ticket To Paris

  23-05-2024 21:03 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
  Results (when available)The 2024 Irish Open Championships saw day 2 unfold from Dublin with the competition representing the nation’s Olympic Trials for anyone who has not yet claimed a Paris-worthy time from the 2023 or 2024 World Championships.
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• Sandpipers, Bob Bowman’s Crew are Entered in Speedo Grand Challenge This Weekend

  23-05-2024 20:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith 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
  Psych SheetsWhile much of the country made their final race preparations last week (including at a meet at this same pool in Irvine), a handful have waited until this weekend to get those tuneups in at the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California
  At the end of the meet, most of the country’s major
  
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• What You Need to Know About the 2024 Olympic Trials

  23-05-2024 19:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Competitor, a SwimSwam partner.
  We’re less than one month away from the U.S. Olympic Trials, set to take place in Indianapolis from June 15th to 23rd. Here’s what you need to know about this historic event.
  Where are the 2024 Olympic Trials? 
  For the first time, the swimming Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will take place on a football field. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana will host the Olympic-qualifying meet.
  
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• Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest Defends State Title at Kansas 1-5A State Championship

  23-05-2024 19:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam
  KSHSAA Girls 1-5A State ChampionshipsMay 16 – 18
  Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center
  Lenexa, KS
  Short Course Yards (25 yards) format
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  Full 1-5A ResultsOverland Park-Blue Valley Southwest defended their 2023 state title at the Kansas Girl’s 1-5A State Championship Saturday. Led by sophomore Willow Weninger, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest won two relays as well as two individual events. Weninger started her campaign
  
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• Matt King Announces Transfer To Indiana, Where He Originally Committed, After Olympic Redshirt

  23-05-2024 19:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  World Championship gold medalist and former SEC champion Matt King is headed back to where it all started (sort of), announcing he’s headed to Indiana University for the 2024-25 season.
  King, a member of the high school class of 2020, initially committed to Indiana in January of 2019, but seven months later, reversed course and opted to switch his commitment to Alabama, where he competed as a freshman in 2021 and won the SEC title in the men’s 100
  
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• David Wilkie obituary

  23-05-2024 18:59 via theguardian.com
  
  One of the greatest British swimmers who won gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Montreal Olympics in 1976On the day that David Wilkie, who has died of cancer aged 70, won an Olympic swimming gold medal in Montreal in 1976, he was the first British man to do so since Henry Taylor 68 years earlier.Expectations for him were high: as a teenager, he had won Olympic silver for the 200m breaststroke in Munich in 1972, and the following year became world champion. In Montreal he delivered, beating the
  
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• Georgia Southern Hires Morgan McCafferty as Fifth Women’s Head Coach in Past Decade

  23-05-2024 18:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Former University of Idaho assistant coach Morgan McCafferty was hired as the next head coach of the Georgia Souther women’s swimming and diving program on Wednesday.
  A standout swimmer at the University of Nebraska from 2008-12, McCafferty marks the Eagles’ fifth head coach over the past decade, following in the footsteps of Allyson Sweeney (2022-24), Amanda Caldwell (2018-22), Laura Thomas (2016-18), and Nate Kellogg (2005-16).
  “Thank you to
  
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• U.S. Olympic Trials Pool Will Fill ‘Dire Need’ for Water Space in Fort Wayne After Relocation

  23-05-2024 16:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  The U.S. Olympic Trials swimming pool will be relocated to Fort Wayne after the quadrennial qualifying event next month, filling a “dire need” for more water space in Indiana’s second-biggest city.
  With a population of more than a quarter million, Fort Wayne currently has just one aging 50-meter pool shared by nine high school teams and a couple club programs. The state capital of Indianapolis (population 880,000), by comparison, boasts 16 50-meter
  
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• Swimmer Jargon: Our Mysterious Language

  23-05-2024 15:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Corey He
  As swimmers, we’ve crafted our own language that governs the way we train, swim, and race. We use this language almost naturally with our teammates and coaches — and yet, if we were to use this same language to some non-swimmers, they might raise some confused eyebrows at us.
  Today, we’re exploring some examples of commonly used swimmer jargon — and mixing in some “non-swimmer” jargon as well.
  Swimmer Jar
  
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• McCusker Hits 51.90 100 Butterfly Irish Record During Day 2 Heats

  23-05-2024 14:49 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
  Results (when available)Day 2 of the 2024 Irish Olympic Trials brought about the second national record of the competition and it came at the hands of former Arizona State University swimmer Max McCusker.
  Racing in the heats of the men’s 100m bu
  
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• 2024 U.S Trials Previews: Bobby Finke In Control of the 1500 Freestyle, 2nd Up for Grabs

  23-05-2024 14:00 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 Preview IndexMen’s 1500 Freestyle — By The Numbers:World Record: Sun Yang (CHN) – 14:31.02 (2012)
  American Record: Bobby Finke – 14:31.59 (2023)
  U.S. Open Record: Bobby Finke (USA) – 14:42.81 (2023)
  World Junior Record: Franko Grgic (CRO) – 14:46.09 (2019)
  2021 Olympic Champion: Bobby Finke (USA)
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Bobby Finke In Control of 1500 Freestyle, 2nd Up for Grabs

  23-05-2024 14:00 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 Preview IndexMen’s 1500 Freestyle — By The Numbers:World Record: Sun Yang (CHN) – 14:31.02 (2012)
  American Record: Bobby Finke – 14:31.59 (2023)
  U.S. Open Record: Bobby Finke (USA) – 14:42.81 (2023)
  World Junior Record: Franko Grgic (CRO) – 14:46.09 (2019)
  2021 Olympic Champion: Bobby Finke (USA)
  
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• Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona

  23-05-2024 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamSwimSwam’s Coleman Hodges sat down with Ben Loorz, the new head coach of swimming & diving at the University of Arizona. Loorz breaks down why this was the right move for both him and his family at this time as well as how he plans to start carrying out his vision for UofA in these first few weeks.
  Loorz is coming from UNLV, where he was the head coach for 8 seasons and produced NCAA qualifiers in all of them.
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 830 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  23-05-2024 12:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming! Go here to see 830 Swim Jobs.
  HEAD COACH – NOBLESVILLE SWIM CLUB (INDIANAPOLIS AREA)
  The Noblesville Swim Club (NOB), Located in Noblesville, Indiana is seeking qualified applicants for our Head Coach position. This position will oversee all aspects of the Program. This position reports directly to the Noblesville Swim Club Board of Directors.
  FULL-TIME COACH WITH ALTO SWIM CLUB
  Alto Swim Club is the premier USA swimming team in
  
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• Former USC Coach Dave Salo Tapped for Associate Head Coach at Arizona State

  23-05-2024 03:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  Arizona State University swimming and diving has announced that Dave Salo, a 2010 inductee into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame, will serve as associate head coach beginning in the 2024-25 season.
  Head coach Herbie Behm made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, saying, “Dave Salo is a swimming icon. He’s a thinker who has pushed the sport forward for over 30 years and someone I’ve looked up too my entire career. Everything
  
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• 1920 Olympic Gold Medal from the Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Sells for $12,000 at Auction

  23-05-2024 02:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  A gold medal from swimming at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium recently sold at auction for $12,000. 
  The medal features a gold-plated silver design with the inscription “Pua Kealoha, 2nd Position, 800 Meter Relay, American Team, Antwerp Aug. 29-1920”. It was auctioned by Ingrid O’Neil Auctions Inc., a company specializing in Olympic memorabilia. 
  According to the company’s website, the medal was originally awarded to American P
  
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• Claire Weinstein Headlines U.S. Roster For 2024 Open Water World Junior Championships

  22-05-2024 22:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Junior ChampionshipsSeptember 6-8, 2024
  Alghero, Italy
  Open Water
  Meet CentralUSA Swimming announced a roster of 12 swimmers to wear the Stars and Stripes at the 2024 Open Water World Junior Championships on Wednesday, with the event scheduled for September in Italy.
  Highlighting the roster is Claire Weinstein, the 2022 World Junior champion in the girls’ 5km who is set to race the 7.5km at this year’s editi
  
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• Scottish Olympic Champion David Wilkie Dies at 70

  22-05-2024 22:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  David Wilkie MBE, a Scottish swimmer and British Olympic champion, died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after battling cancer.
  One of Britain’s most successful international swimmers, in 1976 Wilkie became the first British man to win Olympic gold in the pool in 68 years.
  Wilkie won gold in the 200 breaststroke at the Montreal Olympic Games, breaking the world record at the time by over three seconds. He also took home a silver medal in the 100 breaststrok
  
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• Drowning Rate Among Kids Sees Resurgence Following Years of Decline

  22-05-2024 22:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  The drowning rate of young children has increased significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  The number of deaths among kids aged one to four had been declining for decades, but with the pandemic shutting down pools and halting swim lessons, rates have begun to rise again.
  Drowning rates among children between the ages of one and four were around 28% higher in 2021 and
  
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