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• Missouri State Accepts Invitation To Conference USA Beginning July 2025

  10-05-2024 17:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Missouri State University has accepted an invitation to join Conference USA as a full-league member effective July 1, 2025.
  Missouri State is currently in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), and the school will retain its membership with the MVC through the 2024-25 season before moving next year.
  The move, announced Friday with a news conference scheduled for Monday, was primarily made to place the Bears in the NCAA’s Division I Football Subdivision (FBS),
  
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• At Age 39, Matt Grevers Qualifies For 7th US Olympic Trials In Career With 22.50 50 Free

  24-05-2024 21:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  39 year old Matt Grevers qualified for his seventh US Olympic Trials after swimming a 22.50 in a 50 freestyle time trial on Friday. The swim was also his fastest time in the event since December 2015.
  Grevers swam his 4th long course 50 freestyle since returning to competition in February 2024. Previously, Grevers has swam times of a 23.10 in early May and 23.08 and 22.99 at Sectionals in March. Today’s swim was his first time under the Trials cut that stands at
  
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• Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/24/2024

  24-05-2024 21:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Liberty Clark, 16, Crow Canyon Sharks (PC): Clark dropped more than a second in the 100 free at the Trojan Aquatics Los Angeles Invite, putting up a time of 54.98 in a time trial two days after she set a PB of 56.09 in the ‘B’ final. Her best time coming into the meet was 56.29, set in April, a
  
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• Leon Marchand Breaks Kitajima’s Meet Record in 100 Breast Prelims at Speedo Grand Challenge

  24-05-2024 20:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend 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: “2024 CA NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge”
  Psych Sheets
  Preview
  Live StreamIn what is likely his last tune-up before France’s Olympic Trials next month, Leon Marchand got off to a sizzling start at the Speedo Grand Challenge on Friday in Irvine, California.
  The versatile 22-year-old began his
  
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• George Mason Promotes Jamie Greenwood to Head Coach After Interim Head Coach Status

  24-05-2024 20:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  After spending the 2023-2024 season as interim head coach, George Mason has announced it has promoted Jamie Greenwood to head coach.
  Greenwood took over the program last June after longtime head coach Peter Ward announced his retirement last May. Ward started the men’s and women’s programs in 1998 and spent 25 years with the teams. Greenwood now becomes the 2nd head coach in school history.
  Ward spoke of the announcement saying, “I could not be more
  
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• Best of the Rest Sprinter Ryan Henderson (2025) Sends Verbal Commitment to Louisville

  24-05-2024 20:15 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.
  High school junior Ryan Henderson from Kinston, North Carolina, has verbally committed to swim and study at the University of Louisville beginning in
  
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• Anya’s Top 10 Swims From Across All Of the US Meets Last Weekend

  24-05-2024 19:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  This past weekend was one of the biggest “tune-up” weekends as the US Olympic Trials are now just less than one month away. Here are my top 10 swims from this weekend. These swims have many various indications for 2024 and 2028 Olympic Trials.Caeleb Dressel 100 free 48.30: Dressel’s 100 freestyle in Atlanta was his fastest since his comeback. He has been consistently dropping time in the event, getting faster at every single meet he has competed in t
  
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• American Record Holder Luca Urlando Returning to Georgia After Redshirt Season

  24-05-2024 19:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  American Record holder and World Junior Champion Luca Urlando will return to compete for the Georgia Bulldogs this upcoming season after taking an Olympic Redshirt in the 2023-2024 season.
  Urlando has not swam for the team since October 2022 when he competed in a dual meet. He also competed at a World Cup stop in October 2022 but had to be helped out of the pool during the 100 IM after dislocating his shoulder. He eventually underwent surgery on that shoulder.
  He retu
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 52.6% Think Canadian Women Have Best Medal Hopes In Medley Relay

  24-05-2024 17:53 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 which Canadian women’s relay is best positioned for success in Paris:
  Question: Which Canadian women’s relay has the best medal prospects in Paris?
  RESULTS4×100 medley &n
  
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• El Paso Community Pushing Back Against Proposed Closure of Socorro Aquatic Center

  24-05-2024 17:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  The El Paso swim community is pushing back against a proposal to shut down the Socorro Aquatic Center for one year to help the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) save money amid a ballooning budget crisis.
  The SISD is facing a $41 million deficit next school year, more than double the current $33 million shortage. Board members are set to vote on a number of cost-saving measures discussed at a meeting earlier this month, including reducing employer healthcare
  
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• How Defending Olympic Champion Lydia Jacoby Is Preparing For U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

  24-05-2024 17:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam2020 Olympic Champion Lydia Jacoby came from nowhere to win 100 breaststroke gold in Tokyo. Since the last Olympics her competitive ride has been a little bumpy. Lydia’s finding her footing now as we near the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. In this interview she unpacks how she’s training, feeling, and managing the stress of carrying the title, Defending Olympic Champion.
  LYDIA JACOBY U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS PREDICTION:
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• arena Swim of the Week: Rylee Erisman Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Ever In 100 Free

  24-05-2024 16:57 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 to ex
  
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• Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to leave Parisians swimming in the Seine

  24-05-2024 16:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Organisers expect 75% of identified bacterial pollution will be gone by the time the starting gun goes for the open water eventsBeside a sign saying “No swimming”, Pierre Fuzeau defiantly pulled on his swimming cap, slipped into the green water of the Ourcq canal on Paris’s northern edge, and set off with a strong front-crawl.The 66-year-old company director regularly joins his open-water swimming group for well-organised illegal dips, including in the River Seine, where swimmi
  
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• Olympic Games’ €1.4bn clean-up aims to get Parisians swimming in the Seine

  24-05-2024 16:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Organisers expect 75% of identified bacterial pollution will be gone by the time the starting gun fires for the open water eventsBeside a sign saying “No swimming”, Pierre Fuzeau defiantly pulled on his swimming cap, slipped into the green water of the Ourcq canal on Paris’s northern edge, and set off with a strong front-crawl.The 66-year-old company director regularly joins his open-water swimming group for well-organised illegal dips, including in the River Seine, where swimm
  
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• The Most Annoying Things To Deal With In Swim Practice

  24-05-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Corey He
  We all know the feeling of showing up to a swim practice knowing that it’s all about surviving the next two hours. We pray for the sprint set or social kick that never ends up happening, and instead, we see our coach walking us through the most haunting of aerobic or IM sets.
  In essence, we’re looking to steer clear of anything that will make our practices even more insufferable. Here are some of those things that we try to avoi
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Huske Puts World Record On High Alert In 100 Fly

  24-05-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Broadcast InfoWOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – BY THE NUMBERSWorld Record: 55.48, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 2016 Olympic Games
  American Record: 55.64, Torri Huske – 2022 World Championships
  U.S. Open Record: 55.66, Torri Huske (USA) – 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
  World Junior Record: 56.20, Claire Curzan (USA) &ndash
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #962

  24-05-2024 13:40 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:  Speed and Power
  Target age group:  13-14 years old, 15-18 years old, 19-22 years old
  
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• Virginia Media Day: Walsh Sisters, Todd DeSorbo, Kate Douglass, Jack Aikins (PODCAST)

  24-05-2024 12:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamUniversity of Virginia swimming hosted a media day for a number of their top athletes and coaches. Listen to Alex and Gretchen Walsh, Todd DeSorbo, Kate Douglass, and Jack Aikins field questions from the national media before the upcoming US Olympic Trials next month in Indianapolis.
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• Virgina Media Day: Walsh Sisters, Todd DeSorbo, Kate Douglass, Jack Aikens (PODCAST)

  24-05-2024 12:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamUniversity of Virginia swimming hosted a media day for a number of their top athletes and coaches. Listen to Alex and Gretchen Walsh, Todd DeSorbo, Kate Douglass, and Jack Aikens field questions from the national media before the upcoming US Olympic Trials next month in Indianapolis.
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• Howard Hinds Named Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach At Springfield College

  24-05-2024 11:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Springfield Athletics
  Springfield, Mass. – May 20, 2024 – Springfield College Director of Athletics, Dr. Craig Poisson, is pleased to announce that Howard Hinds ’00 has been named the head men’s and women’s swimming coach and assistant professor of physical education at Springfield College.
  “As our next teacher-coach in the sport of swimming, I look forward to Coach Hinds imparting his vast knowledge and deep pa
  
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• Pitt’s Jerry Chen Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

  24-05-2024 11:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Pitt Athletics
  PITTSBURGH – Pitt swimmer Jerry Chen was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate scholarship in early May. Chen is the first NCAA Scholarship winner from the University of Pittsburgh since 2021.
  Chen earned a degree in Computer Science & Rehabilitation Science and is currently training for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June. Chen also received the Carson Graduate Fellowship Full Award and the Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Awa
  
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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
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  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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