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• Pleasanton Seahawks Roll At 2026 Summer Far Western Championships

  18-08-2026 13:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sydney Jones on SwimSwam
  2026 PC Summer Far Western ChampionshipsJuly 30 – Aug. 2, 2026
  Concord Community Pool – Concord, Calif.
  LCM (50 Meters)The Pleasanton Seahawks were the dominant team of the 2026 PC Summer Far Western Championships, where swimmers like Max Pollicove, Robert Legg, and Esme Quay earned numerous medals and put up top times in their events.
  Max Pollicove, 14, swimming for the Pleasanton Seahawks, was one of the standout swimmers at the competition. He left the
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: Andre Labara Smashes Australian Age Record, Nears Phelps With 4:16 400 IM

  21-08-2026 16:34 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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• Why Sprinters Need to Train Starts More

  21-08-2026 13:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  One of the coolest parts of sprint swimming events is the start.
  Especially when elite sprinters get after it.
  The way the block nearly rattles out of the bulkhead. The extended flight and clean entry. And then waiting to see who emerges first and in what place.
  But for the enterprising sprinter looking to go faster on race day, it’s worth asking—how many starts are you actually doing in training?
  Why the Start is so Crucial for Sprinters
  For the
  
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• Ukraine Appeals To Court of Arbitration for Sport Over IOC’s Lifted Russia Sanctions

  21-08-2026 10:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  The Ukrainian Olympic Committee has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the International Olympic Committee’s decision to provisionally lift sanctions on Russia.
  In the beginning of July, the IOC announced the sanction release, saying that Russia’s Olympic Committee no longer recognized regional councils in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
  The Ukrainian Olympic Committee hit back at this claim with an appeal to sport’s high
  
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• Japan Breaks Jr Pan Pacs Record with 3:35.14 in Boys 400 Medley Relay, Led By Michika Enomoto 51.47 Fly

  21-08-2026 05:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4The Japan boys’ team closed out the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships with a new meet record in the 400 medley relay with their time of 3:35.14.
  BOYS
  
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• USA Concludes 2026 Junior Pan Pacs At Top Of Medal Table With 23 Golds

  21-08-2026 04:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4The US led the medal table the entire competition at the 2026 Junior Pan Pac Championships and concluded the meet with 23 gold and 51 total medals. The team was led by Luka
  
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• Australian Amelie Smith Pops 2:24 in the 200 Breast to Win Jr. Pan Pacs, Moves to #3 Aussie Junior Ever

  21-08-2026 04:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4The young Australian women’s breaststroking core continues to get better, as 18-year-old Amelie Smith snapped a Junior Pan Pacs Record in the 200 breaststroke on Frida
  
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• 2026 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

  21-08-2026 01:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3Day 4 Finals Heat Sheet
  It is almost time for the final session of the 2026 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships.
  There are eight individual events and two relays tonight including the longest an
  
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• International Swimming Hall Of Famer Kenneth Treadway Dies at 96

  20-08-2026 23:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Kenneth Treadway, who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) in 1983 as a contributor to the sport, died on July 31 in his home in Lawrence, Kansas, at the age of 96.
  Treadway, born in Oklahoma in 1930, founded the Phillips 66 Splash Club in 1950 and later helped establish swimming programs at Bartlesville Public Schools and the Bartlesville YMCA that promoted water safety and competitive swimming.
  He later helped establish the Phillip
  
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• Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Kate Douglass Soars To Historic World Record In Women’s 50 Freestyle

  20-08-2026 22:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamKate Douglass rewrote the record books multiple times during the final day of the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, ultimately walking away as the fastest woman ever in the 50 freestyle by a massive margin.
  Douglass broke the world record in the 50 free earlier this year at the Pro Swim Series stop in Indianapolis in mid-June, clocking 23.59 to break Sarah Sjostrom‘s three-year-old mark of 23.61 set at the 2023 World Championships.
  Just nine days
  
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• Kate Douglass Just Swam One of the Most Impressive World Records in Swimming History

  20-08-2026 21:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Daniel Takata on SwimSwam
  Kate Douglass stunned the swimming world last Saturday by setting the women’s 50 freestyle world record in 23.19 at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships.
  The sequence of world records in the event this year is remarkable in itself.
  For nearly nine years, from 2017 to 2026, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom held the world record in the event, first with a 23.67 in 2017 and later with a 23.61 in 2023. She entered 2026 owning the seven fastest times in history.
  Then cam
  
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• Kyle Chalmers Speaks Out on TUEs, Calls For Public Disclosure

  20-08-2026 21:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  In the ever-changing landscape of athletics, change is always a constant. For Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers, he used his platform to call for change in the disclosure of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), which allow athletes to take particular medication for the use of treating a certain condition that may contain a substance that is on the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
  TUEs have existed since the 1990s, at the
  
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• Combining the 2026 Championship Meets – Relays and Total Medal Count: USA Surge to Top of the Pack

  20-08-2026 20:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  This article is the third of three articles in this series (maybe there will be a fourth depending on the Asian Games results)Women’s Individual Events
  Men’s Individual EventsWhile Junior Pan-Pacs are still ongoing, the majority of the end-of-season championship meets have concluded. For some, this period is a rest, a break, and a reset before the start of the short-course season, whether in yards or meters. For us here at SwimSwam, the news cycle never ends,
  
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• Aussie Coach Dean Boxall on Pallister and Ledecky at LA28: “It Could be One of the Great Steals”

  20-08-2026 19:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  At the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, Australian freestyler Lani Pallister managed to do something that no swimmer had ever done before: handing Katie Ledecky a loss in the 800 freestyle on the international stage. That race took place about 40 miles from the host site for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
  Tom Decent of The Sydney Morning Herald reported on the Australian team’s visit to SoFi Stadium, where the swimming events of the 2028 Olym
  
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• PODCAST: Sam Short Reflects on Dominant Season & Historic Swims, Looks Toward Distance World Records

  20-08-2026 18:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamSam Short had a historic summer that saw him break numerous barriers and top the podium nearly every time he got in the pool. At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Short swept the 400-800-1500 freestyles and led off Australia’s winning 4×200 free relay. Two weeks later, at the Pan Pacific Championships, he swept the same three events, breaking Ian Thorpe’s 400 free meet record from 1999 and Grant Hackett’s Australian record in the 1500 from 20
  
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• Pan Pacs vs. Euros: Who Wins in a Dual Meet?

  20-08-2026 18:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Steven Gambino
  In an Olympic or World Championship year, ranking the best swimmers and top performing countries is straightforward. They all gather together at the same pool on the same days and compete directly against one another. However, in a year like 2026, when the world’s best athletes are scattered between Pan Pacific Champs and European Champs, it’s not as simple.
  Last weekend, on one side of the world at Pan Pacs, Kate Douglass
  
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• 2026 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

  20-08-2026 17:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3The final day of the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships is here. This final prelims session of the meet will feature the 200 IM, 50 free, and 200 breast. This morning will also host the slow heats of the
  
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• The Motivation Trap That Burns Swimmers Out

  20-08-2026 16:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Burnout is one of those messy things that happens to just about everyone in the pool at one time or another.
  We tend to treat it like it’s purely a motivation problem. We assume that it’s the swimmer that doesn’t really want to be there that burns out. While plummeting motivation is one of the key symptoms of burnout taking root, it’s not the only one.
  And oddly enough, it’s oftentimes the swimmer who is more motivated who is mos
  
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• Summer Brothers: Racing Through the Generations

  20-08-2026 15:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Liz Rosenthal on SwimSwam
  While championship season grips the nation and the world, big stories are still unfolding on small pool decks. Summer league is where many young swimmers first fall in love with the sport. It’s full of fun, friendship and fast swimming. But there’s something else that makes summer swimming special: tradition. 
  Traditions are handed down. Records become family lore. Children race in the same lanes their parents once did.
  Early Saturdays, hand-painted
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 327 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  20-08-2026 15:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming? Go here to see 327 Swim Jobs.
  Head Age Group Coach
  Pacesetters Aquatic Club (PACE) is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Head Age Group Coach to join our team in Angleton, Texas. We are a small, close-knit club dedicated to developing swimmers both in and out of the water, with an emphasis on athletic growth, confidence, character, and teamwork.
  Assistant Coach Diving/Pool Manager
  The Assistant Coach Diving will assist the head coach
  
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• Bárbara Hernández Makes History as Second Woman To Complete Double Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

  20-08-2026 08:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Dryrobe®, a SwimSwam partner.
  In a remarkable display of courage, discipline and steely determination, Bárbara Hernández raised the Chilean flag to the highest level of international sport. Known worldwide as “The Ice Mermaid,” the extreme swimmer completed a two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel in California, United States, on August 10, following an uninterrupted battle lasting 23 hours, 42 minutes and 13 sec
  
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• European Champion Nikita Sheremet Did Not Want to be Photographed with Russian Medalist

  20-08-2026 04:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Ukrainian swimmer Nikita Sheremet did not want to be photographed with his Russian competitor Egor Kornev on the podium of the men’s 50 free at the recent European Aquatics Championships. Credentialed photographers at the meet were informed of the request.
  Public political displays in sporting events have been relatively rare in the spotlight of athletics as war rages between the two nations. While Ukraine has been actively lobbying international sporting a
  
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• USA Leads Junior Pan Pacs With 19 Gold, 40 Total Medals Through Day 3

  20-08-2026 04:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
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  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3The USA continues to lead the medal standings through three of the four days at the 2026 Junior Pan Pac Championships. The USA has already tallied 19 gold medals and 40 total medals with one day to go.
  Highlig
  
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• College Swimming League Sells Out Ohio State’s Suites For All Regular Season Matches In Under 24 Hours

  20-08-2026 03:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The College Swimming League (CSL) had its suites go on sale as full buy-outs yesterday, August 18th. In under 24 hours, Ohio State’s designated suites for its two regular season matches have already sold-out.View this post on InstagramEach of the CSL matches will include a suite that is on the opposite side of the pool on-deck, across from its respective team. Ohio State’s suite for their September 24th match and October 2nd match has already sold-out.
  Sui
  
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• Luka Mijatovic Smashes Junior Pan Pac Record With 3:43.67 400 Free

  20-08-2026 03:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3BOYS 400 FREESTYLE – FinalsJunior Pan Pacs Record: 3:48.36 – Josh Staples, AUS (2022)
  World Junior Record: 3:42.82 – Zhang Zhanshuo, CHN (2025)Top 10 FinishersLuka Mijatovic (USA) &mdash
  
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• Penn State Adds Division II Champion Jackson Lustig To Coaching Staff As Assistant Coach

  20-08-2026 01:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Penn State has added Division II champion Jackson Lustig to its staff as an assistant coach. Lustig spent his collegiate career at McKendree where he spent this past season as a graduate assistant coach.
  Lustig finished his swimming career at McKendree at the 2025 NCAA Championships where he swam to NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 butterfly events. He touched in a lifetime best 45.85 100 fly and a 1:40.89 200 fly. His 200 fly win defended his title from 2023 and 2024.
  
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• Missouri Undergoing Staff Restructuring, Andrew Grevers Named Director of Swimming and Diving

  20-08-2026 01:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The University of Missouri is the latest Power 4 program undergoing a restructuring on its coaching staff. Head coach Andrew Grevers will take the title Director of Swimming and Diving for the upcoming season, his 8th with the program as head coach.
  Grevers has been with the coaching staff since 2010 when he originally joined as an assistant coach and held that title until 2017 when he was promoted to associate head coach for the 2017-2018 season. He then served the 2
  
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• 2026 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

  20-08-2026 01:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Junior Pan Pacific ChampionshipsAugust 17-20, 2026
  UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, Canada
  LCM 50 Meters
  Event Page
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Live Stream
  RecapsPrelims: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3
  Final: Day 1 | Day 2We have made it to the penultimate finals session of the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
  The session will open with the 400 freestyle, where American Vivienne Zangaro is the top seed after she swam 4:11.60 in prelims.
  
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• How to Get The 2026 College Preview SwimSwam Magazine With The Ilya Kharun Cover

  19-08-2026 22:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  Get The 2026 College Preview SwimSwam MagazineEvery fall, college swimming begins again. New freshmen arrive with big dreams. Olympians return to campus with unfinished business. Coaches reload championship rosters, and somewhere, the next NCAA legend is preparing to announce himself.
  Leading our 2026–27 College Preview is Arizona State’s Ilya Kharun, our No. 1-ranked men’s swimmer. Kharun enters the season as the defending NCAA champion in
  
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• Kelly Palace Crushes Masters World Record in Women’s 65-69 1500 Free by Over 22 Seconds in Cary

  19-08-2026 21:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  Kelly Palace, representing UC14 Masters Swimming, clocked the fastest-ever 1500 freestyle in Masters Swimming history in the Women’s 65-69 age group at the Masters Southeast Zone LCM Championships in Cary, North Carolina, last week.
  Palace blasted a major best time of 20:19.05, which tops the former World Aquatics Masters World record time of 20:41.53 by Suzanne Heim-Bowen back in July of 2023.This record marks the 2nd World Aquatics Masters World Record in the
  
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