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• Quarantined Heemskerk’s 50 Free OLY Spot Snagged By Van Roon

  03-12-2020 22:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  ROTTERDAM QUALIFICATION MEET (NED)Thursday, December 3rd – Sunday, December 6th
  Zwemcentrum Rotterdam, Netherlands
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualifier/European Championships Qualifier
  Entries
  SwimSwam Meet Preview
  Live Results
  Live StreamAmong the men’s national records that bit the dust on day 1 in Rotterdam, courtesy of Thom de Boer in the men’s 50m free and Arno Kaminga in the men’s 50m breast, the women’s events also brought the heat
  
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• Defending 400 Freestyle Olympic Champion Ahmed Hafnaoui Will Miss Paris Olympics

  07-05-2024 19:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 400 freestyle, will not be competing at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. According to Africa Aquatics, this news was revealed by Tunisian Olympic Committee head Mehrez Bousyan on a televised sports program, and had also been confirmed by Hafnaoui himself.
  Hafnaoui was one of the gold medal favorites in the 400, 800, and 1500 free events. At the 2023 World Championships, he won gold in the latter
  
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• NCAA Qualifier Olivia Nel Transferring To NC State From UNC

  07-05-2024 17:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2023 NCAA qualifier Olivia Nel has announced she will transfer to NC State with two years of eligibility left. Nel began her collegiate career with UNC and entered the transfer portal in March.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Olivia Nel (@olivia.nel10)Nel arrived for her freshman season in January 2022 with the Tar Heels. She scored 21 individual points at 2022 ACCs. Just two months after arriving, Nel swam at NCAAs as a relay-only swimmer. She helped the t
  
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• Swimming Canada Enhancing Scholarship Program To Bring Athletes To High Performance Centres

  07-05-2024 16:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swimming Canada has announced an enhanced scholarship program that aims to keep up-and-coming talent on home soil training at one of its High Performance Centres.
  The program will provide identified NextGen swimmers (selected 17 & unders) with the opportunity to receive up to $5,000 per year in support for each of two years to visit either the High Performance Centre in Ontario or Vancouver.
  Swimmers can receive an additional $10,000 per year for three to four
  
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• Olympic Medalist Alex Walsh 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Predictions

  07-05-2024 16:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  2020 Olympic medalist, 2022 World Champion, and UVA swim star Alex Walsh  is coming off of a massive NCAA Championships, going 3-for-3 in her individual events helping Virginia to their 4th Team Title.   Moreover, Alex recently announced she’s coming back for at 5th at UVA.  I think she would’ve made the announcement earlier, however coach Todd DeSorbo and Alex have been so busy since NCAA Champs, they had to find the time to
  
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• The Hungry Swimmer: Frozen PB Banana Bark

  07-05-2024 15:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophia Vale on SwimSwam
  Frozen peanut butter banana bark is my favorite nutritious dessert for when I’m really craving ice cream, but want to make a healthier choice. All you need is four basic ingredients and a few kitchen tools you’re guaranteed to have on hand. This recipe is nearly fool-proof so it’s a great one to empower young swimmers to try making on their own!
  Peanut butter is a terrific source of protein and healthy fat. And real dark chocolate has less sugar and a
  
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• Guilherme Costa Leads The Olympic-Qualifying Charge On Day 1 Of Brazilian Championships

  07-05-2024 13:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 BRAZILIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSMonday, May 6th – Saturday, May 11th
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
  Brazilian Olympic Selection Criteria
  SwimSwam Preview
  Start List
  Live ResultsThe 2024 Brazilian Swimming Championships kicked off last night from Rio with swimmers vying for slots on the nation’s roster for this summer’s Olympic Games.
  As we reported in February, six swimmers have already hit CBDA Olympic qualification times and will
  
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• Hungarian Swimming Federation Taking Steps To Make Sporting Events Greener

  07-05-2024 13:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Szabolcs Birkás / Hungarian Swimming Federation
  Are accreditation cards with lanyards a must-have for sports events? Could the following approach be a small step to make events greener?
  As part of the future OC team of the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) to be held in Budapest between 10-15th December 2024, the Hungarian Swimming Federation had the pleasure to attend the World Aquatics Championships in Doha earlier this year. As part of the ob
  
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• New in Commit: Club Billing Enhancements

  07-05-2024 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner
  Commit Swimming has Team Management Software
  New Feature: Club Billing Enhancements
  Enhancing Commit’s billing system
  With this latest round of billing changes…
  1. Our users can view, add, and remove pending invoice items on a customer within Commit. The user can also create an invoice at any moment off of those and either charge a payment method on file or send the customer an email invoice that they can pay
  
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• University of Sioux Falls Announces Rickey Perkins As Head Women’s Swim Coach

  07-05-2024 11:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USF Athletics
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of Sioux Falls, along with Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jon Hart, is proud to announce the third head coach in USF Women’s Swimming history as Rickey Perkins.
  “We are extremely excited to add Rickey and his wife Delores to the USF family,” stated Hart. “Rickey brings significant head coaching experience at both the NCAA DI and NCAA DII levels. His recruiting networks run
  
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• Florida High School State Champion Maeve Eckerman Verbally Commits to Georgia (2025)

  07-05-2024 07:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith 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.
  It will be an SEC rivalry in the Eckerman house in fall of 2025 after Maeve Eckerman verbally committed to the University of Georgia. Maeve i
  
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• Clovis West Girls, Clovis North Boys Defend CIF Central Section Division I Titles

  07-05-2024 03:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  CIF Central Section Division I ChampionshipsMay 1-4, 2024
  Clovis West High SchoolFresno, Calif.
  SCY (25 yards)
  PDF resultsGirls Team ScoresClovis West – 415
  Clovis North – 316
  Liberty – 253
  Buchanan – 191
  San Luis Obispo – 154Five individual champions lifted the powerhouse Clovis West girls to their 30th CIF Central section title in program history at the Division I Championships last weekend in Fresno.
  Clovis West sophomores Audrey Hill
  
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• European Juniors Finalist Levente Balogh Commits to Virginia Tech For 2024

  06-05-2024 23:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw 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.
  Levente Balogh from Hungary has announced his commitment to Virginia Tech to continue his academic and athletic careers beginning this fall in the
  
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• Canadian Freestyle Specialist Antoine Sauve Commits to Michigan for 2025

  06-05-2024 23:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend 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.
  Canadian freestyle specialist Antoine Sauve has sent his commitment to the University of Michigan starting in the 2025-26 season.
  At 18 years old
  
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• Psych Sheets Drop For 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials

  06-05-2024 22:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic TrialsMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Live ResultsThe pre-scratch psych sheets for the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials were released on Monday with one week to go until the seven-day competition gets underway from the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
  The psych sheets confirm Summer McIntosh‘s reported entry list of seven events, which in
  
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• NCAA Qualifier, ACC Runner-Up Chase Travis Transferring to NC State For 5th Year

  06-05-2024 20:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA qualifier Chase Travis has announced on Instagram that she will transfer to NC State to use her COVID-19 fifth year. Travis spent her undergrad career with Virginia Tech.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Chase Travis (@chase.travis27)Travis made NCAAs in all four years with the Hokies. As a freshman, she scored 51 individual points at the ACC Championships as she was 4th in the 1650 free and 5th in the 500 free. She went on to swim at 2021 NCAAs fi
  
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• Liberty Clark, Bailey Hartman, & Aiden Hammer Close Out Mesa Spring Cup With Impressive Wins

  06-05-2024 20:42 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 Recap
  Day 2 Recap
  Day 3 RecapThe 2024 18 & Under Spring Cup meets concluded yesterday in Mesa (Arizona), Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and Elkhart (Indiana). The final session in Mesa was highlighted by just six events: the 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 200 IM, 1500 freestyl
  
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• Former Yale Swimmer Ali Truwit Eyes Paralympic Debut One Year After Losing Leg in Shark Attack

  06-05-2024 20:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Almost one year ago, the unthinkable happened to Ali Truwit.
  Two days after graduating from Yale last May, she was attacked by a shark while swimming with former Bulldogs teammate Sophie Pilkinton (’19) in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
  “We kicked and shoved back, but it bit through my foot and we had to swim 50 to 75 yards back to the boat to save ourselves,” Truwit told U.S. Para Swimming last month. “Without that training, I’m not sure
  
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• Lara Van Niekerk Wins 50 and 200 Breaststrokes At African Championships

  06-05-2024 20:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 African Swimming ChampionshipsApril 29-May 4, 2024
  Luanda, Angola
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Mobile: XVI Africa Aquatics Swimming ChampionshipsThe Africa Aquatics Swimming Championships were held in Angola this past week. Highlighting the meet was South Africa’s Lara Van Niekerk who won two of the breaststroke events. Van Niekerk has been in the final of the 50 breaststroke at the last three LCM World Championships. She was on the podium for bronze in 2022 and wa
  
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• Erika Pelaez Posts 100 Free Personal Best With 54.56 To Close Fort Lauderdale 18&U Spring Cup

  06-05-2024 19:31 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 Recap
  Day 2 Recap
  Day 3 RecapHighlighting the final night in Fort Lauderdale was NC State commit Erika Pelaez as she swam a personal best time in the 100 free swimming a 54.56. Her old best time was a 54.65 from 2022 Summer Nationals. Pelaez already swam a personal best in the 200 free earlier in the meet. Virginia commit Aspen Gersper
  
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• Teagan O’Dell Among Big Names Missing From 2024 CIF State Championships Psych Sheets

  06-05-2024 18:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Swimming & Diving State ChampionshipsMay 9-11, 2024
  Fresno, California
  Clovis Olympic Swim Complex, Clovis West High School
  SCY (25 yards)
  Psych SheetsSome of the top high school swimmers in California won’t be contesting the state championships this year, with World Junior champion Teagan O’Dell the most high-profile name opting to sit out.
  MISSING NAMES
  A junior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, O’Dell has a perfect rec
  
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• South Carolina Gains Commitment From Summer Juniors Qualifier Maddie Reynolds (2025)

  06-05-2024 17:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias 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.
  USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Maddie Reynolds has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of South Carolina. Rey
  
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• Do You Love Swimming? See 794 Swim Jobs You Might Love

  06-05-2024 14:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Looking for a job in swimming! Go here to see 794 Swim Jobs.
  ASSISTANT SWIMMING AND TRIATHLON COACH – MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY
  This position will serve as full-time Assistant Swim and Triathlon Coach for NCAA Division III member of the CCIW. The individual hired will be responsible for assisting the Director of Swimming and Triathlon in all phases of the Division III swimming and triathlon program.
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• Kyle Chalmers Discusses Move to St. Andrews with Ash Delaney, AUS Open, and Ankle Surgery

  06-05-2024 13:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamOlympic and world champion Kyle Chalmers just had one of the best in-season meets of his career last month at the Australian Open, going lifetime bests in the 50 free (21.9) and 50 fly (23.1) as well as a 47.6 in the 100 free. This is coming on the heels of moving clubs to train with Ash Delaney at St. Andrews on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
   
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• Noah Jaffe Takes The Stage Ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games

  06-05-2024 13:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Noah Jaffe did not expect to find himself at the award ceremony for the AAU Sullivan Award. “I was shocked when I saw that I was nominated in the first place,” he said ahead of the award ceremony at the New York Athletic Club. 
  The AAU Sullivan Award, which has existed since 1930, honors the most outstanding amateur American athlete. In February, a list of 30 athletes were nominated as semi-finalists. A month later, Jaffe was named a finalist along
  
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• Speedo Teams Up With Dacre Montgomery For New ‘Go Full Speedo’ Campaign

  06-05-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Speedo, a SwimSwam partner since 2013.
  London, 6th May 2024: As an invitation for all to challenge themselves to the full, Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, unveils its dynamic new global brand campaign, ‘Go Full Speedo’. Teaming up with renowned actor Dacre Montgomery, known for his role in Stranger Things, Speedo’s call to action is to dive headfirst into life’s experiences, leaving nothing to chance in
  
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• Become A Purpose-Driven Entrepreneur With British Swim School

  06-05-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of British Swim School, a SwimSwam partner.
  In today’s entrepreneurial landscape, it’s becoming increasingly important for businesses to not only turn a profit but to also make a positive impact on the communities they serve. British Swim School, a franchise committed to swim and water survival education for over 40 years, presents a unique opportunity for aspiring business owners to invest in a venture that is both financially rewardi
  
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• Santa Margarita Boys, Girls Win CIF-Southern Section Titles; Teagan O’Dell Sets 200 IM Record

  06-05-2024 07:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIPSMay 2-4, 2024 (swimming)
  Mt. San Antonio College – Walnut, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheets
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CIF-SS Division 1”
  Diving Results
  Prelims Results
  Finals Results
  Team ScoresThe boys and girls from Santa Margarita High School continued their reign of dominance in swimming & diving in the CIF Southern Section. The Eagles swept the girls’ and boys&rsq
  
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• Palisades & Granada Charter Girls Make History and Share 2024 CIF-LA City Section Team Titles

  06-05-2024 04:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 CIF Los Angeles City Section ChampionshipsMay 4th, 2024 (Swimming)
  LA Valley College
  Los Angeles, CA
  SCY (25y)
  Meet Central
  State Meet Info
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 City CIF SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP”Top Five Girls Team ScoresPalisades/Granada Charter- 371.5
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  San Pedro- 278
  Venice- 167
  Grover Cleveland- 158Top Five Boys Team ScoresGranada Charter- 379
  Palisades Charter- 358
  Grover Cleveland- 355
  San Pedro- 195
  Taft- 155At the con
  
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• Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky, & Bobby Finke Headline Psych Sheets For 2024 Atlanta Classic

  06-05-2024 02:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 ATLANTA CLASSICWednesday, May 15th – Saturday, May 18th 2024
  McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Psych SheetsPsych sheets have been posted for the 2024 Atlanta Classic, which gives us an initial look of who will be attending the competition. The list of star athletes entered to compete includes 7-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel, multi-world record holder Katie Ledecky, and two-time Olympic Champion Bobby Finke.
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