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• Sjostrom 53.02 100 Free; Manaudou & Stjepanovic Hit Fastest Times Since ’16

  26-01-2020 18:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2020 LUXEMBOURG EURO MEETJanuary 24th-26th, 2020
  Centre National Sportif et Culturel d’Coque, Luxembourg
  LCM (50m) Course
  Meet Site
  Start Lists
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
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  LivestreamWOMEN’S 400 FREE – FINALGOLD – Barbora Seemanova (CZE) 4:11.96
  SILVER – Giorgia Romei (ITA) 4:12.00
  BRONZE – Lotte Goris (BEL) 4:13.5819-year-old Barbora Seemanova topped the women’s 400m free final to kick-off the final day of the 2020
  
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• Two-Time Montenegrin Paralympian Ilija Tadic Receives 2-Year Doping Ban

  18-04-2024 19:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Montenegrin para swimmer Ilija Tadic, who lives and trains in South Bend, Indiana, has accepted a two-year sanction from USADA for an anti-doping rules violation.
  Tadic, 25, tested positive for amphetamines during an in-competition test at the US Paralympics Swimming National Championships on December 16, 2023. He declared the use of the banned substance during testing.
  Amphetamine is a Non-Specified Substance in the class of stimulants and is prohibited in-competitio
  
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• NAIA William Carey Will Train At Hattiesburg (Main) Campus In Inaugural Season This Fall

  18-04-2024 19:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  After originally planning to be on the smaller Biloxi (Tradition) campus, William Carey will move the start of its program to the Hattiesburg (Main) campus.
  The move from the Biloxi to the Hattiesburg campus has numerous benefits. The Hattiesburg campus has a more enhanced infrastructure, more majors offered, and the ability to house international recruits. The two campuses are a 53-minute drive and 56.5 miles away from each other.
  The originally planned Biloxi campus
  
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• Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

  18-04-2024 17:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Every summer, we rank down the top recruiting classes snagged by each team. But what do those rankings look like four years later, when each swimmer has had an opportunity to complete a full NCAA career of competing and scoring?
  We’ve already looked back at our top 20 individual athletes in the high school graduating class of 2020, re-ranked when they were high school seniors in the summer of 2020. Now it’s time to look back at our team-by-team recruit
  
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• Kaylee McKeown won’t go for Olympic 400m individual medley gold despite new record

  18-04-2024 17:08 via theguardian.com
  
  McKeown breaks Stephanie Rice mark for second day runningShayna Jack and Meg Harris dead heat in 50m freestyle Backstroke star Kaylee McKeown has declared her foray into the women’s 400m individual medley as “one and done” despite breaking a Stephanie Rice record for the second consecutive night.McKeown bettered Rice’s Australian record in the women’s 200m individual medley on Wednesday night. Continue reading...
  
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• Joshua Yong Hacks 3 Seconds Off 200 Breast PB To Become #5 Aussie Performer All-Time

  18-04-2024 16:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
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  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
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  Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
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• NCAA Approves New Unlimited Transfer Rule Allowing Immediate Eligibility

  18-04-2024 15:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A new transfer rule in the NCAA will allow undergraduate student-athletes to compete immediately for their new school if they meet specific academic requirements, regardless of how many times they’ve changed schools previously.
  The NCAA Division I Council unanimously approved the legislation on Wednesday, though the decision won’t be final until the end of meetings on Thursday and the rule still needs to be ratified by the D1 Board of Directors on Mond
  
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• World Championships Medalist Elizabeth Dekkers Logs 2:05.20 200 Fly All Comers Record

  18-04-2024 15:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap|Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results (also available via M
  
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  18-04-2024 14:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
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• Mollie O’Callaghan Rips 58.09 100 Back Lifetime Best At Aussie Open Championships

  18-04-2024 13:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap
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• McKeown Busts Out 4:28.22 400 IM Aussie Record To Overtake Rice’s Beijing Mark

  18-04-2024 11:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “
  
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• 2024 Australian Open Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

  18-04-2024 09:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
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• Australian swimmers face up to brutal reality in toughest ever Olympic qualifying bid | Nicole Jeffery

  18-04-2024 05:40 via theguardian.com
  
  There are six women who have won Olympic or world titles or world championship medals vying for just two coveted spots in the 100m freestyle team for ParisCoach Michael Bohl is delivering a stark message to Australia’s most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, as June’s Paris Olympic trials approach. Such is the unprecedented strength and depth of the women’s 100m freestyle in Australia that unless McKeon is at her absolute best, she may not qualify to defend her Olympic 100m frees
  
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• 2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Jordan Tiffany Of BYU Enters Transfer Portal For 2025-2026

  18-04-2024 02:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA Championship ‘B’ finalist in both the 100 fly and 200 IM Jordan Tiffany of BYU has entered the transfer portal looking into graduate options for the 2025-2026 school year.
  Tiffany began his undergraduate career at Tennessee during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 year. After his freshman year, he returned home to Utah and worked a landscaping job while doing out-of-the-water workouts.
  In November 2022, he made the proposition to longtime BYU head coach Sha
  
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• Kaylee McKeown smashes Australian record to send warning to Olympic rivals

  18-04-2024 01:29 via theguardian.com
  
  McKeown breaks mark set by Stephanie Rice in 2009Mollie O’Callaghan beats world-class field to win 100mKaylee McKeown sent a strong message to international rivals about her Paris intentions in the 200m individual medley at the Australian swimming championships.After skipping the event in Tokyo, McKeown smashed Stephanie Rice’s long-standing Australian recordon the Gold Coast. The 200m backstroke world record-holder touched the wall in 2:06.99 to best Rice’s mark of 2:07.03, se
  
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• 2024 Australian Open Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

  18-04-2024 01:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
  Australian Channel 9 Livestream 
  
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• Jack Alexy Posts 48.36 in 100 FR at Terrapins Senior Open, Remains #4 in US for 2024

  18-04-2024 01:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  2024 Terrapins LC Senior OpenApril 13-14, 2024
  Concord, CA
  LCM (50m)
  Timed Finals
  Meet Packet
  Full Meet ResultsMM: “Terrapins LC Senior Open Meet”Over the weekend at the Terrapins LC Senior Open in Concord, CA, some familiar Cal Bear faces made appearances among the highlight performers of the meet.
  Cal junior Jack Alexy, coming off aiding the Bears to a 2024 NCAA team runner-up title, was seen swimming a 100 free split for time during the men’s 400
  
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• Fordham Expected To Announce Olympic Medalist Tom Wilkens As Permanent Head Coach

  18-04-2024 01:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  After spending a majority of the 2023-2024 season as interim head coach, Fordham University is expected to announce the permanent hiring of Tom Wilkens as head coach for the program.
  Wilkens was hired at the beginning of October, about over a month already into the 2023-2024 season, after longtime head coach Steve Potsklan departed the team abruptly last August. The team ran captains’ practices at the beginning of the season before Wilkens stepped in as a volunt
  
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• Fordham Expected To Announce Olympic Medalist Tim Wilkens As Permanent Head Coach

  18-04-2024 01:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  After spending a majority of the 2023-2024 season as interim head coach, Fordham University is expected to announce the permanent hiring of Tim Wilkens as head coach for the program.
  Wilkens was hired at the beginning of October, about over a month already into the 2023-2024 season, after longtime head coach Steve Potsklan departed the team abruptly last August. The team ran captains’ practices at the beginning of the season before Wilkens stepped in as a volunt
  
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• Thomas Ceccon, Chad le Clos, Tes Schouten Highlight Initial Names For 2024 Mare Nostrum Monaco

  18-04-2024 00:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Initial attendee lists for the 30th anniversary of Mare Nostrum are out and include names such as South Africa’s Chad le Clos, Italy’s Thomas Ceccon, and Tes Schouten of the Netherlands.
  The meet will take place in Monaco at the Prince Albert II pool. It is the final stop of a three-stop series. The first stop is scheduled for Canet in France on May 25-26. The second stop is in Barcelona, Spain on May 29-30. The final stop in Monaco is scheduled from June
  
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• USA, France, Canada, and Australia Reveal Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony Uniforms

  17-04-2024 23:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nick Pecoraro on SwimSwam
  Today marks 100 days and counting towards the 2024 Paris Olympics, and various nations have begun releasing their Olympic uniforms for the 2024 event. Among the top nations that have begun dropping content reveals on social media include the USA, France, Canada, and Australia.
  According to The Telegraph UK, Team Great Britain is expected to show off their Olympic opening ceremony kit tomorrow, April 18th.
  USA
  Team USA will be partnering with Ralph Lauren for their op
  
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• Former Boulder Swim Coach Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault

  17-04-2024 23:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Jon Michael Beber, 54, was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of trust on Monday.
  Two of the charges included victims younger than 15 years old and there was a pattern of assault. The third charge included a victim between the age of 15 and 18 years old.
  Just over a year ago, Beber pleaded not guilty to the charges and had his trial date set for November 6th, 2023. In November, the trial was then rescheduled for April.
  
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• Lilly King on Trials at Lucas Oil, Lydia Jacoby, and Retiring Before LA2028

  17-04-2024 22:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamAt the San Antonio Pro Swim, Olympic champion Lilly King spoke to the press about many topics leading into her 3rd Olympic Trials, including one of her main competitors, Lydia Jacoby, and the longevity of her career.
  King said she plans on stepping away from swimming before the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but not directly after this summer.
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Lilly King on Trials at Lucas Oil, Lydia Jacoby, and Retiring Before LA2028
  
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• Liendo, Sims Named SEC Swimmers of the Year As Florida Racks Up Conference Awards

  17-04-2024 20:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: SEC Sports
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 17, 2024) – The Southeastern Conference announced the annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to conclude the 2023-24 season.
  For the All-SEC Teams, the First Team consists of the top finisher in each event at the SEC Championships, and the Second Team consists of the second- and third-place finishers in each event. The All-Freshman Teams consist of any redshirt or true freshman who finished
  
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• The Past Meets the Future on the Women’s 50 Breaststroke Podium in Australia

  17-04-2024 19:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
  Australian Channel 9 Livestream 
  
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• Evgeniia Chikunova Hits World-Leading 1:05.11 In 100 Breast On Day 4 Of Russian Championships

  17-04-2024 19:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
  2024 RUSSIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSApril 14-19, 2024
  Kazan, Russia
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Live Results
  Livestream
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 Recap
  Day 3 RecapThe fourth day of the 2024 Russian Swimming Championships is officially in the books. Finals of the women’s 100 breaststroke, men’s 50 backstroke, women’s 50 butterfly, men’s 200 breaststroke, men’s 50 freestyle, women’s 400 freestyle, and women’s 200 IM were contested in Ka
  
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• Elijah Winnington, Sam Short Post Top 2 Times In World This Season In 400 Freestyle

  17-04-2024 18:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
  Australian Channel 9 Livestream 
  
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• Kaylee McKeown Commits to Swim the 200 IM at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

  17-04-2024 17:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, April 17th – Saturday, April 20th
  Prelims at 10am local (8pm previous night ET), Finals at 6pm local (4am ET)
  Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland, Australia
  LCM (50m)
  Non-Olympic Qualifying Event
  Women’s Races to Watch/Men’s Races to Watch
  Meet Central
  Final Start List
  Live Results (also available via Meet Mobile: “2024 Australian Open Championships”)
  Australian Channel 9 Livestream 
  
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• Two-Time Australian Olympic Swimmer Neil Rogers Dies at 70

  17-04-2024 15:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Two-time Olympian and Australian swimming star Neil Rogers died recently at the age of 70. Renowned by many who knew him as an incredible coach and human being, Rogers was a fixture of the Australian swimming community his whole life.
  Born in 1953, Rogers first represented his country at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh alongside his older brother Greg. Just 16 years old at the time, he took home a bronze medal in the 200 back and earned a silver medal as p
  
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• NLRB Hearings In USC Case Seeking Student-Athlete Employment Resume

  17-04-2024 15:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robbie Dickson on SwimSwam
  Hearings in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) trial involving USC, the PAC-12, and the NCAA resumed Tuesday in Los Angeles and will go through Thursday. The case will ultimately determine whether the USC football and men’s and women’s basketball players should be labeled as employees rather than student-athletes.
  The proceedings come on the heels of a NLRB matter involving Datmouth’s men’s basketball players voting 13-2 in favor of jo
  
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