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• Speedo Sectionals Finalist Avery Borbash Sends Verbal Commitment To Liberty For Fall 2027

  24-07-2026 18:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  Speedo Sectionals finalist Avery Borbash has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at Liberty University beginning in the fall of 2027
  
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• Carly Afanasewicz Verbals to Georgia for Fall 2027, Flips Commitment from NC State

  24-07-2026 22:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells 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.
  Carly Afanasewicz, a Pro Swim Series finalist, has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the University of Georgia beginning in the fall
  
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• Pieter Coetze Lowers Own Commonwealth Games Record With 24.29 50 Backstroke

  24-07-2026 21:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1After setting the Commonwealth Games record this morning in the 50 backstroke, Pieter Coetze lowered his own record again in the semifinal, swimming 24.29 to earn the top seed for tomorrow’s event final.
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• Distance Freestyle/Breaststroke Hybrid Rhett Walker Verbally Commits To NYU For Fall 2027

  24-07-2026 21:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sean Griffin 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.
  A distance freestyle/breaststroke hybrid, Rhett Walker has announced his verbal commitment to swim and study at New York University beginning in t
  
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• Lewis Clareburt Lowers New Zealand 200 IM Record to 1:56.77

  24-07-2026 21:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1MEN’S 200 IM – FINALWorld Record – 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025
  Commonwealth Record – 1:55.28, Duncan Scott (GBR), 2021
  Commonwealth Games Record – 1:56.88, Duncan Scott (SCO), 202
  
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• Ching Hwee Gan Breaks Own 400 Free National Record With 4:09.34 At Commonwealth Games

  24-07-2026 20:46 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1In the first finals event of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Singapore’s Ching Hwee Gan broke her own national record, swimming 4:09.34 in the women’s 400 freestyle final.
  WOMEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINALWorld Record &n
  
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• Duncan Scott Wins 200 IM In 1:56.38 For New Commonwealth Games Record

  24-07-2026 20:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  LCM (50m)
  Meet Central
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  Preview Index
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1
  Finals: Day 1MEN’S 200 IM – FINALWorld Record – 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025
  Commonwealth Record – 1:55.28, Duncan Scott (GBR), 2021
  Commonwealth Games Record – 1:56.88, Duncan Scott (SCO), 202
  
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• Ellen Walshe Lowers Hours-Old Irish 200 Backstroke Record

  24-07-2026 19:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 IRISH SUMMER NATIONAL YOUTH & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 21st – Saturday, July 25th
  Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland
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  Live ResultsEarlier we reported how 24-year-old Ellen Walshe nailed a new national record en route to capturing the top seed in the women’s 200m backstroke and tonight she dropped even more time from her new benchmark.
  This morning, Walshe ripped a big-time
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Kylie Masse Scratches 50 Fly Semifinal (Night 1 Scratches)

  24-07-2026 19:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1The first finals session of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is upon us, and there was only one scratch after prelims on day one.
  Canada’s Kylie Masse scratched women’s 50 butterfly semifinal after finishing 11th in the event prelims. She stopped th
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Finals Relay Line-Ups – Women’s 4×100 Free

  24-07-2026 19:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1Just like in the men’s event, Australia and England have swapped out all four swimmers. Australia look the red-hot favorites, bringing in Meg Harris, Shayna Jack, Alex Perkins, and Mollie O’Callaghan. Of note, the Commonwealth Games record sta
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

  24-07-2026 19:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMESJuly 24th – July 29th 2026 (pool swimming)
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
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  Prelims Recaps: Day 1
  Live ResultsWe’re about to see the first evening session of the 2026 Commonwealth Games unfold with several of the top performers of the competition ready to rumble on both the men’s and women’s sides.
  As a reminder, individual eve
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Finals Relay Line-Ups – Men’s 4×100 Free

  24-07-2026 19:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1Australia and England have swapped out all four legs from this morning, so none of the swimmers who were part of a battle which saw the two separated by just 0.15 seconds return. Surprisingly, it is Tom Dean who could be the biggest miss. He split 47.99 f
  
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• Lane Rope Malfunction Delays Men’s 100 Breaststroke By More Than 15 Minutes at Commonwealth Games

  24-07-2026 19:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  RecapsPrelims: Day 1The first day of the prelims at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was not smooth, and the final heat of the men’s 100 breaststroke was delayed by more than 15 minutes after a lane rope malfunction.
  MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – PrelimsWorld Record:
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Finals Preview

  24-07-2026 19:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1We head into the first finals session of the 2026 Commonwealth Games tonight, with nine medal finals on offer. Australia are seeking to defend a pair of relay titles they won four years ago, while all three non-para individual events will see a different
  
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• Nine Countries Call For European Union to Defund World Aquatics, IOC

  24-07-2026 18:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  In the aftermath of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision to lift its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, nine European Union countries have called on the supranational organization to defund the IOC as well as World Aquatics.
  A letter penned by Sweden and signed by eight other countries to EU Sports Commissioner Glenn Micallef demanded that the EU not give money to sports organizations that go against EU values. Such organizations, the le
  
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• Ellen Walshe Takes Down Longstanding Irish Record In 200 Back

  24-07-2026 16:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2026 IRISH SUMMER NATIONAL YOUTH & SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 21st – Saturday, July 25th
  Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown, Fingal, Ireland
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  Live ResultsThe penultimate day of racing unfolded at the Irish Summer National Youth & Senior Championships where we saw our second senior national record bite the dust.
  Earlier in the competition 28-year-old Tom Fannon fired off a new lifetime best and
  
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• Maddox Roberts and Jordan Cooley Add To Growing 100 Free Depth For GB

  24-07-2026 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 AQUATICS GB NEXT GEN CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, July 16th – Wednesday, July 22nd
  Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, England
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  LivestreamWhile many of the top British swimmers are competing at the Commonwealth Games over the next few days, there were some swims at the recently wrapped up Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships that would not look out of place on the international stage.
  We have already reported on the
  
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• Michael Houlie Blasts 26.56 50 Breast Split, Advances 4th In 100 Breast

  24-07-2026 14:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1You would have been forgiven for wondering if Michael Houlie had his dates wrong and thought he had turned up for the 50 breast at the Commonwealth Games this morning. The South African swimmer, who set a lifetime best of 26.63 in the 50 breast at the 202
  
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• Pieter Coetze Lowers Commonwealth Games 50 Back Record To 24.45

  24-07-2026 14:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Live RecapsPrelims: Day 1Pieter Coetze sliced nearly two tenths of a second off Liam Tancock‘s Commonwealth Games record of 24.62 in the 50 back this morning, posting a dominant 24.45 out of the final heat.
  The world silver medalist led from the start, getting out to an ear
  
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• How Elite Swim Coaches Train Faster Underwaters

  24-07-2026 12:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Olivier Poirier-Leroy on SwimSwam
  Dolphin kicking!
  It’s awesome when we can do it right.
  Not-so-awesome when it’s clunky, timing is off, and we surface like a cork instead of like a dolphin.
  And training it can be frustrating as there is so much that goes into doing it well.
  So how about elite swim coaches…
  How do they train it?
  Great question!
  How Swim Coaches Train the Underwater Dolphin Kick
  A recent survey (Thompson et al., 2022) asked 66 UK swim coaches—from nati
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Prelims Relay Line-Ups – Men’s 4×100 Free

  24-07-2026 11:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
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  Live ResultsHeat 1
  Lane 1 – SeychellesAdam Moncherry
  Iwan Chang Lai Seng
  Nathan Nagapin
  Amos FerleyLane 2 – FijiReuben Taylor
  David Young
  Hansel McCaig
  Don YoungerLane 3 – ScotlandStefan Krawiec
  Dean Fearn
  Jensen Norris
  George SmithLane 4 – CanadaJosh Liendo
  Antoine Sauv
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Prelims Relay Line-Ups – Women’s 4×100 Free

  24-07-2026 11:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Live ResultsHeat 1
  Lane 2 – Isle of ManElla Justice
  Kiera Prentice
  Lauren Dennett
  Elizabeth CurpheyLane 3 – Northern IrelandDanielle Hill
  Emily Hughes
  Ellie McCartney
  Victoria CattersonLane 4 – EnglandAbbie Wood
  Erin Little
  Darcy Revitt
  Amalie SmithLane 5 – ScotlandMegan
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

  24-07-2026 10:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
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  Live ResultsWelcome, SwimFans, to the first day of swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games!!!! It’s been a long journey to this point as these Games were originally set to be held, down under, in Australia, but citing rising costs, the state of Victoria pulled out of its hosting duties. T
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games: Day 1 Prelims Preview

  24-07-2026 08:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
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  Just under four years after the last edition drew to a close, the Commonwealth Games are back. Back in the UK as well, with Glasgow replacing Victoria as the location in July 2023. That means we come full circle, returning to the Tollcross centre 12 years after it hosted the swimming at
  
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• Caitlin DeNise Joining Arizona Staff As Assistant Coach

  24-07-2026 02:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Arizona has added Caitlin DeNise to its staff as an assistant coach, the school announced on Thursday. DeNise fills an open position on the staff previously held by Lauren Sullivan who departed the program to join the women’s program at Brown.
  “We are excited to welcome Caitlin and her husband Wes to the Wildcat family,” head coach Ben Loorz said. “Coach DeNise is a veteran coach with a great breadth and depth of experience. From the college to
  
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• Emma Fouke Swims 1:09.68 100 Breast On Night 2 Of NCSAs, #7 13-14 All-Time

  24-07-2026 02:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2026 NCSA ChampionshipsJuly 22-26, 2026
  Indianapolis, IN
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  Day 1 RecapHighlighting night two of NCSAs was Emma Fouke who dropped over two seconds in the 100 breast to win in a 1:09.68. That moves her all the way up to the #7 13-14 girl all-time. Fouke entered the day with a lifetime best 1:11.72 that she swam last month at the Pro Series stop in Indianapolis. That had her sitting at #77
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games Preview: “Stirling” Silver in Sight for Evans and Scotland in Medley Relay

  24-07-2026 02:11 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
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  EntriesWOMEN’S 4×100 Medley Relay – By the NumbersWorld Record: 3:49.34 – USA (Smith, Douglass, Walsh, Huske), 2025
  Commonwealth Record: 3:51.60 – Australia (McKeown, Hodges, McKeon, Campbell), 2021
  Games Record: 3:54.36 – Australia (Seebohm, Bohl, McKeon, B. Campbell), 2018
  2022
  
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• 2029 Pan American Junior Games Host Candidates Announced

  23-07-2026 23:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sydney Jones on SwimSwam
  Panam Sports has officially released its host candidates for the 2029 Pan American Junior Games.
  Guatemala City, Panama City, and Rosario, Argentina have been selected as the host city candidates for the 2029 sporting event after meeting all the requirements and submitting their bid dossiers.
  Each city offers a diverse experience for hosting with various unique elements.
  Rosario
  Situated on the Paraná River, Rosario is the third largest city in Argentina, home
  
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• Jacob Molacek Blasts 24.81 50 Back at American Long Course Meet, #4 American this Season

  23-07-2026 23:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
  2026 American Long Course MeetJuly 22-26
  Garland, TX
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  “2026 American Long Course” on Meet MobileAt the young age of 30, former NC State swimmer and current American Record Holder Jacob Molacek proved that a top time can come at any time, as he surged to the 4th fastest American time in the 50 back in Garland, clocking 24.81.
  That swim not only marks the 4th fastest by an American this season, but also lowers his lifetime best by just over h
  
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• 2026 Commonwealth Games Previews: Australia Makes A Bid For Control Of Men’s Butterfly Events

  23-07-2026 21:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2026 Commonwealth GamesJuly 24 – 29, 2026 (pool swimming)
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Tollcross International Swimming Centre
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  EntriesMen’s 50 Butterfly: By The NumbersWorld Record: 22.27 – Andriy Govorov, Ukraine (2018)
  Commonwealth Record: 22.68 – Ilya Kharun, Canada (2025)
  Commonwealth Games Record: 22.81 – Ben Proud, England (2022)
  2022 Commonwealth Champion: Ben Proud (ENG) – 22.81
  Returning Medalist
  
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