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• Stanford Men Get Verbal Commitment from #18, Breaststroker Jon Cook

  16-10-2017 18:26 via swimswam.com
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  The penultimate verbal commitment from the SwimSwam list of top 20 boys in the high school class of 2018 belongs to #18 Jon Cook (Jonathan Cook on USA Swimming) from Mill Creek, Washington. Cook announced via social media that he had verbally committed to Stanford University’s class of 2022, where he will be joined by the already-committed Alessandro Boratto, David Madej, Jack LeVant, Mason Gonzalez.
  A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and NISCA All-American
  
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• Mia Bugarin Blasts 4:52.68 500 Free, Fastest Time Among Calif. High Schoolers This Season

  29-04-2024 05:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Rio Hondo League FinalsApril 22-24, 2024
  La Canada, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 CA OB Rio Hondo League Champs”Team Scores
  BoysLa Canada – 482
  San Marino – 454
  Temple City – 385
  South Pasadena – 273
  Monrovia – 84GirlsSouth Pasadena – 490
  La Canada – 393
  Temple City – 352
  San Marino – 251
  Monrovia – 129La Canada sophomore Mia Bugarin continued her impressive progress
  
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• University of Pennsylvania Pool To Close in July For Renovations

  29-04-2024 04:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Next season, the Penn swim team will be relocated to alternative practice sites as their home facility, Sheerr Pool, is set to close in July for renovations that will take the entire 2024-25 academic year to complete.
  The plan to renovate was announced in July 2023. This month, Penn provided an update on the project, including the plan to close the pool on July 1, 2024.
  The plans for the renovation are still being finalized but will include a new bulkhead, diving bo
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #933

  29-04-2024 02:00 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:  15-18 years old, 19-22 years old
  Target level:&n
  
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• Harvard-Westlake Girls, Loyola Boys Capture 2024 Mission League Swimming Crowns

  29-04-2024 00:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Mission League ChampionshipsApril 16-18, 2024
  Robinson Family Aquatics ComplexEncino, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 Mission League HS Championship”Team Scores
  BoysLoyola – 780.5
  Harvard-Westlake – 641
  Notre Dame – 315
  Crespi – 233
  Sierra Canyon – 219GirlsHarvard-Westlake – 708
  Marlborough – 570
  Notre Dame – 373
  Louisville – 267
  Immaculate Heart – 252Harvard-Westlake
  
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• Andrew Maksymowski Swims Best Times in the 50/100 Frees; Woodbridge Girls Dominate

  28-04-2024 23:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Pacific Coast League ChampionshipsApril 23-27, 2024
  Beckman High School, Irvine, California
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 PCL Championships”The 2024 Pacific Coast League Championships featured an upset on the boys’ side of the pool, with the Portola boys upsetting the defending champions and CIF State Championship contenders from Northwood High School, while on the girls’ side it was Woodbridge that grabbed a
  
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• 2024 NCAA Runner-Up Owen McDonald Transferring from ASU To Indiana

  28-04-2024 23:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Former Arizona State swimmer Owen McDonald has announced his transfer to Indiana about three weeks after entering the transfer portal.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Owen (@owenwmcd)McDonald just finished up his sophomore season with Arizona State. As a freshman, McDonald made the Pac-12 A final in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM, scoring 46.5 individual points. At 2023 NCAAs, he made the A final of the 100 and 200 backstrokes, finishing 5th in the 200
  
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• Six Men Go Sub-49 Seconds In 100 Free At 2024 Polish Championships

  28-04-2024 22:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 POLISH CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Lublin, Poland
  LCM (50m)
  Recap #1/Recap #2
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe 2024 Polish Championships saw the last day of action in Lublin with several of the nation’s swiftest swimmers diving in for Olympic qualification.
  Polish swimmers who have already met Olympic qualification standards include Kasia Wasick, Krzysztof Chmielewski, Michal Chmielewski, Ksawery Masiuk, Jak
  
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• Full Schedule For The 2024 CIF Swimming & Diving Championship Season

  28-04-2024 22:22 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  The 2024 California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) swimming and diving championship season has started, with Section meets taking place in later this week (besides San Fransisco’s all-city meet, which happened this past weekend) before the State Championships happen next week.
  The CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships will take place from May 9-11 at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex at Clovis West High School in Fresno. Swimmers will qualify to com
  
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• Ceccon Clocks 52.99, Masse 59.64 In 100 Back To End Acropolis Open

  28-04-2024 22:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 ACROPOLIS OPENFriday, April 26th – Sunday, April 28th
  Athens Olympic Aquatic Center, Athens, Greece
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Event
  Prize $ Breakdown
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsThe final night of action at the 2024 Acropolis Open concluded tonight with Italian world record holder Thomas Ceccon taking on the men’s 100 backstroke.
  23-year-old Ceccon produced a winning effort of 52.99 to snag the gold, turning in his best time of 2024 i
  
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• Rising Stars Luka Mijatovic, Tim Wu Climb Age-Group Rankings at EBAL Championships

  28-04-2024 21:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 EBAL Swim and Dive ChampionshipsApril 26-27, 2024
  San Ramon, California
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on MeetMobile: “EBAL Swim and Dive 2024 Championships”Team Scores
  BoysDe La Salle – 492.5
  San Ramon Valley – 451.5
  Amador Valley – 427
  Foothill – 405.5
  Monte Vista – 298GirlsCarondelet – 571
  San Ramon Valley – 516
  Monte Vista – 411
  Granada – 402
  Amador Valley – 400Foothill freshman Luka Mijatovic r
  
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• Wellbrock Posts 14:42.28 1500 Free, Selin Gets 50 Free Olympic Cut At German Championships

  28-04-2024 19:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 4 of the 2024 German Swimming Championships unfolded from Berlin tonight as the last day of action at these Olympic Trials.
  Slots for the Olympic Games but also June’s European Championships and July’s European Junior Championsh
  
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• High-Level International Meets For May 2024

  28-04-2024 15:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  We’re in the home stretch of the Olympic Trials season but still going strong with a lineup of meets yet to come in May and June.
  The Brazilian Swimming Trophy and Sydney Open highlight the early weeks while the Canadian Trials and Mare Nostrum Series are also taking place in May.
  Below are the elite meets slated next month with those designated by World Aquatics as Olympic qualifiers noted with a ‘*’.
  04/30 – 05/05 XVI African Aquatics Swimming
  
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• Chinese Olympic Qualifiers Through Conclusion Of National Championships

  28-04-2024 15:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, April 19th – Saturday, April 27th
  Shenzhen, China
  LCM (50m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap/Day 5 Recap/Day 6 Recap/Day 7 Recap/Day 8 Recap/Day 9 Recap
  ResultsThe 2024 Chinese National Swimming Championships concluded last night from Shenzhen which means we have a provisional roster constructed for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, France.
  Per the Chinese Olympic Selecti
  
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• Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open

  28-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Doping case with Chinese swimmers has brought years of pent-up feeling into public domain – and shows no sign of stoppingAt its glitzy 25th anniversary gala in Lausanne last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency screened a slick montage highlighting how it had changed sport for the better. There were images of Muhammad Ali defying Parkinson’s to light the Olympic flame and Pelé lifting the World Cup, before a history lesson – and a promise. “Today Wada is a more repr
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #953

  28-04-2024 08:40 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:  Capacity (Base) Building
  Target age group:  13-14 years old, 15-18 years old
  Target
  
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• Will Leon Marchand Swim the 200 Fly 200 Breast Double At The Paris Olympics?

  28-04-2024 06:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  Triple World Champion Leon Marchand  is a pro! He is done with NCAA swimming, and he leaves the college ranks as potentially the greatest college swimmer ever.
  Shortly after Marchand lead ASU to their 2024 NCAA Championships Team Title, coach Bob Bowman announced he would taking the head coaching position at the University of Texas in Austin, and Marchand confirmed he would follow Bowman to Austin.
  In this video, Marchand discusses the pressures of
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #932

  28-04-2024 06:00 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
  Target level:  Senior Age G
  
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• Western Kentucky Students Begin Herculean Effort to Reinstate Swim Team

  28-04-2024 02:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  A pair of Western Kentucky freshmen are leading a grassroots effort to reinstate the university’s swimming and diving teams that were cut due to hazing nearly a decade ago.
  The Big Red were initially dealt a five-year suspension in 2015 after a Title IX investigation revealed evidence of hazing and sexual harassment within the program that included underage team members being pressured to drink alcohol. A few years later, WKU eliminated funding for the teams en
  
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• Canadian Kylie Masse Logs Wins #2 At 2024 Acropolis Open

  28-04-2024 01:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 ACROPOLIS OPENFriday, April 26th – Sunday, April 28th
  Athens Olympic Aquatic Center, Athens, Greece
  LCM (50m)
  Olympic Qualification Event
  Prize $ Breakdown
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsThe 2024 Acropolis Open continued into day 2 from Athens with domestic and foreign athletes taking to the Olympic Aquatic Center pool in the quest for Paris 2024 qualification.
  Belgian swimmer Valentine Dumont led the women’s 200m free field, posting a winning time of 1:5
  
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• Santa Margarita Star Teagan O’Dell Scares Olympic Medalist’s Orange County Record in 200 Free

  27-04-2024 23:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Trinity League ChampionshipsApril 26, 2024
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on MeetMobile: “Trinity League Championships”Team Scores
  GirlsSanta Margarita – 705
  Mater Dei – 371
  JSerra – 255
  Rosary – 210
  Lutheran-Orange – 185BoysSanta Margarita – 698
  Mater Dei – 498
  Servite – 297
  St. John Bosco – 84
  Lutheran-Orange – 31Santa Margarita junior Teagan O’Dell nearly added another Orange County record
  
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• Daily Swim Coach Workout #952

  27-04-2024 22:41 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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• NAIA Power SCAD Looking for a New Head Swimming Coach for the 2nd Straight Year

  27-04-2024 22:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is looking for a new head coach for the second time in two seasons.
  While the school has not responded to SwimSwam’s request for comment, sources say that Dave Gendernalik resigned from his position after one season leading the bees.
  SCAD had their worst finish in years at the 2024 NAIA National Championship meet. The women finished 7th and the men finished 5th at the meet a year after the women finished 2nd and th
  
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• IOC President Thomas Bach Has ‘Full Confidence’ in WADA Over Chinese Doping Case

  27-04-2024 20:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said Friday that he has “full confidence” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) amid criticism that the organization let 23 Chinese swimmers off the hook for positive tests of a banned substance in January of 2021.
  WADA decided not to challenge China’s assertion that elite swimmers unwittingly ingested trimetazidine (TMZ) due to food contamination from their hotel kitchen. After pressure f
  
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• Liberty Gains Commitment From U.S. Open Qualifier Carly Larson (2025)

  27-04-2024 20:44 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.
  Carly Larson of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at Liberty University. Larson is currently a junior at
  
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• South Carolina High School State Champion Adair Shaw Sends Verbal To Ohio State (2025)

  27-04-2024 20:33 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.
  Adair Shaw has announced her verbal commitment to further her academic and athletic career at the Ohio State University. Shaw is from Mount Pleasan
  
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• UVA Commit Aspen Gersper Earns Olympic Trials Cuts in 100 Back, 50 Free at Azura Spring Open

  27-04-2024 19:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 Azura Spring OpenApril 19-21, 2024
  Davie, Florida
  LCM (50 meters)
  Results on MeetMobile: “2024 Azura Spring Open LCM Invite”Aspen Gersper picked up two U.S. Olympic Trials cuts in the 100-meter backstroke and 50 freestyle during last weekend’s Azura Spring Open in Davie, Florida.
  The 18-year-old Saint Andrews Aquatics standout posted a personal-best 100 back time of 1:01.86 in prelims, dropping just over a tenth of a second off her previous-bes
  
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• Isabel Gose Posts Another Personal Best At 2024 German Championships

  27-04-2024 19:16 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 GERMAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (OLYMPIC TRIALS)Thursday, April 25th – Sunday, April 28th
  Berlin, Germany
  LCM (50m)
  German Olympic Selection Policy
  SwimSwam Preview
  Entries
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 3 of the 2024 German Swimming Championships unfolded from Berlin tonight with one more day of action remaining.
  Slots for the Olympic Games but also June’s European Championships and July’s European Junior Championships are on the line.
  As
  
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• Shevtsov Wins European Para Bronze, Then Is Removed From the Results

  27-04-2024 18:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam
  EUROPEAN PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSSunday-Saturday, April 21-27, 2024
  Madeira, Portugal
  LCM (50m)
  Live Results
  Official resultsThe European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal, will conclude on Saturday evening. Controversies surrounding Sergii Shevtsov‘s presence continue.
  About a month ago, SwimSwam reported on the case of Sergii Shevtson, a Ukrainian freestyle swimmer who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and participated in some para-swimmi
  
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• Josephine Fuller Swims 58.37 in the 100 Fly at TNAQ Invite; 10th-Best American This Season

  27-04-2024 17:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Tennessee Aquatics April InviteApril 19-21, 2024
  Alan Jones Aquatics Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
  Long Course Meters (50 meter), Prelims/Finals
  Full Meet ResultsTennessee Aquatics hosted an invite last weekend that was open to the region’s top swimmers of all ages, but that was dominated in the senior age group by varsity members at the University of Tennessee like Erika (Brown) Connolly, Gui Santos, and Josephine Fuller. A few swim
  
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