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• WATCH: Jankovics & Tierney Qualify For Their First Olympics (Day 2 CAN Trials Race Videos)

  16-05-2024 03:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALSMay 13-19, 2024
  Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  How To Watch
  Swimming Canada Olympic Selection Criteria
  Swimming Canada Paralympic Selection Criteria 
  Psych Sheets (Updated 05/10)
  Live ResultsIt’s been an action packed start to the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralymic Trials. But if you’ve been unable to tune in, do not fear — we’re compil
  
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• Rex Maurer, Top Recruit In Class of 2023, Announces Transfer to Texas

  12-06-2024 05:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  After barely two weeks in the transfer portal, Rex Maurer, who we ranked as the top recruit in the high school boys class of 2023, officially announced that he will transfer from Stanford to Texas.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rex Maurer (@rexmaurer)Excited to announce that I will be continuing my college career at the University of Texas. I’d like to thank Bob and Erik for giving me this amazing opportunity. I’d also like to thank Eddie, Wya
  
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• Santo Condorelli Is Appealing Eligibility Decision for US Olympic Swimming Trials

  12-06-2024 05:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  On Tuesday night, USA Swimming director Lindsay Mintenko sent an email to all athletes and coaches qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic trials regarding what they claim is a “legal situation that could impact the Trials.” While the email does not name the athlete in question, sources tell SwimSwam that the athlete being referred to is Canadian and Italian Olympian Santo Condorelli and his eligibilty to swim at the U.S. Olympic trials.
  According to the email, C
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

  12-06-2024 02:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Day 3 of the 2024 Australian Olympic Swimmin
  
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• US Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets Are Now Available at a 10% Discount

  11-06-2024 23:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  If you managed to hold out this long before buying your tickets to the US Olympic Trials, congratulations! Meet organizers have begun to roll out discounts on remaining tickets for the meet that will be held inside Lucas Oil Stadium, which counts the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL as its primary tenant.
  While changes to the Ticketmaster system make it hard to get a good read on how many tickets are still available for each session, it appears as though the seats along
  
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• Do Semi-Finals Matter? A Look at the Data

  11-06-2024 22:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Do Semi-finals matter?
  Semi-finals in swimming are a controversial topic. There are basically three schools of thought on the topic.
  One school is that they are a waste of time and energy, they make meets longer, and they don’t really change the final outcomes.
  Another points out that maybe the “challenge” we’re trying to create and the “best of” standard is “who is the best in the third of three rounds, spread over two days&r
  
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• Jeremy Bagshaw Qualifies for 1st Olympic Team at 5th Trials While Finishing Med School

  11-06-2024 22:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamJeremy Bagshaw had accomplished a lot in his 20+ year career in swimming. NCAA Champion at Cal Berkeley. Commonwealth and Pan American Games medalist. Multiple-time world championships qualifier. But one thing that had eluded him (4 times, going back to 2008) was qualifying for Canada’s Olympic team.
  Last month at the Canadian Trials, in what would have been his final race as a competitive swimmer, Bagshaw finished 4th in the 200 free, securing his spot on the
  
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• Adam Maraana Set to Become First Arab Swimmer to Represent Israel at the Olympics

  11-06-2024 21:23 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  With his 100 backstroke victory at the Israeli Olympic Trials on Thursday, Adam Maraana became the first Arab citizen of Israel to qualify for the Olympics since 1976, and the first ever in the sport of swimming. His qualification is a not-insignificant one at a not-insignificant time in history in Israel.
  The 20-year-old Maraana matched Yakov Toumarkin‘s seven-year-old national record in the 100 back with a winning time of 53.60, taking almost a second of
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: It’s Douglass’ Turn To Take The Reins In The 200 Breast

  11-06-2024 20:54 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Session Start Times (ET):11 a.m. Prelims
  7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  SwimSwam Pick ’em ContestWOMEN’S 200 BREAST— BY THE NUMBERS:World Record: 2:17.55 – Evegniia Chikunova, Russia (2023)
  World Junior Record
  
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• McKeown Is First Aussie Swimmer To Add Second Qualifying Event At 2024 Olympic Trials

  11-06-2024 20:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)The 2024 Australian Olympic
  
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• 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Who Will Step Up For Second Spot in the Women’s 200 Fly?

  11-06-2024 20:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Session Start Times (ET):11 a.m. Prelims
  7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  SwimSwam Pick ’em ContestWOMEN’S 200 FLY — BY THE NUMBERS:World Record: 2:01.81 — Liu Zige, China (2009)
  American Record: 2:03.87 &m
  
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• UNC Promotes Kirk Kumbier To Associate Head Coach

  11-06-2024 20:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: UNC Athletics
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina swimming and diving has promoted Kirk Kumbier to associate head coach announced by head coach Mark Gangloff on Tuesday.
  Kumbier, who leads the Tar Heels’ sprint group and designs the team’s speed and power development program, has made a substantial impact since arriving in Chapel Hill in May 2022. He also served as the men’s recruiting coordinator this past season
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Photo Vault

  11-06-2024 19:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)The Australian Olympic Trial
  
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• The 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials Pick ‘Em Contest Is HERE With Speedo Prizes

  11-06-2024 19:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pre-Scratch Psych SheetThe Official SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest for the 2024 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials is live, courtesy of Speedo USA!
  Click here to enter!
  Beware! We know that certain swimmers are entered in more events than they’ll swim at Trials. Choose carefu
  
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• #4 100 Back Performer Of All-Time Mollie O’Callaghan May Not Swim Event In Paris

  11-06-2024 19:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Day two of the 2024 Australi
  
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• 1007 Swimmers Qualify For 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials As Updated Psych Sheets Released

  11-06-2024 19:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Session Start Times (ET):11 a.m. Prelims
  7:45 p.m. Finals (varying based on broadcast needs)
  Meet Central
  Broadcast Info
  SwimSwam’s Definitive Guide to Trials
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  SwimSwam Pick ’em ContestThe psych sheets for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials have been updated, and the final tally of swimmers who have qualified lan
  
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• Pioneering Astronaut Suni Williams Was the Captain of Navy’s Swim Team in College

  11-06-2024 18:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  American Suni Williams made history last week when she piloted the first operational mission flight of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.
  This is not Williams’ first flight to space (she’s made seven spacewalks totaling over 50 hours), and she is developing a bit of a penchant as a sporting space pioneer. In 2007, she became the first person to run a marathon in space, and in 2012 she became the first woman to
  
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• Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus aim to get it just right in 200m freestyle showdown | Kieran Pender

  11-06-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They’re good friends and training partners, but there can only be one winner at the Australian Olympic trials The 200m freestyle discipline holds a distinct, curious place on the swimming roster. Swimmers with pure speed focus on the one-lap 50m dash, or the two-lap 100m race. Middle distance swimmers prefer the 400m, the 800m or even the endurance epic, the 1500m. The 200m is too long for unbridled sprinting, and too short for a more measured show of stamina.In other words, it is the gold
  
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• Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus aim to get it just right in 200m freestyle showdown

  11-06-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They’re good friends and training partners, but there can only be one winner at the Australian Olympic trials The 200m freestyle discipline holds a distinct, curious place on the swimming roster. Swimmers with pure speed focus on the one-lap 50m dash, or the two-lap 100m race. Middle distance swimmers prefer the 400m, the 800m or even the endurance epic, the 1500m. The 200m is too long for unbridled sprinting, and too short for a more measured show of stamina.In other words, it is the gold
  
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• SwimAus Foundation Launches Pool For Purpose

  11-06-2024 16:22 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Swimming Australia
  Swimming Australia has today launched its first major project under the SwimAus Foundation, the Pool for Purpose initiative.
  Launched in conjunction with the Australian Swimming Trials that commenced today in Brisbane, the Pool for Purpose initiative raises funds for community projects across Australia to help build a legacy and connect communities through swimming.
  With a goal of raising $2.5M, a dollar for every litre of water in an Olympic
  
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• Iona Anderson Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s Aussie Age Record With 58.43 100 Back

  11-06-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)In what was a history-making final of the women’s 100 backstro
  
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• A Million Gallons of Milk (And Other Expensive Ways to Fill an Olympic Swimming Pool)

  11-06-2024 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  In 2014, SwimSwam’s Tony Carroll (who is now a hotshot coach at Club Wolverine) calculated how much it would cost to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool with various items that aren’t chlorinated water.
  Now, a decade later, it’s time to spin that exercise forward, taking advantage of America’s new favorite hobby: tracking inflation.New here? How Big is an Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool, actually?While it’s hard to figure exactly how many gal
  
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• 15-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Downs Leisel Jones’ Aussie Age Record From 2000 In 100 Breast

  11-06-2024 13:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Day 2 Prelims Recap | Day 2 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Breaststroking ph
  
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• Top Calgary Clubs Remain Locked out of Home Pools As Water Main Still Under Repair

  11-06-2024 13:39 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A critical water main break that occurred last week in Calgary is still affecting the city, including its swimmers.
  Last Wednesday evening, June 5, a water main break occurred in the northwestern Calgary neighborhood of Bowness, leading to city-wide restrictions and a boil water advisory for the area.
  It was announced Tuesday evening that the boil water advisory for Bowness has been lifted, but water restrictions remain in place for all Calgarians as the main
  
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• McKeown Rattles World Record With #2 Swim In History, O’Callaghan Joins Sub-58 Club In 100 BK

  11-06-2024 13:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)It was no surprise to see the Australian women put on a clinic in th
  
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• Katie Ledecky Memoir Excerpt “JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life”

  11-06-2024 13:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam
  10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky has penned her memoir for your summer read ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.   Ledecky stands alone among her peers, a towering champion consistently winning since she was 15 years old at the 2012 London Olympics. If you ever wanted to dive deeper into who Ledecky is, this is the opportunity.
  Purchase here: JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life  
  Excerpted from:JUST ADD WATER: My Swimming Life
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• Kaylee McKeown sends warning to Olympic rivals with second fastest 100m backstroke ever

  11-06-2024 12:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian finishes in 57.41 at swim trials to qualify for Paris GamesO’Callaghan second in Brisbane to book ticket ahead of AndersonSuch is Kaylee McKeown’s dominance in the women’s 100m backstroke that the Australian holds every single one of the top five times in history, and all but one of the top 10. The 22-year-old won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in the two-lap race; gold at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka; and gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the 1
  
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• Katharine Berkoff: The Best Is Yet to Come

  11-06-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of P2Life, a SwimSwam partner since 2013.
  For the past 18 months, with almost every race, Katharine Berkoff has established new personal best (PB) times. Last summer Katharine stunned everyone with a 58.01 in the 100m backstroke, yet another PB and a podium finish at the World Championships.
  This year she continues her course of new PBs. Consider her improvements from the 2023 to the 2024 NCAAs. She lowered her 50-yard free from 21.54 to 21.0
  
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• 2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

  11-06-2024 10:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed) 
  WOMEN’S 100 BACKWorld Record – 57.33, Kaylee McKeown (AUS),
  
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• Emma McKeon Becomes Australia’s Oldest Olympic Swimming Qualifier in 32 Years

  11-06-2024 03:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TRIALSMonday, June 10th – Saturday, June 15th
  Brisbane Aquatic Center – Brisbane, Australia
  Prelims at 11am local/9pm previous day ET; Finals at 7:30pm local/5:30am ET
  LCM (50 meters)
  Swimming Australian Olympic Nomination Criteria
  Meet Central
  Updated Psych Sheet
  Heat Sheets
  Day 1 Prelims Recap | Day 1 Finals Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream (VPN Needed)Emma McKeon became Australia’s most decorated Olympian in Tokyo, earnin
  
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