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Make History: Watch The Trailer For The 2022 FINA World Championships

If this video doesn’t get you excited for the World Championships, nothing will.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Magic Man Takes Center Stage In Men’s 50 Back

Fresh off a stunning world record at U.S. Trials, Hunter Armstrong is the favorite to win the World Championship title in the men’s 50 backstroke.

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Australian Chris Fydler Breaks Rowdy Gaines’ 50-54 Masters World Record In 50 Free

Fydler, a member of the Aussie men’s gold-medal winning 400 free relay in 2000, clocked 23.36 (SCM) to lower Gaines’ record from back in 2009.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 37.7% Think We’ll See A 1:43 200 Free In 2022

While the majority think it won’t happen, there’s a sizeable number of fans optimistic we’ll see a swimmer break 1:44 in the 200 free this year.

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arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Koppany Kakuk Sets Hungarian 200 FR Age Record

Koppany Zeta Kakuk, put up a time of 1:54.04 in the 200 freestyle to set a new Hungarian record for 14-year-old boys.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/10/2022

This week’s edition features a few swimmers who cracked the top 100 or moved up in the all-time age group rankings.

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Legendary Swimmer Alexander Popov Believes Russian Sanctions Will Soon Be Lifted

Popov, a four-time Olympic champion, says that sporting event organizers are suffering material loss with Russian and Belarusians absent.

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Four Storylines To Watch At The 2022 World Para Swimming Championships

After winning seven medals at the 2019 Worlds, Alice Tai will return to competition for the first time since having her leg amputated in January 2022.

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Georgia Names Neil Versfeld, Stefanie Williams Moreno New Head Coaches

The news comes after the retirement of longtime head coach Jack Bauerle, who has been the head women’s coach at Georgia since 1979.

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Seven-Time NCAA Champion, U.S. Olympic Head Coach Jack Bauerle Retires

Bauerle retires as the longest-tenured coach ever at the University of Georgia, having been the head coach of the women’s team for the past 43 seasons.

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Guinea-Bissau Embroiled In Controversy Over Which Party Is Acting Governing Body

The West African nation of Guinea-Bissau is embroiled in a swimming controversy regarding who its real national governing body is.

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Top Uncommitted Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2023

There aren’t many left, but three of our top-16 ranked recruits in the girls’ high school class of 2023 have yet to commit collegiately.

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Top Uncommitted Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2023

Rex Maurer, the #2 ranked recruit in the boys’ high school class of 2023, has yet to announce where he’ll swim collegiately.

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U.S. Juniors Shine At 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. International

15-year-old Piper Enge clocked 2:29.22 in the 200 breast to move into 18th all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.

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Is David Popovici The Fastest 50/100/200 Freestyler Ever?

Despite being just 17 years of age, Popovici has already cemented himself as one of the world’s fastest freestyle swimmers across the three distances.

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