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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Rex Maurer

After qualifying for the Junior Pan Pac team in late April, Maurer had a phenomenal finish to his short course campaign in the CIF postseason.

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arena Swim of the Week: Audrey Derivaux Swims Fastest Girls’ 11-12 200 Fly Since 2012

Derivaux’s time of 2:18.75 is the age group’s fastest since Cassidy Bayer set the 11-12 NAG record of 2:15.02 in July 2012.

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Claire Curzan Hits 200 Free Best Time At 2022 TAC Spring Invitational

Curzan produced a time of 2:00.36 to knock nearly two seconds off her previous best of 2:02.27.

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Kenyan Swimming Federation Banned Indefinitely By FINA

The country has been under temporary suspension for the past two years after failing to meet two deadlines for elections in 2020.

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Brandon Anand, Alex Parent Climb Age Group Ranks At Martha McKee Charlotte Open

Some of the top age group swimmers in the Charlotte area were in action last weekend at the 2022 Martha McKee Open.

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Cal Hires Law Firm To Investigate Head Swim Coach Teri McKeever

The firm was hired by the school one day after UC Berkeley put the longtime head coach on administrative leave after allegations of abuse surfaced Tuesday.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 44% Think 200 Breast Has Biggest Disparity From SCY To LCM

Readers believe that the breaststroke is the 200 event that changes the most from short course yards to long course meters.

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Former Cal Swimmer Anna Kalandadze Details McKeever Abuse That Led To Transfer

Kalandadze details the experiences with McKeever that led to her quitting the team and ultimately transferring to Penn.

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NCAA Champion Paige McKenna Opens Up On Mental Health Struggles

The 19-year-old posted a lengthy statement on Instagram detailing her battles with mental health over the past number of years.

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NCAA Qualifier Daniel Matheson Transfers To Arizona State After One Year At USC

Matheson will return to his home state next season and joined a Sun Devil program that’s on the rise after finishing sixth at the 2022 NCAAs.

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Etiene Medeiros Returns To Individual Racing After Nearly 300 Days

Medeiros raced for the first time individually since the Tokyo Olympics at the Barcelona stop of the Mare Nostrum Tour after having ACL surgery in September.

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Kristof Milak Shatters Mare Nostrum Record With 1:53.89 200 Fly

Milak’s time of 1:53.89 knocks over half a second off the previous Mare Nostrum Record of 1:54.42, set by Chad Le Clos in 2016.

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USA Swimming Board Members Accused of “Overt Campaigning,” Settlement Reached

Two USA Swimming Board members were accused of “overt campaigning” earlier this year and have since reached a settlement with the organization.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona: Masse, Kamminga & Andrew Lead Day 2 Prelims

Canadian Kylie Masse was the lone swimmer to produce a sub-1:00 performance in the women’s 100 back, qualifying in 59.43.

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World Record Holder Hunter Armstrong Following Coach Matt Bowe To Cal

Armstrong will join the Cal pro group to remain with his primary coach from OSU, Matt Bowe, who was named the Bears’ new assistant coach on Tuesday.

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