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Ranking the 2021 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Brazilian Murilo Sartori (pictured) brings an elite-level mid-distance freestyle to the Louisville Cardinals this season.

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Ranking The 2021 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

Griffin Hadley (pictured) brings a strong free/back presence to the Tennessee Volunteers this season.

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Former Ohio State Head Coach Bill Wadley Dies

Former Ohio State swimming & diving head coach and ASCA CEO Bill Wadley has died after a bout with pancreatic cancer.

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Ilya Borodin Lowers Russian, European Junior 400 IM Records In Naples

Borodin’s time of 3:59.57 took more than two seconds off his previous Russian and European Junior Record, and almost broke Daiya Seto’s World Junior mark.

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WATCH: Zuchowski, Pelaez & More National HS Record Swims At The King’s Academy

Josh Zuchowski (pictured) broke the NISCA National High School Records in the boys’ SCM 100 backstroke (53.77) and 200 IM (1:58.89).

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Obstacle-Filled Season Concludes With 63 U.S. National Age Group Records

Claire Curzan (pictured) broke five individual National Age Group Records in 2020-21, ultimately qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team in the women’s 100 fly.

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Marco Orsi Downs Italian 50 Fly Record In Opening Skins Round At ISL Match 3

Orsi scorched a time of 22.50 in the opening round, breaking the Italian Record of 22.63 set by Thomas Ceccon in January.

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Senior Staff Members Abruptly Fired By FINA, Asked To Leave Without Explanation

The four former staff members were reportedly fired for being too close to former Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, who resigned in March.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 1/3 Think Aiden Hayes Will Be Highest Impact Freshman Sprinter

Just over one-third of readers picked top-ranked recruit Aiden Hayes to have the highest-impact freshman season among male freestyle sprinters.

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FINA President Al-Musallam Under Investigation For Corruption In FIFA Case

Husain Al-Musallam has been identified as one of two Kuwaiti officials targeted by the U.S. DOJ for his suspected involvement in a FIFA corruption scandal.

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Swim of the Week: Aurelie Rivard Crushes S10 400 Free World Record By 5 Seconds

The 25-year-old Rivard clocked a time of 4:24.08, more than five seconds clear of her previous world record of 4:29.27 set in 2018.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 9/3/2021

Among the standouts was 16-year-old Mitchell Ledford, who ripped a 22.50 50 butterfly to rank in the top-10 for 16 & unders in the 2020-21 season.

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Klete Keller Prepared To Take Plea Deal For Jan. 6 Capitol Charges

Keller’s defense lawyer said he’s “prepared to go forward” with a plea agreement, though there are issues relating to him being unvaccinated.

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Australian Swimming League Hopes To Attract “World’s Best,” Not Just Aussies

CEO Stuart Coventry says the ASL will be open to international swimmers, but he doesn’t see any potential clashes, rather a collaboration, with the ISL.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Girls NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2021

One last look at how the girls’ high school class of 2021 stacks up as they enter their freshmen years of college in the 2021-22 NCAA season.

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