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Former Elite Diver Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson Attempting To Make Canadian Bobsled Team

After diving at Northwestern and representing Jamaica at the World Championships, Eskrick-Parkinson is pursuing a spot on the Canadian National Bobsled Team.

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University of Alberta To Cut Swimming Programs At End of 2024-25 Season

The school said the decision was made due to both financial issues and complications stemming from there not being a competitive swimming facility on campus. 

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NCAA Eligibility Webinars For Prospective Student-Athletes To Run This Fall

The NCAA Eligibility Center will host four webinars over the next six weeks to provide prospective student-athletes with everything they need to know.

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Ilya Kharun Hits 43.95 100 Fly As ASU Men Take Down NC State; Freshmen Lead Wolfpack Women

Kharun joined the exclusive list of swimmers who have broken 44 seconds in the 100 fly, producing a time of 43.95 to become just the 10th man to do so.

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Chloe Stepanek Rips 1:44.90 200 Free, Lottie Cullen Sets Houston Record As TAMU Tops Cougars

Texas A&M’s Chloe Stepanek produced her third sub-1:45 200 free of the young 2024-25 season as the Aggies doubled up the Cougars.

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Regan Smith Puts Up 54.41 100 Back For First SCM World Record

Smith blasted her way to a time of 54.41, lowering Kaylee McKeown’s record of 54.56 set 29 days ago at the Australian Short Course Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34.8% Think Yamato Okadome Will Be Top Male International Freshman

Okadome, a Japanese breaststroker at Cal who turned heads when he dropped a 1:52.85 200 breaststroke during the Bears dual with UC San Diego two weeks ago.

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Brinkleigh Hansen Cracks Top 20 All-Time For 13-14 Girls With 4:43 500 Free

Hansen dropped four seconds to clock 4:43.96, ranking her 20th all-time in the girls’ 13-14 age group.

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arena Swim of the Week: Bella Grant Scores Upset 200 Fly Win At Incheon World Cup

The 19-year-old Grant set a new lifetime best and moved to #3 all-time among Australian women, just a quarter of a second off the National Record.

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Choi Dongyeol, Moon Seungwoo Set Korean National Records On Home Soil In Incheon

Choi Dongyeol ound his way onto the podium in the men’s 50 breast, clocking 26.05 to dismantle the previous South Korean Record of 26.37 held by Moon Jaekwon.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 10/25/2024

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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Marcello Guidi, Lea Boy Claim Victory At World Aquatics Open Water World Cup In Setubal

Italian Marcello Guidi dominated the men’s race in Setubal, walking away with a 25-second victory.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Kate Douglass Breaks Super-Suited World Record In 200 Breast

Douglass’ time of 2:14.16 broke the 15-year-old world record of 2:14.57 set by fellow American Rebecca Soni back in 2009.

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Korea’s Ji Yuchan Blasts 20.80 50 Free For New Asian Record, World Cup Gold

The 22-year-old tied the Asian Record of 20.95 in the prelims, and then fired off a winning performance of 20.80 in the final.

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World Aquatics Reportedly Moves 11 Invited Swimmers Out of Run-Down Hotel In Incheon

The athlete hotel for the second leg of the series in Incheon, South Korea, is reportedly a “disaster,” lacking hot water, cleaning services and has mold.

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