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SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Pick 2:06 200 IM As Most Likely Women’s Barrier To Fall In 2024

Kaylee McKeown, Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh are all candidates for the first sub-2:06 in history in the 200 IM, as is Canadian star Summer McIntosh.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #50-41

Cate Campbell has a very good chance of returning to the Olympic podium in the 50 free 16 years after she claimed bronze in Beijing.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #60-51

The defending Olympic champion in the 400 IM, Chase Kalisz could be back on the podium in Paris, but he’ll need to be at the top of his game.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Erica Sullivan’s Fourth Annual Oscars Thread (And Our Thoughts)

Sullivan created her fourth annual thread giving swimming equivalents to the “Best Picture” Oscar nominees on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #60-51

After breaking out in a big way in 2023, there’s a path for Kennedy Noble to the Olympics despite being in a stacked crop of female backstrokers in the U.S.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #70-61

Adam Peaty comes into the year as the two-time defending Olympic champion in the men’s 100 breast. Does he have a chance at a three-peat?

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #80-71

Destin Lasco had a long course breakout in 2023, but the question now becomes can he perform well at back-to-back LC meets and win a medal on the big stage.

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Should NCAA Meets Be Allowed to End In Ties?

The Arizona State vs. Cal dual meet on Saturday was one of the most-anticipated dual meets in college swimming in recent memory. It ended in a tie.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #90-81

Chen Juner broke the super-suited Chinese Record in the 200 fly last year, but subsequently missed the semi-final at Worlds. Can he deliver in Paris?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Think 14:30 In 1500 Free Most Likely Men’s Barrier To Fall

After an epic duel in the 1500 free at the 2023 World Championships, Ahmed Hafnaoui and Bobby Finke could have the 14:30 barrier within reach in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #70-61

After an under-the-radar rebound year in 2023, Olivia Smoliga has emerged as a prominent contender for a third straight Olympic team in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #80-71

Anastasia Gorbenko has incredibly versatility, but if she can narrow her focus towards the 200 IM, she could do some real damange in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #100-91

Jake Foster is one of many male breaststrokers in contention for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #90-81

British freestyler Freya Anderson highlights the next group of women ranked inside SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2024.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #100-91

Our first installment of the Top 100 For 2024 has arrived, and Cal backstroker Isabelle Stadden is among the women featured in the 91-100 range.

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