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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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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the Sporti Lunar New Year Collection!

Dragon Power, Crane Grace: Sporti Suits Usher Good Fortune in 2024

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Review: How The Biopic “Nyad” Misses The Mark

The 2023 biopic “Nyad” didn’t address the controversies that were such a big part of Diana Nyad’s career, and told her story in a lackluster manner.

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Quiet Morning in Knoxville as Empty Lanes Make Eyesores

A flurry of big names missed races this morning as it appears that Gretchen Walsh will instead race in Blacksburg today at a collegiate meet.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 55.2% Pick 2011 Worlds 200 IM As Favorite Phelps/Lochte Showdown

At the 2011 World Championships, Ryan Lochte broke the world record and Michael Phelps swam his lifetime best in the 200 IM in one of the greatest races ever.

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Two Young Canadian Swimmers Save British Couple from Drowning in Barbados

A pair of competitive swimmers from Quebec, including one National Championship qualifier, saved a British couple from a scary situation last week.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Dressel’s Return, McIntosh’s Olympic Pursuit Top 2024 Storylines

The potential return of Caeleb Dressel to the top of the sport in 2024 is the top storyline of the Olympic year on the men’s side of the pool.

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Naomi Stillitano, The 2024 Rose Queen, Was A U.S. Age Group Swimmer

Naomo Stillitano, the 2024 Rose Queen, was a former swimmer for Rose Bowl Aquatics. She last competed at a swim meet in July of 2021.

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What Does the Teri McKeever Suspension Mean for the Future of Coaching?

By stopping short of a lifetime ban for former Cal coach Teri McKeever, the US Center for SafeSport has opened the door for interventional measures.

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Making Memories in the Car, A Year-End Note by Fitter & Faster Founder Dave Arluck

Arluck: “The magic happens in the car. We laugh, sing…and there’s no place I’d rather be than in that car with Alex driving to practice.” 

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Former Princeton Swimmer Elaina Gu Describes Trying out for the WWE

Since finishing her swimming career at Princeton, Elaina Gu has embraced fitness on dry land.

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What Can Hosting a Swim Practice Specifically for Parents Add to Your Swim Team?

SwimSwam sat down with Dory Halbe of Nation’s Capitol Swim Club who, before the pandemic, would host an annual Parent swim practice.

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Train Your Brain

Often underused, the brain can work as a tool to help you unlock your best performance in the pool.

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World Champion Gabrielle Rose on Qualifying for Olympic Trials at Age 46

2 decades after her first Olympic Trials, Gabrielle Rose is swimming some her fastest times ever, qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Trials in the process

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