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5th International Ice Swimming World Championships Set For Jan. 12-15 In Samoëns, FRA

The 5th edition of the IISA World Championships will run from Jan. 12-15 in Samoëns, France, with close to 500 swimmers from 42 countries expected to compete.

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What If Malcolm Gladwell Scored The ISL?

How would the ISL be impacted if we used aggregate time to determine the winners of each match? We take a deep dive into the data.

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Queer Representation In Swimming (And Football) Is Off To A Strong Start In 2023

Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl went Instagram official with NFL teammate Carl Nassib, while Iszac Henig penned an op-ed for the New York Times.

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2023 European Junior Swimming Championships Headed To Belgrade

David Popovici was a standout at the 2022 European Junior Championships. This year’s edition of the event is headed to Belgrade, Serbia.

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Future of Australian Swimming Set For Gold Coast Camp

41 athletes from around Australia have been invited to participate in the week-long camp at the world-class Gold Coast Aquatic Centre (GCAC) in Southport.

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Olympic Roundup: Stolen Gold Medal Recovered; Congress Passes Equal Pay Act for USOPC

An Olympic gold medal belonging to South African swimmer Joan Breetzke was recovered this week after thieves were thought to have taken it last month.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Women’s Short Course Meters

Katie Ledecky recently broke the world record by nearly 10 seconds in the women’s 1500 free, which is the most dominant women’s SCM mark on the books.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year – Thomas Ceccon

Thomas Ceccon already had a couple Olympic relay medals on his résumé entering 2022, but last year was just his warm-up act. 

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Which Swimmers Have The Longest Annual Streak of Being Ranked In The World’s Top 10?

Sarah Sjostrom has ranked inside the world’s top 10 at the end of the year 14 consecutive times in both the women’s 50 fly and 100 fly.

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SwimSwam’s Official Crossword Puzzle Of The 2022 Short Course World Championships

Take a stab at the official SwimSwam Crossword Puzzle specifically focused on the 2022 Short Course World Championships from Melbourne.

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Who Are The Swimmers Currently Elite In 3+ Strokes? (Long Course Meters)

In this article, we review the eight swimmers who we believe are elite internationally in three or more strokes for long course meters.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 4,037 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 4,037 Swim Jobs.

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Europe Will Roll Out a New U23 Swimming Championship in 2023

The 2,500 seat Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin will host the inaugural edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships this year.

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Canadian National Teamer Abby Dunford Verbally Commits to Michigan for 2024-25

Distance ace Abby Dunford, a member of the 2022 Canadian World Championship Team, has verbally committed to the University of Michigan.

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Gyorgy Tumpek, the First-Ever European Champion in the 200 Fly, Dies at 92.

Gyorgy Tumpek was left off the 1952 Olympic Team because of “his big mouth,” but two years later won the first-ever European Championship in the 200 fly.

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