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Katie Grimes Wins National 10km Title To Book Worlds Spot

Grimes put the hammer down on the final lap to successfully defend her national title and qualify for the 2023 World Championships.

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Katie Grimes Headlines U.S. Open Water Nationals In Sarasota

The winners of the men’s and women’s 10km will earn a spot on the World Championship team in both the 5km and 10km events.

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6 Named to Canadian World Champs Team After Open Water Trials on Grand Cayman

After making the pool roster via titles in the 400, 800, and 1500 in Toronto, Eric Brown won the national 10k title on Saturday in the Cayman Islands.

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Ilya Kharun Headlines Canadian Open Water Trials In Grand Cayman

Although he’s already qualified to represent Canada in the pool, Ilya Kharun will be vying for a spot in open water at this summer’s World Championships.

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World Aquatics Drops 25KM Open Water Race from World Championships Program Going Forward

Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha has won the last 4 World Championships over 25km, but that streak will come to an end as the event has been removed from the schedule.

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IOC Will Hold Olympic Open Water Test Event in Paris’ River Seine in August 2023

A 200-year-old bridge will provide the backdrop for the Paris 2024 Olympic test event in open water swimming in August on the River Seine.

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LEN Announces Hosts For Three European Junior Events In 2023

Funchal, Portugal, Rijeka, Croatia and Corfu, Greece will join the elite circle of the 2023 host cities for LEN events.

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National Team Member Summer Smith Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

USA Swimming National Team member Summer Smith has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after spending most of her sophomore year at home with multiple concussions syndrome.

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Sloman & Gubecka Head Up Aussie Open Water Roster For Fukuoka

Nick Sloman took the Aussie 10k national title in January, helping seal his roster bid for this summer’s World Championships.

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Princeton Commit Connor Buck Doubles Up At SA Open Water Champs, Qualifies For Worlds

The 20-year-old Buck won the men’s 5 and 10km events to qualify for the 2022 World Championships.

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Cody Simpson Part Of Record-Breaking Open Water Team At Rottnest Channel Swim

Cody Simpson was a member of a record-breaking men’s team record at the Rottnest Channel Swim in his native Australia over the weekend.

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World Aquatics Announces Egypt Aquatics Festival For May 2023

The multi-aquatics event will bring together World Cup events in artistic swimming and open water while also featuring a beach water polo tournament.

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Van Rouwendaal Captures First Midmar Mile Open Water Title

Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal took on her first Midmar Mile open water swim, capturing gold in South Africa.

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Olympian Michelle Weber Relishes Midmar Mile Return After English Channel Crossing

Weber won the elite women’s title at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in 2016 and 2021 and believes that having swum the race since she was a child gives her an edge.

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Chile’s Bárbara Hernández Swims World Record-Breaking 2.5k in Antarctic Ocean

Hernández broke the world record for the longest Antarctic swim in under 46 minutes to raise awareness for the protection of the Antarctic Ocean.

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