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Will Leon Marchand Swim the 200 Fly 200 Breast Double At The Paris Olympics?

Let’s play the prediction game. How fast will Marchand swim at French Trials? Will he swim the 200 fly / 200 breast double at the Paris Olympics?

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2024 SPIRE Swim Camps – Sign Up Today

Camps focus on technical aspects of racing and are designed to specifically develop the four competitive strokes plus starts, turns, transitions & finishes

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Behind the Scenes of the Chinese Doping Scandal

SwimSwam Co-Founders Braden Keith and Mel Stewart discuss how the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive and walking away unscathed unfolded

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James Guy on Chinese Doping Scandal: “It opens the door to so many other things”

Early in the week, Guy had tweeted “Ban them all and never compete again” and expressed similar frustration today.

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FULL RECAP: 23 Chinese Swimmers Fail Drug Test, Still Compete in Tokyo Olympics

For those who haven’t heard or kept up with this shocking story, I give a full synopsis of the Chinese doping scandal that broke over the weekend

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Daniel and Nathan Wiffen Analyze Daniel’s 800m Free World Title in Doha (Video)

The video starts with Wiffen talking about how he knew the race was likely going to come from the outside lanes.

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Brendan Burns Reflects on Swimming Career, Repeating as NCAA Champion

Brendan Burns is coming off of a career NCAA performance where he not only defended his NCAA title in the 100 back but also made 3 NCAA A finals

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Lilly King on Trials at Lucas Oil, Lydia Jacoby, and Retiring Before LA2028

King said she plans on stepping away from swimming before the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but not directly after this summer.

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San Antonio Pro Swim, the Canadian Open, and Marchand Goes Pro | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we discuss the myriad of high-level meets that occurred last week, including the Pro Swim in San Antonio, the Canadian Open, and South African Trials.

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Regan Smith on Racing Australians: “I want to show up in a better way than I did last year”

When Smith was asked about McKeown, Smith made it clear that she respects McKeown as a competitor and often uses her as motivation in training and competition

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Maggie MacNeil on Goal Setting and Reframing the Sport after Olympic Gold

What’s left for Olympic gold medalist Maggie MacNeil to accomplish in the pool? “You’ve gotta learn to love it and do it because you love the sport.”

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Carson Foster Sees Adjustments from Doha Pay Off in San Antonio

At the San Antonio pro swim, Foster discussed losing weight and ramping up his aerobic base after the Doha World Championships.

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18YO WJR Holder Miron Lifintsev Has Dropped Nearly 4 Seconds in the 100m Back in Under 2 Years

18-Year-Old Miron Lifintsev just broke the World Jr Record in the 100m back, swimming a 52.34. But that’s not the crazy part.

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Katharine Berkoff Gives Thoughts on Swimming Backstroke in a Football Stadium

NCAA Champion Katharine Berkoff reflects on her last NCAA Championships last month, her swims at the San Antonio Pro Swim, and US Olympic Trials

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Kate Douglass on 2:19 200 Breast: “The most tired I’ve been this year at a meet “

Kate Douglass clocked a 2:19.89 in the 200 breast at the San Antonio Pro Swim on Saturday, just half a second shy of her season best from January

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