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• 2024 Olympics Previews: Another Round Of Ceccon Vs. The Americans On Tap In The Men’s 100 Back

  30-06-2024 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMESPool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
  La Défense Arena — Paris, France
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  SwimSwam Preview IndexBY THE NUMBERS — MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKEWorld Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
  World Junior Record: 52.34 — Miron Lifincev, Russia (2024)
  Olympic Record: 51.85 — Ryan Murphy, United St
  
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• How Did the Doha Roster Perform at U.S. Olympic Trials?

  03-07-2024 17:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Laura Rosado on SwimSwam
  The 2024 Doha World Championships will go down in history as a bit of an anomaly. Some nations treated it as an in-season meet, while others approached it like any other Worlds meet. Many wondered if a Worlds meet at the beginning of an Olympic year would disrupt athletes’ Paris preparation.
  The U.S. sent only 20 athletes to compete in pool swimming events in Doha, fielding a roster that was a mix of big names and first-timers. Now that the 2024 U.S. Olympic Tri
  
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• 2024 European Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

  03-07-2024 17:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
  Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
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  GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE – FINALWorld Junior Record: 1:53.65, Summer McIntosh (2023)
  European Junior Record: 1:56.17, Nikolett Padar (HUN), 2023
  European Record: 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (2009)
  Championship Record: 1:57.51, Isabel Gos
  
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• 3 Hidden Gems Thus Far From 2024 European Junior Championships

  03-07-2024 16:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
  Prelims 10am local/Finals 6pm local
  Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
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  Livestream ($)Day 2 finals of the 2024 European Junior Championships are nearly upon us, with action beginning at 6pm local Lithuanian time.
  Italy currently leads the medal table, courtesy of the boys’ and girls’
  
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• Who Will Not Defend The Tokyo 2020 Medals At 2024 Paris Olympics

  03-07-2024 15:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games there will be no less than eight events in which the reigning Olympic champions will not be present to defend their medals. Between goggles hanging up, cutthroat competition between compatriots, political issues and simple lack of physical condition, let’s see who among the stars par excellence of the Tokyo 2020(1) Olympics will not take part in this summer’s Games in Paris.
  100M FREESTYLE
  Perhaps the most glaring absences (
  
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• Shouts From The Stands: Outside In – Modeling Values For Young Athletes

  03-07-2024 15:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under our “Shouts from the Stands” series. We don’t necessarily endorse the content of the Shouts from the Stands posts, and the opinions remain those of their authors. If you have thoughts to share, please send them to [email protected].
  This “Shouts from the Stands” submission com
  
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• 2024 European Junior Swimming Championship: Day 1 Photo Vault

  03-07-2024 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam
  2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
  Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
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  Livestream ($)The 2024 European Junior Championships kicked off yesterday from Lithuania, with the nation hosting its first-ever international competition. Let’s take a look to the day one’s best moments.
  Vivien Jackl (HUN)
  courtesy of European Aquatics
  Sarah Dumont
  
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• 8 Ways to Pass Time Before Paris Olympics Swimming Starts

  03-07-2024 14:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Charles Hartley
  Less than one month from now the supersonic swimming events splash down at the Paris Olympics. That leaves you less than 30 days to figure out what to do to pass the time and get juiced up for these events.
  It’s going to be hard to wait with the tension and excitement being so palpable. But don’t worry. I’m here to help you do time-consuming things that will get you ready to sit down and watch the greatest show on E
  
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• Ryan Bubb Promoted to Associate Head Coach At FAU

  03-07-2024 14:06 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: FAU Sports
  BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lara Preacco, head coach of the Florida Atlantic swimming & diving teams, has announced the promotion of Ryan Bubb to Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2024-25 season.
  Bubb joined the Owls’ staff as an assistant coach in 2021. In his three seasons, he has taken on a major role in the growth and development of the student-athletes and program as a whole. He has helped lead a successful transition in conferences f
  
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• 2024 European Junior Championships: Day 2 Prelims Recap

  03-07-2024 12:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
  Lazdynai Pool, Vilnius, Lithuania
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  Livestream ($)The nation of Italy leads the medal table heading into day 2 of the 2024 European Junior Championships but a lot can change over the next 5 days.
  Denmark put its hat in the ring this morning, with 17-year-old Martine Damborg topping the girls’ 100m butter
  
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• Olympic Trials Qualifier Sarah Bernard to Swim for MIT Beginning in 2024-25

  03-07-2024 03:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Sarah Bernard, a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Boston, Massachusetts, will remain close to home to swim and study at the Massac
  
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• Cal Adds “Best of the Rest” Breaststroker Arielle Brotman for 2024-25

  03-07-2024 03:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  Arielle Brotman, from San Diego, California, will remain in-state to swim and study at the University of California, Berkeley, beginning in the fall.
  
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• Former Washington State Assistant Kaersten Meitz Joining Pitt Coaching Staff

  02-07-2024 23:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  The University of Pittsburgh has announced that Kaersten Meitz will join its coaching staff for the upcoming season, serving as an assistant coach. Meitz most recently spent time at Washington State.
  “I am extremely excited and grateful to be joining the Pitt staff as an assistant coach,” said Meitz. “I’m looking forward to helping continue the momentum of the program that Chase [Kreitler], and the rest of the staff have started and help the st
  
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• Brian Benzing’s Journey from Being a 4-Sport Athlete in High School to NCAA All-American

  02-07-2024 23:14 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamBrian Benzing is an NCAA All-American for Towson in the 100 Breast, placing 2nd at the 2024 NCAA Championships in 50.59. After his first two years of high school in Maryland where he played Lacrosse, Basketball, soccer, and swam, Benzing’s family moved to Norway where he spent the next 3 years and continued swimming while gradually stepping away from the other sports. Benzing ultimately returned to Maryland and attended college at Towson University, where he ma
  
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• Former ASU Assistant Austin Pillado Joining Washington State Coaching Staff As Assistant

  02-07-2024 23:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  Former Arizona State assistant coach Austin Pillado will move north to Washington State this fall, joining the staff as an assistant coach.
  “I am very excited to join the Cougar family & program at Washington State University,” Pillado said. “I would like to thank Russ Whitaker, Anne McCoy, and Brad Corbin for this amazing opportunity. I am looking forward to developing this team to achieve success at the highest level possible, both in and out o
  
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• Breaking Down The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team By NCAA Ties

  02-07-2024 22:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Two of the most dominant college programs in recent memory, the Virginia women and Texas men, headline the 2024 U.S. Olympic swimming teams in terms of NCAA affiliation.
  A modern dynasty, the University of Virginia women have won four straight national titles and have built Charlottesville into a hub for some of the top swimmers in the country, attracting some of the best recruits annually while keeping a post-grad superstar like Kate Douglass around after turning
  
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• Freestyler Eli Summa Opts To Stay In-State With Kentucky (2025)

  02-07-2024 22:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias on SwimSwam
  Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.
  USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Eli Summa has announced her verbal commitment to continue her education and swimming career at the University
  
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• Navy Adds Winter Juniors Qualifier Sebastien de Fabrique For 2024-2025 Season

  02-07-2024 21:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sidney Zacharias on SwimSwam
  Sebastien de Fabrique has announced his commitment to swim and study at the United States Naval Academy. Fabrique recently graduated from San Clemente High School in California, and will begin his college career this fall with the 2024-2025 season. He comes from a family of successful swimmers – his father, Yann de Fabrique, is a French Olympian, while his mother, Julie (Varozza) de Fabrique, won an NCAA championship title while swimming at Georgia.
  “I
  
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• Texas A&M Adds Jamie Lew to Swimming Coaching Staff from 2024-2025

  02-07-2024 21:27 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Texas A&M’s new Director of Swimming Blaire Anderson has continued the remaking of the Aggie coaching staff for next season with the announcement of Jamie Lew as an assistant swimming coach.
  Lew joins associate head swim coach Wes Foltz, assistant swim coach Duncan Sherrard, assistant swim coach Allyson Sweeney, head diving coach Jay Lerew, and assistant diving coach Jeff Bro on the Aggie staff for the 2024-2025 season. While the diving c
  
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• Flavor Flav Signs Five-Year Contract To Become Official Hype Man of USA Water Polo

  02-07-2024 21:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  American rapper Flavor Flav has inked a five-year deal with USA Water Polo to become the official hype man of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National water polo teams.
  The agreement comes after it was announced in May that Flavor Flav would be sponsoring the U.S. women’s team in their pursuit of a fourth straight Olympic title in Paris.
  USA Water Polo said the deal “marks a unique fusion of music, entertainment, and sports, aiming to eleva
  
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• Former British Coach Michael Drew Receives Another Prison Sentece For Sexual Abuse

  02-07-2024 20:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A former British swim coach who spent time behind bars two decades ago has received a second prison sentence after a new victim stepped forward in a sexual abuse case.
  Michael Drew, 78, originally received a six-year sentence in 2001 after five boys came forward and alleged he sexually abused them between 1969 and 1991 while coaching them across south London, east London and south Essex.
  Drew was serving as the president of the British Swimming Coaches Association
  
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• Italy’s Relays Position Nation At Top Of European Junior Championships Medal Table

  02-07-2024 19:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSTuesday, July 2nd – Sunday, July 7th
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  Livestream ($)The 2024 European Junior Championships kicked off today from Lithuania, with the nation hosting its first-ever international competition.
  Italy rose to the occasion on opening night, with the nation reaping 2 golds in the form of podium-topping results in both the b
  
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• LSU Swim & Dive Sending Program Record of Olympic Qualifiers To Paris

  02-07-2024 19:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: LSU Sports
  BATON ROUGE, La. – After competing in various Olympic Trials across the globe over the last month, 11 Tigers have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in their respective disciplines, becoming the largest group of athletes LSU Swimming and Diving has sent to the Summer Games in its history.
  Four current Tigers have qualified for the Paris Olympics: Jere Hribar for Croatia, Sabrina Lyn for Jamaica, Helle Tuxen for Norway, and Jovan Lekic fo
  
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• Paris’ Olympic Seine Disaster Puts Athletes’ Future at Odds With Political Brinkmanship

  02-07-2024 19:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  That organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games still have not updated their stance that they have no Plan B for the open water swimming events, or the swimming portion of the triathlon events, at this summer’s main event, continues to push the event to the brink of disaster.
  A Games that could have been spectacular in one of the world’s most spectacular cities will not be remembered for the incredible backdrops, innovative opening ceremonies, or iconic ve
  
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• 4 Iconic Open Water Swim Events – Unique Challenges Across Europe, Asia & The Caribbean

  02-07-2024 18:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of SwimTrek, a SwimSwam partner.
  The rise of swimming vacations has never been more noticeable than it is today. It seems more travellers are giving up their sun loungers for life-affirming adventures. But it is not just vacations, some open water swimming races also attract large crowds of competitive swimmers from around the world.
  It is easy to see the attraction. You can swim between Caribbean islands, spotting rays as you go. Or, you can join
  
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• UNCW Rounds Out Coaching Staff With Addition of Assistant Coach Brandon Ress

  02-07-2024 18:46 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: UNCW Sports
  WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW head swimming and diving coach Bobby Guntoro has announced the addition of Brandon Ress as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season.
  Ress comes to the program following seven seasons on the staff at Roanoke College, including the last two as the head coach of both the Men’s and Women’s programs.
  In 2023-24, Ress helped the Maroons to a second-place finish at the Old Dominion Athletic Conferenc
  
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• NCAA Division I Committee Discusses Shifting 100 Fly Before 400 IM in Championship Schedule

  02-07-2024 17:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Minutes from the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Committee’s April meeting have been released, and there are a number of significant items and a handful of minor items of note to come out of that meeting.
  2025 NCAA Women’s D1 Swimming & Diving Championships – Federal Way, Washington – March 19-22
  2025 NCAA Men’s D1 Swimming & Diving Championships – Federal Way, Washington – March 26-
  
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• Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class

  02-07-2024 17:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Big Ten
  ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics.
  The Big Ten Medal of Honor is aw
  
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• Kelsey Reott Added To Princeton Women’s Staff As Assistant Coach

  02-07-2024 17:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Princeton Athletics
  Princeton welcomes Kelsey Reott as an assistant coach with its women’s swimming and diving team as announced by head coach Abby Brethauer.
  “We are overjoyed to welcome Kelsey to the Princeton Women’s Swimming & Diving family,” said Brethauer. “Her dedication to student-athlete welfare is obvious in the relationships she’s formed with her athletes at Westminster, Bucknell and Pitt and her wealth of
  
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• DeSorbo Breaks Down U.S. Olympic Staff Selection, Three Years in the Making

  02-07-2024 16:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  When it came time to select assistant coaches for their U.S. Olympic swimming staff, University of Virginia’s Todd DeSorbo and University of Florida’s Anthony Nesty were already experts on the topic.
  As first-time Olympic assistant coaches at the postponed Tokyo edition in 2021, they shared visions of their hypothetical U.S. coaching staff while rooming together, half-jokingly just to pass the time. But those conversations continued the following summer,
  
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