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• Brian Benzing Explains How NCAA Championships Prepared him for Olympic Trials

  29-06-2024 12:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALSJune 15-23, 2024
  Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, IN
  LCM (50 Meters)
  Meet Central
  Live Results
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Towson’s Brian Benzing was a surprise star at the 2024 NCAA Championships, placing 2nd in the 100 breast in 50.59. At the Olympic Trials, Benzing surprised once again, taking the 7th seed out of prelims with a 1:00.16 before ultimately placing 12th in the semi-finals with a 1:00.29. Benzing explains how dealing wi
  
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• Carmel 14-Year-Old Yi Zheng Climbs NAG Rankings in 200 Fly (2:06.92) at Namesnik Memorial Open

  01-07-2024 17:57 via swimswam.com
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 ERIC NAMESNIK MEMORIAL OPENJune 28-30, 2024
  Canham Natatorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Psych Sheets
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open
  Day 1 RecapCarmel Swim Club 14-year-old Yi Zheng dropped exactly five seconds in the 200-meter butterfly to break into the top-100 national age group (NAG) rankings at this weekend’s Eric Namesnik Memorial Open hosted by the University of Mic
  
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• NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Elle Braun Returning To Wisconsin For 5th Year

  01-07-2024 17:52 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA Qualifier Elle Braun will return to Wisconsin to use her COVID-19 fifth year. Braun spent her undergraduate career with the Badgers.
  Braun arrived in Madison in fall 2020. She finished her freshman season at the Big Ten Championships, with her highest finish coming in the 1650 free as she was 17th in a 16:35.00.
  She had a large improvement as a sophomore as she finished 9th in the 1650 free at Big Tens in a 16:13.38. That time marked a personal best and also
  
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• The Walsh Sisters: Managing Celebrity and Olympic Expectations

  01-07-2024 17:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  by Claudia Gohn, SwimSwam Magazine feature contributor
  Alex and Gretchen Walsh just punched their tickets to Paris after the long and emotional Olympic Trials meet in June. Gretchen kicked off the meet with a bang, ripping a new world record in the 100 fly with a scorching 55.18. Gretchen went on to touch third in the 100 free that landed her a spot on the 4×100 free relay, and then placed second in the 50 free capturing another individual event spot for Paris. The
  
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• Head Swim Coach Ian Hulme Will Leave Loughborough University (UK) After the Olympics

  01-07-2024 16:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Ian Hulme has informed his team that he will be resigning his post as the head swimming coach at the University of Loughborough. Hulme, who confirmed the news to SwimSwam, says that he will be remaining on to train his athletes through the Olympic Games, but said that his future employer wasn’t quite ready to announce that destination yet.
  Hulme was part of the swimming conglomerate at Loughborough, where he worked mostly with students (undergraduate and postgra
  
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• Campionati Italiani Assoluti Di Fondo 2024: Recap Day 3

  01-07-2024 14:58 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sofia Altavilla on SwimSwam
  CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI DI FONDO28 Giugno – 1 Luglio  
  Piombino, Italia
  Risultati live Si concludono oggi i Campionati Assoluti Italiani di nuoto di fondo a Piombino con l’ultima e la più lunga gara del programma: la 16km.
  Nel weekend si sono svolti gli altri eventi, tra cui la distanza dei 10km, che ha visto Giulia Gabbrielleschi prevalere su Barbara Pozzobon, in vista di una probabile convocazione alle Olimpiadi.
  Nella secon
  
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• Shouts From The Stands: The Toughest American Anywhere – Distance Swimmer Bobby Finke

  01-07-2024 14:30 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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• POV: An Olympic Generation Comes to An End

  01-07-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sofia Altavilla on SwimSwam
  It’s 11:00 a.m. of July 28, 2024.
  You are on the couch holding the TV remote control.
  The screen frames the Paris La Defense Arena: the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have begun.
  It’s already the second day of competition, and on the starting blocks the participants of the men’s 400 medley are ready to go.
  First heat, nothing. You wait. 
  Second heat, still nothing. Third, fourth.
  And you wait some more, until the heats are over and you start realiz
  
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  01-07-2024 14:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
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• What Was the 200-Meter Obstacle Event at the Olympics?

  01-07-2024 13:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  Swimming has been an Olympic sport since the first iteration of the Games back in 1896, but the aquatic events have not always looked the same as they do today.
  Aside from the obvious changes like the switch from open water to pools and the inclusion of female swimmers, there was one event in the early years of the Olympics that is often forgotten about these days: the 200-meter obstacle race.
  The 200 obstacle event was only featured in one Olympics, making its fir
  
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• MacInnes & Shanahan Put Up Solid Pre-Paris Performances At Scottish Nats

  01-07-2024 11:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th
  Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamThe final day of action at the 2024 Scottish National Open Swimming Championships unfolded last night with additional hardware on the line.
  Keanna MacInnes of Stirling wasted no time making her presence known, with the 23-year-old Paris-bound athlete stopping the clock a
  
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• Goodburn Wins 50 Breast Scottish Title Days After Revealing Brain Tumor Diagnosis (Video)

  01-07-2024 11:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th
  Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
  Live Results
  Livestream
  Just days after revealing his heartbreaking diagnosis of having inoperable brain tumors, 23-year-old Archie Goodburn of Great Britain raced on the last day at the 2024 Scottish Open Swimming Championships.
  Taking on his signature 50m breast event, Goodburn stopped
  
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• Sprinter Franziska Djatej Commits to Fresno State (2024), Adding Long-Term Relay Depth

  01-07-2024 03:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
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  High school senior Franziska Djatej has committed to swim at Fresno State next fall. Djatej hails from Spokane, Washington where she swims w
  
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• What You Need to Know About E. Coli in the Seine River

  01-07-2024 00:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  I’ve gotten a lot of questions in and out of the office recently about E. coli and the current state of the open water swim venue in Paris. And so I thought it would be helpful to give a quick overview of what’s going on.
  First of all, what is it? Escherichia coli (E. coli) in medical terms is a rod shaped gram-negative bacteria. It got its name Escherichia, from the German pediatrician Theodor Escherich, who discovered the bacteria in 1885. Its s
  
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• Follow Team USA Olympic Swimmers on Instagram

  30-06-2024 22:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  48 swimmers (pool + open water) will represent the U.S. at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games starting on July 27. Besides the NBC coverage of the meet and all of the coverage we’re going to do here at SwimSwam, follow the athletes’ social media accounts directly is a great way to get a deeper look into the their preparations, both in the pool and out of it, for one of the biggest meets of their life.
  Every member of the US Olympic Swimming Team has an ac
  
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• American Interest in Watching Paris Olympics Higher Than Tokyo, Poll Finds

  30-06-2024 20:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  American interest in watching the Paris Olympics next month appears to be up from the Tokyo 2021 edition, according to recent polling released by Seton Hall University and Nielsen Sports.
  The Seton Hall poll, which surveyed 1,611 American adults between June 19-21, found that 59% of respondents plan to watch the Paris Olympics — up from 49% for Tokyo from a May 2021 poll. It also showed 63% were somewhat or very interested in the Olympics, more than the NFL (61
  
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• U.S. Para Swimming Reveals Roster of 33 for Paris Paralympics

  30-06-2024 19:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. PARA SWIMMING TRIALSJune 27 – 29, 2024
  Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center — Minneapolis, MN
  50 meters (LCM)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet (pre-scratch)
  Results
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 Recap
  Day 3 RecapAfter three days of U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 33 swimmers were selected Sunday morning for the Paris 2024 Paralympics in late August. The American women outnumber the men 21 to 12.
  After leading all Trials swimmers with five indiv
  
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• The Top 10 Swims from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

  30-06-2024 17:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam
  For the first time since 2008, World Records were broken at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Moreover, American, U.S. Open, and meet records fell as the competition went on. Today, we are going to rank the top-10 swims of the meet, and list a few honorable mentions.
  The Top 10 Performances from the 2024 US Olympic Trials
  #1: Gretchen Walsh, Women’s 100 Butterfly (semifinal) — 55.18 — World Record
  Was there even a question about this one? Gre
  
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• Leon Marchand Plans to Race the World Cup Series in the Fall

  30-06-2024 16:53 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  French star swimmer Leon Marchand is expected to race at the World Aquatics World Cup circuit this fall – in a big departure from his coach Bob Bowman‘s prior superstar athletes, who mostly eschewed the money-heavy fall tour.
  Bowman said in a press conference Friday that after the Olympics, Marchand would remain home in Europe and focus on training for the World Cup.
  The pared-back tour will this year feature three meets in Asia.Shanghai, China, 18-20
  
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• Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Chris Guiliano

  30-06-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamUltra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves over the past month. As with any item of recognition, Swimmer of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one athlete whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a swimmer who was visibly outperforming other swimmers over the month, or one whose accomplishments slipped through the cracks among other hig
  
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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
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  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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• Narita Hits 4:36.03 400 IM, Honda Clocks 1:54.68 200 Fly At Kanagawa Tune-Up Meet

  30-06-2024 11:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  10TH SUMMER CHALLENGE MEET (JPN)Saturday, June 29th & Sunday, June 30th
  Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
  LCM (50m)
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsSeveral Japanese stars took on the 10th Summer Challenge Meet to sharpen and tune-up ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games beginning just about a month from now.
  A handful of them repeated the events in which they raced yesterday, including 17-year-old Tatsuya Murasa who took on the 200m freestyle both days.
  Yesterday the teen logged a win
  
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• Dawson Takes 100 Back, Shanahan Puts Up Speedy 400 IM At Scottish Championships

  30-06-2024 10:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPSFriday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th
  Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland
  LCM (50m)
  Day 1 Recap
  Live Results
  LivestreamDay 2 Highlights
  We entered day two of the 2024 Scottish Open Swimming Championships with 27-year-old Olympian Duncan Scott diving back in for more tune-up races.
  After winning both the men’s 200m IM and 100m free on day one, Scott tried the 100m back/200m free double on for siz
  
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• Hear From Bob Bowman, Carson Foster, and Others During Pre-Olympic Press Conference at Texas

  30-06-2024 07:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  Five soon-to-be Olympians affiliated with the University of Texas — swimmers Drew Kibler, Erin Gemmell, Carson Foster, Luke Hobson, and diver Alison Gibson — met with local media on Friday along with their coaches: women’s swim coach Carol Capitani, diving coach Matt Scoggin, men’s swim coach Eddie Reese, and incoming men’s swim coach Bob Bowman.
  You can check out the full 47-minute interview session at the bottom of the article, but we&
  
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• Marks, Pagonis Break Americas Records on Final Night of U.S. Paralympic Trials

  30-06-2024 05:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. PARA SWIMMING TRIALSJune 27 – 29, 2024
  Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center — Minneapolis, MN
  50 meters (LCM)
  Meet Central
  Psych Sheet (pre-scratch)
  Results
  Day 1 Recap
  Day 2 Recap 
  Paralympic champions Elizabeth Marks and Anastasia Pagonis broke continental records on Saturday to close out the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.Marks lowered the Americas record in
  
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• Here’s What You Missed at Club Meets Across the Country During the U.S. Olympic Trials

  30-06-2024 01:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Riley Overend on SwimSwam
  While the U.S. was selecting its Olympic swimming team at last week’s Trials, up-and-coming American talents were also climbing the all-time national age group (NAG) rankings at club meets across the country.
  At last week’s Shark Open in Sarasota, Florida, Cobe Hehenberger broke into the top-10 NAG rankings with a huge lifetime best in the 800-meter freestyle. The Saint Petersburg Aquatics 14-year-old stopped the clock at 8:17.55, dropping more than 12 se
  
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• Winter Juniors West Double Finalist Roni Black to Swim for San Diego State in 2025

  29-06-2024 21:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Mark Wild 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. 
  Trading in the mountains of Utah for the beaches of California, Veronica “Roni” Black of Salt Lake City has committed to swim for the Di
  
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• 14-Year-Old Breaststrokers Turn Heads on Day 1 of Eric Namesnik Memorial Open

  29-06-2024 18:25 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Eric Namesnik Memorial OpenJune 28-30, 2024
  Canham Natatorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  Psych Sheets
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial OpenParis Olympians and standout age groupers are coming together at this week’s Eric Namesnik Memorial Open in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  The meet is named in honor of Olympic medalist Eric Namesnik, a two-time Olympic silver medalist who serv
  
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• Where are the Swimmers Representing Team USA At the 2024 Olympics From?

  29-06-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Any time a swimmer from Indiana was announced at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Lucas Oil Stadium, they were greeted with a huge cheer from their home state crowd.
  The Indiana fans had a lot to cheer about–lots more than just their swimmers stepping up to the blocks. Based on swimmers’ listed hometowns, Indiana put more swimmers than any other state on the U.S. Olympic team. Six swimmers call Indiana home: Drew Kibler, Lilly King, Blake Pieroni, Aa
  
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• Honda Clocks 1:55.72 200 Fly Tune-Up, 17-Yr-Old Murasa Hits 1:46.59 JPN High School Record

  29-06-2024 12:38 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  10th SUMMER CHALLENGE MEET (JPN)Saturday, June 29th & Sunday, June 30th
  Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
  LCM (50m)
  ResultsSeveral Japanese stars took on the 10th Summer Challenge Meet to sharpen and tune-up ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games beginning just about a month from now.
  Tatsuya Murasa was one of the Paris-bound athletes racing today, with the 17-year-old firing off a new Japanese National High School Record in the men’s 200m free.
  Murasa stopped the cl
  
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