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• Fran Halsall hopes bulking up gives her edge in world aquatics championships

  26-07-2015 18:15
  
  • Extra 7kg put on to boost explosive start in aquatics championships
  • Halsall: ‘For my event you have to be confident’Fran Halsall hopes a powerful new physique will propel her to success at the world championships in Russia. Halsall has added 7kg of muscle since London 2012 through a combination of heavy weights sessions in the gym and an increased intake of protein as she seeks to match her taller rivals.The 25-year-old from Southport believes the extra strength will result in an exp
  
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• Chad le Clos Gives Candid Interview After Disappointing Showing in Budapest

  25-12-2024 02:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam
  2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSDecember 10-15, 2024
  Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Roster Index
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pick’em
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Finals Live Recap: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Complete final results (PDF)
  Chad le Clos has swept
  
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• Ridgefield Wins Second CIAC State Open Championship In Three Years

  24-12-2024 19:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  CIAC State Open ChampionshipNovember 14-17, 2024
  New Haven, CT
  25 Yards (SCY)The Ridgefield girls lifted their second State Open Championship trophy in three years last month last month. The squad earned 587 points to claim victory by 36 points over Greenwich, the defending champions that won its 21st State Open last season.
  Greenwich kept the meet close, but Ridgefield racked up eight event wins, including a sweep of the three relays, to put the meet away. Senior L
  
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• 50% Of Readers Recognize Katie Ledecky In New York Times Facial Recognition Quiz

  24-12-2024 19:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  On Tuesday morning, The New York Times sent out a facial recognition quiz to its readers, showing pictures of 52 different faces for them to correctly identify. These faces included major political figures, artists, actors and athletes that made headlines during 2024.
  American swimmer Katie Ledecky was one of the 52 faces, and 50% of quiz-takers were able to identify her as of Tuesday afternoon. She was the 36th-most recognized individual, as well as the fifth-most recog
  
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• 2024 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year — Leon Marchand

  24-12-2024 19:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2024 Swammy Awards here.
  The male European swimmers dominated the Paris Olympics. Through four days of competition, they had won gold in every individual event, and the only event they hadn’t won was the 4×100 freestyle relay on the opening day of the competition.
  But Leon Marchand rose above the rest of his competition for this Swammy, putting on an incredible show over eight days as he won four individual Olympic golds in front of his ho
  
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• Leon Marchand Finishes Second In 2024 AP Male Athlete Of The Year Voting Behind Shohei Ohtani

  24-12-2024 18:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  On Monday, the 2024 Associated Press Male Athlete Of The Year award was given to Japanese Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, who received 48 out of 74 first place votes in a landslide victory. However, French swimmer Leon Marchand came in second place with ten votes.
  In 2024, Marchand won four gold medals and a bronze at the Paris Olympic games, being the most decorated athlete from the competition. Two of his gold medals came from winning the 200 butterfly and 20
  
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• The Secret Sauce of ‘Visiting Swimmers’ During the Holiday Season

  24-12-2024 18:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  To the coaches of visiting swimmers:
  The holiday travelers, the home-from-colleges, the spring breakers, the summer-vacationers. These swimmers need a place to train, because we can’t expect swimmers to be chained to their home pools and home clubs 365 days a year.
  But coaches of travelling swimmers are not just stop-gaps. They aren’t just a warm body with a big bucket of water in a convenient location.
  The relationship between visiting-swimmer and visitin
  
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• 2024 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year — Sarah Sjostrom

  24-12-2024 17:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2024 Swammy Awards here.
  At the Paris Olympic Games, spectators watched as Leon Marchand, Summer McIntosh, and Pan Zhanle asserted themselves as three of the biggest names to watch in international swimming heading into the next Olympic quad. The three are young swimmers who all reached a new level in their careers at the Games. But that wasn’t the only storyline playing out over the eight days of competition.
  Fans were also treated to Swedish s
  
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• NCAA Division III Management Council Adopts New Policies in Playing Rules Process

  24-12-2024 15:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  In an announcement posted on October 24, the NCAA Division III Management Council outlined a meeting in which they adopted two changes to the federation’s playing rules process. 
  The council initiated this change following a review of the playing rules process in which they examined the process for three primary points within the process: The process should include more Division III input.
  The process should encourage common rules.
  To the extent possi
  
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• Gabriel Jett Reflects on Minnesota Invite, Training in Cal Distance Group This Fall

  24-12-2024 14:15 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 Minnesota InviteDecember 4-7, 2024
  Prelims: 10 am CST/ Finals: 6 pm CST
  SCY (25 Yards)
  University of Minnesota
  Participating Teams: Minnesota (host), University of California- Berkley, University of Nevada- Las Vegas, Harvard, Rutgers, University of Denver
  2025 NCAA Championship Standards
  Live Stream
  Live Results
  Psych Sheets
  Prelims Live Recaps: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  Finals Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3&nb
  
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• Swimming Australia Approves New Constitution That Give Athletes, Clubs More Say in Governance

  24-12-2024 03:10 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Swimming Australia’s nine voting members have approved a constitutional change that expands voting and decision-making membership for the organization. The change is the latest in a series of reforms aimed at bringing the organization’s governance more in-line with the broader Olympic movement, staving off suspension from World Aquatics.
  Now athletes, clubs, affiliate members (Masters Swimming Australia, Water Polo Australia, Diving Australia and Artistic
  
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• 2024-25 Division I Mid-Major Power Rankings: December Edition

  24-12-2024 01:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Last week—but before the Caspar Corbeau announcement—we released our post-invites NCAA Division I power rankings. So, it seemed fitting to check in with the Division I mid-major power rankings that we did in October at the beginning of the 2024-25 NCAA season.
  For those unfamiliar with the Division I power rankings, the exercise balances a CSCAA-style dual meet ranking and a prediction for the NCAA Championships finish order. Things work differently in t
  
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• 14-Time Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Named GQ Sportsperson of the Year

  24-12-2024 01:01 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Emma McKeon, Australia’s most decorated Olympian, has another accolade to add to her long list of awards as she was announced as GQ’s Sportsperson of the Year. It’s not the only end-of-year honor she’s received as 2024 comes to a close, as she was recently named Icon of the Year at Marie Claire’s Women of the Year Awards.
  McKeon, 30, originally announced her retirement from professional swimming at the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics and
  
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• CrossFit Reaffirms Suspension Of Open Water Events After Lazar Ðukić’s Death In August

  23-12-2024 22:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Tragedy struck the Crossfit world this summer when Serbian athlete Lazar Ðukić drowned during an open-water swim as part of an individual event at the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 8. A week later, Crossfit sent an email to the organizers of CrossFit Licensed events, writing that “effective immediately, no open water or pool swimming events are allowed until further notice.”
  In a November statement on action taken in the wake
  
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• Caeleb Dressel Makes a Splash with Revamped YouTube Channel and Swim Academy Launch

  23-12-2024 19:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Julia Teresa Unas on SwimSwam
  10-time Olympic medalist Caeleb Dressel has revamped his YouTube channel, much to the delight of his 51,000 subscribers. Known for his record-breaking performances in the pool, Dressel’s return to content creation marks a new chapter in his career. This time, he’s not just showcasing his own prowess but sharing actionable insights to help swimmers of all levels refine their skills.
  But that’s not all. Alongside fellow pro swimmer Drew Loy, Dress
  
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• 2025 IOC Presidency: A Comprehensive Look at Candidate Platforms

  23-12-2024 19:56 via swimswam.com
  
  By Julia Teresa Unas on SwimSwam
  The race to succeed Thomas Bach as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2025 has officially begun, with seven candidates presenting their visions for the future of the organization. The new president will serve an eight-year term, with the option to seek a second four-year term, potentially shaping the Olympic Movement until 2037. 
  Historically, IOC leadership has been predominantly male, with Kirsty Coventry standing out as the only wom
  
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• Luke Ellis Closed out CA-NV Sectionals with an 8:44.62 1000 FR, Weinstein Clocks 47.95 100 FR

  23-12-2024 19:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
  2024 CA-NV December SectionalsDecember 19-22, 2024
  Mt. San Antonio College Aquatic Complex, Walnut, CA
  Hosted by BREA Aquatics
  SCY (25 Yards)
  Results on MeetMobile“2024 CA-NV December Sectionals at BREA”TOP 5 TEAM SCORES – FINAL
  COMBINEDSandpipers of Nevada – 3470
  La Mirada Armada – 2118
  Irvine Novaquatics – 1675
  Alpha Aquatics – 1395.5
  Pleasanton Seahawks – 1332.5MENSandpipers of Nevada – 1448
  La Mirada Armada
  
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• Purdue Sprinter Brady Samuels Finding Success Training with Distance Group

  23-12-2024 19:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  2024 U.S. Open ChampionshipsDecember 4th -7th, 2023
  Greensboro, N.C
  Prelims: 9:00 am EST/ Finals 6:00 pm EST
  SCY (25 yards)
  Meet Central
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  At the US Open in Greensboro, Purdue senior Brady Samuels had an excellent meet, winning the 50 (19.33) and 100 (42.27) free as well as the 100 fly (45.27). Samuels revealed that after having a lackluster season last year, he and his coaches decided to try something new &nda
  
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• Wiffen wins BBC NI Sports Personality of the Year

  23-12-2024 15:15 via bbc.com
  
  Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen is named the 2024 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year.
  
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• Noe Ponti on Dressel’s 100 Fly WR: “I thought that would be an impossible record to break”

  23-12-2024 14:02 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam
  2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSDecember 10-15, 2024
  Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Roster Index
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pick’em
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Finals Live Recap: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Complete final results (PDF)
  At the short course wo
  
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• World Aquatics Provisionally Suspends General Secretary of Lebanese Swimming Federation

  23-12-2024 04:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The World Aquatics Integrity Unit has provisionally suspended the Secretary General of the Lebanese Swimming Federation, Farid Abi Raad.
  The AQIU says that the suspension was “due to a potential violation of Articles 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 9.9 of the World Aquatics Integrity Code.”
  “This decision was taken to safeguard public confidence in the integrity of aquatics and to protect the safety of Federation officials,” the statement continues.
  The lab
  
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• Boglarka Kapas on Retirement: “This whole year was really difficult”

  23-12-2024 01:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Aglaia Pezzato on SwimSwam
  2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSDecember 10-15, 2024
  Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Roster Index
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pick’em
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Finals Live Recap: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Complete final results (PDF)
  World Champion and Oly
  
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• How Many Athletes Were Both NCAA Champions And Olympians In 2024?

  23-12-2024 00:09 via swimswam.com
  
  By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam
  The NCAA is one of the biggest feeder institutions for sports that peak during the Olympic Games, as athletes from around the world are developed through the American collegiate system. Some athletes even compete at the Olympics while they are still in college, achieving success on both a domestic and international level. In this article, we take a look at which collegiate athletes won NCAA team titles and were Paris Olympians in the same year.
  In total, there were 32 at
  
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• 2024 Short Course World Championships Results Digest

  23-12-2024 00:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 SC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSDecember 10-15, 2024
  Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Roster Index
  SwimSwam Preview Index
  Pick’em
  Psych Sheets
  Live Results
  Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
  Finals Live Recap: Day 1  | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6The 2024 Short Course World Championships ended a week ag
  
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• Ellen Reynolds Shatters 26 Individual Masters World Records in 2024

  22-12-2024 22:18 via swimswam.com
  
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Kelly Palace
  Extraordinary isn’t a strong enough word to describe the performances of Ellen Reynolds in 2024. Reynolds, new to the Women’s 60-64 age group in 2024, has set an unprecedented 26 Masters World records this year between Long Course and Short Course Meters, solidifying her legacy as one of the greatest Masters swimmers in history. She’s also been a part of 5 world-record-setting relays as a member of Team Redbird Masters
  
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• Kolesnikov Does Damage At 2024 Vladimir Salnikov Cup

  22-12-2024 22:06 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 VLADIMIR SALNIKOV CUPThursday, December 19th – Saturday, December 21st
  Nevskaya Volna Water Sports Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  Recap #1
  ResultsThe 2024 Vladimir Salnikov Cup concluded tonight in St. Petersburg, Russia with the three-day competition offering the nation’s swimmers a chance to cap off their 2024 year of racing on a high note.
  Day 2 Highlights
  32-year-old Oleg Kostin got day two off to a speedy start, topping
  
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• Bellevue & SwimMAC Win Girls WJ Titles; Lakeside & Bolles Win Boys & Combined Trophies

  22-12-2024 21:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  West Results Recap
  Bellevue earned the girls’ trophy at the 2024 Winter Juniors Championship — West. It was a full-team effort for the squad; eight of the nine girls scored points individually, and the one who didn’t score individually contributed on the relays.
  The team earned 452 points, with Beach Cities Swimming taking second with 320 points. The Bellevue girls have been climbing the standings since the championships returned in 2021 after a on
  
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• Leon Marchand Sweeps Breaststroke Events At 35th Indian Ocean Swim Meet (Race Video)

  22-12-2024 18:49 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  35th Indian Ocean Swim MeetDecember 20-22, 2024
  Saint-Denis, Réunion Island
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  ResultsFour-time Olympic gold medallist Leon Marchand swept the men’s breaststroke events at the long-course meters 35th Indian Ocean swim meet this weekend. The competition was held in Saint-Denis on Réunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, about a week after the end of the 2024 Short Course World Championships, which
  
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• 2024 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year- 10&Under

  22-12-2024 18:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
  See all of our 2024 Swammy Awards here.
  2024 Honorees: Vanessa Delev & Luca Ferrera
  There were no National Age Group Records set in the 10 & Under age group this season for either gender, so deciding a top-swimmer was more difficult than other age groups. On the girl’s side, the award goes to Vanessa Delev who carried top-10 times in everything but breaststroke, and on the boy’s side Luca Ferrera has done the same.
  10 & Under Girls
  Vanessa D
  
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• 22 Women’s Teams Have At Least 1 NCAA Relay ‘A’ Cut, 3 Away From 2024 NCAAs Total Qualifiers

  22-12-2024 16:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  The holiday break in the NCAA calendar is fast approaching. With two NCAA records already broken in Division I women’s swimming, it’s safe to say that this has been a fast start to the season. That fast start isn’t just in the individual events—it’s carried over to the relays. So, like we did with the men, it’s time to take a look at the NCAA relay qualification picture through the first half of the 2024-25 NCAA season.
  In case yo
  
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