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• Loulé: El Galo Mewen Tomac Bate Dos Plusmarcas Nacionales De Edad En Dos Días

  14-08-2020 12:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Tomas Rodriguez ES on SwimSwam
  57° TROFEO SETTECOLLI FRECCIAROSSA
  CAMPEONATO ITALIANO ABSOLUTO11 al 13 de agosto de 2020
  Piscina del Foro Itálico, Roma
  Piscina de 50 metros
  Lista de partida
  ResultadosMientras competía en la segunda jornada del Trofeo Sette Colli 2020, el francés Mewen Tomac, de 18 años, realizó la marca más rápìda en los 10 espalda, de largo.
  El adolescente ya había dado a conocer su presencia en este encuentr
  
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• China Finishes Atop the Paralympic Swimming Medals Table for the 4th-Straight Games

  08-09-2024 00:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  Full Results Book
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10China’s Jiang Yuyan won her 7th and final medal to close the swimming portion
  
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• Italy breaks relay WR, China Wins 4 Golds on the Final Day of the 2024 Paralympics

  08-09-2024 00:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  How To Watch
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9Men’s 200 Individual Medley SM10World Record: 2:05.63 — Denys Dubrov, Ukraine, 2018
  Paralym
  
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• Michael Bohl Reflects on His Athletes’ Performances in Paris at the ASCA World Clinic

  07-09-2024 21:35 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamGriffith University’s Michael Bohl was in attendance at the 2024 ASCA World Clinic this year in Orlando, Florida. SwimSwam spoke with the legendary Olympic coach, who reflected on each of his 4 athletes who competed in Paris (who won 9 medals in total).
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Michael Bohl Reflects on His Athletes’ Performances in Paris at the ASCA World Clinic
  
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• Soviet Olympic Swimmer and famous NHL dad Vladimir Bure Dies, 73

  07-09-2024 20:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  Four-time Olympic medalist and NHL coach and dad, Vladimir Bure, died this Tuesday.
  According to hockey publication Over The Boards, the 73-year-old was recovering from a heart attack from a couple weeks ago. He died in his current city of residence, Miami.
  Bure (Russian name: Владимир Валерьевич Буре) was born and raised in the Soviet Uni
  
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• Kentucky HS Regional Champion Amelia Jones headed to Eastern Michigan University (2025)

  07-09-2024 19:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong 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.
  Lexington Dolphins’ Amelia Jones has verbally committed to swim for Eastern Michigan University beginning in the fall of 2025. Jones, a current se
  
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• Connecticut State Championship Runner-Up Owen Tharrington headed to Notre Dame (2025)

  07-09-2024 19:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Claire Wong 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.
  Backstroke/IM Specialist Owen Tharrington of Fairfield, Connecticut, has announced his commitment to swim at Notre Dame next fall (2025). Tharrington is
  
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• Swimmer Ellie Marks Selected as US Flag Bearer for Paralympics Closing Ceremony

  07-09-2024 17:37 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: US Olympic & Paralympic Committee
  PARIS – Three-time Paralympian Ellie Marks and four-time Paralympian Paul Schulte were selected to lead the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team into the Closing Ceremony as flag bearers on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Stade de France. The Closing Ceremony will begin at 8:30 p.m. in Paris (2:30 p.m. EDT) and will be presented live on Peacock and CNBC networks.
  Marks and Schulte were chosen by a vote of fellow Team
  
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• US Paralympic Administrators Admonish Team Over Social Media Behavior at Paralympic Games

  07-09-2024 17:33 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Decorated Paralympic swimmer and the Director of U.S. Paralympic Swimming Erin Popovich has sent out a stern email addressing the behavior of American swimmers at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and especially social media posts targeting other members of the team.
  “I want to express my deep disappointment regarding the recent conduct observed on social media, which blatantly disregards the message we previously communicated and the Team USA delegation terms,&rdq
  
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• La Tattica Premia Davide Grossi Con L’Argento Nella 7.5Km Ai Mondiali Juniores

  07-09-2024 15:24 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sofia Altavilla on SwimSwam
  2024 WORLD AQUATICS OPEN WATER JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 5th – Sunday, September 8th
  Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
  Open Water
  Start ListsI Campionati Mondiali Juniores in acque libere 2024 sono iniziati ieri mattina ad Alghero, in Italia.  Dopo il bronzo di Vincenzo Caso nella 10km maschile, l’argento nella stessa gara al femminile di Chiara Sanzullo e il bronzo nella 5km di Mahila Spennato.
  PODIOEmir Batur Albayrak (TUR)  
  
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• From The Lifeguard Chair To The Blocks: Lucas Porta’s Year-Long Journey In The 50 Free

  07-09-2024 15:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  What a difference a year can make. For 17-year-old Lucas Porta, the past year has brought many changes. A year ago, Porta was working as a lifeguard at his local pool in Larchmont, NY. Porta, who was not a competitive swimmer, decided to get in for a swim during a break. As Porta describes it, one of his coworkers, who was a competitive swimmer, saw potential in Porta and after teaching Porta technique basics, convinced him to join a club team.
  While what initially
  
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• WATCH: Daniel and Nathan Wiffen Analyze Daniel’s 800 Free Olympic Victory

  07-09-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen and his twin brother/training partner, Nathan Wiffen, analyzed Daniel’s 800 victory on their YouTube channel.Daniel walked through his thought process before and during what he called “the most painful 800 I’ve ever done.”
  “When you dive into an Olympic final, you honestly don’t feel good at all,” Daniel said. ‘It’s really just adrenaline that you’re trying to run off of.”
  
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• NCAA Considering Rule Changes To Prize Money, Redshirting, And Eliminating NLIs

  07-09-2024 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  Documents obtained by Yahoo Sports show that the NCAA is considering several new rules on amateur status and redshirting.
  Prize Money Beyond Necessary Expenses
  One of the potential rules, which Yahoo Sports says are to be discussed on a rolling basis throughout the next year, would allow athletes to collect all prize money earned while remaining eligible for NCAA competition. Current framework typically allows athletes to only accept money for necessary expenses, such
  
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• Time Standards for 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Released

  07-09-2024 13:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  The NCAA has released the qualifying standards for the 2025 Division III Championships.
  On the men’s side, the cut times got faster across the board compared to last year, particularly in the breaststroke. The women’s side also saw faster qualification times in nearly every event in the A-cut. The biggest changes coming from the 200 fly and other middle-distance events. Women’s B-cuts got slightly faster in butterfly, breaststroke, and IM events while
  
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• 2024 Paralympics: China Climbs to Top of Medal Table With 2 World Records on Day 9

  07-09-2024 04:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  How To Watch
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8China finally managed to surpass Great Britain on the swimming medal table, with two Chinese swimmers adding
  
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• Ali Truwit Wins Silver Medal in Paris Less than 16 Months After Losing Leg in Shark Attack

  07-09-2024 04:13 via swimswam.com
  
  By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
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  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8Just 16 months after loosing part of her left leg in a shark attack, former Yale swimmer Ali Truwit can offic
  
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• 2024 Paralympics: China Sweeps Men’s 50 Butterfly S5 Podium For Third Straight Paralympics

  07-09-2024 01:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  How To Watch
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8Men’s 400 Freestyle S6World Record: 4:47.75 — Anders Olsson, Sweden (2009)
  Paralympic Record: 4:48.31 &mda
  
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• World Junior Champion Relay Swimmer Filip Kosinski Gives Late Commitment to Louisville (2024)

  07-09-2024 00:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith 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.
  The Louisville men’s swimming & diving team have gotten a big game-changing recruit who is scheduled to join them for the 2024-2025 season in
  
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• Lindsay Mintenko Resigns As USA Swimming National Team Managing Director

  06-09-2024 22:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko announced her resignation in a USA Swimming press release on Friday, September 6th. The news comes on Tim Hinchey’s last day as the President and CEO of USA Swimming, after it was announced he would be replaced nine days ago. There were several reports about Mintenko’s resignation when Hinchey’s departure was announced but there was nothing official released until today, when it was announced Septemb
  
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• Herbie Behm Discusses Being a First Year Head Coach at Arizona State

  06-09-2024 22:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamIn April, Bob Bowman announced he was leaving Arizona State to become the Director of Swimming at the University of Texas. This made way for associate head coach Herbie Behm to step into the role of head coach at ASU. SwimSwam caught up with Behm at the ASCA World Clinic, where he shared what his last few months have been like as a first-time head coach.
  Read the full story on SwimSwam: Herbie Behm Discusses Being a First Year Head Coach at Arizona State
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 37.3% Pick Stanford Women As ‘Best of the Rest’ Team Behind Top 3

  06-09-2024 22:05 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast your vote in our newest poll on the SwimSwam homepage, about halfway down the page on the right side.
  Our most recent poll asked SwimSwam readers which women’s team behind the established top three they’re most optimistic about heading into 2024-25:
  Question: Which women’s NCAA team are you more bullish on this sea
  
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• What Does Olympic Medalist Elijah Winnington Think of Mick Palfrey’s “Go Korea” Sentiment?

  06-09-2024 21:57 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Australian Olympic swimmer Elijah Winnington has defended his coach Michael Palfrey. The Sunshine Coast trainer was fired Thursday from his coaching job over pro-Korea comments he made at the Olympic Games.
  Winnington told Olympic broadcaster Channel Nine during the Olympics that he “couldn’t care less” about Palfrey’s comments about Kim Woo-min.
  “Mick’s come and apologised,” Winnington said at the time.
  “I don
  
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• Jim Steen, Pete Hovland, and Rob Orr Inducted into ASCA Hall of Fame (Class of 2024)

  06-09-2024 20:10 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Three behemoths of college swimming coaching, known for their success outside of the bright spotlights of the major NCAA D1 conferences, have been inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Hall of Fame.
  Jim Steen, Pete Hovland, and Rob Orr each built swimming dynasties over decades leading their programs.
  Jim Steen Bio – Kenyon
  Steen is responsible for the dynasty at Kenyon College in Ohio, where he coached from 1976 through 2012 a
  
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• arena Swim of the Week: After Fortune Teller Prediction, Alexa Leary Wins Para Gold With WR

  06-09-2024 20:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Swim of the Week is brought to you by arena, a SwimSwam partner.
  Disclaimer: Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The Swim of the Week is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get to ex
  
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• Weinstein & Hansen Grab Double Gold On Day 2 Of OW Junior World Championships

  06-09-2024 20:07 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 WORLD AQUATICS OPEN WATER JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 5th – Sunday, September 8th
  Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
  Open Water
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap
  Start Lists/ResultsOn the heels of Claire Stuhlmacher earning open water gold on day one in Sardinia, teammates Claire Weinstein and Brinkleigh Hansen followed suit with podium-topping performances.
  Olympic silver medalist Weinstein of Sandpipers of Nevada touched the time pad first
  
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• Former Texas-Based Coach Suspended By USA Swimming For Sexual Misconduct Involving A Minor

  06-09-2024 17:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  A former swim coach based out of Houston, Texas has been suspended by USA Swimming for sexual misconduct involving a minor.
  Nathan Blake Bernier, 46, was arrested in late 2023 for allegedly sending inappropriate messages and making plans to meet an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl from Odessa.
  Bernier, who was 46 at the time of his arrest, was charged with two felony counts of Online Solicitation of a Minor in early January.
  In April, he was perm
  
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• NCAA Division III ‘A’ Finalist Anthony Fitzgerald To Use Fifth Year At USC

  06-09-2024 17:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  2024 NCAA Division III ‘A’ finalist Anthony Fitzgerald will transfer to Division I USC for his COVID-19 fifth year. Fitzgerald spent his undergraduate career at Wheaton College in Illinois.
  Fitzgerald had a huge junior season, winning his first conference titles as he swept the 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast. He went on to swim at 2023 NCAAs, finishing 5th in the 200 breast in a 1:58.24. He also was 1oth in the 100 breast to score a total of 21 individ
  
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• House v. NCAA Settlement On Hold As Judge Sends Attorneys “Back To The Drawing Board”

  06-09-2024 16:50 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  The landmark settlement in the NCAA v. House antitrust case has been put on pause after a Federal Judge called into question how the deal would limit third-party name, image and likeness (NIL) payments from boosters.
  Judge Claudia Wilken advised the settlement attorneys to “go back to the drawing board” while expressing concern with several parts of the deal during a hearing on Thursday.
  In May, the NCAA and the Power Conferences agreed to a 10-ye
  
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• UNLV Hires Dan Carrington as Assistant Swim Coach

  06-09-2024 16:32 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Dan Carrington, formerly an associate head coach at Penn State, has been hired as an assistant coach at UNLV, the school announced on Thursday.
  “We are excited to welcome Dan to the Rebel family,” said new UNLV head swimming & diving coach Pat Ota. “Dan brings a wealth of knowledge, coaching great athletes and working with Power-4 programs. Dan’s commitment to the student-athletes and passion for their success is unmatched and they will gre
  
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• 2024 Paralympics: Ben Hance Breaks 100 Backstroke S14 World Record In Prelims

  06-09-2024 16:32 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  2024 SUMMER PARALYMPIC GAMESAugust 28 – September 8, 2024Swimming: August 29 – September 7, 2024
  La Défense Arena – Paris, France
  LCM (50 meters)
  Meet Central
  Full Schedule
  How To Watch
  Finals Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8Ben Hance, the defending world champion and reigning world champion, emphatically asserted himself as the man to beat
  
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