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• Two Swimmers Join Opposition Case to House Settlement

  13-09-2024 16:36 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  Former Arizona State swimmer Rachael Holp and former SMU swimmer Elise Johnson joined an opposition case to a House v. NCAA settlement. The opposition argues that the $2.8 billion settlement would undercompensate athletes, particularly female athletes.
  House v. NCAA was originally filed in 2020 by Arizona State swimmer Grant House. The lawsuit challenged the long-standing policy of NCAA student-athletes not being able to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL)
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 67.4% Believe NCAA Teams Should Suit Up For Dual Meets

  08-11-2024 18:09 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 if they believe teams should wear tech suits for dual meets, or stick with practice suits until taper:
  Question: Should NCAA teams suit up for dual meets?
  RESULTSYes – 67.4%
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• arena Swim of the Week: Texas Sophomore Angie Coe Levels Up With 1:54.33 200 IM

  08-11-2024 16:56 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
  
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• SwimMAC Carolina Tops USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Rankings For Third Straight Year

  08-11-2024 16:12 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  SwimMAC Carolina reigns supreme in USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Rankings for the third straight year, outpacing runner-up Carmel Swim Club by a massive margin.
  USA Swimming announced the 2024-25 tier list at the end of October, recognizing the 200 highest-performing clubs in the development of athletes ages 18 years and younger. Clubs are awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medal status via a point system that is based on athlete performance scores.
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• Auburn and Texas Snag #1 Ranked Divers: October Diving Recruit Roundup

  08-11-2024 15:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Noah Duperre on SwimSwam
  The recruiting season for the high school class of 2026 swimmers and divers is now in full force. Having released the first-ever edition of diving recruiting rankings, swim fans now have a sense of how impactful commitments from certain top divers are. Here is a look at where some of our ranking honorees have pledged their commitments so far.See The Top 10 Diving Recruits In Girls’ HS Class of 2026
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• How Has the Swimming World Cup Prize Money Changed Over Time?

  08-11-2024 14:30 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup was, in many ways, a fundamental professionalization of swimming when it launched in the 1980s. A series that could carry athletes throughout the year with prize money was novel at the time.
  With the conclusion of the 2024 edition, I became curious about how the series’ prize money has evolved over time, and was reminded, once again, that swimming – a sport where the history is remarkably wrapped up in numbers versus h
  
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• Owen McDonald Reaping Benefits of Training with World Class Athletes at ASU and Now at IU

  08-11-2024 13:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam
  Indiana vs. TexasNov. 1, 2024
  Austin, Texas
  25 Yards (SCY)
  Live Results
  Live Recap
  Watch Race Videos here
  Owen McDonald was a big part of the Arizona State men winning their first NCAA team title in program history last year. After transferring to Indiana, McDonald has kept his momentum going, throwing down exceptional dual meet times this fall. The junior shares what he’s learned from all the world-class athletes he’s gotten to swim beside, both in Temp
  
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• Two-Time Olympian Toshiaki Kurazawa Named Acting Chairman Within Japanese Federation

  08-11-2024 13:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  A leadership change has been announced within the Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF).
  After an executive board meeting on Wednesday, November 6th, Toshiaki Kurazawa has been named Acting Swimming Committee Chairman within the JASF. The move was made as current chairman Takayuki Umehara retired as of September 30th of this year.
  Acting Chairman Kurazawa will lead the planning of swimming training programs for next year and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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• Two-Time Olympian Toshiaki Kurasawa Named Acting Chairman Within Japanese Federation

  08-11-2024 13:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  A leadership change has been announced within the Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF).
  After an executive board meeting on Wednesday, November 6th, Toshiaki Kurasawa has been named Acting Swimming Committee Chairman within the JASF. The move was made as current chairman Takayuki Umehara retired as of September 30th of this year.
  Acting Chairman Kurasawa will lead the planning of swimming training programs for next year and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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• Kharun Splits 19.1 Fly, Kulow 18.3 Free, as Arizona State Men Sprint Through Cal & Stanford

  08-11-2024 05:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Arizona State vs. Cal vs. StanfordNovember 7-8, 2024
  Mona Plummer Aquatic Center, Tempe, Arizona
  Short Course Yards (25 yards)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “ASU vs. CAL vs. Stanford”
  Team Rankings:Men: #2 Cal, #7 Arizona State (and rising), #8 Stanford
  Women: #3 Stanford, #8 Cal, NR Arizona StateThe defending NCAA Champion Arizona State men kept the throttle wide open on Thursday evening against two of their former Pac-12 rivals Cal and Stanford in a meet that
  
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• Canadian Junior National Teamer Halle West to Join Sister Mia at Cal in 2026

  08-11-2024 01:25 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.
  Halle West from Winnipeg, Manitoba, has announced her verbal commitment to the University of California, Berkeley, for the 2026-27 school year and bey
  
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• Griffin Oehler Climbs National Age Group Rankings in 100/200 Back at NTG Showdown

  07-11-2024 23:42 via swimswam.com
  
  By Charlotte Wells on SwimSwam
  2024 PV RMSC NTG ShowdownOctober 4-6, 2024
  Rockville, MD
  25 yards (SCY)
  “2024 NTG Showdown” on Meet MobileRockville Montgomery Swim Club’s Griffin Oehler turned in a pair of tremendous performances at the 2024 PV RMSC NTG Showdown last month.
  Oehler, who was 15 years old at the time of the meet, swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 back in a time of 48.85 and the 200 back in a time of 1:47.83. He sped into the wall well ahead of the rest o
  
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• 2024 Florida HS 3A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers

  07-11-2024 23:34 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
  2024 FHSAA 3A REGION CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28-November 2, 2024
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  State Championship Psych SheetFlorida high school’s 3A region meets have concluded as swimmers across 12 districts raced within four different regions. The winners of this meet decided who will qualify for the state meet later this month.3A Region 1 Results
  3A Region 2 Results
  3A Region 3 Results
  3A Region 4 ResultsThe Ponte Vedra High School girls collected their 3rd con
  
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• 2024 Florida HS 4A Roundup: Regions Highlights and State Qualifiers

  07-11-2024 23:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sydney Asher on SwimSwam
  2024 FHSAA 4A REGION CHAMPIONSHIPSOctober 28-November 2, 2024
  All Region Sites
  All Results
  State Championship Psych SheetThe top swimmers from Florida high school’s Class 4A districts meets competed in four region meets to decide who will race in the upcoming state championship. Windermere High School swept Region 2, as 35 swimmers qualified to compete in the state meet.4A Region 1 Results
  4A Region 2 Results
  4A Region 3 Results
  4A Region 4 ResultsWhile Oviedo H
  
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• Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Regan Smith Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s World Record In 200 Back

  07-11-2024 21:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwamRegan Smith closed out her standout 2024 World Cup campaign with a bang last Saturday, setting a new world record in the women’s 200 backstroke (SCM) at the third and final stop of the series in Singapore.
  The 22-year-old, who broke the 100 back record for the second time in as many weeks one day prior, put up a time of 1:58.83 to take down rival Kaylee McKeown‘s mark of 1:58.94 set in November 2020.
  One week earlier in Incheon, Smith broke 2:00 for the
  
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• 2024-25 NCAA Digest: Kirabo Namutebi Breaks DII Record and Takeaways from Indiana vs. Texas

  07-11-2024 21:22 via swimswam.com
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  Hello, everyone and welcome back for another NCAA digest for this exciting 2024-25 season. It was another busy week across all three divisions–let’s get into it.
  Kirabo Namutebi Breaks 50 Freestyle DII RecordThe fast swims just keep coming this season. Last week, we saw the first division record of the season, thanks to UIndy’s Kirabo Namutebi. The sophomore broke her women’s 50 freestyle Division II record, swimming a 22.03 at a tri-meet aga
  
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• Masters Swimmer, Cal Swimming Super Fan Steven Czekala Will Make a Jeopardy Appearance

  07-11-2024 21:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Steve Czekala, a US Masters Swimming All-American, former collegiate swimmer, and one of the icons of the fanatical Cal swimming fan base, will appear on Jeopardy! on November 14.
  Czekala, who swam collegiately at the University of the Pacific, says that he first auditioned for the syndicated trivia-based show in 1986, and now 38 years later has finally made it.
  Czekala is a former USMS National Record holder as part of a Strawberry Canyon Aquatic 800 free relay in sh
  
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• LSU Travels To Tuscaloosa For Tri-Meet With Alabama and Florida State

  07-11-2024 20:59 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: LSU Sports
  BATON ROUGE, La. – Following a victory for the women’s team against Tulane and Houston, the LSU swimming and diving team is getting back together to travel to Tuscaloosa and take on Alabama and Florida State inside the Alabama Aquatic Center Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. CT.
  The meet between the three teams will be available to stream on SEC Network + with the live stats populating on the Meet Mobile app and divemeets.com. Follow this&
  
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• 15-Yr-Old Oliver Papai Logs 3:45.16 SCM 400 Free Hungarian Age Record

  07-11-2024 20:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 HUNGARIAN SC CHAMPIONSHIPSWednesday, November 6th – Saturday, November 9th
  Kaposvar, Hungary
  SCM (25m)
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsThe 2024 Hungarian Short Course Championships continued from Kaposvar with another national age record biting the dust.
  This time it was on the men’s side, with 15-year-old Oliver Papai firing off a new lifetime best of 3:45.16 to grab the gold and establish the new age standard in the 400m free.
  Papai held off Nandor Negy
  
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• Maximus Williamson Nears PBs, Ethan Zhou Hits #17 All-Time 13-14 200 BR At LAC Fall Classic

  07-11-2024 20:26 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 LAC Fall ClassicNovember 1-3, 2024
  Justin, Texas
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on Meet Mobile “LAC Fall Classic”Lakeside Aquatic Club teammates Maximus Williamson and Ethan Zhou highlighted the action at the LAC Fall Classic last weekend, as clubs primarily in the North Texas LSC converged at the NISD Natatorium in Justin, Texas.
  Williamson, the six-time World Junior champion and multi-event NAG record holder, won six of the seven events he rac
  
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• SwimAtlanta’s Parker Wheeler Shines At Great Pumpkin Invite

  07-11-2024 18:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 Great Pumpkin InviteOctober 18-20, 2024
  Greenville, South Carolina
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 SC TG Great Pumpkin Invite”SwimAtlanta’s Parker Wheeler was on fire at the Great Pumpkin Invite last month in Greenville, South Carolina, establishing some of the fastest times we’ve seen from 11-year-old boys this season.
  Wheeler’s most noteworthy swim came in the 1650 freestyle—just his second time racing t
  
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• Preliminary Psych Sheets Drop For AIA Arizona High School State Championships

  07-11-2024 16:44 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  AIA Arizona High School State ChampionshipsThe AIA Arizona High School State Championships take place this weekend. Diving is already underway and will conclude on Nov. 8. Meanwhile, swimming will take place from Nov.8 – Nov. 9, with prelims the first day and finals the next.
  Division I
  Prelims: Fri, Nov. 8
  Finals: Sat, Nov. 9
  Skyline Aquatic Center
  Girls’ Preliminary Psych Sheet
  Boys’ Preliminary Psych SheetDelaney Barbee is seeded just a tenth of
  
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• Georgia Set To Host NC State In Swimapalooza This Weekend

  07-11-2024 15:31 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Georgia Athletics
  M: Georgia (2-1, 1-1 SEC) vs. NC State (0-1, 0-0 ACC)W: Georgia (3-1, 2-1 SEC) vs. NC State (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
  Date: Friday, Nov. 8 – Saturday, Nov. 9Site: Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium – Athens, Ga.Time: 6 p.m. EST (Friday) / 11 a.m. EST (Saturday)Stream: SEC Network+Friday Swimming: https://gado.gs/cbgFriday Diving: https://gado.gs/cbhSaturday Swimming: https://gado.gs/cbiSaturday Diving:&nbs
  
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• 13-Year-Old Sullivan Benes Hits 9:32 1000 Free At Sandpipers Pumpkin Meet

  07-11-2024 15:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  2024 CA SAND Pumpkin MeetOctober 18-20, 2024
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  SCY (25 yards)
  Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 Sandpipers Pumpkin Invite”Desert Storm Swimming’s Sullivan Benes, 13, put up a blistering time of 9:32.71 in the 1000 freestyle at the Sandpipers’ Pumpkin Meet in October, taking off more than 18 seconds from his previous best of 9:51.06.
  The swim ranks Benes 2nd for 13-year-old boys this season, only trailing Revolution Aquatic
  
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• NC State’s Erika Pelaez Breaks Down 1:43 2Free, 1:50 2Back, 46.7 Relay Split in NCAA Debut

  07-11-2024 14:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwamFreshman Erika Pelaez showed out in her first official dual meet with NC State last week against Arizona State. Not only did she win every event she participated in, but in her first individual race, the 200 free, she broke an NC State school record, clocking a 1:43.14. Pelaez shares her perspective on what has gone so well for her at NC State so far as well as what her summer was like competing for Team USA at the Jr Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.
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• Comparing Men’s & Women’s Records In Swimming

  07-11-2024 13:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: Dominique Hérailh
  In virtually all sports, performance differences exist between men and women, primarily due to morphological distinctions between the sexes. This article examines several questions about how these differences vary in swimming across distances and pool sizes and even in another similar sport, track and field.
  How do performance differences evolve with distance?
  For this initial analysis, we focus on freestyle swimming because
  
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• 50th Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy Offers SC Worlds Qualification Opportunity

  07-11-2024 13:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  50th NICO SAPIO SWIMMING TROPHYFriday, November 8th – Sunday, November 10th
  Sciorba Polisportivo Complex
  SCM (25m)
  Meet CentralThe 50th edition of the annual Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy is set to get underway tomorrow, Friday, November 8th.
  The 3-day competition is held in honor of Nico Sapio, a symbolic figure of Italian swimming who lost his life tragically on January 28, 1966, in the plane crash in Bremen, together with the Italian swimming team. 
  Over 1700
  
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• $2.1 Million Prize Money Announced For Short Course Worlds

  07-11-2024 12:28 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  World Aquatics announced the prize money pool for the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest.
  $2.16 million USD in prize money will go to the top eight finishers in each individual and relay event. The winner of each event will receive $10,000. These figures are identical to the 2022 Short Course World Championships in Melbourne. The world record bonus of $25,000 is also the same as in Melbourne.
  Compared to the 2021 Short Course World Championships in Abu D
  
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• New in Commit: Meet Commitment Messages

  07-11-2024 12:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By Dan Dingman on SwimSwam
  Courtesy of Commit Swimming, a SwimSwam partner
  Commit Swimming has Team Management Software
  New Feature: Meet Commitment MessagesWhat is “Meet Commitment Messages”?
  When parents commit their children to meets in Commit, they can add notes to the coach, so everything is clear. Coaches can then reply in a thread related to that swimmer’s meet commitment.
  Why did we build this feature?
  Previously parents could not message coaches directly on the meet co
  
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• No. 4 USC Men’s Water Polo Sets Up For Sunday Visit To No. 14 UC Santa Barbara

  07-11-2024 10:28 via swimswam.com
  By SwimSwam on SwimSwam
  Courtesy: USC Athletics
  #4 USC (17-4) at #14 UC Santa Barbara (14-10)Sunday, Nov. 10 | 12 p.m. | Goleta, Calif.Series Record (since 1979): USC leads 78-13-2 (W4)Last Meeting: USC 16, UCSB 8 (Sept. 16, 2023)ESPN+ STREAM | STATS
  THIS WEEK    No. 4 USC takes a break from MPSF play to take a nonconference road trip this weekend, facing No. 14 UC Santa Barbara in a 1 p.m. matchup on Sunday (Nov. 10) at Dos Pueblos High School i
  
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