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• Walsh Pops Quick Fly Split, Claire Curzan Makes UVA Debut, as Virginia Hosts Navy

  29-09-2024 00:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam
  Virginia vs. NavySaturday, September 28th, 2024
  AFC Pool, Charlottesville, VA
  Dual Meet Format
  SCY
  Full ResultsThe US Naval Academy and University of Virginia swim teams kicked off the fall dual meet schedule this morning in Charlottesville. After a joint practice Friday, the two teams squared off today in what could be called an off-distance combined intrasquad meet, as each team split their squads into two: Blue and Orange for Virginia and Blue and Gold for Navy.
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• Tang Qianting Logs 28.95 SCM 50 Breast Asian Record

  29-09-2024 01:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE SHORT COURSE NATIONALSTuesday, September 24th – Sunday, September 29th
  Wuhan, China
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap
  Results via Asian Media & Here
  全国游泳锦标赛(25m)
  女子50Br 準決勝
  唐钱婷 28.95 =AR
  Tang Qianting が100Brに続きアジア新記録！ા
  
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• Sun Jiajun Earns Asian Record #2 At 2024 Chinese SC Nationals

  29-09-2024 01:18 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE SHORT COURSE NATIONALSTuesday, September 24th – Sunday, September 29th
  Wuhan, China
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap
  Results via Asian Media & Here
  全国游泳锦标赛(25m)
  男子50Br 準決勝
  孙佳俊 25.72 =AR
  二刀流Shun Jiajunが50Flyに続いて50Brでもア|
  
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• USA Swimming Votes On Dues Change At Annual Business Meeting

  29-09-2024 00:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming has voted to amend their club dues for new clubs, voting to change the dues to have the first year only at $750 instead of previously having it stand at $700 for the first three years ($2100 total). This marks the first change in club dues since 1990.
  In addition to this decrease, the sport development department will release a quarterly report on the USA Swimming website showing how the funds are being used. The amendment passed with 83% for the change.
  
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• USA Swimming HOD Approves Amended Version of Club Dues Increase Proposal

  29-09-2024 00:19 via swimswam.com
  
  By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming’s House of Delegates has voted to approve an amended proposal to increase annual club dues, ending a contentious weekend over the proposed change at this weekend’s Annual Business Meeting in Denver.
  The House of Delegates, the voting body representing clubs and LSCs around the country, approved the proposal with a couple of changes. The proposal to increase club dues for existing clubs from $75 to $225 annually was approved.
  After an intense d
  
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• Kentucky Adds TN High School State Runner-up Lucy Trailov (2025)

  28-09-2024 22:55 via swimswam.com
  
  By Casey Murphy 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.
  Tennessee High School State Championship runner-up Lucy Trailov has chosen to study and swim at the University of Kentucky starting in the fall of 2025
  
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• Olympic Gold Medalist Nic Fink; Kathy Fish Elected to USA Swimming Board of Directors

  28-09-2024 22:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Kathy Fish and Nic Fink have been voted by the House of Delegates to open seats in the USA Swimming Board of Directors at Saturday’s Annual Business Meeting in Denver. There were only two seats on the 15 seat board up for a vote this year.
  Fish retains her seat, as an at-large, independent director. She was voted in over Mike Donadio, the General Counsel of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins; and Joe Crowley, a former member of the U.S> House of Re
  
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• USA Swimming Says Olympic Swimming Trials Boasted Net Profit of “Over $5 Million”

  28-09-2024 21:51 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  USA Swimming CFO Eric Scufka told the organization’s House of Delegates on Saturday that the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials turned a profit of “over $5 million,” the first public indication of the financial results of the blockbuster events that boasted both record audiences and record ticket prices.
  While the prices combined with audience sizes gave reason to believe that the event was a financial success, the scale of renting out such a large ve
  
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• Some Restrictions on USA Swimming’s Interim CEO Lifted; Coaches Get Heated on Dues Increases

  28-09-2024 21:03 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Less than a month after implementing temporary bylaw changes restricting the authority of interim CEO Shana Ferguson, USA Swimming has rescinded some of those restrictions.
  At this weekend’s Annual Business Meeting in Denver, the Board of Directors restored full authority to Ferguson. This was viewed by some attendees as an indicator that Ferguson might become the CEO on a full-time basis after the departure of Tim Hinchey, though USA Swimming has hired a search
  
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• Eddie Reese Wins 2024 USA Swimming Award; Chris Plumb Named Developmental Coach of the Year

  28-09-2024 20:21 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Swim coach Eddie Reese has been named the winner of the 2024 USA Swimming Award, considered by many to be the organization’s highest honor, in recognition of his over-40-year long coaching career. The honor is a lifetime achievement award of sorts for individuals who have contributed to the sport in transformational ways.
  Reese is one of a number of individuals honored this weekend at the USA Swimming Workshop/Annual Business Meeting in Denver.
  Full List of
  
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• Pallister Pulls Down The 400 Free Win On Day 3 Of Aussie SC Championships

  28-09-2024 19:08 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th
  SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Swimming Australia SC Worlds Qualification Procedures
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsThe penultimate night of racing at the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships saw 23-year-old Kaylee McKeown rip a new national record in the women’s 50m back.
  McKeown, the 100m/200m back
  
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• UPDATE: Rowdy Gaines, Wife Judy, Are Safe After Hurricane Scare

  28-09-2024 18:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Madison Gaines, the daughter of three-time Olympic gold medalist and the voice of swimming in the United States Rowdy Gaines, have shared an update on her parents after Hurricane Helene left them marooned in their home in Port Charlotte on Thursday.
  “From Rowdy and Judy: We are safe and have gone to a friends [sic] house in Port Charlotte. We are still without power and our cars were flooded but we got a rental care and were able to drive out this afternoon
  
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• McKeown Cranks Out 25.40 SCM 50 Back Aussie Record, Now #2 Performer Ever

  28-09-2024 14:20 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th
  SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Swimming Australia SC Worlds Qualification Procedures
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsOlympic multi-gold medalist Kaylee McKeown already established a new World Record in the women’s 100m back at these Aussie Short Course Championships but tonight she made some noise in the 50m
  
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• Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 9/28/2024

  28-09-2024 14:00 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
  Arianna Wertheim, 17, Southwest Stars Swim Club (FL): Wertheim was a dominant force at the LBHS Patriot Invitational last weekend, sweeping her individual events and putting up several blistering relay legs for Boone High School. Wertheim set lifetime bests en route to winning the 100 fly (54.91) and 200 IM (2:
  
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• 9 Americans, Including Regan Smith, Listed for Shanghai Stop of Swimming World Cup

  28-09-2024 13:45 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  World Aquatics has posted a list of expected entries for the opening stop of the 2024 Swimming World Cup Series, and among them are a number of Olympic medalists from the Paris Games.
  The US is scheduled to send an unusually-loaded team to the meet of nine members of the National Team.
  That includes Regan Smith, who won two relay gold medals in Paris along with three silvers to bring her career total to eight Olympic medals.
  This will be Smith’s first trip
  
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• Chad Le Clos Adds More Events To His Potential 2024 SC Worlds Lineup

  28-09-2024 00:43 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 SOUTH AFRICAN SC CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th
  King’s Park Swimming Pool, Durban, KZN, South Africa
  SCM (25m)
  Psych Sheet
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap
  ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 South African Short Course Championships took place tonight from Durban and a pair of teens stole the show.
  16-year-old Kris Mihaylov topped the men’s 800m free podium, registering a time of 7:43.56. That beat the field by 4 seconds en r
  
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• Miami Opens 2024-25 Season With A Dominant Win Over FIU

  27-09-2024 22:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  FIU vs. MiamiSept. 27, 2024
  Coral Gables, FL
  25 yards (SCY)
  Full ResultsIn one of the few Florida meets that dive off as scheduled due to Hurricane Helene hitting Florida, the University of Miami beat the visiting Florida International University 261-81.
  Miami got their dominant afternoon started on the right foot, winning the meet-opening 200 medley relay in 1:40.89 and kept rolling throughout the session. Giulia Carvalho, last year’s breakout star for Miami,
  
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• Sophomore Collin Holgerson Post 54.70 in the 100 Breast at Early-Season Invite in Florida

  27-09-2024 21:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  2024 Byron Plapp InviteSeptember 14, 2024
  Tarver Pool, The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida
  Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
  High school meet
  ResultsThe 2024 Byron Plapp Invite, commemorating a former Bolles swimmer Byron Plapp who died in 2015 from lymphoma, welcomed some of the top high school programs from around the state and the McCallie School from Chattanooga, Tennessee two weeks ago.
  The meet included the hosts, last year’s Florida High
  
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• Rowdy Gaines & Wife Judy Trapped In Port Charlotte Home Due To Hurricane Helene

  27-09-2024 21:41 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  Well-known swimming commentator and three-time Olympic medalist Rowdy Gaines and his wife Judy are among the Florida residents severely impacted by Hurricane Helene.
  On Friday, Gaines’ daughter, Madison Gaines, said that her parents’ home in Port Charlotte, Florida, has been hit with massive flooding and they’re unable to evacuate on Gaines’ Instagram story.
  She said their home, located on a dirt road in the woods of Port Charlott
  
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• Brad Flood, Coach of One of History’s Best NCAA Swimmers, Dies at 69

  27-09-2024 21:40 via swimswam.com
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Brad Flood, a former assistant coach at Iowa, Clemson, and Texas A&M among many other places, has died. He was 69 years old.
  Flood retired from coaching in 2020 as the head coach of the Pfeiffer University women’s swimming team, where he was also aquatics director and adjunct professor in the school’s Division of Education.
  Flood swam at NCAA Division II Slippery Rock State College before taking his first coaching job at the University of Iowa in 1988.
  
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• Gettysburg Swim Team Shares Statement On Athlete Carving Racial Slur Onto Teammate

  27-09-2024 21:04 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  The Gettysburg College swim team has released a statement after a swimmer on the team reportedly scratched a racial slur onto the body of a teammate. The incident was first reported by The Gettysburgian, on Sept. 18, with the university confirming that two students had been suspended and there was an ongoing college investigation into the matter.
  The family of the student who had the slur carved on them spoke out through the paper, sharing that their son was one of
  
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• More Dual Meets Canceled As Hurricane Helene Wreaks Havoc In Southeast

  27-09-2024 20:40 via swimswam.com
  
  By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
  With competition in the 2024-25 NCAA season kicking into high gear this weekend, meets continue to fall off the calendar in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
  Earlier this week, Florida State canceled the FSU Invitational and North Florida called off the Osprey Sprint and Relay Invite, and now, a few more schools in the Southeastern United States have been forced to postpone their events.
  The University of Florida’s dual meet with Nova Southeastern, scheduled for
  
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• Tennessee Adds “Talent Fee” On Football Tickets for Athlete Pay

  27-09-2024 20:29 via swimswam.com
  
  By Will Baxley on SwimSwam
  The University of Tennessee added a 10% “talent fee” to next season’s football tickets in preparation for the athlete revenue-sharing model that could come from House v NCAA.
  Separate from an additional 4.5% year-to-year average ticket price hike, the talent fee will go directly to student-athletes as part of the House case’s athlete revenue sharing model.
  If House is settled with no further adjustments, colleges would be allowed to share up to
  
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• 2026 “Honorable Mention” Zetta Grace Bartee Makes Verbal Commitment to Auburn

  27-09-2024 20:21 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.
  High school junior Zetta Grace Bartee from Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced her verbal commitment to Auburn University for 2026-27, telling Sw
  
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• World Champion Dong Zhihao Earns 200 Breast Gold At Chinese SC Nationals

  27-09-2024 19:48 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 CHINESE SHORT COURSE NATIONALSTuesday, September 24th – Sunday, September 29th
  Wuhan, China
  SCM (25m)
  SwimSwam Preview
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap
  Results via Asian Media & HereThe 2024 Chinese Short Course Nationals continued on from Wuhan with reigning world champion Dong Zhihao making his presence known in the men’s 200m breaststroke.
  Racing in the final of the event this evening, 19-year-old Dong put up a time of 2:04.83 to get
  
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• Alabama’s Jada Scott Cleared for Return to Racing After Shoulder Injury

  27-09-2024 18:17 via swimswam.com
  
  By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
  Alabama star sprinter Jada Scott has been cleared to compete for the Crimson Tide in the new season ahead of the Crimson Tide’s season-opener on Friday against Division II power Delta State. Scott missed the second semester of competition last season with a shoulder injury.
  As a freshman last year, Scott made a big early impact for the Alabama women. Paired with fellow freshman Cadence Vincent, the two were among the top rookie sprint duos in the count
  
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• SwimSwam Pulse: 55.7% Think 200 Fly Will Be Toughest SCM World Record For Marchand To Crack

  27-09-2024 17:54 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 record will be the most difficult for Leon Marchand to take down as he descends on short course meter racing this fall:
  Question: Which SCM world record will be the hardest for Leon
  
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• Aussie Record Holder Grayson Bell Draws Inspiration From Cameron McEvoy

  27-09-2024 17:31 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th
  SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Swimming Australia SC Worlds Qualification Procedures
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
  Live ResultsTonight saw another thrilling session of action unfold at the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships.
  Grayson Bell got the speed going in the men’s 50m breaststroke, establishing a new national
  
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• 2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: September Edition

  27-09-2024 17:27 via swimswam.com
  
  By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam
  As in previous years, SwimSwam’s Power Rankings are somewhere between the CSCAA-style dual meet rankings and a pure prediction of NCAA finish order. SwimSwam’s rankings take into account how a team looks at the moment, while keeping the end of the season in mind through things like a team’s previous trajectory and NCAA scoring potential. These rankings are by nature subjective, and a jumping-off point for discussion. If you disagree with any team&r
  
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• 17-Yr-Old Milla Jansen Downs Emma McKeon Age Record In SCM 100 Free

  27-09-2024 16:47 via swimswam.com
  
  By Retta Race on SwimSwam
  2024 AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPSThursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th
  SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre
  SCM (25m)
  Meet Central
  SwimSwam Preview
  Swimming Australia SC Worlds Qualification Procedures
  Start List
  Day 1 Recap
  Live ResultsDay 2 of the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships was another sizzling session of speed for both the men and women.
  Although newly-minted 100m back World Record holder Kaylee McKeown wound up scratching t
  
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