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5 Storylines to Watch at the World Junior Championships

5 Storylines to Watch at the World Junior Championships The beauty of the World Junior Championships is how it casts a spotlight on future stars in the sport. Athletes will garner valuable experience on the international stage and use the competition as a springboard toward representing their homela...

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Rising Stars of Summer 2025: 5 Women Who Broke Through This Summer

Rising Stars of Swimming in 2025: 5 Women Who Broke Through This Summer The year after a Summer Olympics brings chances for younger and less accomplished swimmers to step into the limelight at championship-level events, particularly as veterans step back from the sport to consider their future. The ...

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Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager

Olympian Alex Obert Returns to Pacific as General Manager American Olympian Alex Obert will return to his alma mater Pacific as the men’s water polo team’s general manager. Pacific is the first program to establish a general manager for their water polo team. The new position is becoming a popular o...

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Kuzey Tuncelli Chasing Double Defense at World Junior Championships

Kuzey Tuncelli Chasing Double Defense at World Junior Championships Coming off a pair of finals appearances at the World Championships in Singapore, Turkey's Kuzey Tuncelli is scheduled to race at the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania. The 17-year-old distance star will try to defend hi...

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11 Things That Separate the Good Swimmer from the Great Swimmer

11 Things That Separate the Good Swimmer from the Great Swimmer By Brittany Oxley (Archive) “This is the difference between being good and being great.” That quote has been engrained in my head since I started swimming at 6 years old. I believe every coach I have ever swum for has said those words. ...

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Alex Kostich Breaks Lake Tahoe 'True Width' Open Water Record

Longtime open water swimmer Alex Kostich made history on Aug. 5, crossing Lake Tahoe in 4 hours, 28 minutes, 55 seconds, the fastest crossing time, according to the World Open Water Swimming Association. The 12-mile trek across was what the open water community calls the "True Width" of Lake Tahoe. ...

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As Youth Emerge in Singapore, China’s Female Future is Bright

As Youth Emerge in Singapore, China’s Female Future is Bright The Chinese women’s program has held solid as the world’s third-ranking power behind the United States and Australia. If the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore are any indication, the gap on the top two might be closing. Youth is o...

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The USA Swimming War of Words: How We Got Here

The USA Swimming War of Words: How We Got Here Some of the icons of USA Swimming’s program have been in the news recently, and it’s not in the way that the sport would prefer. It’s also the latest and most public form of dysfunction roiling a sport in which the United States is one of the world’s mo...

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10 Pet Peeves That Drive Swimmers Crazy

10 Things That Drive Swimmers Absolutely Crazy Being a seasoned swimmer has its ups and downs: we know our way around any and every pool, we constantly smell of chlorine, our faces have permanent goggle marks and we can all count in fives exceptionally well. Forty-five plus 45 equals 1:30, right? Wh...

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Florida Hires Kristin Walker as Associate Head Coach

Florida Hires Kristin Walker as Associate Head Coach The University of Florida on Thursday announced the hiring of Kristin Walker as an associate head coach for the swimming and diving program. Walker arrives in Gainesville after six seasons as the associate head coach and women’s recruiting coordin...