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How To Get The 2025 Women in Swimming Magazine With The Regan Smith Cover
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Reporter: “Hey Daniel….first open water swim how does it feel”.Daniel Wiffen🇮🇪 “And last”.
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OMG. THE SHARK BEAT PHELPS. BY 2 SECONDS. Is the great white shark now the goat? This leaves more questions than answers.
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Olympic Champion Sun Yang Handed 8-Year Ban Over Vial-Smashing Incident
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For the first time since 2008 a World Record was set at the Olympic Trials‼️‼️‼️. Gretchen Walsh is on 🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️. NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE 100 FLY!!! 55.18. -. #swim #swimswam #swimming #worldrecord #gretchenwalsh
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Katie Ledecky just obliterated the 1500 SCM free world record by nearly 10 seconds with a time of 15:08.24. With a split of 8:00.58 at the halfway point, she almost broke the 800 free world record in the process 🤯
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Lilly King after her DQ watching the women's 200 breaststroke semi-finals about to start.
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BREAKING NEWS🚨: Olympic 🥇 Medalist Alex Shackell has announced her commitment to @IndianaSwimDive
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In First Race as a Pro, Katie Ledecky Breaks 1500 Free WR – 15:20.48
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That dress has such a swimmer aesthetic it's not even funny. It's like if Jolyn made prom dresses.
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He's a man on fire right now. he's won seven golds this week. he's the braceface hero we never knew we needed. he is CAELEB REMEL DRESSEL
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The fact that this happened during an actual race is the best part.
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Simone Manuel!!!!!!!!!!! American record in 45.56!!! First woman ever under 46!! #NCAASwimDive.
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40.00!! Dressel breaks another American record with a massive 100 freestyle! #NCAASwimDive.
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Eric Moussambani Malonga aka "Eric the Eel" represented Equatorial Guinea at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 freestyle. Eric arrived in Sydney having never seen a 50-meter pool before. 1/Thread
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Nathan Adrian’s PET Scans Come Back Clean: ‘Back to real life!’
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Simone Manuel Becomes 1st Woman to Win 7 Medals in Single World Championships
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Caeleb Dressel Affirms Commitment to Train for Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, Focusing on 50 Free
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Katie Ledecky -- 3:57.68 in the 400 IM for the 2nd fastest time ever.
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Fun fact: After tonight's win, Ervin is both the youngest (19 in 2000) and the oldest (35 in 2016) Olympic champ in men's 50 free #rio2016.
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16 years ago today, Michael Phelps broke the World Record in the 400 IM in 4:10.73, beating his own mark of 4:11.09. By the time he was done, he had lowered that record to 4:03.84, where it still stands today. #phelpschangedeverything.
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DRESSEL!!!!!! 49.86. 2nd fastest SWIM IN HISTORY. 2 golds in about 34, 35 minutes? Not bad. #Budapest17.
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CAELEB DRESSEL! 17.90 split on the freestyle leg of the 200 medley relay! Gators win! #SECSD17.
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It’s Summer time!! Summer McIntosh breaks her own WORLD RECORD in the women’s 400 IM🇨🇦🌎
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Maxime Rooney just went 50.68 in the 100 fly at US Nationals, a time that would’ve won silver at the 2019 World Champs.
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Nic Fink Becomes Oldest U.S. Olympic Swimming Medalist Since 1904 ‘Plunge for Distance’
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We’re not trying to take sides in a football game, but one of these teams sponsors men’s and women’s swimming and the other cut men’s and women’s swimming. #NationalChampionship.
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17-Year-Old Regan Smith Shatters Missy Franklin’s 200 Back World Record
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ANOTHER WORLD RECORD. The United States goes 1-2 with Lilly King's 1:04.13 and @Katie_Meili ahead of Efimova for the silver!! #Budapest17.
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Simone Manuel wins the final of the Women's 50 Freestyle in 24.29 and is going to Tokyo! Abbey Weitzeil gets 2nd in 24.30. Torri Huske places 3rd in 24.46. #SwimTrials21.
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Nathan Adrian Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer, Still Eyeing Tokyo
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Happy 16th Anniversary to the photo finish touch featuring Michael Phelps🇺🇸 and Milorad Cavic🇷🇸 from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Thread/1
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1:30 is history. 1:29.63 is the new standard in the 200 free. Congrats to Blake Pieroni on an incredible swim! #ncaamsd.
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RIP.
This weekend I went on a recruiting trip to @UTAHswimdive I convinced everyone I was a dive recruit. here’s how I revealed I am actually a swimmer. #FlashtheU @swimswamnews
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Clemson football head coach proud of the 5 bowl games in a row they've won. How many more do they have to win to afford a swim team?.
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THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. Mallory Comerford and Katie Ledecky tie for the 200 free championship with 1:40.36 #ncaaswimdive #swamilton.
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Abbey Weitzeil Becomes First Woman Under 21 Seconds in 50-Yard Freestyle
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“What are your plans for this summer?”. Me: “Yes”
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12-Time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin Gives Birth to First Child
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This is the marathon equivalent of Caeleb Dressel's 39-second 100 yard free. And then some.
Today we went to the Moon and came back to earth! I am at a loss for words for all the support I have received from all over the world. Thank you to all who gave me the opportunity. Asante.
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Caeleb Dressel Annihilates American Record with 40.00 100 Free
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University of Iowa Reinstated Women’s Swimming & Diving Team
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Dean Farris Shatters American, NCAA Records In 200 Freestyle – 1:29.15
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Why Michael Phelps’ Silver Is The Perfect Way To End His Last Individual Race Ever
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It's October 18 and Gretchen Walsh just swam (all SCM). 25.37 50 Back (🇺🇸 Record).54.89 100 Back (🇺🇸 Record).23.10 50 Free (🇺🇸 Record).55.89 100 IM (🌎 Record). all in one meet session #Rocktober
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The morning after tying for silver with Nic Fink (🇺🇸), Adam Peaty (🇬🇧) tests positive for COVID. They shared the step on the podium last night😬
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Ledecky goes 1:42.69 in the 200 free minutes after doing the 400 IM because she doesn't really care about taking a break.
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“My favorite events are the 200 fly and 400 IM” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
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Daiya Seto Continues Best Time Trend With 4:07.95 4IM At Sette Colli
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ADD IT TO THE TALLY, Gretchen Walsh with ANOTHER record breaking swim with a World Record in the SCM 100 IM‼️.
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Happy National Girls and Women’s Sports Day! Today, we recognize fair play and gender equity and celebrate all of the incredible accomplishments of girls and women in sports! #NGWSD #shecanshewill
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Another National Record for "Wild" Willard Lamb. The man is unstoppable!
This is Willard Lamb. He’s 95 years old. He went 1 min 37 sec in the 100 free. He broke the National Record by 30 sec. I want to be him when I grow up. #usmsnationals2018
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BUT IT IS MAYA DIRADO!!!!!!!! Look at that comeback!!! Olympic gold for the United States! 2:05.99. Outtouches Hosszu by .06 #rio2016.
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No way. Video or it didn't happen.
🚨 School Record Alert 🚨. 50 Meter to 25 Yards Lane rope change: 1 min 8.38 sec. #ProtectThe12 #HolidayTrainingFun 👍🏽
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William & Mary To Reinstate Women’s Swimming, Gymnastics & Volleyball
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SMH: World Aquatics Has Formally Requested Addition of 50m Stroke Events for the Olympics
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You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before: Caeleb Dressel 1:38 Video
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Katie Ledecky wins the FINAL of the women's 800 freestyle. and 15-year-old Katie Grimes takes 2nd and punches her ticket to Tokyo! Grimes finishes 0.15 ahead of 3rd place finisher Haley Anderson. #SwimTrials21.
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HISTORY-MAKING: @Vol_SwimDive's Lamar Taylor becomes the first swimmer to hold Division I and Division II NCAA Records in the same event (200 free relay)‼️
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Simone Manuel is the 1st US swimmer to win this event since the last tie for gold in 1984 when Carrie Steinseifer and Nancy Hogshead tied.
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Pretty sure this hippo has a better backstroke start than most swimmers….
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Texas A&M’s Ethan Gogulski Comes Back From Cancer To Place 2nd At SECs
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"I am really proud when I am compared with Michael Phelps - he changed the sport forever." -Leon Marchand (🇫🇷) after winning 4 🥇 medals
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Indiana’s Blake Pieroni Smashes 200 Free American Record in 1:29.63
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HEY HOW ABOUT RYAN JUST DYES IT BLONDE TO BE A TEAM PLAYER IT WILL GROW BACK AND WHEN IT DOES YOU'LL HAVE A DOPE OMBRE, HOMBRE.
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Ross Dant stands up for his teammate Owen Lloyd after DQ in 1650 freestyle
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"Better late than never." 🇺🇸🫶🏼🥰. Gretchen celebrating with her Sister Alex and Coach Todd DeSorbo after qualifying for her first Olympic Team. 🇺🇸
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Ian Finnerty wins 100 breast in 49.69. First man under 50 and he does it by a lot! #NCAAMSD.
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Leukemia Survivor Rikako Ikee Qualifies For The Tokyo Olympic Games
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U.S. Women Smash World Record in 4×100 Medley Relay by 1.15 Seconds
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Katie Ledecky's 800y split on her best 1000y free would rank 48th in the 800 free relay in the NCAA out of 186 D1 schools that have swum it.
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