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Trump Administration Orders Penn To Erase Lia Thomas’ Records, Claims School Violated Title IX

Penn was found to have “violated Title IX by denying women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics.”

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University of Alberta Alumni To Create “Varsity-Like” Swim Program After Team Cut

Alumni have started looking towards developing an independent varsity-like program that would be governed by the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 4/26/2025

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

In the 15-plus years since Cesar Cielo set the 50 free world record of 20.91 in late December 2009, no one has come within a tenth of that time.

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Tunisian Rami Rahmouni Drops 7:52.80 800 Free In France

Rahmouni was out like a rocket, turning in 3:53.94 at the 400, before closing in 3:58.86 to dismantle his previous best time of 8:00.39.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Luca Urlando Rockets To 1:52.37 200 Fly In Sacramento

Urlando stormed his way to a time of 1:52.37, shattering his previous best time and moving into #4 on the all-time performers’ list.

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Dressel, Ledecky, McIntosh & Marchand Headline Loaded Fort Lauderdale PSS Psych Sheets

Caeleb Dressel will make its 2025 competition debut next week in Fort Lauderdale as a star-studded cast of swimmers compete at the last Pro Swim of the year.

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Lees-McRae College Cuts Swim Programs, Athletes Persevere In Final Season

After learning that their program would be cut, Lees-McRae was hit by Hurricane Helene, uprooting the swimmers for the entirety of their last season.

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USA Swimming Announces Yuri Suguiyama As National Team Senior Director and Coach

Suguiyama joins USA Swimming after seven seasons as the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, aligning with another former NCAA coach, Greg Meehan.

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Olympians, Former NCAA Champions Headline 2025 U.S. Masters Championships In San Antonio

Danish Olympian and former NC State Wolpfack Anton Ipsen, the 2018 NCAA champion in the 1650 free, will be in the field at this week’s Masters Nationals.

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NCAA Conditionally Eliminates Over 150 Rules Pending House Settlement Approval

A total of 153 rules and bylaws will be eliminated, setting the stage for college athletes to receive direct payments from their schools.

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Sam Short Fires Off 3:47.8 400 Free In Prelims To Open Brazilian Championships

Short was out in 1:49.78 at the 200 before cruising the back half to comfortably qualify 1st into tonight’s final.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Florida’s Josh Liendo has scored 171 out of a possible 180 individual NCAA points through the first three seasons of his college career.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Swim Fans Split On Addition of Stroke 50s To Olympic Schedule

There’s been a wide range of reactions to the stroke 50s being added to the Olympics, with 42% loving it, 31% hating it, and the rest left undecided.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Completes Career Grand Slam In 100 Free

Walsh won her fourth straight NCAA title in the women’s 100 freestyle in a record-setting time of 44.71, lowering her previous record of 44.83.

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