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  • Top 5 Finishes From the TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont | USA Swimming

    Mar 22, 2025

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    The TYR Pro Swim Series kicked off the 2025 season in Westmont, IL with plenty of exciting races! Watch the full Top 5 Finishes video on the USA Swimming Network today.

  • Queensland Government Proposes New Swimming Pool Plans for 2032 Olympics | Sky News Australia

    Mar 22, 2025

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    The Queensland government is proposing a surprise new state-of-the-art aquatics centre to host swimming for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games.

    The mega stadium would be built across from the proposed Victoria Park Stadium and form part of a new Olympic Precinct.

    According to Nine News, the Crisafulli government is preparing to scrap the proposed Brisbane Live Arena for the 2032 Games.

    The stadium build is now in doubt after concerns about the high construction cost were raised.

    The state government is understood to be scrapping plans for a drop-in pool inside Brisbane Arena.

  • Record-Setting Women’s 100 Butterfly | 2025 NCAA Swimming Championships

    Mar 22, 2025

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    Gretchen Walsh set an American record and became the first woman ever to break 47 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the 2025 NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships. Watch the race here.

  • Where Alex Shackell Gets Her Confidence | Unfiltered Waters Podcast

    Mar 21, 2025

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  • Ex-Olympic Swimmer Kirsty Coventry Elected to Most Powerful Job in World Sport | Sky News

    Mar 21, 2025

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    The race to become the most powerful figure in global sport concluded today, with Zimbabwe’s sports minister, Kirsty Coventry, making history as the first woman and the first African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee.

    Ms Coventry secured the role after a highly contested election, defeating the UK’s Lord Sebastian Coe, who had also been competing for the position.

  • Former Swimmer Sues UPenn Over Handling of Transgender Athlete | ABC News

    Mar 21, 2025

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    Margot Kaczorowski is suing UPenn and the Ivy League of Council of Presidents as the Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for the university.

  • Drowning of Non-verbal Boy in Ballwin Highlights Water Safety | FOX 2 St. Louis

    Mar 20, 2025

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    A non-verbal 4-year-old boy tragically drowned in Ballwin Tuesday night, according to the Ballwin Police Department, after previously being reported missing in the city. Drowning is the leading cause of death for children aged 1 to 4, making it imperative for parents and guardians to focus on prevention strategies. FOX 2’s Mike Colombo shares more.

  • Trump Admin. Suspends $175M in Funds for Penn Over Transgender Swimmer | 6abc Philadelphia

    Mar 20, 2025

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    The University of Pennsylvania has been facing an Education Department investigation focusing on its swimming program.

  • Berkeley High School Student Completes Daunting Open Water Swim in New Zealand | KPIX | CBS News Bay Area

    Mar 20, 2025

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    Juliette Goodrich reports on a young woman from Berkeley who recently completed an open water swim in New Zealand to raise funds for Swim Across America.

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