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CONTENTS 008 WHAT CLAIRE CURZAN LEARNED FROM BUSY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DEBUT

by David Rieder Claire Curzan performed admirably at Worlds, claiming individual bronze in the 100 back and helping the Americans win four relay medals, including two gold.

After getting through the tough, eight-day competition and walking away with plenty of hardware, Curzan has every intention of sticking with her wide-ranging goals.

010 QUALIFYING TIMES ARE FAST AS OLYMPIC PROCEDURES ANNOUNCED FOR PARIS 2024

by David Rieder FINA has released the full slate of qualifying procedures for aquatic events for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. There will be 852 athletes competing in the 35 pool swimming events, and the swimming competition at Paris La Défense Arena will be held from July 27 through Aug. 4, spanning nine days for the first time.

012 DUEL IN THE POOL ROSTER ANNOUNCED: KALISZ, ANDREW, LAZOR, SIMS, HELD LEAD USA

by Dan D’Addona USA Swimming announced the American roster for the upcoming Duel in the Pool versus Australia, Aug. 19-21, in Sydney. For the first time, U.S. Paralympic Swimming athletes will be included in the competition.

013 OFFICIAL DATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES IN LOS ANGELES

by John Lohn The 2028 Olympic Games will be held from July 14-30, a week earlier than was suggested in the bid book submitted

by L.A. 2028. The Games are coming to Los Angeles for the third time (1932/1984).

014 FINA CONFIRMS DOHA 2024 WILL BE OLYMPIC RELAY QUALIFICATION MEET; ONLY TOP THREE TO BOOK SLOTS IN FUKUOKA

by Liz Byrnes FINA has confirmed that only the top-three finishers in each relay event will qualify for Paris 2024 at next year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, with the remaining 13 teams booking their slots at the Doha Worlds, less than six months before the Olympics and weeks before the Trials season. Normally, 12 relay teams would qualify at Worlds 12 months before the Games.

015 JAMES GUY ON 2024 WORLD CHAMPS: “I AIN’T GOING”; PUSHBACK ON FINA DATES FOR DOHA GROWS STRONGER

by John Lohn Following the disapproval expressed by countrymen Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott, British cornerstone James Guy also voiced his displeasure with FINA’s announcement that the 2024 World Championships, scheduled for Doha, will be held in February, less than six months before the start of the Paris Olympic Games.

SWIMMING WORLD BIWEEKLY JULY 2022 | ISSUE 14 017 TATJANA SCHOENMAKER READY FOR RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL ACTION AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES

by John Lohn After opting to bypass the World Championships and focus on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker is set to make her return to international competition. The Olympic champion will be in action in a little more than a week, including in the 200 meter breaststroke, the event in which she won Olympic gold in Tokyo in world-record time (2:18.95), becoming the only woman in history to crack the 2:19 barrier.

018 SWIM BROTHERS JOE AND JOHN ZEMAITIS TO SWIM IN ALL 50 STATES IN 30 DAYS

by Matthew De George Swim Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis will start a swim-athon on July 20 in Hawaii and will visit all 50 U.S. states in 30 days, swimming 10 kilometers in each. The effort will raise money for the USA Swimming Foundation in an effort to promote water safety and drowning prevention and provide access to open water swimming across the country.

020 WHAT REMAINS? A LOOK AT THE LASTING SUPERSUIT RECORDS: WHICH WILL GO NEXT AND WHICH ARE UNTOUCHABLE?

by John Lohn What are the remains of the calamity that was the two-year stretch in 2008 and 2009 when ability, fine-tuned via dedicated training and coaching, ran into the buzzsaw that was technology? Of course, we are referencing the sport’s supersuit era, when polyurethane equipment shredded the record book—locally, nationally and internationally.

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022 COMMENTARY: THROUGH JIM THORPE DECISION, IOC HAS OPENED DOOR TO RIGHT WRONGS OF EAST GERMAN DOPING

by John Lohn The IOC recently corrected an injustice from the past, declaring American Jim Thorpe as the sole gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. An obvious question arises: Are we a step closer to the IOC righting the wrongs that pervaded the Olympic landscape when East Germany dominated via the benefits of a systematic-doping program?

024 ONLY IN VEGAS

by Dan D’Addona The evolution of the Sandpipers of Nevada Swim Club has grown exponentially in the last two years in true Las Vegas style—from a long shot to a sure thing.

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016 COULD UCLA’S MOVE TO BIG TEN SPARK RETURN OF MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING PROGRAM?

by Dan D’Addona UCLA eliminated its men’s swimming and diving program in 1994, along with men’s and women’s gymnastics, although the women’s gymnastics program was reinstated a few years later. With the Bruins moving to the Big Ten Conference in 2024, the possibility of the school reinstating men’s swimming and diving is as real as it has been since the program was cut.

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What Claire Curzan Learned from Busy World Championships Debut

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t the World Championships in Budapest, Claire Curzan raced in 16 individual swims over eight days. After a strong performance at the U.S. International Team Trials where she won the 50 butterfly and also finished second in the 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, Curzan did not drop any of those events from her Worlds lineup while also taking on anchor duties for four U.S. relays.

She performed admirably at Worlds as she claimed individual bronze in the 100 back and helped the Americans win four relay medals, including gold as part of the mixed 400 medley relay and women’s 400 medley relay. And after getting through the tough, eight-day competition and walking away with plenty of hardware, Curzan has every intention of sticking with her wide-ranging goals.

Curzan has always thought of herself as a butterflyer. The 100 fly, she said, “is the event that got me my first basically everything,” including her first trip to the Olympics in 2021.

Freestyle is an obvious fit because of the importance of relays in both international swimming and in her future world of college competition. But backstroke isn’t going anywhere.

“I definitely want to continue working on all three strokes.

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more backstroke. I love fly and free, but I think I found a new passion for backstroke throughout the year, and Worlds kind of solidified it. I enjoy it. It honestly is easier for me to train.

I’d love to maybe do 200 back more.”

Curzan called the 200 back “probably one of my more-liked events,” a rare sentiment among backstrokers who find the event among the most painful and difficult in the sport.

Curzan swam a time of 2:07.31 earlier this year in the 200 back, and she currently ranks sixth in the world, although there are three Americans ahead of her. She considered swimming the event at the International Team Trials, but it clashed with the 50 fly.

As for other events that would fall into the realm of “distance” for a self-professed sprinter like Curzan, she has avoided those religiously at major competitions. For all her success in the 100 fly, Curzan has made no secret of her dislike of the 200 fly. “Don’t get me started,” Curzan said of the event.

But after fading in the 100 fly Worlds final from third at the halfway point to fifth at the finish, Curzan knows it might be time to embrace the dreaded event at least occasionally.

As for training, she believes some 200-fly focused training, including “more endurance work, swimming out my fly more, not just doing pace and max all the time but doing 50s

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at 80%, 100s at 70% and learning how to not go all-out all the time,” might be beneficial.

next day. But she recognized that mastering pre-race self-talk remained a work-in-progress.

What convinced Curzan of the value of racing the 200 fly?

Watching another teenager, 18-year-old Australian Mollie O’Callaghan, even-split the 100 free and win a world title.

O’Callaghan also races the 200 free (she took silver in Budapest), and her back-half abilities paid off significantly in the two-lap event.

“Obviously, when you get to a meet like that and you’re competing for Team USA, you want to get on the medal podium,” Curzan said. “You want to win for your country. I think realizing that but trying not to think about it in the ready room was something that I can definitely work on.” «

“It blew my mind,” Curzan said of O’Callaghan’s race strategy, “because I’ve always done it where it’s basically flyand-die. It’s just how I swim my race. So I think something in-season I might try to work on more is swimming the longer events. I think just getting comfortable with those longer distances so when I get to the 100s and the 50s, I’m able to approach it with more energy and just know that I will have a back half because I’ve trained in-season.”

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From the standpoint of mental preparation, Curzan recognized some good and some not-so-good in her World Championships performance. For a few months prior to the meet, Curzan worked with a sports psychologist with a focus on accepting that training and racing will be painful.

“It sounds a little counterintuitive, but if you accept the pain, then it doesn’t hurt as bad allegedly,” Curzan said. “I’ve been working on that. Mainly, it’s just mental fortitude, be able to go to practice, being able to put everything I have and not be scared of that and then being able to come out, analyze what I did and be able to alter it going into my next practice.”

After the meet, Curzan made a list of what she thought she did well in Budapest and what needed improvement. She was pleased with how she was able to move from race to race throughout the meet and build upon her results, particularly when she bounced back from a slightly disappointing swim in the 100 fly to get onto the podium in the 100 back the

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Qualifying Times Are Fast as Olympic Procedures Announced for Paris 2024

by David Rieder

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INA has released the full slate of qualifying procedures for aquatic events for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. There will be 852 athletes competing in the 35 pool swimming events in Paris, and the swimming competition at Paris La Defense Arena will be held July 27 through August 4, spanning nine days for the first time.

As usual, FINA will use a two-tiered system of qualification for individual events. Two swimmers per nation may qualify for the Games provided both achieve the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT, colloquially known as an “A” cut). As usual, each NOC can determine how to allocate their slots in each event. If only one swimmer from a nation achieves the OQT, then only that swimmer will qualify for Paris.

If no swimmer from a nation reaches the OQT in an event, then one swimmer from a nation who has achieved the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT or “B” cut) may be allowed to enter. That number of 852 entries is a hard cap, and FINA must first make room for swimmers who have achieved “A” cuts, up to 12 relay-only swimmers per nation and universality places, which guarantee that one female swimmer and one male swimmer from each nation will be allowed to swim at the Olympics. If there are additional spots to fill to reach 852, FINA will add swimmers who have achieved OCTs, with world rankings used to break ties

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between swimmers in different events.

FINA will allocate spots in relays for the Olympics based on results from the World Championships in July 2023 and February 2024. The top-three finishers from the 2023 Worlds in Fukuoka will qualify, and 13 additional teams will book their spots based on the results of the 2024 meet in Doha.

Meanwhile, for open water swimming, the 10-kilometer races in Paris will be capped at 22 swimmers for each gender, which is lower than the 25 entrants allowed at the first four Olympics featuring the 10k events. The open water events will be held in the River Seine in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower at Pont d’Iena.

For both women and men, the top three finishers in the 10k at the 2023 World Championships will qualify for Paris along with the top 13 swimmers at the 2024 Worlds. Then, the top remaining finisher from each of the five recognized continent at the 2024 Worlds race will be added to the team, and as the host nation, France will be allocated one spot in each race. Should a French swimmer qualify by one of the other procedures (which is likely, considering France’s traditional success in open water), then a 14th swimmer from the 2024 race will be added for the Olympics. «

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Duel in the Pool Roster Announced: Kalisz, Andrew, Lazor, Sims, Held Lead USA

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SA Swimming has announced the roster for the upcoming Duel in the Pool.

A total of 27 athletes and five coaches will represent the U.S. at the meet, which will take place August 19-21 in Sydney, Australia.

The Duel in the Pool team is led by veteran Olympians Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md./Athens Bulldog Swim Club), Annie Lazor (Beverly Hills, Mich./Indiana Swim Club/Mission Viejo Nadadores), Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./MA Swim Academy), Bella Sims (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) and Ryan Held (Springfield, Ill./NYAC/Sun Devil Swimming). The team also features nine swimmers who competed at last month’s FINA World Championships and combined for 16 medals at the competition.

Multiple U.S. National Team and U.S. National Junior Team members will be making their long-course meter, international debut for the U.S. with their appearances at the Duel in the Pool, including Justina Kozan (Brea, Calif./Mission Viejo Nadadores), David Curtiss (Yardley, Pa./Hamilton Y Aquatic Club/NC State), Linnea Mack (San Jose, Calif./Team Elite) and others.

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champion McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Ga./Loyola University Maryland) will be joined by three-time Paralympic medalist Lizzi Smith (Muncie, Ind./Western Hills Aquatic Club), Paralympic bronze medalist Jamal Hill (Inglewood, Calif./Golden Rebel Aquatics) and national team member Noah Jaffe (Carlsbad, Calif./North Coast Aquatics). Coan, Smith and Hill all recently won medals at the 2022 Para Swim World Championships in Madeira, Portugal.

The U.S. team for the Duel in the Pool will be led by head coach Dave Salo (Irvine Novaquatics) and assistant coaches Herbie Behm (Arizona State University) and Katie Robinson (Northwestern). Nineteen-time Paralympic medalist Erin Popovich and Laura Becherer will lead the adaptive athletes at the meet in the roles of Director, U.S. Paralympics Swimming and coach, respectively. Aaron Peirsol will also accompany the roster as team captain.

The competition takes place August 19-21 in Sydney, Australia. Pool events will be contested at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre while the open water events will be at Bondi Beach.

The Duel in the Pool competition was established in 2003 as the United States against Australia before broadening to the United States versus Europe in 2009. This year’s event will be the first rendition of the competition since 2015. «

Official Dates Announced for 2028 Olympic Games In Los Angeles

by John Lohn

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nternational Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared together in the Southern California city on Monday to announce the official dates of the 2028 Olympic Games.

When the Games come to Los Angeles for the third time (1932/1984), they will run from July 14 through July 30.

These dates are a week earlier than what was suggested in the bid book submitted by L.A. 2028.

After the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games, officials and workers will get venues prepared for the Paralympic Games. Those dates were also announced, with the Paralympics running from August 15 to August 27.

“With set dates in hand, Los Angeles is ready and excited to host the Olympics for the third time and the Paralympics for the first time in history,” said Garcetti, who made the announcement during a press conference at the John C. Argue Swim Stadium, which was built for the 1932 Games.

“The Games represent a once in a lifetime opportunity for LA, a bold investment throughout our communities with equity and progress as the main focus. This will bring vast opportunity into every corner of the city ensuring a lasting legacy for future generations of Angelenos.”

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FINA Confirms Doha 2024 Will Be Olympic Relay Qualification Meet; Only Top Three to Book Slots in Fukuoka

by Liz Byrnes

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INA has confirmed only the top-three finishers in each relay event will qualify for Paris 2024 at next year’s World Championships in Fukuoka with the remaining 13 teams booking their slots at the Doha Worlds, less than six months before the Olympics and weeks before Trials season.

The current practice is for 12 relay teams to qualify at the World Championships 12 months ahead of the Games with a further four booking their slot at FINA-approved qualification events in the months before the Olympics.

However, FINA has stated only the top-three finishers in each relay will qualify at the 2023 Worlds in Japan with the remaining slots to be filled in Doha following their finishing positions in the prelims.

It puts the world federation on a collision course with some swimmers who had already voiced their opposition to Doha being staged from 2-18 February 2024 with Paris set to run from 27 July and the majority of national trials to start in April.

James Guy, who won double relay gold in Tokyo, stated last week “I ain’t going” following concerns expressed by British teammates Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott.

Last month British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss pointed to an unfair advantage some teams would hold with the USA finishing on the podium in every relay on the Olympic programme at the worlds in Budapest and Australia on all but one.

Should they replicate that in Fukuoka, it would mean them having uninterrupted preparation ahead of the Olympics while other countries – including host nation France would have to send their elite teams – prepared and rested – to Doha.

To Furniss it was an issue of fairness and was hopeful that the “federations sit down and some sensible talks take place.”

However, the qualification system for Paris 2024 was

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announced on Monday which confirmed the information that had previously emerged.

It stated: “Three (3) NOCs per relay event shall be qualified for the corresponding relay event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 based upon the final results achieved in their performances at the 20th FINA World Championships 2022 in Fukuoka, Japan (to be held in July 2023).

“If there is a tie for third (3rd) place in any of the relays, all NOCs involved in the 3rd-place tie will be invited to compete in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

“The remaining thirteen (13) teams per relay event shall be the teams with the fastest times based upon the results achieved in their preliminary heat performances in the 21st FINA World Championships 2024 in Doha (QAT), excluding those teams already qualified in that event from the 20th FINA World Championships 2022 in Fukuoka, Japan (to be held in July 2023).

“If there was a tie for 3rd place in any of the relays from the 20th FINA World Championships 2022 in Fukuoka, Japan, only twelve (12) teams in that relay event from the 21st FINA World Championships 2024 in Doha (QAT) will be invited to compete in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

“At the 21st FINA World Championships 2024 in Doha (QAT), if there is a tie in any of the relay events for the final place for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, all NOCs involved in the tie will conduct a head-to-head swim-off in that event to determine the final invitation.

“This swim-off will be conducted on a date and time that is mutually agreeable to all involved NOCs, though FINA will have the final approval of this date and time.”

Should any team that has qualified choose not to compete in the relay, the next quickest team will be offered the place. «

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James Guy on 2024 World Champs: ‘‘I Ain’t Going’’; Pushback on FINA Dates for Doha Grows Stronger

by John Lohn

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nother British star has voiced his displeasure with the FINA announcement that the 2024 World Championships, scheduled for Doha, will be held in February.

On Tuesday, the governing body for the sport announced the World Champs, covering all aquatic disciplines, would run from February 2-18, less than six months before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris.

Following the disapproval expressed by countrymen Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott, British cornerstone James Guy took to social media to seemingly indicate he would not take part in the World Champs. Guy, a multi-time international medalist and key component of Britain’s high-profile 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays, simply Tweeted, “I ain’t going,” in response to FINA’s announcement.

FINA will use the 2024 World Championships as a selection meet for relay qualification to the Paris Games. Sources have indicated that only the top-three countries in relay action from the 2023 World Championships will receive automatic entry to the next Olympics. The remaining bids will be on the line in Doha, and if nations are not at full strength due to athletes skipping the meet, qualification will be heavily affected. As an example, if Peaty, Scott or Guy – or all – pass on Doha, Great Britain would have to rely on “B-level” lineups to nail down relay bids to Paris. «

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Doha was originally scheduled to serve as host of the 2023 World Championships, but when Fukuoka was moved back to that date, FINA announced a World Champs would be held in 2024 in Doha. With athletes not wanting to risk their preparation for the Olympic Games, the possibility exists that many of the top names in the sport – such as Guy – will bypass the event.

While the United States and Australia plan to hold their Olympic Trials in June of 2024, numerous nations hold their Olympic Trials in the spring, less than 10 weeks from the scheduled dates of the World Championships.

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Could UCLA’s Move to Big Ten Spark Return of Men’s Swimming and Diving Program?

by Dan D'Addona

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ith UCLA moving to the Big Ten Conference, the possibility of the Bruins reinstating men’s swimming and diving is as real as it has been since the program was cut.

UCLA eliminated the men’s swimming and diving program in 1994, along with men’s and women’s gymnastics, though the women’s gymnastics program was reinstated a few years later.

According to the L.A. Times report, UCLA’s athletic department had run up a $102.8-million deficit the past three years. With the move, it’s conceivable that the Bruins could receive $100 million from the Big Ten per year if the expanded conference can snag the projected $1-billion media rights deal that’s set to begin in 2024.

Could the men’s swimming and diving team could be next?

With the Big Ten featuring more schools than not with men’s swim teams, maybe a discussion will take place.

For swimming, there is so much high school talent in California, it shouldn’t be difficult for the Bruins to put together a competitive program quickly should the team be reinstated.

The UCLA program wasn’t cut because of a lack of success in the water. The men’s swimming and diving team had won 41 individual national championships, thanks to standouts such as Brian Goodell, Tom Jager and Mike Burton. The Bruins won the NCAA championship in 1982, one year after a runnerup finish. The men’s program also sent 16 Bruins to the Olympics.

More than 30 colleges nationwide have shed sports in the last couple of years because of financial issues, especially during the pandemic, including the University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving program.

The move to the Big Ten will add significant revenue that will help all of the Olympic sports.

“When we had a men’s team, we were always in the top 10,” UCLA coach Cyndi Gallagher told the Daily Bruin in 2004. “Swimming is a community sport. You swim together growing up and there’s a visibility factor whether you train together or not.”

“If you love Olympic sports, you should be a fan of this move,” UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond told The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. “When your program is in significant debt, it’s difficult just to maintain, never mind to invest. This not only preserves the programs now — which was not a given — but also will allow us to invest in them.

This move allows us to reimagine what UCLA athletics can be with more strategic investment and resources.”

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The benefit of having women’s and men’s sports is huge.

Two years ago, UCLA was reported by USA Today to have the 25th-most lucrative athletics department — again all schools ahead of it have men’s swimming and diving.

With the right push, the move to the Big Ten could be the first big step for UCLA to bring back men’s swimming. «

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Tatjana Schoenmaker Ready for Return to International Action at Commonwealth Games

by John Lohn

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fter opting to bypass the World Championships and focus on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker is set to make her return to international competition. The Olympic champion will be in action in a little more than a week, including in the 200-meter breaststroke, the event in which she won Olympic gold in Tokyo in world-record time.

Schoenmaker took some time away from the pool after the Olympics and made the decision to place her summer focus on Birmingham. She’ll be the favorite in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke, where her world record stands at 2:18.95. The 25-year-old is the only woman in history to crack the 2:19 barrier.

“Going into the Olympics, I knew I was going to take some time off afterwards, Schoenmaker told ESPN. “It’d been a long five years. I was so excited because I was going to take a month off. Coming back, I was very excited to train, but I needed that break. I wanted to be in the pool, and then when I actually got SWIM MART back in the pool, that’s when I felt I needed take time off. It was a bit of a challenge. It wasn’t as easy. When I got back, it was hard to go back to putting 100% in. It’s very nice to know it was only three years to the next (Olympics) and not four or five, but it was definitely very tough.”

Schoenmaker said in her interview with ESPN that she experienced a whirlwind life after winning gold in Tokyo, where she also earned a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke. She

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also indicated that she experienced some down moments emotionally, a familiar refrain among Olympic athletes after reaching the pinnacle of the sport.

South Africa is particularly strong in the women’s breaststroke events, thanks to Schoenmaker, rising teenager Lara van Niekerk and Kaylene Corbett, a finalist in the 200 breaststroke in Tokyo. Schoenmaker is the reigning Commonwealth champion in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.

“It’s weird because it never sinks in,” Schoenmaker said of her Olympic crown. “The only reason you realize it happened is that everything is very busy. They’re right when they say your life changes. It has been an adjustment. So you kind of slowly get used to it I guess, but it is still weird when someone has to introduce me for an interview or something and they add (Olympic gold medalist). It doesn’t sound right.” «

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Swim Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis to Swim in All 50 States in 30 Days

by Matthew DeGeorge

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wim Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis on July 20 will start a swim-a-thon visiting all 50 states in 30 days to swim 10 kilometers in each.

The effort will raise money for the USA Swimming Foundation in an effort to promote water safety and drowning prevention and provide access to open-water swimming across the country.

The adventure will start in Hawaii on July 20. From there, they will fly to Big Lake in Anchorage, Alaska, then started an RV trip across the country. The final swim is slated for Arizona in mid-August, which is Drowning Impact Awareness Month.

“For thirty-five years I’ve been involved with USA Swimming as a swimmer and as a coach,” Joe Zemaitis said in a press release. “To partner with the USA Swimming Foundation to spread the message of Saving Lives and Building Champions as we go across the United States swimming a marathon in all 50 states will be the trip of a lifetime. For nearly 20 years, I’ve been challenging swimmers I coach in Arizona at Swim Neptune to set challenging goals, train hard and fearlessly pursue their dreams. I’m getting the chance to do just that

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with our upcoming adventure.”

Both Zemaitis brothers are distinguished open water swimmers. Joe, the head coach and owner of Arizona-based Swim Neptune, has swum the most documented open water miles in the world since 2018. They’ve combined to be nominated three times for Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. Both have swum the English Channel, a double circumnavigation of Manhattan, Loch Ness and the Seas of Galilee. John, a standout swimmer at Arizona State, worked for 12 years as a contractor for Chevron in Nigeria.

The Swim Brothers are raising funds through USA Swimming’s website. You can follow their exploits on Instagram @SwimBrothersUSA. “The USA Swimming Foundation is grateful for Joe and John’s incredible generosity and their commitment to water safety and drowning prevention,” said Lucinda McRoberts, Executive Director of the USA Swimming Foundation.

“We are excited to follow their journey and cheer on their progress.” «

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>> Liu Zige

What Remains? A Look at the Lasting Supersuit Records: Which Will Go Next and Which are Untouchable?

by John Lohn

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hat’s left? What are the remains of the calamity that was the two-year stretch in 2008 and 2009 when ability, fine-tuned via dedicated training and coaching, ran into the buzzsaw that was technology? Of course, we are referencing the sport’s supersuit era, when polyurethane equipment shredded the record book – locally, nationally and internationally.

As a refresher, the introduction of rubberized equipment altered the landscape of the sport for a couple of years. The supersuits provided additional buoyancy to athletes, and enabled them to maintain energy and close faster than ever.

More, not all swimmers benefited equally from a physical standpoint, and not all had equal access to the most-dominant suits.

With the World Championships recently concluded and the Commonwealth Games and European Championships still to come this summer, we figured we’d look at which global standards remain from that head-shaking era, one in which tech advances allowed German Paul Biedermann to destroy Michael Phelps in the 200-meter freestyle – a 1:42.00 effort doing the job.

Of the 40 standard long-course events in which world records are recorded, a quarter (10) have endured since the 2008-09 campaign. Eight of these records are on the men’s side, with just two among women. At the time the records were set, it wasn’t uncommon to hear this sentiment: “That record isn’t going anywhere for decades.” Indeed, there are a handful which still seem out of reach but seeing 75% go down has

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been a positive – evidence of skill being the primary focus.

Beyond the world records, it is also important to note what the supersuit days did to the sport’s historical rankings, the top-50 and top-100 lists that are meaningful. For instance, in the men’s 50 freestyle, 17 performances from the all-time top-50 list are from the supersuit era. Meanwhile, in the women’s 200 butterfly, 18 efforts in the all-time top 50 are from 2008 and 2009, including eight of the top-10.

Surely, the days of the late 2000s still have an impact on the history of the sport and it will take time for the black eye to disappear further. For now, here’s a glimpse of what is left over, along with a few notes pertaining to several of the records.

Still-Standing Men’s Supersuit Records 50 Freestyle: Cesar Cielo (Brazil) – 20.91 100 Freestyle: Cesar Cielo (Brazil) – 46.91 200 Freestyle: Paul Biedermann (Germany) – 1:42.00 400 Freestyle: Paul Biedermann (Germany) – 3:40.07 800 Freestyle: Zhang Lin (China) – 7:32.12 200 Backstroke: Aaron Peirsol (United States) – 1:51.92 400 Freestyle Relay: United States – 3:08.24 800 Freestyle Relay: United States – 6:58.55 Still-Standing Women’s Supersuit Records 200 Freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (Italy) – 1:52.98

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A British Attack Great Britain appears poised to take down the world record in the men’s 800 freestyle relay, as it was just .03 off at the Tokyo Olympics. The Brits have superb depth in the 200 freestyle and with lynchpins such as Tom Dean, Duncan Scott and James Guy in the arsenal, there is reason to believe the British will get this record.

>> Ariarne Titmus

200 Butterfly: Liu Zige (China) – 2:01.81 Record Which Will Last Longest (Men) Look at Zhang Lin’s mark in the 800 freestyle. The Chinese star’s 7:32.12 is the equivalent of back-to-back 400 freestyles of 3:46.06. Yep, enough said.

Record Which Will Last Longest (Women) When China’s Liu Zige clocked 2:01.81 for the 200 butterfly, it required a long blink. Since that performance was registered in October of 2009, the closest anyone has gotten to it is the 2:03.86 that Zhang Yufei produced to win Olympic gold at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. Zhang’s swim was phenomenal, and yet it was more than two seconds off of Liu’s pace.

Record in Greatest Jeopardy (Men) With Romanian teenager David Popovici having gone 47.13 in the 100 freestyle at the World Championships, and with Caeleb Dressel and Kyle Chalmers obviously still on the scene, Cesar Cielo’s mark of 46.91 is primed to go. Dressel has been sub-47 (46.96) during his career and Chalmers has been 47.08. No doubt this trio could push one another to better Cielo’s number.

Record in Greatest Jeopardy (Women) Because there are only two women’s records left from 2008-09, and Liu Zige’s 200 fly mark was chosen to last the longest, that leaves Federica Pellegrini’s global standard in the 200 freestyle as the lone option. Yet, it would be on the chopping block even if it had competition. Aussie sensation Ariarne Titmus already broke Katie Ledecky’s spectacular record in the 400 freestyle, so next up for Titmus is the 200 freestyle. She has been No. 2 in history at 1:53.09, so there isn’t much further to go.

The Last Solo Record of Michael Phelps One individual world record remains in the possession of the greatest Olympian in history, Michael Phelps.

The 28-time Olympic medalist still holds the global mark in the 400 individual medley, courtesy of his 4:03.84 outing at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. That swim jumpstarted Phelps’ march to eight gold medals and no one has gotten to within a second of it – until recently.

At last month’s World Championships in Budapest, French standout Leon Marchand was ahead of Phelps’ record pace into the closing freestyle leg and ultimately touched in the No. 2 time in history, a European record of 4:04.28. The link between Phelps and Marchand is Bob Bowman, who guided Phelps throughout his career and is now Marchand’s coach at Arizona State University.

World Champs vs. Records To wrap up, here is a comparison of the existing (and enduring) supersuit world records versus what it took to capture the gold medal at the recent World Champs.

Men’s Events 50 Freestyle: 20.91 vs. 21.32 100 Freestyle: 46.91 vs. 47.58 200 Freestyle: 1:42.00 vs. 1:43.21 400 Freestyle: 3:40.07 vs. 3:41.22 800 Freestyle: 7:32.12 vs. 7:39.36 200 Backstroke: 1:51.92 vs. 1:54.52 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:08.24 vs. 3:09.34 800 Freestyle Relay: 6:58.55 vs. 7:00.24 Women’s Events 200 Freestyle: 1:52.98 vs. 1:54.92 200 Butterfly: 2:01.81 vs. 2:05.20 « BIWEEKLY

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>> Shirley Babashoff, Kornelia Ender and Enith Brigitha

Commentary: Through Jim Thorpe Decision, IOC Has Opened Door to Right Wrongs of East German Doping

by John Lohn

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o, the door is ajar? Is that what the International Olympic Committee has suggested? Seems to be the case.

A few days ago, in what can only be described as a terrific decision, the IOC declared American Jim Thorpe as the sole gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Prior to the governing body’s announcement, Thorpe was the co-champion in the events, a 100-year-plus saga surrounding a man deemed one of the greatest athletes in history.

One year after handily defeating the opposition in both events in the Swedish capital, Thorpe was stripped of his titles when it was revealed he had accepted money while playing professional baseball. Thorpe’s actions violated the IOC’s amateurism rules, and it wasn’t until 1982 that Thorpe’s gold-medal status was reinstated, albeit as a co-champion with Norway’s Ferdinand Bie in the pentathlon and Sweden’s Hugo Wieslander in the decathlon. Through this new IOC decision, Bie and Wieslander have been changed to silver medalists.

Since the IOC has corrected an injustice from the past, and adjusted the allocation of medals in two events, an obvious question arises: Are we a step closer to the IOC righting the wrongs that pervaded the Olympic landscape when East Germany dominated via the benefits of a systematicdoping program? More specifically, could the likes of Shirley 22

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Babashoff eventually receive their proper due?

Upon the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, many of the German Democratic Republic’s operations were revealed. Among them, as documentation shows, was the government’s oversight of a systematic-doping program. From the early 1970s through the late 1980s, East German athletes from all sports were provided with performance-enhancing drugs, most notably Oral Turinabol, an anabolic steroid.

Not only did the doping process enable athletes to develop greater muscle mass, it allowed them to endure grueling training regimens for longer periods. The combination led to East Germany fielding dominant teams at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships, squads which shredded the record books and made competitors look like age-groupers.

Kornelia Ender set 10 consecutive world records in the 100-meter freestyle, cutting nearly three seconds off the standard in just three years. Petra Schneider swam in another realm in the 400 individual medley, her world record from 1982 lasting for 15 years, until a Chinese athlete suspected of doping lowered it. Meanwhile, Kristin Otto won six gold medals at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

The GDR treated its athletes like lab rats, teenage girls forced to down the medication without question. If it meant

missed opportunity to allocate medals to the deserving parties.

Esteemed journalist Craig Lord has written extensively on the topic and was present in the courtroom when those accused of operating the doping system went on trial. His repeated calls through the years for a medal overhaul, in light of the IOC’s Thorpe decision, are again timely.

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Over the years, several East German athletes have fully admitted their forced participation in the doping program and the impact it had on their performances. Others have stated it might have been possible, with additional athletes denying the impact. Regardless, the documentation exists, and the court proceedings further highlighted the operation.

Swimming World has long argued for the International Olympic Committee to act and provide those who had their Olympic glory stolen with their rightful awards. And with the IOC taking the step to properly recognize Thorpe for his achievements, a pathway has been created to correct the errors of the past related to doping.

>> Kristin Otto

faster times and greater medal hauls, that scenario is all that mattered. If it meant future physical concerns, such as repeated miscarriages and cancer diagnoses, a too-bad reaction was the overwhelming theme. So precise was the doping program that officials knew when an athlete ran the risk of testing positive and would remove the individual from competition ahead of time, often citing illness as the reason for the withdrawal.

Babashoff, one of the greatest female swimmers in history, is the best-known target of the GDR’s doping program. Not only was Babashoff victimized in the pool, would-be gold medals figuratively alchemized into silver and bronze by steroid-fueled opponents, she was vilified in the media as a sore loser. Babashoff was – and still is – a leading voice about GDR drug use, unafraid as an athlete to claim her East German foes were boosted by illicit means. For her bravery and willingness to speak out, Babashoff was given the nickname “Surly Shirley.”

Babashoff was denied gold medals behind East Germans in multiple events at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

So was Dutch star Enith Brigitha. Count Canadians Nancy Garapick and Cheryl Gibson in that group, too. And American Wendy Boglioli. At the 1980 Games, Great Britain’s Sharron Davies should have captured a gold medal. Australian Michelle Ford should have won a second. All beaten by East Germans, the list goes on.

The robbery continued at various editions of the World Championships and the European Championships, and the history of the sport has been sullied by inaction and the

Computers have a delete key. Pencils have an eraser. Our voices have the ability to say, “I’m sorry” or “You were cheated” or “You deserved better.” There is nothing wrong with admitting a mistake or rectifying an injustice. Rather, taking a step back and acknowledging an impropriety can be applauded. It demonstrates a desire to get things right, regardless of the time elapsed. The bottom line is to achieve the right result. As the cliché goes, Better Late Than Never.

Jim Thorpe died nearly 30 years before his Olympic titles were restored to co-champ status. He’s been gone for almost 70 years now, the point at which he has been reestablished as the sole gold medalist in his events from an Olympics more than a century in the past. At least those who took up his fight, particularly the group known as Bright Path Strong, can celebrate.

“We welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned.”

Now, the IOC can offer another solution and repair history for additional athletes – most of whom are alive and would have the chance to see their training and sporting efforts honored as they should have been in the pool.

The International Olympic Committee has opened the door.

Invite these athletes through and correct their injustices.

It’s the right thing to do. « All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.

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The evolution of the Sandpipers of Nevada Swim Club has grown exponentially in the last two years in true Las Vegas style—from a long shot to a sure thing.

BY DAN D'ADDONA | PHOTOS BY PETER H. BICK

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he Sandpipers of Nevada Swim Club, led by Coach Ron Aitken, hit the jackpot at last year’s U.S. Olympic Trials.

One by one, the Sandpipers loaded swimmers onto their first Olympic team: Erica Sullivan, Bella Sims, Katie Grimes and Bowe Becker.

“I was shocked at how well they did—like everyone else—but also, not really,” Sullivan said. “It made sense to me because they put in the same amount of work that I did.”

That was a year ago. Fast forward to the present, and the Sandpipers have continued to show the world just how good they are.

SWIM CITY Coach Ron Aitken took over the Sandpipers in 1994. He was named the U.S. Developmental Coach of the Year for 2021 by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee after four Sandpipers made the Olympic team.

All of his swimmers performed well at Tokyo: •

Sullivan: silver medal (1500 free)

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Sims: silver medal (800 freestyle relay/prelims)

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Grimes: fourth place (800 free, just 1.03 seconds from the podium)

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Becker: gold medal (400 freestyle relay)

Of that group, Sullivan decided not to compete at the USA International Team Trials last April that decided who would represent

the United States at the World Championships in June at Budapest, and Becker didn’t final in the men’s 50 and 100 freestyle.

Sims and Grimes, however, repeated as national teamers, along with a newcomer to the Sandpipers—and Team USA—Claire Weinstein. Last September, she moved to Las Vegas from the Westchester Aquatic Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., to train with Aitken and his Sandpiper distance group.

The result? The 15-year-old—with a strong foundation laid by Coach Carle Fierro and with new guidance from Coach Aitken— succeeded at the next level and became the youngest swimmer to qualify for the World Championships since 2007. Interestingly, teammate Grimes was the youngest American Olympian last year at the Tokyo Olympics (also 15 at the time)!

“It’s really fun because everybody in our group is very motivated, so we just motivate each other. It’s definitely a great team environment,” Weinstein said after qualifying for Worlds.

Last year at Olympic Trials, Weinstein was the youngest swimmer in the meet, the only athlete born in 2007 or later. She finished 20th in the 400 free, 28th in the 200 free and 34th in the 800 free.

At Winter Junior Nationals in Austin, she placed second behind Grimes in the 1650 yard freestyle and third—behind Sims and Grimes—in the 500 and fourth in the 200, continuing the Sandpipers’ freestyle success at the national level.

Weinstein started 2022 with a huge swim before turning 15, tying the 13-14 200 free national age group record set by Sippy Woodhead in 1978 (1:58.53).

>> PICTURED ABOVE: Claire Weinstein (right, second in 200 free) and Bella Sims (fifth) both qualified for Team USA’s 800 freestyle relay at the World Championships.

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THE TEAM THAT NEVER SLEEPS June’s TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Mission Viejo was the Sandpipers’ personal showcase. The team’s leaders all competed in multiple events, including several swims each day as they prepared for Worlds and nationals later this season.

Their performances proved they are continuing on the right track.

Without the same rest and taper of a big meet, the Sandpiper stars proved they will be a factor on all stages the rest of the year and beyond.

Sullivan made her long-course return after her first NCAA season at the University of Texas, and won the 1500 free in 16:34.91, her first 1500 since winning the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the event, going 1-2 with Katie Ledecky.

“This was my first mile back since Tokyo,” Sullivan said, “and I hurt my shoulder at open water a couple months ago and had bronchitis a week ago! This is a meet of being really kind to myself and just getting a good starting point.”

The domination continued as Grimes, Sims and Weinstein went 1-2-3 in the 400 just a few minutes after Sims (who has committed to Florida) also took second in the 100 free.

“I’m happy with it,” Grimes said. “I’m just listening to what my coach told me to do. It was a little bit faster than what I went a couple weeks ago, so it’s a good sign going into the summer.”

Grimes then won the 200 back in 2:09.52 after Weinstein claimed victory in the 200 free (1:58.31), just ahead of Sims (1:58.97). Grimes defeated backstroke specialist Isabelle Stadden in the event, something that shows she and the Sandpipers are not just about distance freestyle.

“I was just trying to keep the tempo up and just trying to get my hand on the wall,” Grimes said. “Isabelle is a great competitor, and I love racing her. She’s just a stud,” Grimes said. “I just wanted to get it under 2:10—that was really my goal for the race.”

If that wasn’t enough for the day, Grimes (4:36.77) and Sims (4:43.46) went 1-2 in the 400 IM, as all three swimmers performed extremely well with a difficult and quick double.

On the final night in Mission Viejo, Grimes (8:27.72) and Sullivan (8:47.54) went 1-2 in the 800 freestyle.

“I was just trying to finish off a strong weekend,” Grimes said.

She and the Sandpipers did just that...and then some.

VIVA LAS VEGAS The most remarkable thing about the rise of the Sandpipers is that they are not a pro or post-grad team loaded with professionals. This team is mostly composed of high school kids and a college freshman.

Perhaps it’s a bit too early to refer to Las Vegas, home of the Sandpipers, as “the entertainment capital of the (swimming) world,” but the swim team’s legend is growing as more young stars emerge and remain in the country’s elite group of swimmers.

Sullivan earned All-America honors in her first year at Texas. She will be joined in the college ranks next year by Sims at Florida, while Grimes and Weinstein still have some time before making their college decisions, but should look to be as strong as their older teammates at the NCAA Championships in the future. *** But it will never quite be the same for what the Sandpipers did in 2021. Their rise at the Olympic Trials put them in the nation’s spotlight for the first time. The club looks to remain there in the future, but they are now established as one of the best clubs in the country.

As the club’s stars look toward the World Championships, the 2024 Olympics and beyond, they should continue to build the remarkable legacy of the Sandpipers. v >> PICTURED RIGHT: THE STARS OF VEGAS: (from top) Sandpiper of Nevada’s Coach Ron Aitken, Bowe Becker, Katie Grimes, Bella Sims, Erica Sullivan and Claire Weinstein.

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Mercersburg Academy...............................................Mercersburg, PA Coed Boarding & Day, Grades 9-12/Postgraduate (717) 328.6173 (Admission) admission@mercersburg.edu (717) 328.6368 (Coach Glenn Neufeld) neufeldg@mercersburg.edu www.mercersburg.edu

Peddie School................................................................Hightstown, NJ Coed Boarding & Day, Grades 9-12/Postgraduate (609) 944.7501 (Director of Admission Molly Dunne) admission@peddie.org Director of Competitive Swimming Emmett Walling ewalling@peddie.org www.peddie.org

Phillips Academy..............................................................Andover, MA Coed Boarding & Day, Grades 9-12/Postgraduate

(978) 749.4000 (Boys’ Coach David Fox) dfox@andover.edu (978) 749.4000 (Girls’ Coach Paul Murphy) pmurphy@andover.edu www.andover.edu

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RESISTANCE TRAINING NZ Manufacturing www.nzcordz.com........................................................(800) 886.6621 NZ Manufacturing, Inc., is the leader in high-quality resistance swim training gear, general sports training and physical rehabilitation tools used by coaches, athletes, physical therapists, chiropractors and patients. Originally developed by a small group of competitive swimmers in 1985, StrechCordz® Dryland and In-Water tools have helped athletes improve their stroke, endurance and strength

through resistance. Today, the StrechCordz® brand is recognized as the top swim training product line in the world, used by swimmers ranging from novice to international Olympians.

SKIN LUBRICANT

TRIHARD www.trihard.com..........................................................(305) 733.8457

SOCIAL DISTANCING TRAINING TOOLS

FINIS www.finisswim.com........(888) 333.4647 NZ Manufacturing www.nzcordz.com...........(800) 886.6621

SwimOutlet.com www.SwimOutlet.com......(800) 691.406

SPORTS & COMMUNITY FACILITY

Hampton Virginia Aquaplex www.SportsHampton.com (800) 487.8778 Introducing the Hampton Virginia Aquaplex & Splash Down Park, ideal for Mid-Atlantic and national competitive events. This state-of-theart facility is perfect for swimming and diving, artistic swimming, water polo and other competitive aquatic sports.

The Aquaplex features an Olympicsized 50-meter pool, warm-up program pools, 1,500 spectator seats, an outdoor splash park and more! The center will serve the community with swim education and programming, and everyone will enjoy the thrill of waterslides and pool fun at Splash Down Park.

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Spectrum Aquatics www.spectrumaquatics.com (406) 532.6352 Since 1972, Spectrum Aquatics® has designed and manufactured high-quality custom rails, ADA lifts and commercialgrade pool deck equipment. Spectrum has innovative products, skilled employees, knowledgeable engineers and excellent customer service and sales staff. We look forward to providing you with exceptional support, and we take pride in offering you topnotch service and assisting you in finding the best solutions to meet your individual requirements. Spectrum 30

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strives to consistently exceed expectations and be the total solution provider for your equipment needs. From inquiry to installation, we are here for you and the aquatics community.

Spectrum is highly regarded within the pool and spa industry and is acknowledged for: • Quality products with competitive pricing • Expedient delivery • Leadership in innovative products • Friendly and caring customer service • Superior engineering and field sales support S.R.Smith www.srsmith.com.........................................................(800) 824.4387

STORAGE CONTAINERS

Competitor Swim www.competitorswim.com.......................(800) 888.7946 (SWIM)

STRETCH CORDS

NZ Manufacturing www.nzcordz.com........................................................(800) 886.6621

SWIMSUIT WATER EXTRACTORS

SUITMATE® by Extractor Corporation www.suitmate.com.......................................................(847) 742.3532 Built upon the pillars of quality, integrity and customer service, Extractor Corporation, creator of the SUITMATE® Swimsuit Water Extractor, offers a solution that efficiently removes 95

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Our product serves as the gold standard of convenience for high-end spas, luxury hotels and health clubs, and offers fitness clubs, swim clubs, educational facilities and public pools a way to keep facilities cleaner, safer and drier. Built with high-quality materials and featuring global safety and electrical certifications, the easy-to-maintain SUITMATE® Swimsuit Water Extractor is backed by Extractor Corporation’s excellent product and service integrity.

SWIMWEAR AND APPAREL

FINIS www.finisswim.com.....................................................(888) 333.4647

JOLYN www.jolyn.com..............................................................(714) 248.8344 Over a decade ago, JOLYN reinvented women’s competitive swimwear, making it better-fitting, more durable and as unique as the women who inspired JOLYN’s design team.

With a heritage of designing high-performance swimwear for world-class athletes, JOLYN makes a range of swimwear that fits comfortably, stays put and is made to last.

SwimOutlet.com www.SwimOutlet.com.................................................(800) 691.4065 SwimOutlet.com is the largest online specialty shop for swimming, fashion, beach and surf products in the U.S. For more than 15 years, SwimOutlet.com has focused on delivering the best online shopping experience and the best value. The brand’s success and very existence are

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dependent on the repeat orders and word-of-mouth recommendations of loyal, satisfied customers.

SwimOutlet.com has become the swim customer’s first choice for quality swim products, lowest prices, reliable delivery and shopping convenience.

TYR Sport www.tyr.com..............................................(800) 252.7878 TYR is the brand that makes all things possible through sport. Our roots are planted in the proving grounds of athletic performance and technical know-how: pattern making, athletic excellence, where body and performance meet design. Named for the Norse god of valor and sacrifice, TYR is a company built on commitment and discipline.

Pushing the limits of innovation to propel athletes to their absolute best for over 35 years, whether it’s personal records or world championships, TYR has the hard-earned hardware to back it up.

TOYS & GAMES

Spectrum Aquatics www.spectrumaquatics.com................(406) 532.6352

TRAIN AT HOME

FINIS www.finisswim.com................................(888) 333.4647

The ORIGINAL Resistance SWIM TRAINING GEAR Used by Athletes Worldwide

Resistance Training Tools Designed to Improve Stamina, Power, Form, Stroke and Individual Medley Times

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Welcome TO A WATER WONDERLAND

NZ Manufacturing www.nzcordz.com........................................................(800) 886.6621

SwimOutlet.com www.SwimOutlet.com.................................................(800) 691.4065

T-SHIRTS

Hasty Awards www.hastyawards.com...............................................(800) 448.7714

WATER POLO EQUIPMENT

Spectrum Aquatics www.spectrumaquatics.com....................................(406) 532.6352

WATER SAFETY

From top aquatic facilities to miles of warm beaches and waterways, Greater Fort Lauderdale is the ideal spot for your next event. Dive in at VisitLauderdale.com/Sports.

360swim www.saferswimmer.eu.............................................+358407567345 The 360swim™ brand promotes water safety in the open water and is the European swimming buoy market leader. So, whether you are just starting out with swimming outdoors or are an avid triathlete, we help you to be safe, to be seen and to never swim alone. v

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