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Sixteen year old Aussie Flynn Southam went 1:46.77 in the 200 free at age champs tonight. Can't wait to see what he can do in the 100 now!

That's a shame because it kills many of your relay chances and now Pellegrini has retired it's even worse. Hopefully sometime in the future Italy can move past those body image issues.

What's up with Italy being unable to develop women's 50/100 freestylers?

That 400 free from Galossi is Ian Thorpesque and Lukas Märtens' 3:41.60 in the 400 free was extremely impressive also. It's a shame Winnington choked so terribly in Tokyo because his window of opportunity for a global championship gold medal may now be closed.

The thing about Ledecky's best time at 15 is it was set in the first 400 of the 800 final at the London Olympics so it undoubtedly would've been faster if she swam the 400 but she still didn't possess the speed McIntosh has already. I get the impression McIntosh's sweet spot is 200-400 like Titmus while Ledecky's is 800-1500.

Was really thinking Summer would improve her PB by more than that. Perhaps she isn't fully rested for trials.

Okagbare didn't appeal the doping ban so a 10 year career ending ban it is. https://dailypost.ng/2022/03/22/blessing-okagbare-accepts-10-year-ban/

Loved seeing Coleman's return party get spoiled. He looked almost in tears at one point. 🤣 That said Jacobs seems pretty sus as well.

I can't find that mentioned anywhere searching Google.

Swiss Tribunal Dismisses Sun Yang’s Appeal Against June 2021 CAS Decision

I'm excited to see what she does in the other events (200 fly, 200 im, 400 free).

Australia welcomes the cancellation of the junior world champs and will boycott the short course world champs if they remain in Russia. I really hope the junior world champs can be rescheduled somewhere else.

Reports: FINA Has Already Decided to Move World Championships from Russia

So Junior World Champs and Short Course World Champs are so supposed to be in Kazan later this year ... I really wish decent countries would step up and host events instead of them having to resort to the likes of Russia.

Kaylee McKeown opened her season with a 2:04.64 in 200 back today.

The media is reporting 2023 as still going ahead. The insertion of this meet also means we are set to see a World Championships now in 3 consecutive years: 2022 Budapest, 2023 Fukuoka, 2024 Doha. The decision of the global regulator means that a World long-course Championships will, as things stand, be held in June 2022, June 2023, January 2024 and July 2025. February 7, 2022 may go down as swimming’s Dilution Day, the moment when a showcase that used to be held once every four years between Olympics became an annual event. With Monday’s announcement, it means there will be a major global long-course meet in June 2022, July 2023, January 2024 and July 2025.

The annoying thing is the US still hasn't ponied up the funds to host even a single world champs in its whole history.

Having it 4 consecutive years (2022-2025) is ridiculous. An athlete lucky enough to have their career peak during these years can achieve quite an inflated number of world titles.

FINA is officially a joke federation: Budapest to host additional FINA World Aquatics Championships in 2022 So that's three WCs: June 2022, July 2023, January 2024

So it is confirmed: FINA Confirms Fukuoka Worlds Rescheduled For July 2023; Doha Edition Switched To January 2024 I hope Australia skips that shit in Doha in January 2024. Two long course World Champs and an Olympics in 12 months is ridiculous.

Looks like FINA World Championships in Fukuoka will be postponed until 2023. https://swimswam.com/report-fina-to-postpone-fukuoka-world-championships-to-july-2023/

2013 World Junior Champion Alexander Palatov Given 2 Year Doping Suspension

The full sessions are up on the FINA channel on YouTube if they're not geoblocked in your country. Here's the finals from yesterday:

Sun Yang & China Face New Questions From WADA Over Whether Training Comeback Complies With Terms Of Swimmer’s Suspension