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Smoliga, the World champion in the women\u2019s 50 meter backstroke, is looking forward to competing in the ISL for the Cali Condors, and believes it will bring the swimming world closer together.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>010 IAN FINNERTY POISED TO MAKE MOST OF ISL\u2014IN AND OUT OF WATER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nPioneers of Pro-Team Swimming: Ian Finnerty. As an athletic administration and sports management major at Indiana University, Finnerty not only is excited about racing in the new league for the DC Trident, but it has also been interesting to see the ISL as a new sports entity.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>012 AMY BILQUIST BUILDING ON UNEXPECTED FIRST NATIONAL TITLE IN FIRST PRO YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nPioneers of Pro-Team Swimming: Amy Bilquist. LA Current\u2019s Bilquist is training like a professional swimmer and trying to use her platform to give back to the sport.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>014 AFTER INTERNATIONAL RESURGENCE, KATIE McLAUGHLIN USING ISL AS \u201cRACE PREP FOR TRIALS\u201d<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nPioneers of Pro-Team Swimming: Katie McLaughlin. Swimming for the LA Current in the International Swimming League, McLaughlin is looking forward to racing\u2014just like she did at Cal.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>016 ELLA EASTIN EXCITED FOR \u201cFUTURE OF PROFESSIONAL SWIMMING\u201d WITH ISL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nPioneers of Pro-Team Swimming: Ella Eastin. A 12-time NCAA champion from Stanford, Eastin is grateful for the opportunity for being part of a pioneer league and competing with former teammates and rivals on the same LA Current squad.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>017 ARENA BUYS DIANA BRAND RIGHTS TO BRING TOP TWO ITALIAN SWIM BRANDS TOGETHER IN ONE POOL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Craig Lord<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>018 1964 OLYMPIC CHAMPION DONNA DE VARONA RECEIVES OLYMPIC TORCH AWARD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nDonna de Varona, a two-time Olympic champion, award-winning sportscaster and acclaimed athlete advocate, received the Olympic Torch Award, which annually recognizes an individual for his or her positive impact on the Olympic and Paralympic movements.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>019 MICHAEL &amp; NICOLE PHELPS WELCOME BABY NUMBER THREE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>020 REGAN SMITH WINS PHILLIPS 66 PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR AWARD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>021 SUSIE O\u2019NEILL BREAKS DOWN WATCHING HER \u201cFAILURE\u201d TO BEAT MISTY HYMAN IN SYDNEY OLYMPICS 200 FLY FINAL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Craig Lord<\/strong><br \/>\nAustralian Susie O\u2019Neill broke down in tears during a live broadcast on her morning radio show after watching a video of the women\u2019s 200 fly race from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, in which the gold medal favorite finished runner-up to American Misty Hyman.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>022 CATE CAMPBELL: \u201cWHEN ATHLETES FAIL, WE FEEL IT MUCH MORE DEEPLY THAN ANYONE EVER COULD\u201d<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Craig Lord<\/strong><br \/>\nFormer women\u2019s 100 free world record holder Cate Campbell recently responded to Susie O\u2019Neill\u2019s tearful reaction to watching the video of O\u2019Neill\u2019s runner-up finish at the 2000 Olympics, and talked about the similar feelings she felt after finishing sixth in the women\u2019s 100 free at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>025 SARAH THOMAS, CANCER SURVIVOR, SWIMS PIONEERING FOUR LAPS OF ENGLISH CHANNEL FOR \u201cALL THE SURVIVORS OUT THERE\u201d<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Craig Lord<\/strong><br \/>\nSarah Thomas, a 37-year-old from Colorado who completed treatment for breast cancer a year ago, became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times in a row \u2014130 miles, 54 hours!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>028 DAVID MARSH EVALUATES \u201cPOOR\u201d SUMMER; HAS NEW FOCUS AHEAD OF OLYMPIC YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nFeeling that the summer of 2019 was one of his \u201cworst performances\u201d as a coach, David Marsh has stepped down from the UCSD head coach position and is shifting his focus to his swimmers at Team Elite in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>030 UCSB MEN\u2019S WATER POLO BEATS #1 USC FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE DECADES; GAUCHOS\u2019 BEST START EVER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael Randazzo<\/strong><br \/>\nUSC, the defending national champions and ranked No. 1, lost a water polo match in its opening weekend of play for the first time since 1996. It also came at the hands of UC Santa Barbara, which had not beaten the Trojans in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>032 THE NIGHT DUNCAN ARMSTRONG BECAME THE DRAGONSLAYER AND LAURIE LAWRENCE EMBODIED A CAGED ANIMAL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nRanked 46th in the world in the men\u2019s 200 free entering the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Australia\u2019s Duncan Armstrong was an afterthought in medal discussions. 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In other swimming news, <strong>Arena<\/strong> buys Diana brand rights, <strong>Donna de Varona<\/strong> receives the Olympic Torch Award, <strong>Michael and Nicole Phelps<\/strong> welcome their third baby, and <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> wins the Phillips 66 Performance of the Year Award. <strong>Susie O&#8217;Neill<\/strong> breaks into tears watching herself lose to <strong>Misty Hyman<\/strong> in the Sydney Olympics 200 Fly Final, and <strong>Cate Campbell<\/strong> responds with empathy over an athlete&#8217;s deep sense of failure in a loss. Cancer-survivor <strong>Sarah Thomas<\/strong> pioneers four laps across the English Channel in the name of cancer survivors everywhere. <strong>Davis Marsh<\/strong> steps down as UCSD head coach, <strong>USCB Men&#8217;s water polo<\/strong> beats USC for the first time in 3 decades, plus more news from the wide world of swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: 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