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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel’s first opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team comes in tonight’s final of the men’s 100 freestyle.

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Who Will Be Team USA’s Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?

With three of his swimmers already on the Olympic team, Todd DeSorbo has all but locked up a spot as a women’s team assistant in Tokyo.

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Jack Aikins Drops Massive 200 Back PB, Moves Into Tie For 7th Among 17-18s

Aikins took off more than three seconds to qualify third into the men’s 200 backstroke semi-finals, putting himself into a tie for seventh among 17-18s.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It will be a busy session for Katie Ledecky tonight, as she’ll have both the women’s 200 free final and the 1500 free final just over an hour apart.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel leads a loaded field into the men’s 100 freestyle preliminaries on Wednesday morning.

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No Scratches For Day 4 Finals In Omaha; Prenot Withdraws As First Alternate

Josh Prenot has withdrawn his position as the first alternate in the men’s 200 breaststroke semi-finals.

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Michael Andrew’s Unique Journey In Becoming A U.S. Olympian

Michael Andrew has been coached by his father for his entire career, and now he’s a U.S. Olympian.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lilly King was fired up after posting a world-leading 1:04.72 in the women’s 100 breast semis, and has her first chance to qualify for the Olympics tonight.

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The Most Electric Time Trial In Swimming History

Carmel Swim Club’s Jake Mitchell put himself in position to qualify for the Olympic team after blasting a 3:45.86 400 free time trial on Tuesday night.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky’s 2021 Olympic campaign essentially gets underway tonight, as she aims to make a third straight U.S. Olympic team in the women’s 400 free.

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches 200 Free Semi-Finals At Olympic Trials

Both Dressel and Ryan Held have dropped the 200 free semi-finals after qualifying second and 11th overall this morning, respectively.

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Bryce Mefford Becomes Ninth American Sub-53 In Men’s 100 Backstroke

Mefford qualified first out of the 100 back prelims in a time of 52.99, making him the ninth-fastest American in history.

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Caeleb Dressel Opens Olympic Trials With 200 Free Best Time – 1:46.63

Dressel dropped almost seven-tenths of a second from his best time, qualifying second into the 200 free semi-finals.

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Erika Pelaez Hits 1:01.36 100 Back, Moves To Ninth All-Time In 13-14 Age Group

Pelaez jumps up from 15th to ninth with her performance, finishing 23rd overall in her first Olympic Trials appearance.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

19-year-old Carson Foster (pictured) has put himself in position to qualify for his first Olympic team tonight in the men’s 400 individual medley.

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