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WATCH: Smith Blasts 100 Back AR, Ledecky, Murphy & King Do Their Thing (Day 3 Race Videos)

Regan Smith has been on incredible form so far at the Olympic Trials, firing off a new American Record in the women’s 100 back semis on Monday night.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After her massive improvement in the 100 fly, Regan Smith will be on world record watch in the women’s 100 back after breaking the American Record last month.

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Brent Rutemiller, Former International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO, Dies

Rutemiller had a long career in swimming, from coaching stops across the country, more than 30 years with Swimming World and serving as the ISHOF CEO.

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WATCH: Armstrong Rallies, Walsh & Foster Earn First Olympic Berths (Day 2 Race Videos)

Gretchen Walsh ripping the #2 100 fly in history and Hunter Armstrong rallying from a slip in the 100 back were two of the big highlights from Night 2.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on Gretchen Walsh in the final of the women’s 100 fly, as the newly-minted world record holder looks to qualify for her first Olympic Games.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Carson Foster is scheduled to take on a daunting double this morning, with the men’s 200 free and 400 IM back-to-back on the prelim schedule.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky can lock in her spot on a fourth consecutive U.S. Olympic team tonight in the women’s 400 freestyle after ripping a sub-4:00 prelim swim.

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WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Shatters World Record In Women’s 100 Fly (Day 1 Race Videos)

Watch Walsh obliterate Sarah Sjostrom’s eight-year-old world record in the 100 fly (55.18), along with Katie Ledecky and Aaron Shackell’s wins on Day 1.

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Gabe Nunziata Blasts 1:00.36 100 Breast Time Trial To Rank #5 All-Time In 17-18 Age Group

Nunziata, a Tennessee commit and current member of the Old Dominion Aquatic Club, knocked exactly two seconds off his personal best time.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The wait is over and the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials are set to kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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Calgary Water Restrictions To Extend As More Problems Found With Broken Main

City officials said Friday that five additional locations require repairs along a main feeder main that supplies over half of Calgary’s drinking water.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

All eyes will be on Caeleb Dressel at the U.S. Olympic Trials, set to kick off on June 15 in Indianapolis. Follow along with our event-by-event previews here.

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Kyle Chalmers Scratches 100 Fly At Australian Olympic Trials Amid Back Injury

Chalmers was coming in as the #3 seed, but the combination of dealing with a back injury and an illness all week kept him on the sidelines of the event.

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Yuliya Efimova Becomes First Russian Swimmer Granted Neutral Status For Paris Olympics

Efimova still needs to register a qualifying time before the June 23 deadline to earn a berth to a fifth Olympic Games.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 68.9% Correctly Predicted Aussie Women Would Break WR At Trials

Ariarne Titmus shattered the world record in the women’s 200 free, while former record holder Mollie O’Callaghan also went under the existing mark.

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