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Aussie Mack Horton Heats Up Rivalry With China’s Sun Yang

Mack Horton and Sun Yang are two intense rivals both in the pool and on the deck.

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Japan’s Teen Phenom Ikee On Cusp Of Sub-57 100 Fly, Lowers JPN Record

16-year-old Rikako Ikee lowers her own Japanese National Record in tonight’s 100 fly.

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Rikako Ikee Blasts New Japanese National Record In Women’s 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee rocketed herself to a new Japanese National Record in the women’s 100m butterfly this afternoon in Rio.

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Japanese Women Crank Out New National Record In 4×100 Free Relay

Teenager Rikako Ikee helped Japan clock a new national record in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.

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Michael Phelps’ Wax Statue On Display In DC Through Summer Olympics

Michael Phelps’ stands at a DC Park…or least a statue who looks an awful lot like him does.

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Men’s 400 IM Weapon Kosuke Hagino “In Best Shape Of His Career”

Kosuke Hagino is seeded 3rd after the men’s 400m IM prelims in Rio, but says he is in ‘the best shape of his career.’

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Rio 2016 Olympics Preview: Wide Open Men’s 200 Freestyle Battle Begins

Can China’s Sun Yang prevent France’s Yannick Agnel from defending his 200m freestyle Olympic gold? Britain’s James Guy and America’s Conor Dwyer may have something to say about it.

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Nine British Swimmers’ Luggage Missing On Way To Rio

Nine swimmers on Great Britain’s Olympic swimmer roster have had their bags go missing upon arrival in Rio.

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Greek Swimmer Kristel Vourna On Rio Heat Sheets With Questionable Time

Greek swimmer Kristel Vourna, who was mistakenly invited to Rio, appears on heat sheets with her teammate’s exact entry time.

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2015 World C’ships 25k Silver Medalist Alex Meyer Confirms Retirement

American open water swimmer Alex Meyer confirms to SwimSwam that he has retired from the sport.

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Aussies Reportedly Face ‘Soupy-Looking’ Water In Rio Warm-up Pool

Three Australian swimmers chose to leave the Olympic Aquatic Stadium’s warm-up pool due to ‘cloudy’ water conditions.

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Sun Yang Reportedly Antagonizes Rival Mack Horton In Rio Warm-up Pool

Sun Yang has reportedly been involved in another warm-up ‘altercation’.

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Phelps: “I Don’t Know If I’ve Ever Competed In A Clean Sport”

Says Michael Phelps when asked about doping in sport, “I think I can honestly say in my whole career I don’t know if I have ever competed in a clean sport.”

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Quotes & Notes From Swimming Australia’s Rio Press Conference

Key Aussie stars offer insight into their squad’s mentality with the Games’ opening ceremony just two days away.

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Michael Phelps’ Special Edition Shoes Feature Son’s Footprint

There’s something special hidden inside Michael Phelps’ shoes, giving the GOAT some extra motivation in Rio.

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