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Comparing Olympic Trials’ Top 3 Seeds From 2012 To 2016: Men’s Edition

Whereas Ryan Lochte held 4 top seeds headed into the 2012 Olympic Trials, this year’s highly anticipated meet sees Phelps hold 3 #1 spots.

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Joseph Schooling Named Sportsman Of The Year For Third Time

For the second consecutive year, national swimmer Joseph Schooling earned Sportsman of the Year honors at the Singapore Sports Awards this week.

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Versatile Elizabeth Beisel Entered In 9 Events At Olympic Trials

Elizabeth Beisel is listed an incredible 9 times on the U.S. Olympic Trials psych sheets, although scratches across several events are likely.

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Park Tae-Hwan Set To Swim At First Int’l Meet Back From Suspension

Korean Olympian Park Tae-Hwan will be in action at his first international meet since serving his 18-month ban for having tested positively for a prohibited substance back in 2014.

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Getting Paid: Phelps Reportedly Earns 200k For Facebook Live Posts

Michael Phelps has more of an incentive for posting Facebook Live videos than just pleasing his fans.

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2012 Relay Gold Medalist Matt McLean Absent From Trials Psych Sheets

Having battled a shoulder injury for almost more than a year, 2012 Olympian Matt McLean has opted out of vying for a spot on the U.S roster for Rio.

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Siobhan Haughey Named Michigan’s Freshman Of The Year

Michigan swimmer Siobhan Haughey has been named her school’s ‘Freshman of the Year’.

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Another Sailor Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio; AOC Demands More Security

After 2 members of the Australian Olympic sailing team were robbed at gunpoint in Rio over the weekend, the Australian Olympic Committee is demanding the city beef up security.

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“Before We Were Winners”: Watch Lochte, Franklin, Ledecky Swim As Kids

Any guesses as to who this cheerful child swimmer is? Watch this Olympic hopeful in action as a budding star before we see her on the big stage in Omaha.

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Daiya Seto Registers A Smooth 4:12.31 400 IM In Mesa

A vital component of the 2016 Japanese Olympic team, Daiya Seto led a small elite contingency in its stop at the Narwhal Invite in Mesa.

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Eligible Russian Athletes May Be Able To Compete Under OLY Committee

IOC President Thomas Bach said, “If there are athletes qualified, then they will compete as members of the team of the Russian Olympic Committee.”

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Nathan Adrian To Appear In ESPN the Magazine’s “Body Issue”

Brace yourselves, as 2012 Olympic gold medalist, Nathan Adrian, appears in ESPN the Magazine’s “The Body Issue” next month.

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2016 FINA SC World C’Ships Warm-up Pool Finished Ahead Of Schedule

Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s construction of a permanent pool to be used for warm-ups at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships has been finished ahead of schedule.

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Australia Cleans Up On Day 1 OWS Events At 2016 Oceanic C’ships

The 11th edition of the Oceania Swimming Championships kicked off in Suva, Fiji today with the men’s and women’s 10k…

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Matt O’Donnell: Two Brain Surgeries And One Olympic Trials Cut Later

NC State swimmer Matt O’Donnell celebrates his Trials cut with Wolfpack coach Gary Taylor.

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