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Hear McEvoy & Chalmers Poolside Immediately After 100 Free Final

What does going 47.04 in the 100m freestyle feel like? Hear firsthand from 2016 Australian National Champion, Cameron McEvoy.

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‘Aggressive Napping’ Reportedly Results In Cate Campbell’s Sore Wrist

Napping can apparently be dangerous, as the swimmer’s favorite past-time is reportedly to blame for a recent wrist injury for Cate Campbell.

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2016 Australian National Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

We’ll get our first glimpse of the Campbell sisters’ speed, as both Cate and Bronte headline the women’s 100m freestyle prelims in Adelaide.

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Ireland’s Nicholas Quinn En Route To Rio With 200 Breast Qualifier

Joining fellow teammates Fiona Doyle, Shane Ryan and Oliver Dingley, Irish swimmer Nicholas Quinn has punched his ticket to Rio, qualifying for the…

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Rio Hypothetical 200 Free: Hagino Vs. ‘Insert American Swimmer Here’

Townley Haas is among the possible U.S. swimmers who can break out at Trials and establish himself as a threat to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and France’s Yannick Agnel (if he swims) in the 200m freestyle.

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Key Quotes From Japanese Swimmers At Olympic Trials

Notable quotables from a few key Japanese stars from Tokyo’s Olympic Trials this past week.

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Brazilian President Opens Olympic Aquatics Stadium (Video)

Take a look at the insider view of where the best swimmers in the world will be competing in Rio.

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Kosuke Kitajima Officially Announces Retirement After Storied Career

Having unofficially conveyed his desire to retire just days ago, legendary Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima made his good-bye official today during a press conference in Tokyo.

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Emma McKeon Breaks Out With Stunning 1:54.83 Aussie/All Comers Record

Emma McKeon earns her 2nd 2016 Olympic berth, crushing the field and her own Australian National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.

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Frustration Reigns On Final Day Of 2016 Japanese Olympic Trials

Despite coming within .02 of a second of her Japanese National Record and World Junior Record, Rikako Ikee fell just short of the strict Japanese Olympic-qualifying standard in the women’s 50m freestyle tonight.

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Phelps, Lochte, Hagino, Cseh: A Look At Rio’s Potential 200 IM Final

With Kosuke Hagino’s monster 1:55.07 200 IM at today’s Japanese Olympic Trials, one can’t help but look at what this event’s potentially legendary final may look like in Rio.

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A Closer Look At Rie Kaneto’s 2:19.65 200 Breast JPN National Record

Veteran Japanese swimmer Rie Kaneto just surpassed her own Japanese National Record to become the first woman ever from her nation to clock a mark under 2:20.00 in the 200m breaststroke event.

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Hagino, Kaneto Make Big-Time Statements On Day 6 Finals Of JPN Trials

If Kosuke Hagino dropped the hammer earlier in the meet with his 1:45.50 200 free victory, he unloaded an entire arsenal in clinching the new Japanese National Record in the 200 IM (1:55.07).

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

We didn’t see any 100m freestyle Olympic qualifiers yesterday, but we’ll see if anyone can meet the stiff Japanese standards in the splash n’ dash today.

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Tokyo 2020 Presents Short List Of 4 Possible Logos

Take a look at the 4 logos on the list of possibilities to represent the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

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