Articles by Reid Carlson

Sjostrom Swims 1:54.34 in 200 Free Becoming New World Leader on Day 1

In the finals of the women’s 200 freestyle, Sjostrom crushed the competition by almost a full two seconds to clench the victory in a time of 1:54.34, the fastest time in the world this year.

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USOC Increases Anti-Doping Funding by 25%

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has approved a nearly 25% increase in funding for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), raising the USOC’s annual contribution to USADA to $4.6 million.

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Mexicanos buscan marcas mínimas A para los Juegos de Río

Gracias a Alejandro Madde para escribir estas noticias. En esta semana los nadadores mexicanos están compitiendo en dos campeonatos importantes, el…

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Rio Today: Welcome to Hell, Body Parts on Beach, & Police Out of Money

“Welcome to Hell.” If you recently arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, host of the thirty-first Modern Olympic Games, it’s possible that you were greeted with this warning from local police and fire fighters as you stepped off the jet and onto Brazilian soil.

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Northwestern Commit Valerie Gruest Slowing Qualifies for Rio

Valerie Gruest Slowing, an incoming freshman at Northwestern and Guatemalan National Record holder, punched her ticket to Rio with dominant performances at the RBC Bahamas National Championships last week.

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El Salvador Sending 3 to Swim in Rio

The Central American nation of El Salvador will be sending three swimmers to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio this August.

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Katie Ledecky and Brad Snyder Nominated for 2016 Espy Awards

Katie Ledecky, Olympic champion, world-record-holder, and overall phenom, has been nominated for Best Female Athlete, and visually-impaired Paralympian and Navy veteran Brad Snyder has been nominated for Best Athlete With a Disability.

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Matt Grevers Enters 200 Back, Plus 3 More Races at USOT

Released today, the psych sheets for the US Olympic Trials show that Matt Grevers is entered in the 200 backstroke.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Ledecky Leads Loaded Field in Women’s 200 Free

The women’s 200 freestyle is absolutely loaded with talent. Okay, every event at the Olympic Trials is ostensibly loaded with talent, but not in the same way that the women’s 200 free is.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Ranking Phelps’ +1 In the Men’s 100 Fly

After looking through results form US Nationals, Arena Pro Swim Series, NCAA’s, and even Sectionals and various club invitationals, the following list has been compiled with my predictions for how the race in Omaha will shake out.

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The Monetary Worth of the 2016 Rio Olympic Medals

While most athletes would regard an Olympic medal as priceless, SwimSwam has crunched the numbers to come up with the commodity value of the gold, silver, and bronze medals that athletes will vie for this August in Rio.

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Liliana Ibáñez competirá en el Campeonato Nacional Mexicano

Ibáñez: “Tras hacer un ajuste a mi calendario de competencias, hoy confirmé mi participación en el Campeonato Nacional de Morelia. Será todo un placer nadar en mi país antes de partir a Río.”

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Equipo Olímpico de Natación Español se aumenta hasta 23 nadadores

Equipo Olímpico de Natación Español se ha aumentado a 23 nadadores, después de una noticia de la Real Federación Español de Natación.

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Morelia sede el campeonato nacional de natación curso largo 2016

Morelia, el capital de Michoacán, México, organizará el Campeonato Nacional de Natación curso largo, del 29 de junio al 3 de julio.

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Bea Gómez Logró la Marca ‘A’ de FINA en el 200 Estilo Individual

Beatriz Gómez ha logrado la Marca A de FINA en el 200 estilo individual con un tiempo de 2:13,01, sin embargo, la Real Federación Española de Natación tendrá que elegir si la quiere añadir al equipo Olímpico, porque no cronometró la marca en el Campeonato Nacional lo que ocurrió en Marzo.

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