Articles by Robert Gibbs

Friday Factoid: US Olympic Trials Schedule Chart

With ten semi-finals and thirteen finals over the course of eight days at Trials, swimmers vying for a spot on the 2016 US Olympic Team have a year to decide which events to pursue in Omaha next summer.

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Sjostrom Sets Championship Record in 50 Fly

Sarah Sjostrom, who already holds the world record in the 50 fly, broke the championship record with her swim in the semi-finals this evening in Kazan.

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Men’s 4×200 Free Finals Start Lists Show Major Changes

Ryan Lochte will be joining the USA men’s 4×200 team for this evening’s finals, trying to preserve his team’s streak of gold medals in this event.

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Adrian Sets American Record in the 50 Free

Nathan Adrian set the American Record in the semi-finals of the 50 free this evening in Kazan. His time of 21.37 puts him as the top seed going into tomorrow evening’s final.

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Larkin Re-Breaks Own Oceanian, Australian Records in 200 Back

Australia’s Mitchell Larkin set Australian and Oceanian records en route to winning the gold medal in the finals of the 200 back at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Osman Sets African Record in 50 Fly

Farina Osman, shown here at the 2015 LA Invite, set a new African Record in the semi-finals of the women’s 50 fly today.

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Yufei Zhang Re-Breaks Junior World Record in 200 Fly

Yufei Zhang’s bronze medal in the women’s 200 fly also broke her junior world record which she sat in yesterday’s semi-final.

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USA Swaps 3 of 4 Legs for Finals of Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Teammates Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky will be looking to lead USA to its first relay gold medal of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships this evening in Kazan, Russia.

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Luthersdottir, Shi To Swim-Off for 200 Breast Final

Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir and Jinglin Shi will compete in a swim-off to determine who will swim in tomorrow’s final of the women’s 200 breast at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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Medeiros Breaks Multiple Records with 50 Back Silver

Etiene Medeiros won the silver medal in the women’s 50 back Thursday evening in Kazan, Russia, breaking three national or continental records in the process.

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Dwyer Wins Swim-Off, Advances to 200 IM Final

Conor Dwyer won the 200 IM swim-off against Roberto Pavoni, meaning that Dwyer will get to swim in tomorrow’s final.

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Dwyer and Pavoni to Swim-Off for Spot in 200 IM Final

Conor Dwyer and Roberto Pavoni will be facing off head-to-head for a spot in tomorrow’s final of the men’s 200 IM after swimming identical times in the semi-final heats.

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Vladimir Morozov Disqualified in 100 Free Semi-Finals

Vladimir Morozov’s false start in the semifinal of the men’s 100 free will keep him from contending for gold in tomorrow’s final.

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USA Mixed Medley Relay: A Closer Look at the Options

Tomorrow marks the first time that Team USA will swim a mixed medley relay at a major international long course meet, and the coaches will have a number of factors to consider to as they construct their lineups.

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Kevin Cordes Sets American Record in the 50 Breast

Kevin Cordes set a new American Record in the 50m breast in the semifinals of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships with a time of 26.76.

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