Articles by Tony Carroll

2015 US Nationals: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

2015 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, August 6 – Monday, August 10 Northside Swim Center – San Antonio, Texas Prelims 9AM/Finals…

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6 More Swimmers Confirmed For US Jr World Championships Team

Brooke Forde, Lauren Pitzer, Nikol Popov, Tatum Wade, Matthew Hirschberger, and Michael Thomas are the most recent additions to USA Swimming’s Junior World Championships Team.

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2015 US Nationals: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from day four of the 2015 US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

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Sun Yang Involved In Physical Altercation During Warm-Up

Sun Yang was involved in a physical altercation with a Brazilian female swimmer in the warmup pool prior to the finals session.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the eighth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin Discuss Mixed Free Relay (Video Interview)

The United States’ relay team of Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, and Missy Franklin held off the Dutch to win the first ever mixed freestyle relay world title with a new world record time of 3:23.05.

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Missy Franklin Wins Silver In The 200 Backstroke (Video Interview)

Franklin touched second for the silver at 2:06.34 and Katinka Hosszu finished third for Bronze at 2:06.84.

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Team USA Win’s First-Ever Mixed Free Relay World Title (Race Video)

The United States’ relay team of Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, and Missy Franklin held off the Dutch to win the first ever mixed freestyle relay world title in WR time.

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Multiple National Records Fall During 400 IM In Kazan

The only individual events of the day were the men’s and women’s 400 IM, where the pressure was on to make finals because only the top 8 swimmers advanced.

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Sarah Sjostrom Cracks Championship Record To Win 50 Fly (Race Video)

Sarah Sjostrom broke the championship record in the women’s 50 butterfly for the second time in as many days, winning the world title with her time of 24.96.

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2015 US Nationals: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here and on Twitter at @swimswamlive for live updates from the third day of the US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the seventh day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the sixth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Mehdy Metella Lowers French National Record From Suit Era

Mehdy Metella established a new national record time of 51.39, taking down Clément Lefert’s national record from 2009.

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2015 US Nationals: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the first day of the 2015 US National Championships in San Antonio, Texas.

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