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Vanessa Garcia Breaks Own Puerto Rican National Record In 50 Free

Puerto Rico’s Vanessa Garcia broke her own 50 free national record in 24.94.

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Pernille Blume Slices .17 Off of Ottesen’s 50 Free Danish Record

Pernille Blume posted a 24.23 to break the Danish record in the 50 free.

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Swimmer Fu Yuanhui has gone viral and she will make your day

In case you haven’t seen them, the post-race interviews with China’s Fu Yuanhui after her semi-final and final 100 meter backstroke swims from Rio are breaking the internet.

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Poland DQed In Men’s 4×200 For Not Using Relay-Only Swimmer

After being left off the prelim relay, relay-only swimmer Pawel Werner’s exclusion led to Poland’s 4×200 free relay being DQed after they didn’t make finals.

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Day 7 Relay Lineups: Along with Le Clos, Cseh Out of Men’s Medley

Both Chad Le Clos and Laszlo Cseh will not swim the medley relay prelims, gearing up for a showdown with Michael Phelps and Joseph Schooling in the 100 fly tonight.

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Phelps, Lochte, and Franklin Sign Letter To FINA Asking For More Doping Tests

In the letter, they asked that the top 10 athletes in each Olympic event be subject to at least 6 out-of-competition drug tests.

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Olympic Sailor Reported Sick Due to Polluted Water

One Belgian sailor has been reported ill due to contaminated water in Guanabara Bay, although no illnesses have been definitely linked to the waters off Copacabana Beach, where open water swimming will take place.

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Day 7 Prelims Preview: Campbell Sisters Look To Rebound In 50 Free

The Campbell sisters will look to rebound this morning (or afternoon) in the 50 freestyle after a disappointing 100 freestyle final last night.

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As With McEvoy, Jacco Verhaeren Points To Cate Campbell’s Nerves

“You have to deal with expectations” – Jacco Verhaeren, Australian National Team Head Coach.

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Rio Olympic Medalists Twitter List (Day 7 Update)

You can follow the men’s 50 free medalists on Twitter, along with many other Olympic swimmers.

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Ryan Lochte To Michael Phelps: “I’ll See You In Tokyo”

One day after a disappointed Ryan Lochte left his swimming future up in the air, the 12-time Olympic medalist said his career isn’t over yet – and suggested the same might be true for longtime teammate Michael Phelps.

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Rio 2016 Day 7 Scratch Report: Greece’s Giareni Out of 50 Free

SwimSwam reported earlier this week that Giareni was unofficially named as the swimmer who had been sent home early from Rio after failing a doping control test.

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FINA Confirms Entry Times Mistakes, Claims No Impact On Competition

FINA admitted today that there were entry time mistakes in its Olympic entry lists, but says those mistakes had no impact on the Olympic competition.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Finals Live Recap

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Simone Manuel Becomes First Black Woman To Win Olympic Swimming Gold

American Simone Manuel pulled a shocking upset in the 100 free to become the first black woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.

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