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Inge Dekker Drops 100 Butterfly From Olympic Schedule

Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker decides to drop the 100m butterfly from her Rio repertoire.

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Team USA’s 2016 Rio Flag Bearer To Be Announced On Today Show This AM

Tune in to NBC’s The Today Show to find out which U.S. athlete will become flag bearer during the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

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How to Breaststroke Kick with Olympic Champion Rebecca Soni

Breaststroke kick is one of the most challenging techniques of swimming. A powerful breaststroke kick relies on having great flexibility in the hips and dorsiflexion of the ankles.

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Two-Time NCAA Champion Joseph Schooling Drops 200 Fly in Rio

Double defending NCAA champion and U.S. Open recordholder in short course yards, Joseph Schooling has opted to drop the 200 meter butterfly at the Rio Olympics.

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Rio Olympic Pool Evacuated Because of Suspicious Object

The Olympic aquatic center was evacuated on Tuesday after a suspicious object was found inside, Australia’s News.com reports. The object turned out to be either an electrician’s toolbox or a misplaced backpack, according to the Australian site.

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2016 Canadian Championships Preview

Mary-Sophie Harvey will be one of Canada’s top junior aged swimmers contending for gold at the upcoming Canadian Championships…

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Retested Russian Samples from Kazan 2015 Come Up Negative, Per FINA

One under-the-radar note from a FINA press release earlier today: all anti-doping samples from Russian Olympians from the 2015 World Championships were retested with zero positive results.

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2016 U.S. Open – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Cardinal Aquatics/Louisville’s Mallory Comerford was the fastest qualifier for the women’s 100 meter freestyle final and will battle Australia’s Shayna Jack for the U.S. Open title on Day 1.

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2016 U.S. Open – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2016 U.S. Open got underway Tuesday morning with the preliminary heats of the women’s and men’s 200 fly and 100 free. The slower heats of Olympic distance events (w800, m1500) will begin this afternoon.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 91: Seven Cities With Only Four Days Left

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Spanish Olympian Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez Perseveres (Video)

2016 Olympian Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez makes his craft look easy in the pool, but the 22-year-old’s life hasn’t always been as smooth as his stroke.

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Families Go To Great Lengths To Cheer On Their Olympians

For families and friends eager to see their Olympians compete in person, they’ve gotten creative with developing the means to make it happen.

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FINA Denies Reports Lobintsev and Morozov Have Been Confirmed for Rio

Will they or won’t they? FINA’s latest statement adds to the confusion over who is swimming in Rio and who isn’t.

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Dive Into the Records with Barry Revzin

Barry Revzin shares with us the world records progressions over the year, with graphs and explanations.

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Meet Rio’s Youngest Olympian, Swimmer Gaurika Singh From Nepal

Nepalese swimmer Gaurika Singh is set to be the youngest competitor at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Representing Nepal…

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