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Diann Uustal Breaks Masters National Record in 65-69 Age Group in 50 Breaststroke

For most swimmers, even swimming back-to-back races is enough to make them cringe. For 65-year old Masters swimmer Diann Uustal,…

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Clary, Lochte Scratches Leave Nolan as 200 IM Top Seed on Day 4

Day 4 of 5 prelims is just an hour away at the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships, and World Championships swimmers…

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Top 5 Ways to Stay in Touch with Shark Week While Watching US Nationals

Many swimming fans have lamented throughout the week the choice between watching the Discovery Channel’s now cult-status Shark Week programming,…

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Nathan Adrian Moves to 4th in the World with 21.84 for 50 Free Title on Day 3

Women’s 100 breaststroke Last year at the USA Swimming National Championships, Jessica Hardy struggled in this 100 breaststroke. She finished…

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Adrian Clocks 22.1 as Field Continues to Thin at USA Nationals (Day 3 Prelims)

With the United States’ two most high-profile swimmers already out of this meet (Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps), Ryan Lochte…

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Kukors' 400 IM, Lochte's 100 Fly Only Major Scratch on Day 3 of USA Nationals

Headed into day 3 of the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships, we’ve seen a big dropoff in the number of…

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Missy Franklin Downs 100 Back 15-16 NAG Record

With Missy Franklin chasing American, textile, and World Records, it’s easy to forget that, being only 16, she still has…

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Ryan Murphy, John Conger Trade 15-16 NAG Records in 100 Backstroke

In the morning heats of the 100 backstroke, Ryan Murphy of the Bolles School in Florida broke the USA Swimming…

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Franklin Posts Career-Best, Top 5 Time on Day 2 at USA Swimming Nationals

Day two at the 2011 USA Swimming (LCM) National Championships got off to a rip-roaring start in Palo Alto, beginning with…

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Payback Time for Lochte, Grevers in 100 Back Prelims on Day 2 at USA Nationals

The men’s 100 back prelims on day 2 of the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships was a bit of a…

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Hansen's Post-Race Comments Reignite Rivalry with Kitajima

Swimming has been devoid of quality major rivalries since the 2009 World Championships. We had Mike Phelps/Mike Cavic in 2009,…

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Lochte Drops 200 Free, Focuses on 100 Back on Day 2 From USA Nationals; Other Day 2 Scratches

It’s early morning on day 2 at the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships, and while only those suffering from the…

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Hansen, Vollmer, Beisel Win on Day 1 at Nationals

Day 1 finals are in the books from Palo Alto, California, at the 2011 USA Swimming Nati0nal Championships. The biggest…

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Guess Who's Back? Hansen Swims 1:00.17 in Prelims at USA Nationals

It’s day 1 at the 2011 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, and we already have some exciting buzz in the…

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In Briefs: Lochte, Clary, Amongst Several Scratches on Day 1 at ConocoPhillipsNationals

As one of our readers astutely pointed out in the wee hours of this morning, there have already been several…

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