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List of US Olympic Trials Qualifiers Quickly Approaching 1000 Swimmers

942 swimmers have qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Swim Team Trials as of May 2015.

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Photo Vault: Canyons Aquatic Club

Photos of Canyons Aquatics Club courtesy of Mitchel Wu, www.mitchelwu.com.

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RACE VIDEOS: Day 3 A-Finals from the 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Stanford’s Simone Manuel won the 100 free on day 3. Watch that race and the rest of the A finals here.

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Erik Posegay to Replace Bob Bowman as Head Coach of Famed North Baltimore Aquatic Club

After Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps (above) head to Tempe, Arizona following the 2015 World Championships, Erik Posegay will take over as the head coach at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.

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Missy Franklin Returning to Train with Todd Schmitz for 2015 World Championships

Missy Franklin has returned to Denver to train with Todd Schmitz at least through the 2015 World Championships.

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Manuel touches out Neal, Cal backstrokers roll on closing day of 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel (left) and Lia Neal (right) showed down in the 100 free while Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Rachel Bootsma dominated the 100 back on the final day of the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine.

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RACE VIDEO: Day 2 A-Finals from the 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Cal’s Liz Pelton won two events on day 2 of the Speedo Grand Challenge.

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Kevin Cordes Moving to Train With Sergio Lopez in Singapore

As Singapore is preparing to swim in (and host) their first major international competition, the regional multi-sport SEA Games, since…

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American Sprint Freestyle Not Up To Par With World – Medals On The Line

On Friday, USA Swimming posted the following Tweet highlighting the dire challenge of American sprinting so far in 2015. Since then, the situation has gotten even more dire, with Katsumi Nakamura going a 48.41 in the 100m freestyle at the Japan Open.

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RACE VIDEO: Day 1 A-Finals from the 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Maya DiRado was the star of day 1 at the 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge, picking up two event wins (one of them in a tie).

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Olympic Gold Medalist Allison Schmitt Opens Up About Post-London Depression

Five-time Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt opens up on the subject of her post-Olympic depression and encourages others not to be afraid to seek help.

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Missy Franklin will compete at Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara next month

Olympic champ and world record-holder Missy Franklin has been quiet on the competition front since her huge NCAA Championships, but she will be jumping into long course season headfirst at next month’s Santa Clara Pro Swim Series, her agent says.

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Hosszu’s $6000 haul leads Charlotte Pro Swim Series money-earners

Katinka Hosszu raked in $6,000 on six wins at the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Charlotte over the weekend, the highest single-meet money total so far this season.

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Dwyer and Hosszu build commanding Arena Pro Swim Series points leads after Charlotte

With one stop left on the Arena Pro Swim Series, Conor Dwyer and Katinka Hosszu sit on commanding points leads, putting themselves in the driver’s seat for the season-ending $10,000 bonus checks.

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Manuel, Nolan, Pereira, Morozov among huge names at NOVA Grand Challenge

The Irvine Novaquatics Speedo Grand Challenge meet will kick off in Irvine, California on Friday, with some national and international stars on the psych sheets.

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