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2014 US National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Results

Follow along for live updates from finals on day 4 of the US National Championships in Irvine, California.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks 400 Free World Record, Unites Long Course Distance Crown

Katie Ledecky in the media scrum after breaking the World Record in the 400 meter freestyle on Saturday.

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Katie Hoff Scratched 200, 400 Freestyles Due To Bad Intercostal Strain

Katie Hoff has scratched two of her four events this week at Nationals. Coming into the meet, Hoff was entered…

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Frank Busch: The Two Year Selection Process is About “Training”

In a Saturday afternoon press conference, USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch specifically addressed questions about the two-year selection process that USA Swimming uses in the two years leading up to an Olympic Games.

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2014 US National Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

INFO YOU NEED TO FOLLOW DAY 4 OF THE 2014 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Finals Heat Sheet Saturday Finals Timeline More Links,…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Destin Lasco Get 200 IM NAG Record at Eastern Zone Championships

Watch Destin Lasco Break the 200 meter IM National Age Group Record.

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Destin Lasco Finishes 11-12 Swimming With 3rd NAG Record on the Weekend

Records are made to be broken. Some, like Cy Young’s baseball records for wins, probably won’t ever be. In swimming,…

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Jessica Hardy Delivers New Meet Record in 50 Breast – Video Interview

Jessica Hardy pulled ahead towards the middle of the pool to separate herself from the other swimmers. She finished first with a new national meet record time of 30.12. That should add her to the World Championship Team roster in 2015.

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Katie Ledecky Set Up to Be First Swimmer To Hold 400-800-1500 Freestyle World Records Since Janet Evans

The 400m freestyle could be the middle grounds to grant Ledecky the world record as her consistency this morning is unparalleled to anything we’ve seen this week.

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Beisel Can Finally Breath Following a 400 IM Win After Rocky Start

Elizabeth Beisel led after the backstroke leg of the race, where she was just under WR pace through 200. Through 250, she continued under AR pace. She fell off of the pace during the breaststroke, but that didn’t stop her from posting the fourth fastest time in the world this year at 4:32.98

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Tyler Clary – Expected A Dog Fight – It Wasn’t – Video Interview

lary had a .03 second lead at the 300 meter mark. It came down to a 100 meter freestyle sprint to determine the winner. Coming off the final wall, Tyler Clary used his underwater to pull away, taking the win at 4:09.51.

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2014 US National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from prelims of day 4 of the US National Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Lowers Jr World, US Open, and National Meet Records With 3rd Fastest 400 Freestyle In History

Katie Ledecky broke the FINA Junior World Record, US Open Record, and National Meet record during prelims of the 2014 US National Championships in Irvine, California.

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#FantasySwimming Day 3: Shields and Clary Boost RyanLochtesCamoShorts Into The Lead

Team RyanLochtesCamoShorts earned a whopping 24 points just in last night’s Finals! Huge swims from Tyler Clary and Claire Donahue added to Camo Shorts’ rocket to the top.

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SwimMAC Extends Lead in Team Scoring on Day 3 of 2014 U.S. Nationals

David Marsh’s SwimMAC Carolina team has been swimming well all week, and that shows in the team scores.

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