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Lochte Scratches 200 Back A-Final at Mesa Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte will swim just a single event on Friday night, but rest assured that he’ll probably spend his newly-found free time signing autographs.

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix: Nathan Adrain Grabs His Second Win With The World’s 5th Fastest Swim In 2014

Meagn Romano will be swimming three events, the 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and the 50 freestyle, on the second night of the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Michael Phelps Swim Butterfly During the 50 Free Prelims at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Mesa

Michael Phelps entered the 50 free, but swam it butterfly on Friday morning at the Mesa Grand Prix.

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix: Romano Grabs Three A Finals, Lochte Two In A Day Full Of Doubles-LIVE Prelims Recap

While the Phelps hype will still be at an all time high today, National teamers suit up for some grueling doubles and even triples in Friday’s session.

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Arrested Swim Coach Joey Diaz ‘Immediately Terminated’ By Club After Arrest

Joey Diaz, a former swim coach of the Makos Aquatics Club of Gainesville, Florida has been terminated by his club. In…

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NBAC Coach Bob Bowman Comments on USRPT – Video Interview

NBAC Head Swim Coach Bob Bowman – Michael Phelps long-time coach – comments on USRPT (aka Ultra Short Race Pace Training).

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Photo Vault, Day 2 – All Around the Pool at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Mesa

Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko – rafaeldomeyko.com – for these great swimming photos. (Featured Image: Michael Phelps)

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Nathan Adrian 100 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

Adrian was first at the turn touching in at 23.00 on his feet. Ryan Lochte came off the wall with a great underwater dolphin kick, but wasn’t able to put himself in competition with Adrian, who smoked the rest of the field by over a full second touching the wall in 48.23.

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Ryan Lochte 100 Butterfly Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand at Mesa

So the storybook version of the men’s 100 fly final in Michael Phelps’ big comeback didn’t go exactly according to plan, but afterall, it’s sort of Ryan Lochte’s comeback too.

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Katie Ledecky 400 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

In what seems to be a trend tonight, Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400m freestyle in start-to-finish fashion in a new junior world record of 4:03.84. That improved upon her own official record of 4:05.27 from prelims, though it was still four seconds slower than her personal best.

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Natalie Coughlin 100 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

Veteran swim star Natalie Coughlin kicked off the women’s 100m freestyle with a strong start, leading the field to the wall in 26.16 – very similar to how she paced her prelims swim.

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Michael McBroom 400 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix

Dwyer was a body length behind McBroom at the halfway point, and couldn’t catch up to him going into the last 100, with McBroom winning in 3:50.87. That’s withing about a second of his lifetime best.

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Atkinson 200 Breast Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

Alia Atkinson stole the show tonight in the 200m breaststroke leading from start to finish.

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Christopher Huott, Head Coach of Maryland Suburban Swim Club, Arrested After Accusations of Child Sex Abuse

According to the Washington Post, 53-year old Christopher Thomas Huott, the head coach, founder, and owner, of the Maryland Suburban Swim…

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