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Olympic Bronze Medalist Kate Douglass No-Shows 200 IM At U.S. Trials

Douglass won Olympic bronze in the women’s 200 IM last year but has opted out of the event at World Trials in Greensboro.

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2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 4 Update

This post contains the updated scores for the SwimSwam Pick’ems contest on and through day 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked

In prelims, Metroplex Aquatics 18-year-old Zhier Fan posted a massive personal best of 1:00.64 in the men’s 100 breast, qualifying him for the ‘A’ final.

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2022 U.S Trials: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Kate Douglass will take on the tough 200 IM and 50 free double in the short last prelims session of U.S World Trials in Greensboro.

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Regan Smith Focusing on Rebuilding Herself as a New Swimmer

Smith came to the wall in a blazing 57.76, winning by half a body length and taking down the U.S. Open Record, which she had set in 2021 with 57.92.

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So Who Gets to Swim the Stroke 50s At Worlds?

If USA Swimming’s Olympic selection criteria isn’t Byzantine enough, the stroke 50s add a whole other layer of complexity to Worlds qualification.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Torri Huske, Michael Andrew Out of 200 IM

Huske, who was the third seed in the 200 IM, will not be swimming the event to focus on the 50 free later in the same session.

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2022 U.S. World Championship Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky (pictured) is poised to pick up her third qualification for World Championships in tonight’s 400 free final.

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Regan Smith Breaks U.S. Open Record With 57.76 100 Back

Smith swam the eighth-fastest time ever, and overtook Kaylee McKeown as the fastest performer in the world this year and the first under 58 seconds.

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2022 US Trials Day 4 Roundup: Smith Breaks US Open Record, 3 Men Hit 400 A-Cut

There were several big storylines that came out of day 4 of the 2022 US International Team Trials, including Regan Smith’s record-setting 100 backstroke.

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WATCH: Regan Smith’s 100 Back U.S. Open Record And Other Day 4 Races

The men’s and women’s 400 free, 100 breast, and 100 back were contested on night 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. International Trials: Day 4 Doubles Ensure Full Rosters All Around

Thanks in part to four top-two finishes by Claire Curzan, the US is ensured that all qualified swimmers will be able to go to Budapest.

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Emma Weyant “I think I back-halved a lot more than I thought I would have to”

After earning a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 400 IM, Weyant backed that up by placing 2nd in the 400 IM in Greensboro

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Katie Ledecky Snags #1 World Ranking From Ariarne Titmus In The 400 Free

Ledecky became the first woman under four minutes this year in the 400 free, swimming a time of 3:59.52 to win the event at U.S. trials.

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Less is More for Berkoff as Sprint Training Pays Dividends

Berkoff went 27.12 to claim the American Record and the U.S. Open Record and become the first-ranked 50 backstroker in the world

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