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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet for Non-Swimmers Day 7: 2 More World Records Fall

American Caeleb Dressel was responsible for 1 of the 2 World Records that fell on the penultimate day of the Tokyo2020 Olympics.

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Lenny Krayzelburg Gives Perspective on Men’s Backstrokes, the Olympic Mindset

I ask Lenny “How do you balance having a great swim but not winning the race?” and he didn’t really have an answer because Lenny mostly just won races

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 7 Medal Table: US Approaching 30 Medal Mark

With Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel claiming gold medals on day 7, the US is now approaching the 30 medal mark in Tokyo.

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Cody Miller Shares Breaststroke Knowledge, Analyzes Women’s 200 WR & Men’s 100

Cody goes DEEP on the women’s 200 breast, revealing what he saw as the difference-maker for Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker

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SwimSwam’s Top 5 Swims of the #Tokyo2020 Olympic Games: Day 7

We saw two world records, an Olympic record, Katie Ledecky with the 3-peat, and a very questionable coaching decision for Team USA’s mixed relay on Day 7

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Richmond Futures Day 2: Josh Parent Clips Best Time with 4:21.73 400 IM

Parent’s 4:21.90 from Trials made him the #10 performer all-time in the 15-16 age group, and his swim from tonight keeps him there.

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2021 West Fargo Futures Day 3: Aidan Reagan Posts 54.53 100 Fly Personal Best

His personal best coming into the meet was 56.39, marking an improvement of almost 2 seconds.

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Tokyo 2020, North America Day 7: Ledecky Will Continue To Paris, “Maybe” LA

“I’m at least going to ‘24, maybe ‘28,” Ledecky told NBC immediately after winning a third straight gold in the women’s 800 free.

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Caeleb Dressel Breaks 100 Fly World Record; Milak Now #2 All-Time

The men’s 100 fly final on Saturday morning in Tokyo featured the two fastest performers in history both swimming lifetime bests.

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Katie Ledecky Wins 3rd-Straight 800 Free, Becomes 37th Olympian With 10 Medals

Katie Ledecky is now one of eight swimmers in history to win double digit gold medals at the modern Olympic Games after topping the 800 free on Saturday.

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Gabriel Jett Hits 50.54 Free/56.22 Back on Day 2 of Santa Clarita Futures

Cal commit Gabriel Jett of Clovis Swim Club swam a pair of personal bests on day two of Santa Clarita Futures, nailing 50.59 100 free and 56.22 100 back.

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Anthony Nesty Joins Rare Company of Olympic Champions to Coach Olympic Champions

Among Olympic gold medal winners, Anthony Nesty has already surpassed the coaching accomplishments of most at these Tokyo Olympics.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Anthony Nesty

Coach Anthony Nesty’s Florida swimmers have shown up in force in the NCAA – and now they’ve done the same on the Olympic stage.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Lydia Jacoby

Lydia Jacoby wasn’t the most-hyped junior on the U.S. Olympic team heading into the summer. But she delivered when it counted with a massive Olympic upset.

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#Tokyo2020 Cheat Sheet for Non-Swimmers Day 6: The World Record Goes Down!

Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the first individual World Record of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday morning in Tokyo, etching her name in history.

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