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USMS To Allow Adults One Free Workout Through “Try Masters Swimming” Campaign

More than 200 clubs across the country are participating in this initiative as interest in the sport increases during the Olympic year.

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Peter Andrew Explains M. Andrew’s Taper Process Leading into Olympic Trials

Peter walks us through the process of tapering Michael for Olympic Trials and how they decided on his event lineup in Omaha.

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Follow the 2020 U.S. Olympic Roster on Instagram and Twitter

Here is a complete list of each U.S. Olympic swimming athlete’s Instagram and Twitter usernames. Follow along as they prepare for Tokyo.

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USOPC Releases Protest Rules For Tokyo Olympic Games

Messages, raised fists, kneeling and advocating against police violence are among the things approved for protest by the USOPC in Tokyo.

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USA Water Polo Announces Their Women’s Tokyo Olympic Roster

Team captain Maggie Steffens (above) has been named to her third Olympic team as Team USA is en route to win their third consecutive Olympic gold medal.

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Harvard and Georgetown Top CSCAA Scholar All-America DI List For Spring 2021

Harvard’s women’s program had the highest GPA out of DI schools for spring 2021 (3.90) and their men’s program tied Georgetown for the highest DI GPA (3.79).

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Long, Meyers Headline US Roster for the 2021 Paralympic Games

The USOPC has announced the thirty four swimmers who will be representing the United States at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 8 Results

Andddd we have a Pick ‘Em winner! After eight days of Trials action and multiple leaders on the overall standings, it was swim6847 who came out on top.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 7 Results

The day seven pick ’ems had a five-way tie for first between Dr. Glogo D.O., ZanBai, Wanna Sprite ?, Smv, and Kitajima Fan.

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Only 11 Out of 26 US Olympic Swimmers Were On 2018 Pan Pacs Team

Paige Madden (above) is part of an unusually-large group of swimmers to make the Olympic Team in spite of not racing at the previous Pan Pacs.

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SwimSwam’s Top 15 Comments From Olympic Trials Part Two

We sifted through approximately 6,396 comments on the U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II live recaps (from day four through day eight) and narrowed it down to 15.

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An Homage To Omaha: A Swim Fan’s Reflections On A Week At Olympic Trials

A look back at what was a whirlwind week in Omaha from a fan’s perspective.

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Caeleb Dressel on 2021 Trials: “I like the challenges that this sport brings”

Caeleb Dressel used his start to launch himself into clear water right off the hop in the men’s 50 freestyle final, soaring to victory in a time of 21.04

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Exploring Team USA’s Olympic Relay Options: How To Puzzle Out the Medleys

When your best flyer is also your best freestyler, choices get tough. When your best breaststroker might be your second-best flyer, things get weird fast.

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Simone Manuel: “That 50 may have been the longest 50 of my life”

Manuel, 24, edged out a tightly-bunched field at the wall in a time of 24.29, qualifying her for the U.S. Olympic team after missing the 100 free final.

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