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Chase Kalisz Opens Up About Shoulder Injury in 2018

In a race that was eerily similar to the 2016 Trials, Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland punched their ticket to the Tokyo Games in the men’s 400 IM

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Watch Olympic Trials Wave II Day 1 Finals (Race Videos + Press Conferences)

Two American Records were set tonight in the semifinals. Michael Andrew crushed his hours-old 100 breast record and Torri Huske broke Dana Vollmer’s record.

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2021 US Olympic Trials – Night 1 Video Roundup

Among the highlights was a deva vu race that saw Chase Kalisz win the 400 IM and his UGA teammate Jay Litherland run down a competitor to touch for 2nd

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

19-year-old Carson Foster (pictured) has put himself in position to qualify for his first Olympic team tonight in the men’s 400 individual medley.

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How the 2021 U.S. Olympic Roster Looks after Night 1 of Trials

Chase Kalisz has punched his ticket for his 2nd-straight Olympic Games, one of three Team USA swimmers who definitely secured their spots tonight.

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Nic Fink Hits 58.50 100 Breast: #2 All-Time American, 5th Worldwide This Season

Fink is now the second-ranked American man behind Michael Andrew in the event and the 5th fastest man in the world this season.

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Still Rolling: Michael Andrew Breaks 100 Breast American Record Again – 58.14

Swimming in the 2nd semifinal heat, Andrew blasted a 58.14, chipping another 0.05 seconds off his morning swim.

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Only Smith Breaks Olympic “A” Cut in 400 Free Final, What Now?

Kieran Smith crushed the men’s 400 free final tonight, breaking the Olympic Qualifying Time of 3:46.78 by nearly two seconds.

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Torri Huske Demolishes American Record with 55.78 100 Fly in Semifinals

18-Year-Old Arlington Aquatic Club swimmer Torri Huske just exploded in the first heat of women’s 100 fly semifnals, breaking the American Record.

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US Men Find Answer To Medley Relay Hole In Michael Andrew’s 58.19 100 Breast

Could this be what the American men needed in order to secure gold in the 4×100 medley or do the British still have the upperhand?

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SwimSwam Reader’s Predict Trials: Pick’em Entry Breakdown

Pick’em is a for fun contest, but we can also look at it as a survey on SwimSwam reader’s opinions on what will happen at trials. Let’s dive into the results.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Rio Olympian Gunnar Bentz Scratches 400 IM

2016 Rio Olympian Gunnar Bentz has decided to not contest his No. 6 prelims seed in tonight’s 400 IM final. He will have the 200 fly/IM later this week.

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USA Swimming Olympic Trials Day 1: What Does It Take to Make It Back?

It was tougher to make it back for a second swim for three of five today’s events than it was in 2016, with both 400 IMs being the exceptions.

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Watch Michael Andrew Break the 100 Breast American Record at 58.19

The race video for Michael Andrew’s 58.19 100 breast American record is now live, where he leads tonight’s semi-finals seeds.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Prelims Photo Vault

US Olympic Swimming Trials kicked off this morning with many epic battles, and SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture it all.

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