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2019 US Open Championships: Leah Smith Scratches 200 IM B-Final

Leah Smith and Khader Baqlah were the only swimmers to scratch A- or B-finals Thursday. Smith is the No. 2 seed in the 400 free.

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Gabriel Araya Breaks Chilean National Record in 200 Fly Time Trial at U.S. Open

Gabriel Araya has broken the Chilean Record in the 200 fly several times in the last 2 years. His latest effort pulls him closer to an Olympic Invite.

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2019 US Open Championships: Who is Ziyang Zhang?

Looking to improve his 10k prospects, Thursday morning’s top qualifier in the men’s 400 free started training with Team Santa Monica this fall.

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Luca Urlando Declares False Start in Prelims of Men’s 200 IM

After swimming the 400 free preliminaries on Thursday morning, US National Teamer Luca Urlando left an empty lane in the heats of the 200 IM.

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Madisyn Cox Disqualified after 2:11.0 in 200 IM Prelims at U.S. Open

Madisyn Cox was the 2nd-fastest swimmer in the morning prelims of the 200 IM, but was disqualified after swimming 2:11.01.

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2019 U.S. Open Day 2 Prelims Scratch Report: Ledecky Out of 200 IM

Katie Ledecky has opted out of the women’s 200 IM on Thursday at 2019 U.S. Open. The event follows the 400 free where she is seeded 1st.

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WATCH: Fastest 800 Free Heats from Night 1 of 2019 US Open

Watch Brazil’s Guilherme Costa down his own South American record in the 800 free by multiple seconds.

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2019 US Open Championships: Night 1 Timed Finals Recap

The 2019 U.S. Open kicks off with the women’s and men’s 800 freestyles Wednesday night in Atlanta, GA at the McAuley Aquatic Center.

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Hannah Moore, Phoebe Hines Scratch 800 Free on Day 1 of U.S. Open

2019 U.S. OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS December 4th-7th, 2019 McCauley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia LCM (50m), Prelims/Finals Psych sheets…

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5 Storylines To Watch At the 2019 Minnesota Invite

It’s a rematch of 2019 NCAAs, with #1 Cal taking on #2 Texas. Watch for some brutal battles through the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles.

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Understanding the Matt Biondi-Led International Swimmers Alliance

The new Alliance plans to collect member swimmers’ prize money from major events and redistribute it through a tiered system of professional athletes.

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All the Links You Need to Follow the 2019 U.S. Open Swimming Championships

The 2019 U.S. Open will kick off tomorrow and we have gathered all the information you need to follow the action.

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How to Watch the 2019 U.S. Open Swimming Championships

Caeleb Dressel’s first event of the meet will take place on Thursday morning in the heats of the men’s 200 IM. He’s entered in 5 races this weekend.

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5 Men’s Races To Watch At Swimming’s 2019 U.S. Open

Ryan Lochte is chasing a 5th Olympic team, Chase Kalisz a bounce-back year, and Carson Foster a place among the top senior IMers in one of our races to watch.

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5 Women’s Races To Watch At Swimming’s 2019 U.S. Open

12 of last year’s top 13 Americans are entered in the 400 IM this week in Atlanta. That includes 17-year-old national champ Emma Weyant & star Katie Ledecky.

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