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Epic Swims: Brendan Hansen’s Double BR World Records at 2006 Nationals

At the 2006 US Nationals, Brendan Hansen went on a double world record spree in the 100/200 breast. Read more on how Hansen took down the records here.

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Current U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers By Event, Age, LSC & More

1213 swimmers are already qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, now scheduled for 2021. We’ve broken that group down by age, event, LSC and more.

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USA Swimming Plans to Set New 2021 Olympic Trials Standards for New Swims

While existing qualifiers will still be eligible to race at the rescheduled 2021 Olympic Trials, new qualifiers will have to meet tougher standards.

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PIAA Cancels All Winter & Spring Sports for Remainder of 2019-20 Season

The meet was initially scheduled for March 13-14 at Bucknell University, but was suspended the day before and remained as such for more than three weeks.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Event Schedule To Remain Unchanged

The rescheduled U.S. Olympic Trials will follow the same schedule as originally announced, exactly mirroring the Olympic lineup, including the two new events.

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USA Swimming Will Refund, or Roll Forward, 2020 Olympic Trials Tickets to 2021

One of the most frequently asked questions that we have received about the U.S. Olympic Trials is what will happen to tickets upon the reschedule.

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USA Swimming Announces Dates for 2021 Olympic Trials

The 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials will be held a week earlier in the Olympic cycle than the 2020 trials were originally scheduled for.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Kathleen Baker on Not Bottling your Emotions

Now stuck at home, she has been leaning heavily on her national teammates for support and kinship by checking in with them.

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Bruce Furniss Cleared to Leave Hospital 11 Days after a Major Heart Attack

After a return to the ICU on Tuesday, Olympic gold medalist Bruce Furniss (left) was cleared to leave the hospital on Thursday.

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Phoenix, Arizona Swim Coach Arrested on Allegations of Sexual Abuse of a Child

42-year old coach Nate Moore, who has coached with several teams in the Phoenix area, has been accused by a former swimmer of having sex with her when she was a minor.

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Semifinal Shockers: 10 Epic Swims From Semifinals That Inspired Us

Here we count down some of the greatest performances from semifinal races of the last 20-ish years. These races are just as memorable as the finals.

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USC Swimming Alum Ashley Brewer Debuts as ESPN Host on New Platform Quibi

Brewer, who graduated from USC in 2014 with a sociology degree, is taking the next step in her already prolific sports reporting career.

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WATCH: Michael Phelps Wins First World Title With 200 Fly WR In Fukuoka

Relive Phelps winning his first world title at the 2001 Championships in Fukuoka, breaking the 200 fly world record for the second time in four months.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Annie Lazor on Swimming in 4 Different Pools

Along with IU post-grads Cody Miller and Lilly King, Lazor has swam in 4 different pools over the last 2 weeks in an effort to try and maintain pool time

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Claire Curzan Hits the (Backyard) Pool with Wetsuit to Continue Training

“She can’t feel her face,” Mark Curzan, her father, told SwimSwam. “But she says she’s more of a water mammal than a land mammal.”

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