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The Top 10 Swims from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

For the first time since 2008, World Records were broken at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials. Today, we rank the top-10 swims of the meet.

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Follow Team USA Olympic Swimmers on Instagram

Caeleb Dressel leads all members of the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team with 647,000+ followers on Instagram. Follow him and the rest of the team here.

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Where are the Swimmers Representing Team USA At the 2024 Olympics From?

Indiana qualified the most swimmers of any state for Team USA’s 2024 Olympic roster, with six swimmers hailing from the Hoosier State.

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Brian Benzing Explains How NCAA Championships Prepared him for Olympic Trials

Towson’s Brian Benzing was a surprise star at the 2024 NCAA Championships, placing 2nd in the 100 breast in 50.59.

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The Next Miss America Beyond Caitlin Clark: Kate Douglass

Douglass’ performances at the U.S. Olympic Trials put her front and center of all American athletes competing at the Paris Olympics.

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Oldest, Youngest, Zodiacs, and Birthday Twins on the 2024 US Olympic Swim Team

Chris Guiliano (left) and Luke Hobson (right) were born on the same fateful day in 2003, rewriting American middle distance history.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Walsh’s World Record, Men’s 100 Free Final Biggest U.S. Trials Highlights

Gretchen Walsh’s world record in the 100 fly was clearly SwimSwam reader’s favorite moment of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Luke Whitlock on Making Olympic Team: “I knew I could execute (the race) when it mattered”

After taking the top seed in the 400 free prelims but finishing 5th in the final, the Indiana native executed an excellent race plan in the 800 free

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US Adds David Johnston to 2024 Olympic Roster in Open Water; Gemmell Takes Ledecky’s Spot

Already qualified in the 1.5k in the pool, David Johnston will add the open water 10k race to his lineup for the Paris Olympics as well.

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How Unprecedented Is Kate Douglass’s Olympic Swimming Lineup?

Douglass’s 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 IM lineup at the Olympic games is a type of lineup that not many swimmers have taken on before.

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Ella Nelson on Racing at Olympic Trials: “This is it for me”

Nelson made 2 finals at the trials, the 100 and 200 breast, and will leave UVA as one of the most decorated Hoos in history with 20 All-American honors.

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Daryn Wright Named to U.S. Olympic Diving Team In Women’s 10-Meter

Wright was surprised by friends and family at Purdue University’s aquatic center on Thursday morning after she hadn’t locked in a spot at the Trials.

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Amusing, Insightful & More: SwimSwam Comment Highlights From The U.S. Olympic Trials

SwimSwam’s live recaps amassed 17,500 comments over nine days of racing at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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WADA President Calls Out USADA For Hypocrisy, “Playing Politics” After Congressional Hearing

WADA President Witold Banka declined to attend the Congressional hearing in Washington on Tuesday, but didn’t hold back in responding one day later.

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Charlie Swanson on Making Surprise First Olympic Team: “I don’t really know what to feel yet”

Swanson is an NCAA All-American for Michigan who graduated in 2020 and specialized in the 400 IM during his time as a Wolverine

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