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16-Year-Old Jack Alexy Jumps to #3 in 15-16 History in 100 FR, .39 From Dressel

In his first swim under 50 seconds, Somerset Hills YMCA’s Jack Alexy came less than four-tenths away from Caeleb Dressel’s NAG record.

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Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame to Induct Five in Class of 2019

The Georgia Aquatic Hall of Fame will induct the 2019 class of honorees on Saturday, August 24th at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

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US World Junior Roster Updates: Urlando/Nordmann Headline 200 Fly Entries

NAG holder Luca Urlando and 16-year-old Lillie Nordmann have secured their spots on the 2019 World Juniors roster in the 200 fly.

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U.S. National Team Tracker: 48.01 Now 6th in Men’s 100 Free After Day 1 of Nats

We’ve kept track of where swimmers stand in the race for spots on the USA Swimming National Team. The top 6 swimmers in each event will make the squad.

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2019 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the intensity and excitement of Day 1 at the 2019 US National Championships.

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Smith Scratches 200 Back, Comerford/Flickinger 200 Free On Day 2 of US Nats

A lot of big names have scratched out of events on day 2 of U.S. Nationals, including world 200 back champ Regan Smith and a few high-seeds in the 200 free.

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16-Year Old Matthew Fenlon Swims 1:57 in 200 Fly in C-Final at US Nationals

The 16-year old now ranks as the 4th-fastest 15-16 swimmer in US history in the 200 long course meter fly after his C-final win on Wednesday evening.

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2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 1 Race Videos

Catch all the race videos from day 1 of the 2019 US National Championships.

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Zane Grothe Improves on Worlds 1500 Performance by 25 Seconds at U.S. Nationals

Grothe finished second to Bobby Finke Wednesday, but rebounded nicely from his 15:21.43 Worlds performance last week in Gwangju.

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2019 U.S. National Championships: Six Stars of Night One

Ryan Held has suddenly become an early favorite for the second spot behind American record-holder Caeleb Dressel in the 100 free for Tokyo 2020.

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Abbey Weitzeil Hits First 100 Free PR Since 2016 Olympic Trials

Weitzeil had only been 54 seconds twice since 2016, both on the same day last summer, prior to her swims on Wednesday.

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Ryan Held Re-Breaks U.S. Open Record in Finals at U.S. Nationals – 47.39

Held lowered his own PR and U.S. Open record from Wednesday morning prelims by .04 seconds, the third-fastest swim in the world this year.

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Paige Hetrick Clocks a 2:14 to Win the 200 Back at Y Nats Night 2

Louisville commit Paige Hetrick of Bradford took the first individual event of the night, the women’s 200 back, in a time of 2:14.42.

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Leah Gingrich Takes Down 200 Fly Personal Best From 2008

Her previous best was set 11 years ago, at the LCM Y Nationals meet back in 2008.

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Charlotte Hook Swims 3rd-Fastest 15-16 American LCM 200 Fly in History

Hook is now the sixth-fastest American woman in the 200 fly overall this season.

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