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Kathleen Baker Comments on 100 Back WR (Video)

Kathleen Baker absolutely blew it out of the water, exceeding expectations with a World Record. She flipped in 27.90, closing for a 58.00

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2018 U.S. Nationals Day 5: Ledecky Opts Out of 1500 Free

Katie Ledecky has scratched the 1500 free on the final day of competition at 2018 U.S. Nationals.

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Michael Andrew Sets Up For Diverse Three-Meet Lineup

While most swimmers qualifying for the U.S. Nationals / 2018 Pan Pacs / 2019 World Championships trifecta have roughly the same lineup at each, Michael Andrew has set up to have wildly different lineups at all three meets.

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Magahey, Rose Move to #2 & #3 in All-time 15-16 Rankings for 400 Free

16-year-old Jake Magahey and 15-year-old Dare Rose ended a spirited battle for tonight’s senior national D final with two of the three fastest 400 meter free times in U.S. 15-16 age group history.

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US Pan Pacs Roster Update: 2nd-Places Almost Completely Added

Almost all second-place finishers are locked into Pan Pacs berths on a night 4 that saw rosters expand dramatically. We should be in line to get at least some of the third place finishers onto Pan Pacs rosters, though fourth-placers are probably out.

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Watch the Race Videos from Day 4 Finals at 2018 U.S. Nationals

Watch all the championship races from Saturday night’s finals session in Irvine.

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Watch Kathleen Baker’s World Record 100 Back at U.S. Nationals (VIDEO)

Watch Kathleen Baker go 58.00 to break Kylie Masse’s 100 back world record.

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U.S. Nationals Day 4 Pick’em Update: Favorites Again Have Their Day

After the relative chaos of the first two days, the popular picks to win came through for the second day in a row.

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Regan Smith Breaks World Junior, US 15-16 Records in 100 back

Regan Smith finished 3rd in the 100 back and took out her own World Junior and 15-16 National Age Group Records in the process.

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2018 U.S. Nationals Day 4 Finals Preview: It’s Anyone’s Game in the Men’s 400 Free

Defending national champion Zane Grothe leads 5 qualifiers with sub-3:50s in the final of the men’s 400 free.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Regan Smith and Olympic medalist Kathleen Baker will go up against a stacked 100 back field after tying for the 200 back win.

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Jay Litherland Speaks Mostly Japanese at Home (Video)

Though the speak english with their Georgia teammates, the Litherland triplets speak almost exclusively in Japanese to their parents

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2017 ACC Champ Ky-Lee Perry Time-Trials Lifetime Best in 50 Free

USA SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – TIME TRIALS July 25th-29th, 2018 Meet Mobile search: “Time Trials -2018 Phillips 66 National Champs,”…

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Spectator Alcohol Sales Flowing Smoothly at 2018 U.S. Nationals

SwimSwam caught up with USA Swimming CMO Matt Farrell to find out how alcohol sales have gone at Nationals.

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