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Carson Foster Goes Out Hard, Gets 200 IM NAG Record Again in Finals

2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…

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Ashley Twichell Becomes 4th Fastest American All-Time in 1500

2nd and 3rd place finishers Ally McHugh and Erica Sullivan also cracked the top 10 all-time American performers with their times of 16:02.56 and 16:02.88, which come in at 7th and 8th respectively.

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Trey Freeman Will Decline His Spot on the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacs Team

According to his mother, Trey Freeman will decline his spot on the Jr. Pan Pacs team because that comes after the start of his fall semester at Florida.

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Kathleen Baker Breaks U.S. Open Record in 200 IM

Baker’s best time coming into 2018 was a 2:12, and she’s now the second-fastest American in history.

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Chase Kalisz Clinches Men’s Pro Swim Series Title With 200 IM Win

Katie Ledecky and Chase Kalisz won the 2018 Pro Swim Series titles for the 2nd-straight year.

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Grant Shoults: “I felt like I belonged” (Video)

In his own words, it’s a big relief for Grant Shoults to finally make a big boy team

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2018 U.S. National Day 5 Finals: Andrew Aims for the 4-Peat

Michael Andrew will try for his 4th win of the week in the 50 free tonight.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After setting the 100 back World Record last night, Kathleen Baker is slated to take on the 200 IM today against Olympic medalist Melanie Margalis.

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Leah Smith Tapered at Altitude for Nationals (Video)

As expected, fellow Olympic medalist Leah Smith was far ahead of the rest of the field in a 4:02.21 for 2nd

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Meili: “I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to keep swimming” (Video)

Olympic silver medalist Katie Meili held off 200 breast champ Micah Sumrall for 2nd, making it likely she’ll head to Pan Pacs after just completing a year of law school

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4 Swimmers to Watch at YMCA Long Course Nationals (PSYCH SHEETS)

2018 YMCA Long Course National Swimming Championships Monday, July 30th-Friday, August 3rd, 2018 Eppley Recreatin Center, University of Maryland 50m…

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2018 U.S. Nationals Day 5: Swim-offs, Scratches, and Swim-off Scratches

Olivia Smoliga opted out of the B final of the women’s 50 free on the final day of competition at 2018 U.S. Nationals in Irvine.

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Katie Ledecky: “I’ve learned this lesson thousands of times before” (Video)

Katie Ledecky was under her own World Record pace until the final 50 meters, but fell off, still dominating in the 10th fastest performance ever in 3:59.09

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Ian Finnerty Beats Out Reece Whitley in WUGs Swim-Off

Ian Finnerty, the fastest-ever swimmer in the 100 yard breaststroke, won a swim-off for what will probably be a spot on the World University Games team.

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After Scratching Mid-Meet Races, Eastin Qualifies 5th for 200 IM Final

Despite being in recovery from mono, Eastin will have a shot at making an international team Sunday night in finals.

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