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Phelps Reaffirms Rio Will Be His Last Olympics

Michael Phelps once again reaffirmed that Rio will be his last Olympics, talking to NBC sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya.

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Baltimore Ravens To Broadcast Phelps 200 IM Race During Tonight’s Game

Anyone attending tonight’s Raves vs. Panthers exhibition game in Maryland will get an extra treat during a commercial break.

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Gamecock Swimming and Diving Announces 2016-17 Schedule

South Carolina announces their upcoming season’s schedule.

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Ledecky Cruises To Olympic Record 8:12 in 800 Free Heats

It wasn’t her best time – wasn’t even within 6 seconds, in fact – but Katie Ledecky still smashed the Olympic record in heats of the 800 free.

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Weir Baffled By Coaches Relay Decision: ‘I can’t make any sense of it’

Amanda Weir was shocked with the decision made by the American coaches to leave her off the women’s 400 free relay.

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Natalie Coughlin Questions U.S. Relay Selection Decision

American swimmer Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic medalist who missed qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, says she was surprised…

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Relay Roundup: Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay Split Breakdown

The U.S. women reversed their fortunes to top Australia in the 4×200 freestyle relay last night.

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NCSA Summer Champs Day 2: Kukurugya, Drabot Break Meet Records

Hannah Kukurugya (above), and Katie Drabot broke meet records en route to winning the 200 fly and 200 free, respectively, on Day 2 of NCSA Summer Championships.

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Rio Day 5 Medal Table: Relay Gold Helps USA Lead In All-Sports Table

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Top 3 Junior Swimmers in Each Event Through Rio Day 5

While swimmers like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte continue to add to their Olympic medal career totals, the Rio Olympic Games serve as a first chance for many young swimmers to represent their respective nations on the Olympic stage.

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SwimSwam PSA: Prelim Swimmers Earn Relay Medals

One of Michael Phelps’s 21 gold medals (as of this morning) came from swimming the preliminary heat of the 4×100 medley relay in 2004.

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Balandin’s 200 Breast Gold Marks First Swimming Medal Ever For Kazakhstan

Balandin won Kazakhstan’s first ever swimming Olympic medal, and he did it in winning fashion by taking gold in the men’s 200 breast with a 2:07.46.

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Watch the Race Videos from Day 3 Finals at 2016 Speedo Juniors

Watch Dakota Luther win the 100 fly, as well as the other race videos from Day 3 finals, at 2016 Speedo U.S. Junior National Championships.

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Day 5 Quick Quotes: Dwyer on Cap Drama “We Have Different Sponsors”

Quick quotes from Michael Phelps, Conor Dwyer, Sarah Sjostrom, Lilly King, and Yusra Mardini from after this morning’s prelims.

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Lilly King: “My Parents Raised Me to Say What I Wanted to Say”

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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