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Regan Smith Breaks Missy Franklin’s 13-14 Record in 100 Back

2016 U.S. OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, August 2 – Saturday, August 6, 2016 Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center The University…

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Elizabeth Beisel

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, who originally hails from Rhode Island. In the video below, she talks about how there…

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Phelps on being selected as Flag Bearer (Video)

It’s official. 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps has been selected as Team USA’s flag bearer for the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Opposites Collide In Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

After missing the podium in this race at the 2015 FINA World Championshps, the defending Olympic champions from Team USA will be pushed hard by the Australian in their attempt at 400 medley relay redemption in Rio.

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Results Of The Lead Up To Rio If There Was a Zero Tolerance Approach To Doping

Heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games the issue of doping in the sport of swimming has been a constant…

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Noah Brune Scrambles Up to #6 All-Time in 13-14 Rankings in 1500 Free

2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – STANFORD Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Palo Alto, CA Stanford University Meet website Psych…

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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends

Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.

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2015 World C’ships 25k Silver Medalist Alex Meyer Confirms Retirement

American open water swimmer Alex Meyer confirms to SwimSwam that he has retired from the sport.

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Ledecky Second Best Athlete In Her Grade School’s History

Charles Hartley makes a very good argument for why Katie Ledecky is the second best athlete to come from her grade school.

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Makayla Sargent Wins 800 Free at College Park Futures Champs

Makayla Sargent of the Victor Swim Club posted a lifetime best 8:48.31 to win the women’s 800 free at the College Park Futures Championships in Maryland tonight

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Tom Shields

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Tom Shields from Huntington Beach, California. He talks about how the water and the Ocean has been…

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Lauren Pitzer Shreds 6.2 Seconds Off of 800 Free PR at Austin Futures

2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – AUSTIN Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Austin, Texas University of Texas Meet website Psych…

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Tristen Ulett Hits PR Leading Off Dynamo 800 Relay at Atlanta Futures

2016 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS – ATLANTA Thursday, August 4 – Sunday, August 7, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech Meet website Psych sheets…

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Coughlin to Join Local NBC Station for Nightly “Olympic Moment” Piece

Natalie Coughlin will join her local Bay Area NBC station for a nightly segment called “The Olympic Moment of the Day with Natalie Coughlin.”

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U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Sings the National Anthem – Underwater

The 2016 United States Olympic Team is better when they’re wetter. Earlier today, we learned that they’re a mixed bag…

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