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McLaughlin Showing Positive Recovery Signs in Training

Katie McLaughlin popped out a 2:13 in the 200m fly today at the end of a set of 10x200s, foreshadowing great things to come in Omaha.

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Olympic Trials Predictions (With Math!) Part 2

This post is a follow up to this one. If you haven’t seen it yet, go read that one first….

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Beisel’s 400 IM in Atlanta Was a Confidence Booster (Full Video)

Elizabeth Beisel is confident going into Olympic Trials this weekend, where she is slated to swim nine events.

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Ryan Lochte Will Definitely Swim the 400 IM at Trials (Full Video)

Ending the speculating, Ryan Lochte announced today that he will definitely be swimming the 400 IM in Omaha on Sunday

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SwimMAC Flight to Omaha Makes Emergency Stop in KC Due to Oxygen Issue

The SwimMAC Elite flight from Charlotte to Omaha had to make an emergency stop in Kansas City due to oxygen issues. The athletes trained in Platte City, MO yesterday, and they’re now safely in Omaha.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Return Of The King In Men’s 200 Fly

Michael Phelps is vying for his 4th straight Trials title in the men’s 200m butterfly event.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Return to Prominence In W 200 Fly

2012 Olympian Cammile Adams is the favorite in the 200 Butterfly heading into the 2016 US Olympic Trials.

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2016 USA Olympic Trials Psych Sheet Released

Ryan Lochte is “only” entered in six events this time around.

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Olympic Trials Predictions (With Math!)

The psych sheet is finally here, so we have essentially all the pre Trials information we are going to get….

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Erika Braun misses Trials but offers inspiration to others

In 2012 Braun set a life time best of 26.32 to qualify for the Trials at the age of 40, beating her previous best of 26.60 set as a 16 year-old. This time around, she was chasing a time of 26.19 to qualify.

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Comparing Olympic Trials’ Top 3 Seeds From 2012 To 2016: Men’s Edition

Whereas Ryan Lochte held 4 top seeds headed into the 2012 Olympic Trials, this year’s highly anticipated meet sees Phelps hold 3 #1 spots.

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2016 US Olympic Trials Preview: Can Lochte Hold On To The 400m IM?

The 400m IM at the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials looks to be another case of old vs new, pinning multi-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte and Olympic gold medallist Tyler Clary against a top tier group of collegiate standouts.

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YES, You Can Stream the Olympic Swimming Trials on NBC Sports LIVE

Since posting NBC’s Olympic Trials television schedule earlier this week, we’ve been flooded with questions about how to watch it…

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LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen Will be ‘SwimSwam HQ’ in Omaha

Looking for something to do in between, or after, sessions in Omaha, Nebraska next week at the 2016 U.S. Olympic…

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Pick ‘Em Contest, Presented by TYR

The overall contest winner will receive a TYR Avictor suit.

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