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LA 2024 Releases Renderings of Aquatic Center, Coliseum

The website of the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic Games has released artist’s renderings of two major prospective athletic complexes, including the aquatic center that would host the swimming events.

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Team USA’s 2016 Rio Flag Bearer To Be Announced On Today Show This AM

Tune in to NBC’s The Today Show to find out which U.S. athlete will become flag bearer during the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

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2016 Junior Nationals Psych Sheets Released

Zoe Bartel (above) is a heavy favorite in both women’s breaststroke races.

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2016 U.S. Open – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Cardinal Aquatics/Louisville’s Mallory Comerford was the fastest qualifier for the women’s 100 meter freestyle final and will battle Australia’s Shayna Jack for the U.S. Open title on Day 1.

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2016 U.S. Open – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2016 U.S. Open got underway Tuesday morning with the preliminary heats of the women’s and men’s 200 fly and 100 free. The slower heats of Olympic distance events (w800, m1500) will begin this afternoon.

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Josh Prenot One of Seven Sea Lions on U.S. Olympic Team (Zodiac Stats)

Josh Prenot is a sea lion, and you’ll find out why below.

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Families Go To Great Lengths To Cheer On Their Olympians

For families and friends eager to see their Olympians compete in person, they’ve gotten creative with developing the means to make it happen.

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Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: David Plummer

After contemplating retirement after wrapping up college swimming nearly eight years ago and heartbreak four years ago, backstroker David Plummer made his first Olympic team last month

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The Avg. Team USA Olympic Swimmer is 23.3 Years Old (Birthday Stats)

Sorry, David. You are more than seven years over the average age. Try a little harder.

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Lilly King

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Lilly King. King, who will swim at the meet by virtue of winning both the 100 and…

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Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Jay Litherland

Jay Litherland (left) and Chase Kalisz (right), the American representatives in the men’s 400 IM in Rio.

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Meet the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team: Katie Ledecky

Meet 2016 U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky from Bethesda, Maryland, who already has one Olympic gold medal from 2012, but is in…

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Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Leah Smith

Meet first-time Olympian and distance freestyle extraordinaire Leah Smith, who will be competing in the 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, and 4×200 freestyle in Rio

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2016 U.S. Open Set to Begin Tomorrow in Minneapolis

The 2016 U.S. Open kicks off in Minneapolis, Minnesota tomorrow. Several several big names from both the domestic and international swimming communities (such as Arkady Vyatchanin, above) will compete for titles during the five-day meet.

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Meet the 2016 USA Olympic Swim Team: Ryan Murphy

Meet first-time Olympian Ryan Murphy, a record-setting backstroker with a legendary high school and college career with the Bolles School Sharks and Cal Bears. Next up: keeping the U.S. backstroke winning streak alive in Rio

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