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“Lochte Rule” Heavily Enforced in 400 IM Prelims at U.S. Trials

Savanna Faulconer was disqualified this morning for violating the “Lochte Rule” by coming off a freestyle wall toward her back.

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Aussie Coaches, Athletes Have Eyes On The Omaha Pool

Aussie Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren, “World rankings at this point in time don’t mean too much”, as Mitch Larkin watches what American rival Ryan Murphy produces in Omaha.

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Sean Grieshop, New WJR Holder in 400 IM, Drops 400 Free

Sean Grieshop dropped a bunch of time in the 400 IM prelims, posting a 4:14.00 to take the World Junior Record from Brazil’s Brandonn Almeida by just seven hundredths.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day One Prelims Preview

The long awaited 2016 U.S Olympic Trials to select the American team that will represent the stars and stripes in Rio begin this morning. With it comes a fast start with big names competing on the first day.

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Watch: Schmitt and Bowman’s Full Olympic Trials Press Conference

Look here to see the full Allison Schmitt/Bob Bowman pre-meet press conference from Olympic Trials at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Ledecky Scratches 400 IM for Olympic Trials (Prelims Heat Sheets)

Katie Ledecky has scratched the 400 IM for tomorrow morning at Olympic Trials. She was the fifth seed, and fourth seed Becca Mann is also out. You can find full heat sheets for Saturday morning prelims here.

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Adidas Brings The A-Station to Omaha

Adidas will showcase its innovative a-station concept in North America for the first time as Omaha plays host to the US Olympic Swimming Trials.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule

Check out the publication schedule for all 26 of our event-by-event U.S. Olympic Trials previews, plus links to each event page as it goes live.

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Watch: Michael Phelps/Bob Bowman Olympic Trials Press Conference

Watch Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman’s full pre-meet press conference from Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.

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NBC Broadcast Team: “There is nothing like this event” (Video)

Tommy Roy, Dan Hicks, Rowdy Gaines, and Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports talked about the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials from their perspective at a press conference on Saturday.

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Ed Moses Will Not Swim In Omaha

Despite qualifying for the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials in the 100m breaststroke at the end of May, the former Olympic gold medallist Ed Moses stated in an Instagram post that he will not be racing in the 100m breaststr

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The Best Race To Watch Each Night Of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

The men’s 100 back shapes up to be one of the races of the meet, with defending Olympic champion Matt Grevers looking to fend off the world’s #1 and #3 ranked swimmers: David Plummer and Ryan Murphy.

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“This is our Superbowl week” Chuck Wielgus on Olympic Trials (VIDEO)

“This is our Superbowl week,” said Chuck Wielgus, Executive Director of USA Swimming, referring to the Olympic Trials in Omaha….

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Olympic Trials Press Conferences Photo Vault: Phelps, Franklin, & More

Simone Manuel, Matt Grevers, Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps, Bob Bowman, Maya DiRado, and the NBC News team all held press conferences on the final day before the competition begins in Omaha.

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Maya Dirado Definitely Not in 200 Fly, 200 Free is a Maybe (VIDEO)

Maya Dirado, who could come out of Trials as the fastest American IM’er headed to Rio, talked about her training…

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