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Preview Mecklenburg Aquatic Center Upgrades Before Arena PSS Charlotte

Check out the site of this weekend’s Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte, the newly renovated Mecklenburg Aquatic Center.

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Lochte Enters 7 Events For 2016 Charlotte Pro Swim (Psych Sheets Here)

Olympian Ryan Lochte is taking every opportunity to put on a show for his home fans – or at least he’ll have the option to, after entering 7 events at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte.

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IOC Confirms It Will Take ‘Common Sense’ Approach To Tattoos In Rio

Says the IOC, “Standing alone, the Olympic Rings are a great expression of appreciation of the Olympic Games and of the Olympic values.”

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U.S. Olympic Trials Tickets Sold Out for 7 of 8 Nights

An unprecedented demand for tickets has resulted in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming being sold out for the first seven days of competition.

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Olympic Athletes Offer Swim Safety Tips for Water Safety Month

With the swimming season here, the USA Swimming Foundation kicks off National Water Safety Month with personal water safety tips from six Olympic gold medalists. These tips will help parents and guardians keep their children safer in the water this season.

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Gregg Troy Weighs in on the State of Michael Phelps (Video Interview)

Troy believes Phelps may understand better than anyone else that it doesn’t matter how fast he is on a given day at an in-season training meet, it only matters that he’s fast on the right day.

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Gregg Troy on Elizabeth Beisel: “She’s in a Really Good Spot Right Now.”

Troy discussed the progress of U.S. Olympian Elizabeth Beisel, who dealt with a groin injury last season. Since then, Troy has seen Beisel get back to better form. He talks about Beisel’s training, and believes her fitness level is probably at the best he’s ever seen from her.

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Katie Ledecky Entered in 6 Races for Atlanta Classic (PSYCH SHEETS)

2016 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet May 13th-15th, 2016 McAuley Aquatic Center on the Georgia Tech campus Prelims 9:00AM local time (U.S….

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U.S. National Team Members Host Swim Clinic in Singapore

National Team Members and 2015 FINA World Championship medalists Kevin Cordes(Naperville, Ill.) and Micah Lawrence (Pflugerville, Texas) led a swim clinic for the students at the Stamford American School in Singapore, Malaysia.

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USA Swimming Announces 2016‐17 Open Water National Team

USA Swimming announced today the 12 members of the Open Water National Team for 2016-17.

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Michael Phelps Shares Olympic Training Center Tour Video

Take a Michael Phelps-guided tour through the Olympic Training Center.

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Dressel Considering 3 Events For Trials Beyond Just Sprint Freestyles

“I don’t think it’s any top secret he’s gonna swim the 50 and the 100 freestyles,” said Troy. “He’s qualified in the 100 fly, 200 free, and 100 breast. We’ll play around a bit with those.”

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Anthony Ervin: Swimming Comeback Served As Replacement For Smoking

Swedish podcaster Ola Strömberg has released his latest English podcast, interviewing two-time U.S. Olympian Anthony Ervin about U.S. Olympic Trials, his new book and his late-career return to the sport of swimming.

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2016 German national championships: Photo vault

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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Lochte, Clary, Vollmer Headline 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte

Individual Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte, Tyler Clary and Dana Vollmer are among the headlining names competing at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte, USA Swimming announced today.

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