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Team USA ‘Not Anticipating’ Changes In Olympic Relay Swimmer Selection

Despite a change in FINA’s rules regarding relay swimmers at the Olympics, USA Swimming says it doesn’t plan to change its selection procedures for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Katie Ledecky’s World Record Helps Solidify Her Place In History

Almost every time Katie Ledecky finishes a race, some sort of record or accomplishment is broken that puts her another echelon above the current best, and into the realm of the greats.

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What Excites Nathan Adrian about the 50? (interview)

A true sprinting student, Nathan explains his love for fine tuning the minor details of the race in order to attempt achieving perfection

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The Evolution of Michael Phelps: Picking up New Skills

As swimming fans, we should all count our blessings that Michael Phelps has decided to give it one more go….

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Michael Phelps explains revolutionary new freestyle finish (Interview)

It was Phelps who got to the wall first, though not with a finish that we are used to seeing… from anyone.

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Dave Marsh explains shaving SwimMAC Elite for Austin PSS (Interview)

In Austin, SwimMAC elite was having a ball, throwing down very formidable times in events that we haven’t seen many of them swim often

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Most Excited For Olympics, But 34% Pick U.S. Trials

The Olympic Games drew just over 500 of the 908 votes cast in this poll.

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Michael Phelps defeats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM at the Arena Pro Swim (Race Video)

Phelps got to the wall first, going 1:58.00. Lochte, swimming in an outside lane, was 1:58.43 to take silver.

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Elizabeth Wasil Sets Para-WR At Jimi Flowers Classic In Colorado

Elizabeth Marks set a new SB7 world record in the 50 breaststroke to highlight the Jimi Flowers Classic in Colorado Springs.

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Katinka: It was nice having Hungarian Support in Austin (Interview)

After a rocky couple weeks in the Hungarian media, the Iron Lady was showed some support via an enthusiastic cheering section from her home country

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Cammile Adams & Katie Meili: Our cats are more famous than we are

Cammile Adams and Katie Meili’s apartment has added more than just gold medals to its inhabitants as of late… they got a new kitten!

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WATCH: Michael Phelps 200m Freestyle From Austin

Michael Phelps finished fourth overall in the 200m freestyle at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin with a time of 1:48.87. With that time he was just kept off the podium as Jordan Pothain stretched in to the wall ahead of him in 1:48.62.

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WATCH Katie Ledecky Break WR, Go 8:06 in 800 Free (RACE VIDEO)

Katie Ledecky, coming down from altitude training for the 2016 Pro Swim Series at Austin, broke the World Record in…

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Grevers: training with Nathan Adrian kept me honest (Interview)

The men’s 100 back turned into a three-man showdown between Americans in a race featuring three of the top candidates for the two U.S. Olympic team spots

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Missy: I’m training better than I ever have in my life (Interview)

Though results may have been a little disappointing for the olympic champ in Austin, things are looking up for Missy Franklin as we approach Rio

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