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SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 2 Instant Reactions

We breakdown all the exciting results from night two of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Caeleb Dressel on Making Team: “I was pretty nervous for 100 free”

American Record-holder Caeleb Dressel took down the U.S. Open Record that had stood since 2009 with his winning 22.84.

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2022 U.S Trials: L. Smith, Urlando Highlight Day 3 Scratches

After likely qualifying for Worlds in two events, Leah Smith has scratched the 400 IM where she was the #3 seed, for Day 3 prelims.

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‘F**king Terrible. My Body Is Done’: Inside Caeleb Dressel’s Olympic Journal

Caeleb Dressel got candid about how pressure impacted his mental health before and after his record-setting performance at the Tokyo Olympics.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Watch Phoebe Bacon, Caeleb Dressel Lower U.S. Open Records

Watch Phoebe Bacon and Caeleb Dressel reset U.S. Open Records on their road to Budapest on night 2 of the 2022 U.S. World Championship Trials!

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Caeleb Dressel Holds Off Michael Andrew, Breaks 13-Year-Old U.S. Open Record

Caeleb Dressel reached the wall first in 22.84 — the fastest 50 fly time on American soil — outpacing Bryan Lundquist’s 13-year-old U.S. Open record (22.91).

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Bryant’s Erin Doruska Named NEC Swimming Scholar Athlete of the Year

Doruska has maintained a 4.0 GPA as an accounting major while earning three medals at this year’s NEC Championships.

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Claire Weinstein Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Woman In 200m Free

Claire Weinstein surged past Virginia’s Alex Walsh on the last length to claim the silver medal in 1:57.08, the fastest time ever by a 15-year-old American.

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Phoebe Bacon Downs Missy Franklin’s US Open Record With 2:05.08 In Greensboro

Bacon has just qualified for her first-ever World Championships team thanks to her event-winning 2:05.08 US Open record.

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Longhorn Legacy Continues As Texas Snags 2nd, 3rd, and 5th In The 200 Freestyle

The Texas men remain dominant in the 200 freestyle as the Longhorns likely get 3 men onto the World’s team in the 4×200.

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Former World Record Holder Ippei Watanabe Set For Comeback At Japan Swim

Former 200m breaststroke world record holder Ippei Watanabe is set to compete at his first meet of 2022, entered in the 2022 Japan Swim.

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Hali Flickinger Was Swimming Marchand’s Threshold Workout a Week and a Half Ago

After winning another national title in the 200 fly, Flickinger revealed she only got a week of rest coming into these trials

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Finals Preview

Having already likely secured a World Championship berth in the 200 fly, Regan Smith comes as the favorite to reclaim her spot atop the heap in the 200 back.

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Bahamas Reel In Fourth Consecutive CARIFTA Team Trophy

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the CARIFTA Championships returned, with the 2022 edition hosted by Barbados.

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Kolesnikov Posts Another World-Leading 50 BK on Day 4 of Russian Champs

Anton Chupkov roared to victory in the men’s 200 breast today at the 2022 Russian Swimming Championships, blasting a world-leading 2:07.79.

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