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Overreacting: Grothe and Cox Amongst Swimmers to Miss Finals at Olympic Trials

Zane Grothe and Madisyn Cox were two of the most notable swimmers to miss finals on day one of Wave II of the US Olympic Trials.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for live updates of the first of 15 sessions at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials – Wave II, with five events on this morning’s slate.

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Review Your Pick ‘Ems for the 2021 US Olympic Trials

Entries for the 2021 US Olympic Trials Pick ‘Em Contest are closed, with over 1100 people entered for the chance to win prizes and bragging rights.

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Leah Hayes Posts Lifetime Best 4:44.55 400 IM in Heats, #10 15-Yr-Old All-Time

Hayes. who entered the meet with a lifetime best of 4:44.90, posted a new best of 4:44.55 in the 3rd heat of the event.

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Seebohm Defies Odds & Makes 4th Aussie Olympic Team

On the national team for fifteen years, Australian backstroking ace Emily Seebohm has qualified for her fourth Olympic Games.

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Josh Parent Drops 2 Seconds in 400 IM, Rises to #10 All-Time 15-16 Boys

The 2nd heat of men’s 400 IM saw 3 lifetime bests, including a 4:21.90 from 16-year-old Bluefish swimmer Josh Parent.

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SwimSwam HQ in Omaha is Addy’s Sports Bar & Grill on Capitol

Addy’s at the corner of Capitol & 10th Street will be SwimSwam’s headquarters and hangout this week in Omaha.

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Tomer Frankel Secures Olympic Berth with 51.81 100 Fly Israeli National Record

Frankel blasted a 51.81, which not only broke the national record, it also was under the Olympic A standard.

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Olympic Trials PSA: Scooters A Viable Mode of Transportation In Omaha

You can now travel around Omaha easily by using one of the city’s two scooter companies, Lime and Spin.

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Kaylee McKeown Drops 57.45 to Break Regan Smith’s World Record in the 100 Back

19-year-old Kaylee McKeown went 57.45 to break the 100m backstroke World Record of 57.57 set by Regan Smith in 2019.

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2021 Australian Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Mitch Larkin led the qualifiers for the 100 back on Day 2 of Australian Olympic Trials, the only backstroker under the Olympic Qualifying Time in the field.

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Titmus’ 3:56.90 Nearly Takes Down Ledecky’s 400 Free World Record

The women’s 400m free for Tokyo is anything but a done deal with Aussie Ariarne Titmus nearly breaking Katie Ledecky’s world record here at Trials.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Preview

Rejoice, swims fans. Team USA will select its first swimmers for the Tokyo Olympics today, with prelims getting underway at 10am (Central).

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Aussie Tamsin Cook’s Comeback Complete With 400 Free Olympic Spot

Australian Olympian Tamsin Cook may have taken some time off from the sport, but the 22-year-old has come back with competitive fire.

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From Surgery To The Top, Chalmers Takes 200 Free Title At Aussie Trials

Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers is just getting started at Aussie Trials, taking the men’s 200m freestyle title for his first Tokyo berth.

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