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14-Year-Old McIntosh May Have Qualified For Tokyo Without Yet Racing At Trials

Without swimming in the final, Summer McIntosh may have nabbed a spot on the Canadian Olympic squad in the women’s 400 freestyle.

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Flickinger Scratches 200 Back, Berkoff Bumped Into Final

9th place finisher Katharine Berkoff was bumped into the women’s 200 back final tonight after #8 seed Hali Flickinger scratched the race.

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Masse Climbs Tokyo Backstroke Ladder with Canadian Record 57.70

Kylie Masse moves to #2 in the world this year in the 100 back, and #3 all-time, with a 57.70 at today’s Canadian Olympic Trials.

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USA Swimming Has 12 Relay-Only Swimmer Limit on Olympic Team, Now There Are 13

Ryan Held is one of the 13 relay-only swimmers on Team USA’s Olympic roster so far. He has a chance to make an individual event in the 50 free.

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Phoebe Bacon on Moving Forward From 100 Back into 200 Back

Bacon clocked 2:07.46 from the first semi, her second-fastest swim ever, and 16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second

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2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Follow along live with day 1 finals of the Canadian Olympic Trials as swimmers take to the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

After winning last night’s 100 free, Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil comes into today’s 50 riding a ton of momentum.

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Lochte: “I Will Quit Swimming When I Stop Having Fun”

36 year-old Ryan Lochte spoke with the press after finishing 7th in the 200 IM, missing out on his 5th-straight Olympic team.

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Caeleb Dressel Claims Top 2020-2021 World Time in 50 Free at 21.29

Caeleb Dressel now tops the world rankings for the 2020-2021 season with 21.29 in the 50 free, leading the semifinals seeds.

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Tomac Adds 200 Back, Bonnet Adds 100 Free To Olympic Lineups

Tomac and Bonnet both added a second individual to their Tokyo 2021 Olympic lineup on day 5 of the 2021 French Olympic Trials.

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Ryan Murphy: “I worked better than I have any other year”

Murphy moves into second in the world rankings this season, and posts his fastest swim since the 2019 World Championships. It’s his seventh-fastest ever

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2021 Canadian Trials: 2nd Seed Kayla Sanchez Scratches 100 Backstroke Final

Sanchez would have gone in as second seed in the 100 backstroke final, having cracked the FINA A during prelims with a 59.78.

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Ryan Lochte’s Legacy In and Out of the Pool

Ryan Lochte missed making the U.S. Olympic team for the first time in five Olympic cycles. The four-time Olympian was in contention to make 5th Olympic team.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 6 Results

BBell13 has cracked the overall top 3 rankings after having the most day six points (92). Now, TSwimming12 has taken over the overall lead.

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Weitzeil: “When You Have the Flag On Your Cap, You Get Stuff Done”

The top 4 finishers in the women’s 100 free — Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Olivia Smoliga, and Natalie Hinds — spoke after last night’s session.

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