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National Junior Teamer Rachel Stege Currently Recovering From Shoulder Injury

National Junior Teamer and future Georgia Bulldog Rachel Stege is recovering from tendinitis that has limited her training leading up to U.S. Olympic Trials

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Women’s 200 Free Will Have Last Three Olympic Champions Converge For First Time

Tokyo will be the first time in history that an individual swimming event will see its last three Olympic champions competing on the Olympic stage.

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New ISL Twists: Updated Skins Selection, Scoring Checkpoints in 400 Free & IM

Three teams will now play roles in selecting the strokes of the high-scoring skins races in year 3 of the International Swimming League.

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US Paralympic Trials To Take Place This Week In Minneapolis

The 2021 US Paralympic Trials will take place this week at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center from Thursday, June 17 to Saturday, June 19.

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Matt Wilson Gets The Nod For 35-Strong Aussie Olympic Roster

Matt Wilson, former World Record holder in the men’s 200m breaststroke, was nominated to the team under Swimming Australia’s ‘extenuating circumstances.’

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Ryan Lochte is taking on a brutal 200 back/200 IM double this morning in his attempt to make a fifth-straight Olympic team at age 36.

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches 200 IM Prelims On Day 5 of U.S. Olympic Trials

After winning the 100 free semifinal on Wednesday night, Caeleb Dressel scratched the 200 IM to focus on the 100 free final tonight.

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Regan Smith Explains What it Will Take to have a Special Swim in the 2Fly Final

Regan Smith topped the first semi-final in 2:07.89 over Olivia Carter and Dakota Luther, with those three qualifying second, fourth and sixth overall

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No Need to Fear: Zach “Batman” Harting is Going to Tokyo

Gotham has been saved. Zach “Batman” Harting has officially qualified for the 2021 US Olympic Team after winning the men’s 200 butterfly.

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Schmitt: “You Can See the Pride and Joy That They Have”

Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, and Katie McLaughlin sat down with the press after finishing 2nd-4th in the final of the women’s 200 free last night.

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Race Videos: Watch McKeown, Temple, And Titmus Down 3 More Aussie Records

Watch the 3 Australian records broken during the final day of the 2021 Olympic Trials: The women’s 200 back, men’s 100 fly, and women’s 800 free.

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Harting: “There’s Just An Overwhelming Sense of Gratitude”

Alex Walsh and Zach Harting spoke to the press after after punching their tickets to Tokyo by winning the women’s 200 IM and men’s 200 fly last night.

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Ariarne Titmus Shaves 0.13 Off Her 800 Freestyle Australian Record – 8:15.57

Ariarne Titmus is now the 2nd fastest performer worldwide this season with a swim only 2 seconds slower than Katie Ledecky.

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Ledecky on Event Schedules: “I do think the men have it a little bit easier”

Ledecky, who swam the 200/1500 free double tonight, commented on that fact that on the men’s side, no such double appears in the event schedule

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s 200 IM Final Was Closest Finish In History

.04 separated 1st place finisher Walsh and 3rd place finisher Cox in the 200 IM final Wednesday, the closest 200 IM finish in U.S. Olympic Trial history.

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