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Olympic Medalist Steele Johnson Pulls Out of Olympic Diving Trials

Halfway through the Olympic Trials competition, Steele Johnson has announced that he will be withdrawing due to a foot injury.

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The 2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest is Here!

Daily winners will receive a prize pack from Speedo, while the overall winner will win a top-of-the-line Speedo technical racing suit.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule & Index

We’re counting down the days to USA Swimming’s big show by previewing every event and picking the 2021 Olympic team. See our schedule, picks & previews here.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Can Lilly King Break Her 200 Breast Curse?

The Lilly King has yet to win a major international title in the 200 breast, despite winning the 2016 Trials final and 2017 U.S. national title.

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IOC Executive Board Proposes Brisbane As 2032 Olympic Host, Will Vote In July

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board will vote in July, potentially awarding the 2032 Summer Olympics to Brisbane, Australia.

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Purdue Elevates Alex Jerden to Lead Assistant Coach for Men’s Swim Team

Jerden is a Purdue alum, who has been volunteer coaching at the Boilermakers Aquatics club team for almost 2 years.

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Purdue Adds Northern State’s Nicole Monanian to Women’s Swim Coaching Staff

Purdue announced two staff moves today, including the new hiring of former Northern State University head coach Nicole Monanian.

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NCAA Medalist Robert Howard Retires From Swimming, Won’t Race At Trials

Howard would have been entered in the top 8 in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the upcoming 2021 US Olympic Trials in Omaha.

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Grigory Tarasevich Added To Russian Olympic Team In Men’s 200 Back

After narrowly missing the qualifying time at the Olympic Trials, Tarasevich went fast enough at the European Championships to earn an Olympic berth.

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5 Big Questions Ahead Of Australian Olympic Trials

Mitch Larkin is currently ranked among the top 5 swimmers in the world across the 100m back, 200m back and 200m IM events but will he race all 3 in Tokyo?

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2021 Mare Nostrum Money Table: Hosszu/Efimova Earn €3k+ Across All 3 Stops

Out of 12 athletes who swam all 3 Mare Nostrum stops in 2021, Katinka Hosszu and Yulia Efimova earned more than €3,000 with their efforts.

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Cyndi Gallagher, Charlie Kennedy & Ray Looze To Be Inducted Into ASCA HOF

The coaches will be inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame at an awards dinner on September 16 at the ASCA World Clinic in Orlando, Florida.

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Breaststroker Drue Thielking (2022) Sends Verbal Commitment to Denison

A 1:03.6/2:15.6 breaststroker, Drue Thielking will be an immediate contributor for the Big Red when she suits up at Denison in the fall of 2022.

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Non-High-Performance Victorians Shut Out Of Aussie Trials Due To Travel Rules

Olympic hopefuls granted an interstate travel exemption are still being denied access to race at the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Maya DiRado Shares Memories From Lead-up to 2016 US Trials, Olympic Games

We sat down with Olympic Icon Maya DiRado to discuss how much of a roller coaster the lead-up to both the Olympic Trials and Olympic Games can be

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