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Kitajima’s Possible 5th Olympic Games Qualification Now Questionable

Kitajima qualifying for his 5th Olympics is not a sure thing.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early Preview of the 2017 Women’s NCAA Championship

Ella Eastin and Stanford were second to the Georgia Bulldogs at this year’s Women’s NCAA championships, but the Cardinal are returning more points next year. How do the rest of numbers stack up?

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Recap

15-year-old Rikako Ikee already scored a new National Record during semi-finals of the women’s 100m butterfly and followed that up with a big meet title-winning swim. Kosuke Kitajima, meanwhile, qualified for his 5th Olympic Games.

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Shi Jinglin Hits World’s #4 100 Breast At Chinese Trials

Shi Jinglin rose from the second seed to win the women’s 100 breaststroke at Chinese Olympic Trials, hitting the world’s #4 time in the process.

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Additional Key Personnel Resignations Plague Rio

Two key Brazilian personnel have announced their resignations on the heels of our report last month regarding the nation’s Sports…

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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Canadian Record With 5th Fastest Time This Year

Penny Oleksiak took the top seed in the women’s 100m butterfly this morning with a 57.38 performance, breaking the 15-17 Canadian Age Group record and coming within two-tenths of a second off the senior record.

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What It Means To Represent Australia In Rio

Emma McKeon is among the Aussie squad members speaking on what a Rio berth would mean to them in the context of Australia’s storied swimming past.

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Hackett On Age, Training, Upcoming Aussie Trials

Watch and learn from legendary Australian swimmer, Grant Hackett.

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All The Links You Need For The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials

The Canadian Olympic Trials start today at 10 a.m as the first set of Canadian hopefuls will take to the pool in hopes of securing a spot for finals later tonight.

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Turning Alan Jones Into The International Mecca for Open Water

Swimmers from all over the world have flocked to Tennessee to train for Open Water competition

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Danish Open 2016 Preview: The Second Tier Goes for Rio

Pernille Blume is the top Danish swimmer still unqualified for Rio

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials Live Recap.

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Best Age Groupers in Country Compete at NASA Dolfin Showcase

Stands were packed last week for the third annual Dolfin NASA Showcase Classic at the Long Center in Clearwater, FL….

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Six Swim Teams Earn Marketing Award Honors at #SwimBiz Conference

Matt Farrell, USA Swimming CMO: “We want these teams to inspire other swim teams to follow or invent their own marketing campaigns and make swimming a better experience overall for new and existing members.”

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2016 Eindhoven Swim Cup Preview

The 2016 Eindhoven Swim Cup, which also acts at the Dutch Olympic trials, will include many of the top athletes from the Netherlands, Belgium, Serbia, Germany and Denmark…

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