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Ryan Murphy: I haven’t felt good since the first session (Video)

With all due respect to the rest of the superhuman feats of the meet so far, Cal’s Ryan Murphy has been on another level entirely this week

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Eddie Reese and Townley Haas put on a show (Video Interview)

It was sheer speed the entire way, with Haas going out in 43.6 to the 100 and building a lead of almost a full second by that point.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championship: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, snagged all the precious moments from tonight’s historic finals. In the photo vault, you’ll see American and NCAA record-holder celebrations and memorable initial NCAA titles for several schools.

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WATCH 200 Medley Relay Featuring Fastest 50 back, 50 fly Splits Ever

The men’s 200 medley relay went to Alabama, but the race also featured monster swims from Cal and Texas. Ryan Murphy posted the fastest 50 back in history and Joseph Schooling swam the fastest 50 fly split ever.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Ryan Murphy has a shot at two historic backstroke marks tonight: bettering his 43.51 American record in the 100 and challenging the fastest 50 back split in history leading off the 200 medley relay.

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2016 French Long Course Nationals in Montpellier: Preview

2016 French Elite Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials Selection Meet Dates: Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3,…

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2016 Men’s NCAA Scoring Projections: Longhorns on Way to Title

Joseph Schooling and the Texas Longhorns have another title in their sights

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Ryan Murphy Swims Fastest Ever 50 Back with 20.20 Relay Split

Cal’s Ryan Murphy rolled to another historic swim as the backstroker on the Golden Bears’ 200 medley relay. Murphy split a 20.20 on the lead off, clearing the previous mark of 20.35 done by Junya Koga in 2014.

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Ryan Murphy, Back at it Again with the American Record

California’s Ryan Murphy struck once again in the men’s 100 backstroke at the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships. Murphy claimed his 3rd straight title in the event, lowering his own American, NCAA, and U.S. Open Record to a 43.49.

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WATCH Townley Haas Swim 1:30.46 in 200 Yard Free

After winning the 500 free on Thursday (pictured above), Texas’ Townley Haas put up an all-time record in the 200 free on Friday evening.

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Texas Two-Step: Townley Haas Crushes 1:30.46 200 Free

Texas freshman Townley Haas just crushed the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open record in the 200 yard freestyle

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Schooling Downs Staab’s NCAA, U.S. Open 100 Fly Record

Texas’ Joseph Schooling downed Austin Staab’s 100 butterfly record tonight in Atlanta

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IOC awards 2018-2024 broadcast Rights in New Zealand & Pacific Islands

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded SKY Network Television Ltd the right to broadcast the XXIII Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, the XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 and the Olympic Games 2024, the host city of which has yet to be elected.

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Lilly King Earns Big Ten Swimmer of the Year

Indiana’s Lilly King was named unanimous Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, while Minnesota’s Yu Zhou was the unanimous pick for Big Ten Diver of the Year.

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The Last Goodbye: A Celebration Of Four Year College Athletes

Instead of focusing on triumph the ad depicts sacrifice. It shows pain and suffering and struggle. It shows not a powerful and victorious athlete, but an athlete that is hurting.

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