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After Third in 200 Back, Tyler Clary Announces His Retirement

Tonight, after finishing third in the 200 back, Tyler Clary announced his retirement.

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Park Tae Hwan Ruled Eligible for 2016 Rio Olympics

Park Tae Hwan is now eligible to swim in Rio.

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0 of the 4 Male U.S. 2012 Olympic Backstroke Medalists to Swim Rio

Four Americans medaled in the backstroke events at the 2012 London Olympics. None of them will be competing in backstroke events this time around.

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Becca Mann Suffering Back Injury, Misses Finals of 800 Free

Becca Mann injured her back two weeks ago, suffering a herniated disk and three bulging disks. She missed the final of the 800 free tonight by one place.

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Copeland and Schneider Will Swim-off to Pick 8th Finalist in 50 Free

Josh Schneider (above) will take on William Copeland in a swim-off for the final spot in the 50 free Olympic Trials final.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Six Finals Preview

Michael Phelps will swim the 200 IM final and the 100 fly semifinals tonight.

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Natalie Coughlin Pulls Out of 50 Freestyle, Her Final Trials Race

UPDATE: See the full Natalie Coughlin press conference!

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Elizabeth Pelton Announces Retirement

Elizabeth Pelton announced her retirement today, calling this morning’s 200 back prelims her “last race.”

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Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte Both Scratch 100 Fly Semis for Tonight

Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte have both scratched the 100 fly tonight. Dressel will focus on the 50 free semifinals, while tonight, Lochte has his showdown against Michael Phelps in the 200 IM.

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Govorov Puts Up World’s Top Time in the 50 Butterfly at French Open

Andrii Govorov posted a 22.69 in the 50 butterfly at the French Open, which is the fastest textile swim in history…

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS Sunday June 26th-Sunday July 3rd, 2016 Century Link Center – Omaha, Nebraska Friday-Sunday – Prelims – 11:00…

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Caeleb Dressel gives very emotional interview (Video)

Dressel was second in 48.23, securing an individual swim in Rio by just three one-hundredths of a second as Held touched third in 48.26.

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What Does It Take to Make It Back? Day Six Prelims

It took faster swims to qualify for semifinals or finals in all of this morning’s events than it did in the same events in 2012.

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Coaches In The Running For Olympic Team Staff

After five days of actions in Omaha, Nebraska at the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials a picture of the coaching staff is beginning to form based on who’s qualified for the Olympic team.

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Reno Native Brendon Bray to Lead Nevada Swimming and Diving

The University of Nevada has hired Reno native Brendon Bray as the head coach of the women’s swimming and diving program, athletics director Doug Knuth announced on Friday.

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