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Michael Phelps vs Tom Shields in 100 Butterfly: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

Tom Shields has finally arrived as a world class swimmer. How will he face-off against Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships? What’s your prediction?

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/6/2014

We’re catching up on our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming lists. Here are our picks for July 31-August 3, 2014.

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2014 European Championships – Brits rocket to top of medal table after day 2

Fran Halsall and the Brits scored seven total medals on day 2, three of them gold, to take the lead in the European Championships medal table.

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2014 European Championships Day 2 Finals: Great Britain Continues to Roll

Florent Manaudou, who has had a great week so far, kept things rolling with a win in the 50 meter butterfly tonight.

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Olympic Swimmers – Going Back to the Beginning

Here’s an excellent video shared by our friend Guy Barnea.  Guy and the some of his Israeli Olympic teammates did something…

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Medal Count: 2014 Youth Olympic Games – China accelerates away on day 3, big session for Italy

Now three days in to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the host nation has started to put some distance between itself and the competition. China picked up a pair of gold medals on night 3 to double its total

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Canadian Swim Legend George Gate Passes Away at 89

Swimming Canada “Circle of Excellence” inductee George Gate has passed away in Pierrefonds, Quebec after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gate…

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6 big things from day 3 at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

It’s been a meet of close finishes in Nanjing, with two gold medal ties already on the books in three days of racing.

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RACE VIDEOS: Heat race videos from day 2 prelims at the European Championships in Berlin

Watch Femke Heemskerk take the top seed in the women’s 100 free, plus all heats from the second morning of European Championships.

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Shen Duo Breaks World Junior Record in 100 Free in Youth Olympics Final

Coming into the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, there was some confusion as to what exactly the Junior…

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China’s Yu Hexin Breaks Junior World Record in Boys’ 50 Free

China, who has been looking for an elite international male sprinter almost forever, is suddenly making significant headway in that…

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships: Cruising the Gold Coast Canals

Aussie Swim Stars Chris Wright and Melanie Schlanger Cruise the Canal of the Gold Coast.

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Cate & Bronte Campbell Swim with Dolphins: 2014 Pan Pacific Championships VIDEO

Aussie Swim Stars Cate & Bronte Campbell and Dave & Emma McKeon swim with the Dolphins at Sea World on the Gold Coast.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships Press Conference Video

Swimming Video / Swimming News courtesy of Shannon Macdonald.

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2014 Youth Olympics: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the final session on day 3 of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.

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