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Thanks for Keeping Swimming Cool, Michael

His goal has always been to raise the bar. Thank goodness that after a decade he’s still holding that bar high for the sport of swimming.

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Santa Clara Grand Prix Photo Vault #2

Things heated up on the deck and in the water at the George Haines International Swim Center as day 2…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix Day 2 Phelps Report: Act Like They Forgot About Tom

Tom Shields tied Michael Phelps in the 100 fly at the Santa Clara Grand Prix, and he could be the best thing that’s happened to Phelps since Ryan Lochte in the 100 fly.

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Katie Ledecky Swims World Leading 400 Freestyle At TWST Senior Invite

Last night, Katie Ledecky broke the world record in the 1500 meter freestyle at the TWST Senior Invite, posting a…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Phelps And Shields Tie To Win The 100 Butterfly

Refresh frequently as we will be updating this post throughout the session. It’s the final session on day 2 of…

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Seven Scratch The Men’s 100 Freestyle; Phelps Still Swimming Both Events

There were no major scratches between todays prelims and finals. The majority of the A and B finals will remain…

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Michael Phelps Santa Clara Grand Prix Day 2 Prelims Recap

In Mesa and Charlotte Phelps wasn’t too happy with his approach to the wall, but here in Santa Clara has approach looked clean as ever this morning. Phelps managed to get his hand on the wall first this morning clocking in the first 50 in 24.75. Coming off that wall Phelps came home in 27.82.

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Michael Phelps Photobombs Allison Schmitt During TV Interview In Santa Clara

Michael Phelps may be a seasoned veteran, but he still knows how to have fun at a swim meet. While…

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Chloe Sutton and Natalie Coughlin Scratch Out of Santa Clara Grand Prix

Chloe Sutton tweeted today that she would be pulling out of the rest of the Santa Clara Grand Prix due to…

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UConn Announces 2014-2015 Schedule; Greensboro to Host AAC Championships

Bulgarian National Champion Lachezar Shumkov will lead UConn into a stiff schedule for the 2014-2015 season that will include two mid-season invites and a training trip to Puerto Rico.

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Irvine Novaquatics Boys 13-14 800 Free Relay Breaks NAG at Southern California’s June Age Group Meet

The Irvine Novaquatics 13-14 boys 800 free relay broke a national age group record by 4.1 seconds at Southern California’s June Age Group Championships. Photo: Dean Hitchens

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Mare Nostrum: a swimmer’s perspective

Sophie: “I’d compare Mare Nostrum to the Diamond League for athletics, a series of three competitions in three different places all linked together, attracting athletes from around the world.”

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Collegiate Women Sports Award to Air on CBS featuring Stanford’s Felicia Lee

The Collegiate Women Sports Award Presented by Honda announced today that CBS will air the live announcement of the Honda Cup on Monday, June 30, at 5 pm PST/8 pm EST, from the USC Galen Center Founders Room in Los Angeles, Calif.

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Lotte Friis and Michael McBroom started off the 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix with the first two wins of the…

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