Arena Swim of the Week

Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Vien Nguyen carrying Team Vietnam at SEA Games

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Sjostrom’s 200 continues to complicate lineup choices

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Morozov gaining steam as world’s best eye Kazan

There is perhaps no male sprinter right now hotter than Vladimir Morozov, who won the Speedo Grand Challenge in California this past weekend with a blistering sub-22-second race.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Ella Eastin comes up big in California

Crean Lutheran high school senior Ella Eastin knocked down the National Independent High School record in the 200 IM while winning the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title. But even more impressive was exactly how much of an improvement Eastin showed from her previous best.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Back-to-back lifetime-bests power Epps in Cali high school swimming

Jessica Epps hit two personal bests within a ten-minute window at the South Coast League Championships.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Brandon James turns state record into national record

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: When a two-hour race comes down to .006 seconds

Swimming constantly drives home the huge significance of tenths, even hundredths of a second. But even in a sport where the tiniest details make all the difference, we rarely see a race as close as the one last weekend.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Peaty’s rise continues with barrier-smashing 57.9

In a race where only two men broke 59 last year, Peaty is now the overwhelming World Championships favorite, leading the world ranks by well over one full second.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Koseki strikes first in worldwide 200 breast battle

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kyle Chalmers opens long course season with a bang

Swimming at Australia’s long course national championships, Chalmers, just 16 years old, blasted two of the finest junior times we’ve ever seen in the 100 free.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Nolan hits a new career-defining number in final collegiate 200 IM

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Missy Franklin silences doubts with five digits: 1:39.10

After dealing with adversity for a good calendar year, Missy Franklin broke through at the 2015 NCAAs, answering questions about her improvement curve and training home with a resounding “1:39.10.”

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Josa’s 100-point weekend carries the Queens national title run

Between relay and individual events, Matt Josa put up 100 of Queens’ 433.5 total points to help the Royals earn their first-ever Division II NCAA title.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Michael Phelps and the most talked-about time trial in years

Swimming a handful of races that weren’t even official, Michael Phelps still managed to steal swimming’s spotlight as the comeback continues.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Bilis & NC State announce their arrival into the NCAA’s speed tier

NC State (shown here celebrating a big relay last season) now has the depth to put four swimmers under 19 seconds on the 200 free relay, including newly-found 18-second leadoff man Simonas Bilis.

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