The Powerlist

Annie Lazor, Lilly King Share Emotional Moment After Going 1/2 in 200 Breast

After losing her dad less than a year ago, Annie Lazor has made her first US Olympic Team via a first place finish in the 200m breaststroke.

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Carson Foster: “My time’s gonna come and I’m ready for it when it does”

Carson Foster touched second in Andrew’s heat in a time of 1:57.77, just off his 2019 best of 1:57.59, to qualify fourth for the final.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Finals Preview

Tonight will feature finals in the women’s 200 breast and 100 free and the men’s 200 back and 200 IM, and semis of the women’s 200 back and men’s 100 fly

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Olivia Smoliga: “It’s like a dog fight at practice, it’s no surprise it’s like that here”

Smoliga is coming off a third-place finish in the 100 back, still looking to make her second Olympic team here in Omaha.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 5 Results

Taking the day 5 top prize was Lilbuglilbug13@13 with 88 points while Bort now takes over the overall pick ’em standings after day 5.

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15 Olympic Spots Up for Grabs at Setubal Olympic Open Water Qualifier

With 20 open water swimmers already qualified for Tokyo 2020, 15 more spots are up for grabs this weekend at the Setubal Olympic Marathon Swimming event.

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Michael Andrew’s 200IM: Who Else Has Gone Out Under WR Pace But Missed it?

Michael Andrew was ahead of the World Record pace in the 200 IM at the 150-meter mark in both prelims and semifinals. In semifinals, he missed it by 1.26.

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Nic Fink on Breaststroke Being an ‘Old Man’s Event’

This is the first Olympic berth for the 27-year-old Nic Fink, who was a close third (by .06) in the 100 breast on Monday night.

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Coach Titley Discusses Penny Oleksiak’s Freestyle Focus Heading In Tokyo

Penny Oleksiak won a silver medal in the 100 butterfly in Rio but 5 years later has decided not to enter in the event at Olympic Trials.

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Caeleb Dressel Cancella Ancora Phelps Record US Open 100 Farfalla 50.17

Caeleb Dressel si prende un altro record americano che era detenuto da Michael Phelps. Nei 100 farfalla con 50.17 è US open record

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

This morning: three events: 800 free, 100 fly, 200 back. Three reigning World Champs & world record-holders: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, and Regan Smith.

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Phelps Hugs Schmitt For Reasons Far Beyond Swimming

Both Schmitt and Phelps have gone public about their serious struggles with an insidious ugly monster called depression.

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Dressel Takes Down Another Phelps Record: U.S. Open 100 Fly Mark Falls In 50.17

Dressel’s time of 50.17 gives him six of the nine-fastest 100 fly performances of all-time.

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Michael Andrew Explains How He Went 1:55 in the 200 IM

Andrew qualified first for the final by almost two seconds in 1:55.26, becoming the #3 American performer all-time in the 200 IM

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Pre-Trials Press: Markus Thormeyer Talks Mental Toughness In Abnormal OLY Year

Thormeyer will be swimming for Canada this summer at the Olympics and spoke about what it was like to have Olympic Trials re-scheduled 3 times.

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