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Paralympic Trials Day 1 Finals Recap

2012 London Paralympian Colleen Young broke both the American and Pan American record in the 100 breastroke.

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Dagny Knutson Wins Civil Suit Against Former Attorney

A jury ruled in favor of former American record holder Dagny Knutson yesterday in a civil suit against her former attorney Richard Foster.

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3rd Seed Will Licon and 4th Seed Chase Kalisz No-Show 200 IM Prelims

After an earlier scratch from Conor Dwyer, Will Licon and Chase Kalisz also elected not to swim the 200 IM, no-showing the prelims.

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Miley and Murdoch Win Gold on the First Day of Scottish Champs

2016 British Olympic team members Hannah Miley and Ross Murdoch both came with wins on the first day of the Scottish National Championships…

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Matthew Klotz Smashes Deaf World Record in 200 Back

LSU’s Matthew Klotz has just broken the deaf world record in the 200 backstroke in prelims at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 5 Prelims Performance Stats

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS Sunday, June 26 – Sunday, July 3, 2016 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska SwimSwam Preview Links and…

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Nielsen Takes Two on the First Night of the Danish Open

2016 Danish Olympic team member Mie Nielsen came away from the first day of competition at the Danish Open with wins in the women’s 100 freestyle and 50 backstroke…

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One Year from Wheelchair to Olympic Cut: Roy Burch Posts ‘B’ 50 Free

In April of 2015, Bermuda’s Roy-Allan Burch was left wheelchair-bound after a dryland injury shattered both of his knees. Yesterday, he scored a FINA Olympic ‘B’ cut at the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Five Prelims Preview

Simone Manuel was out like a rocket in the 200 free final, so we know the speed is there. Is it finally time to see a flat start sub-53 for the American women?

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Live Recap

Phelps is the top seed and heavy favorite in the 200m butterfly and will be looking to qualify for his fifth Olympic team, something only one other American swimmer (Dara Torres) has done during their career.

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Top 10 Quotes from Day 4 Finals you HAVEN’T seen (Video)

From newly minted Olympians to swimmers who are still chasing the dream, see what your favorite athletes had to say after their races on Day 4

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Olympic Trials Day Five Scratch Report: Lochte Out of the 200 Back

Big-name scratches on the morning of day five include Ryan Lochte in the 200 back, Conor Dwyer in the 200 IM, Josh Prenot in the 200 IM, Jack Conger in the 200 back, and Katie Meili in the 100 free.

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Letzte Olympiaquali für Luxemburger Schwimmer: Open Nationals

12. Open Luxembourg Nationals 2. bis 3. Juli 2016, Aquatic Centre d’Coque Veranstaltungsseite Meldeliste Veranstaltungsplan Für die Luxemburger Schwimmer sind…

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Anthony Ervin gives the most diplomatic interview of the night (Video)

Ervin faded to second behind Held with a 48.71, and goes into the final as the fifth seed overall.

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SwimMAC’s Matthew Josa Disqualified in the 200 IM

This morning, Matthew Josa was disqualified in heat 9 of 10 in the men’s 200 IM.

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