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Roster Swapout on U.S. Paralympic Team After Selection Error

Lindsay Grogan (above) has been added to the U.S. Paralympic Swim Team roster for the Rio Paralympics and Haley Barenbaum dropped from the team as a result of an error in the original selection process.

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2016 Olympic Trials ‘Guess the Times’ Contest: Final Results

We’ve crunched the numbers in our ‘Guess the Times’ contest, and have a runaway winner.

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2016 Rio Olympics Diving Entry List Released, 135 to Compete

David Boudia and Steele Johnson (pictured above) are entered as a team in the men’s synchronized platform diving event in Rio. They both qualified individually in the 10m platform, too.

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Rio 2016 Warm Up Pool Enclosure Ready For The Olympic Games

After the Maria Lenk Trophy served as a test event for the 2016 Games, it was determined that the outdoor warm up pool had issues with mosquito infestation. The new cover around the warm up pool should relieve the athletes of some of their concern, as it will help to keep mosquitoes out of the area.

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2016 European Junior Championships: Brandt Wins With Sub-3:50 400 Free on Day 1

Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez, a finalist at last summer’s Junior World Championships, qualified 3rd for the 100 back final with a 54.94. Gonzalez qualified to swim for Spain in Rio, where he’ll compete in the 200 back.

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Rio 2016 Names Off! As Official Bug Spray Sponsor to Combat Zika

Reasserting the Olympics’ power as a revenue-driving juggernaut, the IOC has named SC Johnson’s OFF! as the first-ever official bug…

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2016 Olympic Trials Pick ‘Em: Final Results

The Pick ‘Em results are in! Where did you finish?

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Race Videos

Re-watch Lilly King’s 100m breaststroke victory, among other available race videos from the magical 8 days in Omaha.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Fun Facts

Now that Trials are over, we can comb over the results in detail. Thanks to Barry Revzin who sent us the…

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Julie Meynen startet bei den Olympischen Spielen

Heute Mittag erhielten der Luxemburger Schwimmverband (FLNS) und das Nationale Olympische Kommittiere (COSL) vom Internationalen Weltschwimmverband (FINA) die Einladung zur Teilnahme…

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Luxembourg’s Julie Meynen received her invitation to Rio

The “Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Natation et de Sauvetage FLNS “, Luxembourg’s Swimming Federation, announced today that Julie Meynen received an invitation by…

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Watch American, U.S. Open & NAG Records From 2016 Olympic Trials

Cal swimmer Josh Prenot lit the CenturyLink pool aflame with his new U.S. Open and American Record of 2:07.17 in the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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Sarah Köhler zum Zweiten: Olympia Quali auch über 400 m Freistil

German Open 2016 5. bis 8.7.2016 Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark (SSE), Berlin Veranstaltungsseite Meldelisten Livetiming Tickets Und auch über…

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Sjostrom Swims 1:54.34 in 200 Free Becoming New World Leader on Day 1

In the finals of the women’s 200 freestyle, Sjostrom crushed the competition by almost a full two seconds to clench the victory in a time of 1:54.34, the fastest time in the world this year.

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Duke’s Esposto Selected to U.S. Olympic Team Coaching Staff

Duke head diving coach Nunzio Esposto has been named to the U.S. Olympic Team coaching staff for the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio.

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