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New Junior World Record Holder Santana to Bypass Pan Pacs for Youth Olympics

Brazilian 18-year old Matheus Santana is bypassing a shot at Pan Pacs medals to swim at the Youth Olympic Games.

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Katie Ledecky Scratches 200 IM; Hardy Scratches 100 Breast on Last Day of Mesa Grand Prix

Katie Ledecky will focus on her best event, the 800 free, in finals on Saturday at the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix.

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Matheus Santana Re-Breaks Junior World Record With 48.61 in Finals of 100 Free at Maria Lenk

The young gun Matheus Santana (left) might be just what Cesar Cielo (right) needs to finally get this Brazil sprint group over the hump and to relay gold in Rio.

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Neamt and Hyland Rack Up One More Win Each At Irish National Championships

Teammates Antoinette Neamt and Brendan Hyland collected three national championship titles…

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix-Prelims Recap Day 3: Katie Hoff Blows Away The Field In 200 IM On A Windy Morning In Mesa

With a Michael Phelps-less heat sheet for Saturday morning, there will still be plenty of exciting and even interesting swimming to go around.

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Michael Andrew Responds to National Media Attention about USRPT, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

Michael + Michael, Phelps and Andrew, the icon and the upstart at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, AZ.

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Interview: Adrian Talks After Swimmimg #5-Ranked 50 Free in the World

On Friday night at the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix, Nathan Adrian swam a 21.73 in the 50 free, which bumped…

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Matheus Santana Breaks Caeleb Dressel’s Junior World Record at Maria Lenk

Matheus Santana swam a 48.85 in the men’s 100 free on Saturday at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Ledecky Wins 200 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix, Video Interview

The defending Olympic Champion Allison Schmitt fought to the end with Katie Ledecky in the finals of the women’s 200 freestyle, but didn’t have enough in the end. Katie Ledecky posted a time of 1:56.27.

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Beisel Wins 400 IM, Post Race Interview, 2014 Arena Grand Prix

Elizabeth Beisel worked through the first 200 before she finally pulled ahead of the 16 year-old phenom Becca Mann. Beisel maintained her lead, dropping almost 10 seconds from her morning swim to win with a time of 4:39.68.

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Coffman Wins 50 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, Video Interview

Cheyenne Coffman led a very experienced field to the wall in the finals of the women’s 50 freestyle. Coffman’s posted a time of 25.16

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Race Video: Nathan Adrian wins 50 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, 21.73

Nathan Adrian threw down the fifth fastest time in the world this year, winning the 50 freestyle with a 21.73, not too far off of his personal best.

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Race Video: Ryan Lochte Wins 200 Free at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, 1:49.48

Ryan Lochte took advantage of his under waters to finish the race with the win. Lochte finished with a time of 1:49.48, just ahead of Townsend at 1:49.94.

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Race Video: Ledecky wins 200 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, 1:56.27

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam Partner. Women’s 200 Freestyle – Finals – Reported by SwimSwam…

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