The Powerlist

Missy Franklin Breaks Her US Open Record In The 100 Backstroke

Missy Franklin is having a great meet despite all of the talk about the difficulty of the “post olympic year.” (Photo Credit, Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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Ryan Murphy Re-Breaks National Age Group Record in 100 Back Finals

Ryan Murphy from the Bolles School re-broke his own NAG Record in the 100 backstroke for 17-18’s on Saturday. He now holds the four best junior 100 back times in history.

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Missy Franklin Scratches 200 IM, Final Event, on Saturday at World Championship Trials

Missy Franklin will finish her meet on Friday in the 100 backstroke final. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Katie Ledecky Breaks US 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 400 Free

Katie Ledecky of NCAP broke her own National Age Group Record in the women’s 400 free on Friday. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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What’s Going On In Age Group Swimming

There is a generation of teenage stars, particularly male, in American swimming right now of the likes we have never seen before. (Photo of Chris DeSantis, author, Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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Grevers Gets on the Team; But Plummer Pulls Upset in Men’s 100 Back

Matt Grevers will try and hit his first World Championship qualification of 2013 on Friday night. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com

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Michigan At It Again, Planning SEC-Big Ten Challenge Meet

Mike Bottom (middle), head coach of the Men’s NCAA Champions from Michigan, isn’t done innovating yet. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Jamieson Posts World Leader; Ben Proud Jams Another Impressive Time at British Trials

Three big names have been bouncing around this year in the men’s 200 breaststroke as the big medal favorites. The…

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JMU Head Coach, Samantha Smith Retires, Leaving Position Open

Head coach of 8 years at James Madison University, Samantha Smith, retires from coaching. A national search for Smith’s replacement will begin immediately. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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U.S. Worlds Trials Pick ‘Em Contest Day 3: Home Cooking Takes the Day

Well, we’ve got some good news, and we’ve got some bad news. The bad news is that our very own…

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Becca Mann Moves to A-Final in 400, Not Many Scratches for Day 4.

Becca Mann will be taking her place in tonight’s A-Final of the 400 freestyle after a turn of events. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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World Championship Trials: Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault

Ryan Murphy wins the prelims of the 100 backstroke with a new 17-18 NAG record of 53.62 at the 2013 World Championship Trails. Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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Ryan Murphy Breaks National Age Group Record in Friday Prelims

Ryan Murphy, seen after breaking the 17-18 National Age Group Record in the 100 backstroke. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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