National Championships

Race Video: Katie Ledecky Wins 800 Free At US National Championships

Katie Ledecky won the women’s 800 freestyle on night one of the 2014 US National Championships.

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USA Swimming Adds Bonus Entries For 18&u Swimmers At Winter National Championships

USA Swimming added 18&u bonus standards for the 2014 Winter National Championships, but the junior and senior national time standards have not changed from 2013.

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Finnish National Records Come Crashing Down On Day 1 Of The Findland National Championships

On the first day of the Finnish National Championships, Eetu Piiroinen earned 816 Fina points with a new Finnish National Record in…

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Not Many Clues on Lochte’s Schedule in Nationals Psych Sheets

Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte had the most anticipated schedule on this year’s list. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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US Worlds Trials Previews: Three Potential Medalists, Only Two Spots in Women’s 400 Free

Olympians Allison Schmitt (left) and Chloe Sutton (right) were both in the top 5 in the world last year, but will someone get left out in favor of fast-rising Katie Ledecky? (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Water National Team to be selected USA Swimming Castaic Lake Race

2012 USA Open Water Swimming Championships in Ft. Meyers. Photo credit, Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Day-By-Day Stories to Watch at 2012 Winter National Championships

Matt Grevers’ name dominates the record books for the Winter National Championships. (Photo Courtesy:

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The Kara Lynn Joyce Swimming Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

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Celebrity Swim Tuesday: Timothy Olyphant

Before Timothy Olyphant starred in movies and TV, he was a national swimming finalist in the 200 I.M.

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What's Left Between Now and the World Championships

Yesterday, we took a look at the top swims through the various National Championship meets that we’ve already seen in…

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Zueva, Efimova Finalize Russian Nationals with More Top-3 Times

In a fitting end to the 2011 Russian National Championships and World Championship Trials, the women’s duet of Anastasia Zueva…

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Popova Takes Two More Titles, Another Russian Record on Day 5

Veronika Popova is ripping apart the Russian record books in Miscow. On the tail of her 100 free National Record…

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Morozov Finishes 4th in 50 free, Efimova Dominated 50 Breast on Day 4 in Russia

This was the day that American swim fans have been looking forward to: USC star Vlad Morozov’s first sprint-freestyle swim…

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Efimova Takes 100 Breaststroke, Izotov Ranks in World's Top-3 in the 200 free

Day 3 in Moscow absolutely lit up the scoreboard, including an onslaught of the international top-15 lists. Yulia Efimova is…

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Russian Women Steal the Show from Donets and Crew; Popova Sets Russian Record in 100 free

First, let me say that it would not have been possible to follow Russian Nationals without the help of Tom…

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