Allison Schmitt

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“Being a part of the 2012 Olympics 400m medley relay team. I knew the three other girls already had their world records, and I wanted to join the club.”

Olympic Trials Press Conferences Photo Vault: Phelps, Franklin, & More

Simone Manuel, Matt Grevers, Missy Franklin, Michael Phelps, Bob Bowman, Maya DiRado, and the NBC News team all held press conferences on the final day before the competition begins in Omaha.

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Michael Phelps Shows Off Warmup Pool Day Before Olympic Trials Start

The greatest-ever, Michael Phelps, went live again on Facebook this morning. https://www.facebook.com/michaelphelps/videos/10153774118166247/ Phelps talks with some of his training partners at…

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Adidas Brings The A-Station To Omaha

adidas will showcase its innovative a-station concept in North America for the first time as Omaha plays host to the US Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Watch Them Tear Up The Pool: Re-live All Women’s World Record Races

Re-watch Missy Franklin’s 200 backstroke world record from London to help channel your pre-U.S. Trials excitement.

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Olympic Trials Predictions (With Math!)

The psych sheet is finally here, so we have essentially all the pre Trials information we are going to get….

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Ledecky Leads Loaded Field in Women’s 200 Free

The women’s 200 freestyle is absolutely loaded with talent. Okay, every event at the Olympic Trials is ostensibly loaded with talent, but not in the same way that the women’s 200 free is.

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Arizona State Promotes Derek Schmitt to Assistant Coach

Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman (black shirt) has promoted Derek Schmitt to a full-time assistant position.

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Ranking The World Records Heading Into Rio: Women’s Edition

Katinka Hosszu will take on one of the toughest world records on the books in Rio: the women’s 400 IM.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Say Ledecky Should Skip Taper For U.S. Trials

SwimSwam readers overwhelmingly expressed their support for no taper or a limited taper for Ledecky in Omaha. 94.5% in all voted for one of those two options.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Great Depth In Women’s 100 Free

The race for the top 6 spots should be extremely close, and we may see at least 8 swimmers under the 54 barrier. The race for and individual Olympic bid in this event will be even more exciting, with the likes of Franklin, Manuel, Weitzeil, Coughlin, and possibly Ledecky contesting for a top 2 finish.

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6-time Olympic Medalist Allison Schmitt turns 26

Mutual of Omaha is proud to have Allison on the Gold Medal Team of Olympian clinicians that inspire kids around the country.

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The Top 6 From Indy, Santa Clara, and Austin (Combined Results)

We’ve put together a list of the top 6 swimmers in each race across all of last weekend’s big meets to compare where the swimmers are at as they head towards Trials and this summer’s Olympic Games.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 3 Finals Recap (Video)

Find a video recap of the final night in Santa Clara here from commentators Rowdy Gaines and Jason Knapp.

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Allison Schmitt: I’m really excited with where I am (Video)

North Baltimore’s defending Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt took the win tonight in what will certainly be one of the most hotly-contested events in Omaha

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Combined Results from Pro Swim Series and Longhorn Elite Invite

Because the top swimmers in the nation are spread out this weekend, we’ve put together a list of the top 5 Americans in each race across all 3 meets to compare where the swimmers are at as they head towards Trials.

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