Amanda Beard

5 Things to Watch on Day 2 Prelims/Finals in Shanghai

With a couple of hours to go until the second prelims session begins in Shanghai, let’s briefly look at a…

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Shanghai 2011: Which World Records are Most Likely to Fall?

This is the first of many preview-type pieces we will run in the leadup to the 2011 Shanghai World Championships….

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Park Pulls Monster Double, Phelps' Fatigue Shows in Two Races

The 2011 Santa Clara Grand Prix kicked off last night with the non-Olympic distance events, but today was when the…

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Cielo, Veldhuis Post Major Swims in Minor Meets; Southwest Classic Results

Special thanks to our Brazilian correspondent, D’artangan Dias for contributing to this report Aside from the big meet that went…

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Three Meet Records Fall on Day 2 at Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix

Missy Franklin is celebrating her 16th birthday in final. She took huge points in the night’s first event, the women’s…

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Busch To Leave Arizona, Become National Team Director

Arizona head coach Frank Busch has been named the new National Team Director of the USA Swimming National Team, according…

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And the Award Goes To…Recapping the 2010 Golden Goggles

The big winners at the USA Swimming Golden Goggles Awards are….Drumroll please….Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni! Ok, so the drumroll…

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Nationals Day 3: Mid-day Update

Women’s 100 breaststroke When fans at the William Wollett Jr. Aquatic Center looked up at the scoreboard in just the…

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