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#2 Seed Kieran Smith Drops 200 IM in Favor of 800 Free on Day 5 at US Nationals

Ridgefield Aquatic Club’s Kieran Smith, who was a senior at Florida this year, dropped the 200 IM to concentrate instead on the 800 free on Day 5 in Irvine.

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Beata Nelson; Carly Novelline Highlight Wisconsin Great Lakes Open

Nelson finished third at the 2022 US International Trials in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.80. She swam a 2:12.83 in the event here.

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Wisconsin’s Benson, Bacon Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week

Bacon won three individual events and was a part of two winning relay teams in the Badgers’ two wins over Arizona and Hawaii.

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Bacon, Benson Shine As Wisconsin Opens Season With Sweeps of Arizona, Hawaii

Badger sophomore Phoebe Bacon won three events and raced on a pair of winning relays as the Wisconsin women easily downed Arizona and Hawaii.

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2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the 2021 Speedo Summer Championships is underway. Follow along here for event-by-event coverage!

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2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

The final prelims session of the Speedo Summer Championships will see the 200 IM and 50 free competed.

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2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The women’s 100 breast will give us our first sighting of USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler, who is the top seed in 1:06.29.

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2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s finals session will kick off with the women’s 200 free, where Justina Kozan (Mission Viejo) will attempt to win her 2nd title of the meet.

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2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

This morning, we’ll see heats of the 200 fly and 100 freestyle, as well as one heat each of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free.

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Barrington’s O’Leary and Wisconsin’s Leuthold Win 3 Events in Pleasant Prairie

USC commit Griffin O’Leary of Barrington and Wisconsin Badger Jack Leuthold took home 3 event wins each at the Pleasant Prairie sectional meet.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 1 Finals Preview

19-year-old Elle Braun dropped 21.5 seconds over the month of May in her 800 free, rising from 9:05 to 9:00 to a new Trials cut of 8:44.03 last month.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

U.S. Olympic Trials season officially opens today, with the opening prelims session of the Wave I Olympic Trial meet in Omaha.

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Al Via Oggi Ad Omaha I Trials Olimpici USA 2021-Batterie Day 1

Sono iniziati oggi i Trials Olimpici USA 2021. L’evento sarà diviso in due gruppi Wave II e Wave I dal 4 al 7 giugno. Risultati batterie Day1

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Iowa’s Final NCAA Championship Qualifier, Will Myhre, Transferring to Wisconsin

Will Myhre will join the Wisconsin Badgers as one of their top breaststrokers in the fall of 2021. He will have three years of remaining NCAA eligibility.

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Phoebe Bacon Clocks 1:01.6 100 Back At Wisconsin LC Opener

Bacon currently owns a season-best of 1:00.18, set at November’s U.S. Open, which ranks her 25th in the 2020-21 world rankings.

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