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Manuel touches out Neal, Cal backstrokers roll on closing day of 2015 Speedo Grand Challenge

Stanford teammates Simone Manuel (left) and Lia Neal (right) showed down in the 100 free while Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Rachel Bootsma dominated the 100 back on the final day of the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine.

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KMSC Pro-Am Classic: Friday Night Race Videos – McLaughlin and Weiss Double

Watch Friday night’s finals at the KMSC Pro-Am Classic being held in the OCCC Aquatic Center in Oklahoma City. Race videos courtesy of King Marlin Swim Club.

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Minneapolis Grand Prix Day One Finals: Real-Time Results

Darian Townsend will battle Conor Dwyer for the men’s 200 free title at Minneapolis Grand Prix.

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Minneapolis Grand Prix Day One Prelims: Conor Dwyer Qualifies For Three Finals

Conor Dwyer made yet another final after qualifying to swim the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke as he squeezed in ahead of Jakub Maly for the fourth seed. Dwyer swam a 3:49.50 compared to Maly’s 3:49.53.

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Michael McBroom, Breeja Larson and more join the battle for the Oklahoma Elite Pro Am in December

Breeja Larson is one of a host of breaststrokers now on the docket for Oklahoma’s Pro Am, which features the 50 breast as its rotating event in 2014.

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Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am moves to brand-new pool, will offer increased prize money this December

The Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am meet, one of the more storied, pioneering events for professional swimmers in the United States, will offer increased prize monies and a brand-new facility this December, it’s 23rd season in existence.

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Men’s 100 Meter Breaststroke – US Nationals Preview

MEN’S 100 METER BREASTSTROKE – US NATIONALS PREVIEW Day 4, Saturday, August 9th Defending national champ: Kevin Cordes (59.99) Defending U.S….

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Race Video: Kevin Cordes Wins 200 Breaststroke – 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix

Cordes stayed ahead at the 100, posting a time of 1:03.76. He held on through the final 50 meters to stay in front of Kalisz and Johnson. Cordes final time was 2:11.82.

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Kevin Cordes Post Race Interview – 200 Breast Winner – 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix

Cordes stayed ahead at the 100, posting a time of 1:03.76. He held on through the final 50 meters to stay in front of Chase Kalisz and BJ Johnson. Cordes final time was 2:11.82.

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Karlee Bispo and BJ Johnson to join the Ceres Dolphins’ Swim Clinic

World Championships gold medalist Karlee Bispo (Modesto, Calif.) will make a hometown appearance alongside U.S. National Team member BJ Johnson…

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California’s Grand Challenge wraps up with big swims from Johnson, Neal, Coffman and Quintero

BJ Johnson stayed on fire into the final session of the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine. The Stanford grad blew away a tough 200 breast field to win in 2:12.11.

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Coffman gunning for twin titles, Johnson fast at Sunday prelims of Speedo Grand Challenge

Cheyenne Coffman is in the hunt for a pair of titles heading into the final night of the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, California.

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15 National Records go down on Friday at Masters Nationals

A talented field showed up in full force on day 2 of Masters Nationals in Santa Clara, CA, with athletes smashing 15 different American records.

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Big-name fields take the pool at Masters Nationals beginning tomorrow

The men’s 100 free field features Olympians Matt Biondi, David Sims, Josh Davis, Anthony Ervin (pictured), Nathan Adrian, Darian Townsend and Philip Morrison among others.

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix-Prelims Recap Day 3: Katie Hoff Blows Away The Field In 200 IM On A Windy Morning In Mesa

With a Michael Phelps-less heat sheet for Saturday morning, there will still be plenty of exciting and even interesting swimming to go around.

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