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Happy 4th: Meet Your 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team (PHOTO VAULT)

Katie Ledecky will swim at least four events in Rio, and things are looking pretty golden for the 19-year-old come August.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Eight Roster Update

Jordan Wilimovsky added the 1500 free to his open water marathon swim in Rio.

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Jimmy Feigen, Blake Pieroni Confirmed for Olympic 400 Free Relay

Blake Pieroni has confirmed that he is on the Rio Olympic team in the men’s 400 free relay, meaning that Jimmy Feigen, who finished one place ahead of him, has made the team as well.

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Swimmers describe their Prelims 50 in 1 word (Video)

See what a few of your favorite swimmers had to say about their prelims 50 in (mostly) only 1 word!

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Adrian was a sub-48 second 100m freestyle in semifinals, the fastest he’s ever been on U.S soil. With Adrian leading the charge, the excitement in the race lies in who the top four swimmers will be that are guaranteed a roster spot for the 4x100m freestyle relay.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Live Recap

Phelps is the top seed and heavy favorite in the 200m butterfly and will be looking to qualify for his fifth Olympic team, something only one other American swimmer (Dara Torres) has done during their career.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

After three days of intense competition it’s finally time to see what speed the men’s 100m freestyle has to offer.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

After an eventful night one at the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials, more of America’s big stars will step up to the blocks for their first races including Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin, and Katie Ledecky.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Empire Threatened In M 200 Freestyle

SwimMAC Elite’s Ryan Lochte leads the loaded field of men’s 200m freestyle headed for battle in Omaha.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, snapped some shots from this morning’s prelims. Scroll through the photo vault and see the many faces of Men’s NCAAs.

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Men’s Pick ‘Em Contest Stats: Voters At The Extremes In 2016

Cal’s Ryan Murphy has gained an astounding 99.3% of winner picks in the 100 backstroke in a men’s Pick ‘Em Contest that has tended toward the extremes in terms of voting consistency.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Texas Taper vs. Wolfpack Hunger in 800 Free Relay

The Texas men ended up with the win in the first relay on last year’s schedule because of a NC State DQ, and the two teams should go 1-2 again in the first event of this year’s NCAA championships: the 800 free relay.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Plenty of Players for 200 Free Crown

Michigan’s Anders Nielsen was oh-so-close to a title last year– he might have what it takes to take it all this season.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Hunts Down Morozov’s 100 Free Record

Caeleb Dressel will hunt down the NCAA title along with Vlad Morozov’s NCAA record in the 100 freestyle.

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Michigan Earns 6th Straight Men’s Big Ten Title On Bosch Triple

2016 BIG TEN MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, February 24 – Saturday, February 27 Boilermaker Aquatic Center, West Lafayette, IN (Eastern Time…

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