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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 1 Prelims Photo Vault

US Olympic Swimming Trials kicked off this morning with many epic battles, and SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture it all.

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

Follow along for live updates of the first of 15 sessions at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials – Wave II, with five events on this morning’s slate.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Finke Leads First-Ever Men’s 800 FR Lineup

Florida Gator Bobby Finke is one of the fastest U.S. teens to swim the 800 free ever and became an U.S. National/NCAA champion within two years.

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2021 US Olympic Trials Previews: Can Urlando Take Over Phelps’ 200 Fly Throne?

After Michael Phelps represented the US at 5 consecutive Olympic Games, the men’s 200 fly is wide-open at Olympic Trials, with a field led by Luca Urlando.

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Leah Smith, Brooks Fail Move Up World Rankings at Intrasquad Meet

Leah Smith swam to the 3rd fastest time from an American this year in the 400 IM, trailing only Melanie Margalis and Madisyn Cox.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: U.S. Needs Two ‘A’ Cuts In Men’s 400 Free

Zane Grothe, the fastest American in the event currently, will look to beat the field in an event that features no returning Olympians from 2016.

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Firsts, Fasts, and Anomalies: Our Favorite Stats from Men’s NCAAs

University of Texas men’s swimming & diving coach Eddie Reese is going out on top. Not many in the history of the sport have been able to do that.

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Manuel And Comerford Scratch 50 Free At Mission Viejo Day 2 Prelims

Top-seeded Simone Manuel won’t race this weekend as she deals with a non-COVID illness. She’s planning to return at the next Pro Swim Series stop in May.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2017-2021

California pulled 5 of our top 20 recruits. All five scored in each of their 3 NCAA meets. None scored less than 70 points. And the class scored 529.5 total.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2021 NCAAs

The current junior group has a heated battle for top scorer. Kieran Smith leads scoring, but Shaine Casas leads with 3 individual NCAA titles.

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2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas (200 BK) and Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (100 FR) will aim for a perfect 3-for-3 title sweep tonight in their respective events.

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Cal Wins First 400 Free Relay Title Since 2011 (Relay Splits)

While Cal fell a bit short to Texas in the overall battle, the Bears closed out the meet with their win in the 400 free relay since 2011.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 4 Preview: Cal Holds Four Top-2 Seeds From Prelims

On the slate tonight will be the fastest-seeded 1650 FR heat followed by the finals of the 200 BK, 100 FR, 200 BR, 200 FL, and the 400 FR relay.

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PSS Mision Viejo Psych Sheets: A King/Hannis/Lazor/Escobedo Breaststroke Battle

As was the case in San Antonio, a star-studded field of the country’s fastest swimmers have entered to swim at PSS Mission Viejo.

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Bears and Gators Bringing the 50 Free Speed on Day 2 (Relay Splits)

While it was easier to make the finals of the 50 free this morning than it had been in year, Cal and Florida rocked it and the 200 free relay tonight,.

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