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Gretchen Walsh Follows Up Relay Split With 22.26 NAG In 50 Free Heats

One day after blasting an absurd 21.0 relay split, 14-year-old Gretchen Walsh took home the top qualifying spot in the individual 50 free while breaking a 13-14 National Age Group (NAG) record.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Torres Can Still Command a Crowd

We’re back with the best swimming tweets of the week.

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Dara Torres Follows Caeleb Dressel as Florida’s “Mr. Two Bits” (VIDEO)

Another former University of Florida swimmer has been honored with a spot in a big Gator tradition: American swimming legend Dara…

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Manuel Breaks American Record with 23.97 for 50 Free Bronze

Manuel, who won the 100 free earlier in the meet, became the first American woman to break the 24-second barrier when she touched in 23.97 to take bronze tonight.

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Kelsi Worrell Clips Torres’ American Record with 25.4 in 50 Fly Final

Worrell clipped down Dara Torres’ former American Record with a 24.48 in tonight’s final.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Day 7 finals will feature the showdown between Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 fly.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Check out the live recap for day 6 prelims in Budapest.

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Should Nations Like Brazil Focus on Non-Olympic Stroke 50s?

Given Brazil’s medals in the men’s 50 breast and 50 fly, and their likely women’s 50 back medal tomorrow (Etiene Medeiros, pictured above), a question arises. Is it worth it for nations like Brazil to focus on the stroke 50s?

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2017 Worlds Preview: Sjostrom’s Recent Tear Sets Her Apart In 50 Free

Sarah Sjostrom has been on a tear this year in the 50 free and has shown no signs of slowing down.

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Manuel Pops 5th Fastest American 50 Free Ever with 24.2

Manuel finished a half a second ahead of the field, winning the race in 24.27 while fellow Olympic sprinter Abbey Weitzeil (24.74) took 2nd.

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Jacob Pebley will look to qualify for his first LC World Championship team tonight in the men’s 200 back.

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 2 Finals Preview

Check out a preview for tonight’s finals in Indianapolis.

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Happy Olympic Day: Check Out The 20 Most-Decorated Olympic Swimmers Ever

June 23 marks Olympic Day, a holiday dedicated to the Olympic movement and its three pillars: move, learn and discover. To celebrate, we’re giving swim fans a chance to move (their mouse to scroll lower down this page), learn (about the most-decorated Olympic swimmers of all-time) and discover (some swimming legends they may not have previously known).

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After Setting SA Record Last Year, Maranhao Dropped by Club for Being Too Old

Brazilian swimmer Joanna Maranhao, who was part of the 800 free relay that broke a South American Record at the Rio Olympics, has been dropped by the Pinheiros swim club on the basis that she’s too old to swim in Tokyo 2020.

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Kate Douglass Breaks Dara Torres’ 34-Year Old National Age Group Record

Swimming on Wednesday at the New York High School Section 1 Girls’ Championships, 14-year old Kate Douglass, a sophomore at Pelham…

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