Farida Osman

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“I started to fall in love with swimming right from the beginning. Just being in the water makes me feel really good.”

2016 Georgia Invite: Kalisz Takes Down Loaded Field With 1:41.2 200 IM

Kalisz was just hundredths shy of his personal best time in the 200 IM tonight, taking down a stacked field with his winning time of 1:41.26.

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2016 Georgia Invite: Seliskar Tops Star-Studded 200 IM in Day 1 Prelims

Day 1 prelims of the 2016 Georgia Fall Invitational is in the books, and we have a huge battle set up for finals of the men’s 200 IM.

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2016 Georgia Invite Preview: Kalisz, Litherland to Battle in 400 IM

The men’s 400 IM could potentially be one of the best races of the meet, as Chase Kalisz, the Olympic silver medalist, and Georgia teammate Jay Litherland, an Olympic finalist, will be going head to head.

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Cal Gets Commitments from Robin Neumann, Natalie Tuck

Neumann was a 2016 Rio Olympian, finishing 26th in the 200 meter free and swimming as a part of the Netherlands’ 13th place 800 meter free relay.

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Preview: Texas Women to Face Cal and Stanford This Weekend

The Texas women will take on a tough schedule this weekend, facing Cal and Stanford in a pair of back-to-back dual meets in northern California

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College Swimming Previews: Weitzeil Incoming For #3 Cal Women

With the returning group, Cal has no lack of depth in the sprints and several potential individual scorers. Now add Abbey Weitzeil, Maddie Murphy, and Keaton Blovad to the mix and you’ve got a dangerous looking sprint free group for the Golden Bears.

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African Continental Recap Day 1: Osman, Male Distance Swimmers Impress

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day One Prelims Live Recap

The day has finally arrived, the 2016 Olympic Games will commence in the pool, beginning a week-long mix of triumph and heartbreak depicting the raw emotion of sport displayed exclusively at the Olympics.

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Yuliya Efimova, Farida Osman Win Again to Close 2016 LA Invite

Cal’s Farida Osman racked up another win tonight after taking the 50 free title yesterday. This time she was the fastest woman in the 100 fly, clocking a 58.45 to give herself the only sub-1:00 swim of the final.

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Efimova Clocks 2:22 to Win 200 Breast on Night 3 of LA Invite

On day 3 of the 2016 LA Invitational, Russia’s Yuliya Efimova swam her first race since the lifting of her FINA ban for testing positive for the banned substance Meldonium earlier this year. Efimova won the race in 2:22.77.

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Efimova to Test the Waters at LA Invite Prior to Competing in Rio

The University of Southern California’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center is bracing itself for 1000 swimmers competing in the 2016 version of the annual Los Angeles Invitational, beginning this Thursday and running through Sunday.

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Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Hits 100 Fly Olympic ‘B’ Standard at CISCs

Yesterday at the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships, the Bahamas’ Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace swam a FINA ‘B’ standard in the 100 fly. Her signature 50 free will be Sunday.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara Day 3 Final Photo Vault

If the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara is a harbinger for what’s left to come this summer then undoubtedly…

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s finals of the Arena Pro Swim at Santa Clara will see plenty of action, including a 50 free final with Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, and James Magnussen.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Sun Yang crushed the world’s fastest 200 free to kick off a firework-filled night in Santa Clara.

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