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Fu Yuanhui Downs National Record with 58.7 100 Back at Chinese Nationals

Olympic medalists Fu Yuanhui and Xu Jiayu gave China a great showing in the 100 back on day 4 of the 2017 Chinese Nationals.

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Li Zhuhao Downs Chinese Record in 50 Fly on Day 2 of Chinese Nationals

Chinese butterfly stud Li Zhuhao headlined day 2 of the 2017 Chinese National Championships with his 23.53 in the 50 fly final.

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Chinese Olympic Medalist Fu Yuanhui Stars in PETA Ad

Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui, who went viral in Rio after her shocked reaction to her bronze medal in the 100 backstroke,…

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WATCH: Regan Smith Go 59.74 in 100 LCM Backstroke at Indy Sectionals

Regan Smith had a strong showing at the Speedo Sectionals in Indianapolis last weekend where she broke the one-minute barrier in the 100 LCM backstroke for the first time.

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Die beliebtesten Schwimm-Videos 2016: Ein letztes Good Bye von Phelps

Im Olympiajahr 2016 sind, zumindest in Amerika, auch Schwimmer Teil von Werbespots. Einen besonders gelungener und bei YouTube sehr beliebt,…

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Die beliebtesten Schwimm-Videos 2016: Ein letztes Good Bye von Phelps

Im Olympiajahr 2016 sind, zumindest in Amerika, auch Schwimmer Teil von Werbespots. Einen besonders gelungener und bei YouTube sehr beliebt,…

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Kathleen Baker College Swim Update: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com

Kathleen Baker has always been fast, setting national records all the way back to the 11-12 age group.  While she…

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2016 Swammy Awards: Asia Female Swimmer Of The Year

Rie Kaneto proved that age is just a number this year with her gold medal-winning Rio performance at 27 years of age.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Viral Video of the Year

Although there were dozens of incredible viral videos to choose from this year, ultimately, the Swammy Award goes to Fu Yuanhui, who didn’t know that she had won a bronze medal in the Olympic 100 backstroke until halfway through her post-race interview.

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Chinese News Outlet Takes Out Full Page Ad in British Newspaper

The Xinhua News Agency took out a full page advertisement in The Times celebrating their Olympic success and laying claim to the second place position in the medal standings…

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Medley Relay Preview: U.S. Women In Command, Men In For Close Battle

Check out a full preview of tonight’s medley relays, with full projections of all 16 finalists based off of their flat start times done here in Rio.

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Lessons From the 2016 Olympics For Age Group Swimmers

As this year’s Olympic swimming comes to a close and I get ready to return to the deck in September with my young swimmers, I took a moment to figure out some simple shareable lessons from this year’s Olympic swimming.

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Swimmer Fu Yuanhui has gone viral and she will make your day

In case you haven’t seen them, the post-race interviews with China’s Fu Yuanhui after her semi-final and final 100 meter backstroke swims from Rio are breaking the internet.

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Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Day 3 and 4

Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.

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Updating Relay Projections: Americans Now Favored In Both Medleys

Abbey Weitzeil’s huge split on the 4×100 free relay gives a spark of hope to an American medley relay originally projected to take silver.

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