Ian Crocker

The Olympics That Would Have Been: Dressel’s Triple Triumph On Day 7

Just as he has done at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, Caeleb Dressel is slated for three finals swims on Day 7 in Tokyo.

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How Eddie Reese Became The Most Successful College Coach In Swimming

Reese has built an incredible legacy at the University of Texas, leading the men’s team to unparalleled excellence.

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2008 – Phelps vs Cavic; 1988 – Biondi vs Nesty

2018 marked the anniversary of two epic Olympic races in the men’s 100 fly: Anthony Nesty vs Matt Biondi in 1988, and Michael Phelps vs Milorad Cavic in 2008.

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Gare Epiche: Mondiali 2003 L’Inizio Della Sfida Phelps Crocker

Gare epiche: Mondiali del 2003 tra le semifinali e la finale dei 100 farfalla viene abbattuto tre volte il WR. E’ l’inizio della lotta Crocker/Phelps

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Semifinal Shockers: 10 Epic Swims From Semifinals That Inspired Us

Here we count down some of the greatest performances from semifinal races of the last 20-ish years. These races are just as memorable as the finals.

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Serdinov, Phelps, Crocker: 3 Heats, 3 Consecutive World Records in the 100 Fly

As Serdinov celebrated Phelps charged down the pool, his back-end speed propelling him ahead of the minutes-old record Serdinov set in the first semifinal.

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Caeleb Dressel Breaks Kyle Chalmers’ U.S. Open 100 SCM Free Record By .01

The Caeleb Dressel-Kyle Chalmers rivalry continues, as Dressel today broke Chalmers’ U.S. Open 100 free record by a single hundredth of a second.

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Fitter & Faster Celebrates its 10th Birthday

Thursday, August 15th, 2019 marks the 10th birthday of the launch of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour.

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arena USA Signs Paralympian Elizabeth Smith

Global sportswear brand arena adds Paralympian Elizabeth (Lizzi) Smith to its elite team of athletes. Smith earned two relay medals at her first Paralympics.

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Maxime Rooney Becomes 4th Fastest American All-Time with 50.68 100 Fly

Fresh off lifetime bests in the 100 and 200 free, newly transferred Texas swimmer Maxime Rooney kept it rolling on day 3 in the 100 fly.

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Mundial resultados día 7: Caeleb Dressel reina en Gwangju con 3 oros

Estados Unidos ha dominado la 7ª jornada del mundial de Gwangju. Caeleb Dressel ha triunfado con 3 oros mientras Katie Ledecky ha ganado el 800 libre.

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Dressel Repeats In 100 Fly, Hits 49.66 For #2 Swim In History

Caeleb Dressel became the fourth man in history to repeat in the men’s 100 butterfly, claiming gold in the second-fastest time in history (49.66).

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Swimmer Pat Gallant-Charette Named to Maine Sports Hall of Fame

Among many other record-breaking distance achievements, earlier this year Pat Gallant-Charette became the oldest person in history to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming when she circumnavigated the island of Manhattan.

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Dressel Breaks 100 Free AR Again In Gold Medal Victory

Caeleb Dressel took down his American Record in the men’s 100 free final.

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Dressel Lowers 100 Free American Record On Lead-Off Leg Of 4×100 Relay

Caeleb Dressel’s lead-off leg of 45.66 broke the American Record in the 100 freestyle.

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