Jay Litherland

Tokyo Day 1 Prelims: Seto And Hosszu Prepare For Battle In The 400 IM

Defending Olympic champion, 2019 World Champion, world record holder, and top seed Katinka Hosszu is back in action at the Olympic Games.

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Carson Foster Swims 400 IM in 4:08.46, Would Have Won Olympic Trials

Foster now ranks as the fastest American in the event this year, and would have entered the Olympic Games as the third-fastest seed.

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Funky Trunks Swimmers Clareburt and Smith To Face Off In Tokyo

Both NY Breakers hold the 400 IM national record in their respective countries, share the same birthday and had massive time drops earlier in 2021.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Daiya Seto Seeks 400 IM Redemption

Japan’s Daiya Seto is primed to make a statement in the men’s 400m IM, making up for lost time with his 2020 ethics suspension.

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Dressel, Manuel, Murphy E Schmitt Nominati Capitani Team USA

Ryan Murphy, Caeleb Dressel, Allison Schmitt e Simone Manuel sono stati annunciati come capitani della squadra degli Stati Uniti.

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Murphy, Dressel, Schmitt & Manuel Named 2020 USA Olympic Swimming Captains

Allison Schmitt will serve as a U.S. team captain for the second Olympics in a row, while Ryan Murphy, Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel will be first-timers.

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International Swimming League Gli Atleti Scelti Nel Primo Giorno Del Draft

Il draft ISL è iniziato, con le dieci franchigie che hanno annunciato ieri sera i 15 nuotatori mantenuti delle stagioni precedenti.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Jack Bauerle, Georgia

When the dust settled on U.S. Olympic Trials, the University of Georgia led the way, both as an alma mater and training base for U.S. Olympic swimmers.

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2021 US Olympic Trials: SwimSwam’s Awards

It was a fun, exhausting, and at-times surprising week in Omaha. Check out our full list of Olympic Trials award winners here.

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Follow the 2020 U.S. Olympic Roster on Instagram and Twitter

Here is a complete list of each U.S. Olympic swimming athlete’s Instagram and Twitter usernames. Follow along as they prepare for Tokyo.

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ISL First 5: DC Trident Retains Apple, Litherland, Harting, Quah, Mack

The DC Trident will retain breakout ISL star Zach Apple, with no major surprises in their top five picks announced today.

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2021 US Olympic Trials: Here’s a Look at the Final Olympic Roster

With the completion of wave II of the US Olympic Trials meet, the US Olympic Swimming Team for Tokyo is now finalized featuring 26 women and 23 men.

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Who Will Be Team USA’s Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?

With three of his swimmers already on the Olympic team, Todd DeSorbo has all but locked up a spot as a women’s team assistant in Tokyo.

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‘Weird’ U.S. Olympic Trials Highlight Lasting Impacts of Pandemic Delay

The one-year pandemic delay put established swimmers on the defense. For rising swimmers, they had nothing to lose – and a bonus year to gain it all.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 3 Finals Preview

On day three of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, there will be three semi-finals and FOUR finals (where swimmers will fight for Olympic nominations).

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