Jessica Ashwood

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“I want people to want to do the distance events again, because we have such a good history with it.”

Juegos Olimpicos Río 2016: Finales día 2

JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto 6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…

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Youth Reigns For Oceanic Olympians On Day 2 In Rio

Australian sprinter Kyle Chalmers helped lead the youth’s charge into Rio for Oceanic Olympians on Day 2.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will swim her first individual event of these games this morning, taking things out in the heats of the 400m freestyle. The world record holder will be looking to enter her first Olympic final in this event.

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The Official SwimSwam Rio 2016 Olympics Preview Schedule

Don’t miss a second of our pre-Olympic coverage with this handy central bookmark post, where we’ll link out to our event-by-event previews as they drop and track our medalist predictions as we make them.

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: 800 Free to Feature Ledecky vs. Herself

Katie Ledecky is so far ahead of the rest of the world’s best, the 800 free has become a race between Ledecky and her personal best times.

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Follow the Australian Olympic Swim Team on Twitter and Instagram

Follow the Australian swim team on their social media accounts during their Olympic adventures.

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Rio 2016 Olympics Preview: Ledecky Not Alone Under 4 in the 4

Leah Smith is the favorite for silver– is she also the favorite to join Ledecky under 4:00 in Rio?

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Campbell One of Several Strong Performances at Australian Grand Prix

Cate Campbell stole the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday evening breaking the world record in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Campbell and Magnussen Post Impressive Times at Aussie Grand Prix

Cate Campbell recorded a 24.04 in the 50 freestyle and went on to post a 23.59 relay split while Jame Magnussen swam his fastest 100 freestyle since having shoulder surgery last June…

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Adrian and Thiago score most dominant races in pre-taper competition

This past weekend (June 4-5th), the last major American swim competitions were held before swimmers begin to taper for both U.S. Trials and the Olympic Games.

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Jessica Ashwood: I did have a cheeky look at the clock at 350 (Video)

Jessica Ashwood of Chandler Swim Club picked up another win with a very strong 8:18.14 to easily handle the field. That’s her best time ever, and also a new Australian record

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2016 Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 3 Finals Race Videos

Find all race videos from the day 3 finals at the PSS in Santa Clara.

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5 Big Things From Day 3 of Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara

This weekend in Santa Clara, Team USA’s Ryan Murphy and Australia’s Mitch Larkin gave us a preview of a potential rivalry in the backstroke events in Rio.

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Jessica Ashwood Breaks Own Aussie 800 Free Record In Santa Clara

Australian Jessica Ashwood broke her own 800 free national record in Santa Clara with a scorching time of 8:18.14.

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Larkin, Seebohm, Chalmers Among Aussies Headed To Santa Clara

Key Aussie Olympians, including Mitch Larkin, are headed to Santa Clara to compete in the Arena Pro Swim Series meet early June.

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