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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Night 4 Finals Photo Vault

Night 4 of the US Olympic Trials saw many qualify for their first Olympic team as well as some veterans. Here are the top shots from the electric night.

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Women’s 200 Free Will Have Last Three Olympic Champions Converge For First Time

Tokyo will be the first time in history that an individual swimming event will see its last three Olympic champions competing on the Olympic stage.

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches 200 IM Prelims On Day 5 of U.S. Olympic Trials

After winning the 100 free semifinal on Wednesday night, Caeleb Dressel scratched the 200 IM to focus on the 100 free final tonight.

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Ariarne Titmus Shaves 0.13 Off Her 800 Freestyle Australian Record – 8:15.57

Ariarne Titmus is now the 2nd fastest performer worldwide this season with a swim only 2 seconds slower than Katie Ledecky.

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Ledecky on Event Schedules: “I do think the men have it a little bit easier”

Ledecky, who swam the 200/1500 free double tonight, commented on that fact that on the men’s side, no such double appears in the event schedule

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Ariarne Titmus Record Australiano Anche Negli 800 Stile 8:15.57

Ariarne Titmus dopo aver siglato il record australiano nei 200 e nei 400 metri stile libero femminili, mette la firma anche sotto gli 800

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Ultime Finali In Australia A Caccia Del Pass Olimpico-Risultati E Recap

Ultimo giorno di finali dei Trials Australiani ed ultime possibilità di qualificarsi per i Giochi olimpici di Tokyo. Il nostro live recap

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Trials US Perchè I Secondi Classificati Non Sono Automaticamente Qualificati

Perché i secondi classificati non vengono annunciati ufficialmente come membri della squadra olimpica?
Cerchiamo di rispondere.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It will be a busy session for Katie Ledecky tonight, as she’ll have both the women’s 200 free final and the 1500 free final just over an hour apart.

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2021 US Olympic Trials Night 4 Video Roundup

We are seeing a changing of the guard as more young guns continue to shut out season veterans and punch their first-time tickets to Tokyo

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2021 U.S. Olympic Roster Update 4: Schmitt Returns, Harting & Walsh Newest OLY

Team USA’s Olympic swimming roster welcomes both veteran and first-time Olympians following the conclusion of the fourth day of competition in Omaha.

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Bella Sims Likely Qualifies for Olympic Team with 1:57.53 200 Free, #3 15-16

Bella Sims, a 16-year-old out of Sandpipers of Nevada, has in all likelihood made the Olympic Team after finishing 5th in the women’s 200 free final tonight.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Preview

Tonight, World Record holder Katie Ledecky leads the first-ever women’s 1500 free U.S. Olympic Trials final in Olympic history.

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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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Why 2nd-Placers Aren’t Officially U.S. Olympians Yet (But Why They Will Be)

Many fans are asking why second-place finishers aren’t being officially announced as Olympians yet. We dig into the selection criteria to explain why.

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