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"I just like to swim…fast. I don't think about the distance."

Matthew Hutchins, Katy Campbell Pick Up Wins On Night 1 Of LA Invite

Katy Campbell and Matthew Hutchins both picked up wins in the distance events on night 1 of the LA Invite.

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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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Michael Phelps Gold Cover 2016 Olympic Preview Magazine

This is the one magazine you want to celebrate and remember Olympic swimming in 2016.

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Ledecky, Snyder Not Tabbed For ESPY Awards

Katie Ledecky and Brad Snyder, nominated for ESPY awards by sports media network ESPN, were not picked as the winners in their respective categories Wednesday night.

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Get Olympic Swimming News on Your Website From SwimSwam

SwimSwam offers a new tool to embed the latest swimming news directly on your website.

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Ledecky’s 800m Freestyle–Most Dominant Swim of the US Olympic Trials

If you’re Katie Ledecky, you dominate. It’s what you do. Congratulations Katie on posting the most dominating swim of Trials last week.

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Get 2016 Olympic Swim News on Your Website From SwimSwam

SwimSwam offers a new tool to embed the latest swimming news directly on your website.

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WATCH: Sarah Sjostrom Swim World-Leading 200 Free (Ledecky Comparison)

Sarah Sjostrom (above) swam a world-leading 200 free time of 1:54.34 on Wednesday at the Swedish National Championships. That pushed her ahead of American Katie Ledecky, although the two swam their races very differently.

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SwimMom Musings: To Every Champion

Now that the trials are in the books and the newly crowned and seasoned veterans head for Rio, it’s time to reflect.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s Race Videos

Re-watch Lilly King’s 100m breaststroke victory, among other available race videos from the magical 8 days in Omaha.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Fun Facts

Now that Trials are over, we can comb over the results in detail. Thanks to Barry Revzin who sent us the…

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Sjostrom Swims 1:54.34 in 200 Free Becoming New World Leader on Day 1

In the finals of the women’s 200 freestyle, Sjostrom crushed the competition by almost a full two seconds to clench the victory in a time of 1:54.34, the fastest time in the world this year.

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Michael Phelps Gold Cover Olympic Preview Magazine – Almost Gone

This is the one magazine you need for Olympic swimming news, data and insider information.

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Interactive Maps: 2016 U.S. Olympic Team By Training Base & Hometown

U.S. Olympic Trials have come and gone, but swim nerds don’t have to suffer from post-meet boredom! We’ve broken down the U.S. Olympic roster into a series of interactive maps that just might get you through ’til Rio.

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Happy 4th: Meet Your 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team (PHOTO VAULT)

Katie Ledecky will swim at least four events in Rio, and things are looking pretty golden for the 19-year-old come August.

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