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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swim Previews: Ledecky an Underdog to Win Women’s 400 Free

Titmus leads this season’s 400 free world rankings by 2.3 seconds over Ledecky. In SwimSwam’s Pick’ems contest, 51% predict Titmus will win and 48% Ledecky.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Ledecky Chasing 3rd-Straight W 800FR Gold

Katie Ledecky has imposed her will on the rest of the world in the women’s 800 free over the last 9 years in a manner we have rarely seen in the sport.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

This morning: three events: 800 free, 100 fly, 200 back. Three reigning World Champs & world record-holders: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, and Regan Smith.

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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 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lilly King was fired up after posting a world-leading 1:04.72 in the women’s 100 breast semis, and has her first chance to qualify for the Olympics tonight.

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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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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky should swim twice this morning, with qualifying heats of the 200 & 1500 free. Meanwhile, we’ll get the first Phelps-less 200 fly since 1996.

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

The theme of Tuesday morning will be event doubles – who is taking on two events and who scratched an event or two to focus in on a primary swim.

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Trials USA Caeleb Dressel Rinuncia Anche Ai 200 Metri Farfalla

Trials USA 2021. Caeleb Dressel rinuncia anche ai 200 metri farfalla per riposarsi e concentrarsi sulle sue prossime gare. La start list Day3

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches 200 Fly on Day 3 Prelims of U.S. Olympic Trials

Dressel seems to be gearing up for his other events. He scratched the 200 free semifinal last night, and now his only event of the morning: the 200 fly.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky’s 2021 Olympic campaign essentially gets underway tonight, as she aims to make a third straight U.S. Olympic team in the women’s 400 free.

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U.S. Trials Risultati Finali Day 2: Andrew Vince Di 1 Cent, King #1 Al Mondo

Risultati seconda sessione di finali e semifinali degli U.S. trials 2021 ad Omaha, Nebraska, con molti pass olimpici in palio

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s explosive heats feature three reigning world record-holders (Lilly King, Ryan Murphy, Katie Ledecky) and one recent world record-holder (Regan Smith).

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Overreacting: Lochte Misses 200 Free Semi, Baker Hindered by Injury

Day two of the 2021 US Olympic Trials did not fail to provide us with many surprises, one being Ryan Lochte missing the semi-finals in the 200 free.

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Trials USA Live Recap Batterie Day 2: In Acqua King, Smith E Ledecky

Risultati live della seconda giornata di gare a Omaha per i trials della squadra USA verso Tokyo 2021, in acqua King, Smith e Ledecky

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