Maya DiRado

2016 Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s finals of the Arena Pro Swim at Santa Clara will see plenty of action, including a 50 free final with Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, and James Magnussen.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Today at the Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara, we’ll see Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin go head to head in the 50 free. Ryan Murphy will take on Mitch Larkin in the men’s 100 back, and the men’s 400 free will feature another battle between Sun Yang and Conor Dwyer.

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5 Big Things From Day 1 of Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara

Tonight, Conor Dwyer swam a 1:45.41, less than a tenth of a second off his best time of 1:45.32 from the 2013 World Championships. That swim was over a second faster than Dwyer has been at any meet since July of 2013.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Sun Yang crushed the world’s fastest 200 free to kick off a firework-filled night in Santa Clara.

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5 Races To Watch At The 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara

Nathan Adrian has swept the 50 and 100 freestyles at 4 of 5 Arena Pro Swim Series stops so far. Can he beat Australia’s former world champ James Magnussen and junior world record-holder Kyle Chalmers to do it again in Santa Clara?

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Fresh Faces In Women’s 200 IM

2012 Olympic bronze medalist Caitlin Leverenz is a favorite to win the 200 IM at 2016 Olympic Trials, but she will face serious competition on the road to Rio.

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Adrian, Vollmer, Coughlin Headline Arena Pro Swim at Santa Clara

Nathan Adrian, Natalie Coughlin, and Dana Vollmer are among the top swimmers expected to compete at next week’s Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara, one of the final tune-ups ahead of the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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Olympic Trials Preview: Franklin, Dirado to Fend Off Teens in 200 Back

The 19& under U.S. talent in the backstroke is starting to creep up on the tried-and-true Olympians up top, and Missy & co. will need to be on their game in the 200 back finals at Trials.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3 Finals: Race Videos

Take a look at Elizabeth Beisel’s 200 back win and many others on the last day of competition at the 2016 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3: Prelims Live Recap

Maya DiRado (above) will once again double up on the 200 IM, 200 back in the last morning session of the Atlanta Classic.

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CIF North Coast: Prelims Recap

Maxime Rooney leads the way in the 200 free and 100 fly with exciting preliminary swims. San Ramon Valley is poised to take both titles tomorrow.

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Atlanta Classic Day 1 Finals: Live Recap

Katie Ledecky posted one of the world’s fastest times in the prelims of the 200 free, but how fast will she be in finals after also swimming a monster 400 IM and almost chasing down NCAA champion Ella Eastin?

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Atlanta Classic Day 1 Prelims: Live Recap

The Atlanta Classic kicks off this morning with world, national, and NCAA champions converging at Georgia Tech to square-off in the long course pool, in another opportunity to prepare for the Olympics and Olympic Trials.

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2016 Atlanta Classic: 5 Storylines, All the Links You Need

Less than a month after the pool record board was decimated during the NCAA championships, the best swimmers in the country will return to Atlanta’s McAuley Aquatic Center on Georgia Tech’s campus to participate in the Atlanta Classic.

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Dynamo Swim Club: The Water Polo Backstroke Drill

A Tweet by Stanford coach Greg Meehan inspired Dynamo to try this backstroke drill.

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