Michael Brinegar

2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

After winning last night’s 100 free, Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil comes into today’s 50 riding a ton of momentum.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Scratches & Preview

No. 2 seed Zane Grothe will not contest in the men’s 1500 FR following 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-place finishes. Meanwhile, Abbey Weitzeil will swim the 50 FR.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 5 Results

Taking the day 5 top prize was Lilbuglilbug13@13 with 88 points while Bort now takes over the overall pick ’em standings after day 5.

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Race Videos: Watch Fink(e), Flickinger, And Dressel Add Their Names To The Team

Check out all the action from night 5 of the 2021 US Olympic Trials: the men’s 800 free, 200 breast, and 100 free, and the women’s 200 fly.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel’s first opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team comes in tonight’s final of the men’s 100 freestyle.

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Day 5 U.S. Olympic Roster Update: Dressel Officially Added, Fink(e) Qualifies

We got a slew of new Olympians on day 5 – and based on our math, all second-place finishers could be officially selected as soon as tomorrow night.

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Insane Final 50 Moves Michael Brinegar to #10 All-Time For U.S. 800 Free

Brinegar turned on the jets, dropping his splits from consistent 29s and 30s to a blazing 27.35 on the final lap of a 7:49.94 800 – #10 in U.S. history.

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

Caeleb Dressel leads a loaded field into the men’s 100 freestyle preliminaries on Wednesday morning.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Finke Fighting For First In 1500 Free

Fresh off NCAA gold in the 1650 freestyle, Bobby Finke is coming in hot in the 1500 free and will have a shot at making his first Olympic squad.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Finke Leads First-Ever Men’s 800 FR Lineup

Florida Gator Bobby Finke is one of the fastest U.S. teens to swim the 800 free ever and became an U.S. National/NCAA champion within two years.

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Haley Anderson Post 8:28 800 Free on Final Day of Speedo Grand Challenge

It was her first sub-8:30 of the year, and she couldn’t have asked for a better time to post the swim.

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Manuel And Comerford Scratch 50 Free At Mission Viejo Day 2 Prelims

Top-seeded Simone Manuel won’t race this weekend as she deals with a non-COVID illness. She’s planning to return at the next Pro Swim Series stop in May.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 4 Preview: Cal Holds Four Top-2 Seeds From Prelims

On the slate tonight will be the fastest-seeded 1650 FR heat followed by the finals of the 200 BK, 100 FR, 200 BR, 200 FL, and the 400 FR relay.

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PSS Mision Viejo Psych Sheets: A King/Hannis/Lazor/Escobedo Breaststroke Battle

As was the case in San Antonio, a star-studded field of the country’s fastest swimmers have entered to swim at PSS Mission Viejo.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: It’s A Battle For Second Behind Finke In The 1650 Free

Bobby Finke is the heavy favourite here as he looks to secure his first-ever 1650 NCAA titles. The biggest question we have is who will follow.

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