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15-Year-Old Regan Smith Brings Return to U.S.’s Young Swimmer Legacy

Last year’s U.S. Olympic team was completely devoid of swimmers under 18. 15-year-old Regan Smith’s 2nd-place finish in the 200 back tonight shows a return to the U.S.’s young international-level swimmer tradition.

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Watch The Phelps Vs. Shark: Battle For Ocean Supremacy Promo Video

Just one question: How many gold medals does the shark have?

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Rio Retrospective: The Stories Told By Statistics

Courtesy of Steven Gambino With Rio in the rear view mirror and World Championships on the horizon, we can once…

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Video: We Wore Michael Phelps’ Racing Suit

As championship meet season approaches, we’ve decided our next few videos will highlight various aspects of a championship meet environment.

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Alle Links für die US Trials 2017

2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS 27. Juni bis 1. Juli  50 m Bahn Indianapolis, Indiana Veranstaltungsseite  Zeitplan – Vorläufe  Stream_TV…

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2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: The Real Post-Phelps 200 Fly Era

The men’s 200 fly shapes up to be a three-man race at the front for two World Championship spots.

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Five Storylines, All The Links You Need For 2017 U.S. Nationals

Five storylines, all the links you need for the upcoming U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis.

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LA To Host Team USA Awards On November 29

The 2017 Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Year, will take place at Royce Hall on UCLA’s…

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Jay Litherland Adds 200/400 Free To IM’s, No 200 Back At Trials

Jay Litherland has added the 200 & 400 freestyles to his US Nationals lineup, along with the 200 & 400 IM.

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Jimmy Feigen A Surprise Entrant At U.S. Nationals

Jimmy Feigen is entered in the 50 and 100 free at U.S. Nationals, a surprise considering we haven’t seen him compete since Rio.

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Happy Olympic Day: Check Out The 20 Most-Decorated Olympic Swimmers Ever

June 23 marks Olympic Day, a holiday dedicated to the Olympic movement and its three pillars: move, learn and discover. To celebrate, we’re giving swim fans a chance to move (their mouse to scroll lower down this page), learn (about the most-decorated Olympic swimmers of all-time) and discover (some swimming legends they may not have previously known).

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Becca Meyers, Brad Snyder Nominated for More Espys

Becca Meyers (above) won the 2015 ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete With a Disability.

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Phelps, Murphy, Ledecky, Manuel & Hosszu Score ESPY Nominations

Check out the swimmers among this year’s ESPY nominees…hint, one is known as the GOAT.

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2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: Everyone Chasing Kalisz In 400 IM

Chase Kalisz has swum incredibly well this season, and his world leading 4:09.43 puts him in the driver seat at World Trials.

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German Philip Heintz Joins Exclusive Club of Sub-1:56 200IM Swimmers

Philip Heintz set a new German record in the 200m IM (LC) in 1:55,76 on Thursday at the German National…

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