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SwimSwam Magazine Premiere Issue with Michael Phelps Cover Nearly Sold Out

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Bob Bowman shares sentimental story from Phelps’ youth (Video)

There may not be anyone more happy for Phelps’ rebirth in the last year than his own coach, Bob Bowman.

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The Evolution of Michael Phelps: Picking up New Skills

As swimming fans, we should all count our blessings that Michael Phelps has decided to give it one more go….

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Michael Phelps explains revolutionary new freestyle finish (Interview)

It was Phelps who got to the wall first, though not with a finish that we are used to seeing… from anyone.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Most Excited For Olympics, But 34% Pick U.S. Trials

The Olympic Games drew just over 500 of the 908 votes cast in this poll.

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Michael Phelps defeats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM at the Arena Pro Swim (Race Video)

Phelps got to the wall first, going 1:58.00. Lochte, swimming in an outside lane, was 1:58.43 to take silver.

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WATCH: Michael Phelps 200m Freestyle From Austin

Michael Phelps finished fourth overall in the 200m freestyle at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin with a time of 1:48.87. With that time he was just kept off the podium as Jordan Pothain stretched in to the wall ahead of him in 1:48.62.

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WATCH: All Races From Day Three Of Arena PSS Austin

Check out the action from the final day of competition at the Austin Arena Pro Swim Series.

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Austin Pro Series: Day 3 Final Thoughts

Michael Phelps continued his run toward his fourth-consecutive Olympic gold in the 200 IM with a win tonight on the final day of the 2016 Austin Pro Series.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series At Austin – Ledecky Breaks WR At Day 3 Finals

Katie Ledecky could be chasing her own world record in the 800 free on night 3, a month after smashing the best time in history in the short course 1000.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Day 3 Photo Vault

Two words twice: World Record, Katie Ledecky.  What an amazing cap off to a great weekend in Austin.  Katie Ledecky…

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Foreigners Charge, But Ledecky, Adrian Lead Arena PSS Points After Austin

Katinka Hosszu and Sarah Sjostrom made big pushes, but Katie Ledecky and Nathan Adrian (pictured) still lead the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series points after the Austin stop.

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Arena Pro Series Swim at Austin: Day 3 Prelims Recap

Final day of the Arena Pro Series Swim at Austin, prelims recap.

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Michael Phelps: 200 Free was ok, but I’m frustrated (Video Interview)

Phelps had a solid front half, but fell out of the hunt a bit at the 150-mark in what will be his only swim tonight

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