Michael Phelps

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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

2014 US Nationals, Day 1 Photo Vault: Adrian’s King, Phelps Misses the Wall and more

Adrian wins 100 free, but he’s not happy with his time…or the times of all top-8 finishers, said “We were all slow. We are all capable of much faster swims.”

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Race Video: Nathan Adrian Wins 100m Freestyle Over Tough Field At US Nationals

Nathan Adrian worked his way into the finish to win the race with a time of 48.31.

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2014 US National Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

2014 US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – DAY 1 – FINALS Live Results  Live Stream (Available Once Meet Starts) Wednesday, August 6th – Sunday,…

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Nathan Adrian Seeded First In 100m Freestyle, Michael Phelps Second After Prelims Swim At 2014 US Nationals

Phelps was very slow to the first 50. He popped up way behind Adrian who was beside him in lane four, and fell even farther behind going into that first wall. Adrian was an incredible 22.63 to flip first; Phelps was way behind in 23.98.

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2014 US National Championships: Day 1 Prelims Preview

Michael Kleuh in the 100 freestyle was the only scratch from the first day of prelims at the 2014 US National Championships.

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A Guide to SwimSwam’s US Nationals Previews

Now that the SwimSwam’s official 2014 U.S. National Championships Pick ‘Em Contest is live, we thought it might be useful…

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5 Storylines to watch at US Nationals – plus links, schedules, selection procedures and more!

Katie Ledecky (left) and Missy Franklin (right) are two of the many stars converging on Southern California for the US National Championships this week.

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The Olympic Movement Celebrates the 2-year countdown to the 2016 Olympic Games

Michael Phelps appears to be on track for his 5th Olympic appearance.

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NBAC Head Coach Bob Bowman Talks Jessica Long, Ian Silverman Training Ahead of Para Pan Pacs

NBAC head coach Bob Bowman talks about his swimmers’ preparations for the upcoming Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships.

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Phelps To Swim Four Races, No 200 Free, at 2014 U.S. Swimming National Championships

Michael Phelps will swim four events, including leaving a couple of old favorites off of his list.

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Michael Phelps Reborn as a Sprinter: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

How fast will Michael Phelps swim the 100m free and 100m fly at US Nationals?

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Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke – US Nationals Preview – Question marks abound in one of US’s deepest races

David Plummer (pictured) is the defending national champion in what has historically been one of the USA’s toughest and deepest events.

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