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Berlin World Cup Start Lists: Missy/Michael in 5 Events Apiece

The European leg of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup series will wrap up in Berlin beginning on Saturday, which is…

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Missy Franklin Wins 4 at Moscow World Cup, Phelps Only 2

Missy Franklin continues to force her way into the world’s swimming conciousness with her four-peat (in four races) at the latest…

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Moscow World Cup Preview: Phelps, Franklin, Schmitt Join the Fun (LIVE VIDEO LINK)

Thus far at the 2011 edition of the FINA/Arena World Cup, the Americans have been buoyed by participants few-and-far betwen….

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Handicapping the 2011 Golden Goggles Nominees

It’s hard to believe it’s that time again, but USA Swimming Foundation is gearing up for another edition of the Golden…

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Michael Phelps Beats Jimmy Fallon by a Touch!

Yesterday we reported about the release of Michael Phelps’ new video game for XBox 360 called “Michael Phelps: Push the…

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Michael Phelps Video Game Released Today

Just in time for the short course season to ramp up, now a new dryland training system is available for…

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Anthony Ervin, Aaron Peirsol Both in USADA Drug-Testing Pool

Today, I was playing on the USADA (the United States Anti-Doping Agency) website, and came across a lot of interesting…

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Michael Phelps' Head and Shoulders Endorsement Kicks Off Olympic Endorsement Season

Once every quadrennial( about four years) before the summer Olympics, a marketing fervor begins. Swimming is one of the biggest…

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NBAC Announces the Hiring of Four New Coaches, Including Former Head Coach of PAAC

NBAC, the club that is most famous for it’s training of Michael Phelps for most of his swimming career, is expanding…

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Championship, Age Group, and National Records Go Down; Bentz Puts Heat on Young Phelps' Times on Final Day at US Junior Nationals

Full meet results available here. The future of America’s Swim Team saved the best for last on the final day…

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TSC Awards, Under/Overperformers For 2011 World Aquatics Championships

With the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in the books, it’s time to give out some awards. These are our awards…

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Anomolies, Superlatives, and Peculiarities from the World Championships Medal Tables and Results

Rather than bog down our final day 8 summary with all of the different intersting (or maybe less than interesting)…

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5 Things to Watch for on Final Day in Shanghai

We’ve got one day to go in Shanghai, but the action is nowhere near over. The morning (nighttime US time)…

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Shanghai Day 7 Finals: Dekker Pulls Big Upset Over Alshammar

Women’s 50 fly final – Medal Race Sweden’s Therese Alshammar came in as a big favorite in this race, but…

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Shanghai Day 7; 5 Things to Watch From Worlds

We’re headed into the stretch-run of the World Championships with only two days to go. By now, we think most…

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