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2016 Rio Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Katie Ledecky will take to the pool for her first individual event of the Olympic Games; the 400 free.

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Phelps: “It’s Pretty Incredible to Help Kids Go After Their Dreams”

Watch Michael Phelps talk about his influence on the sport in lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: World Record Watch In Men’s 100 Back

As we head into Rio, Team USA’s gold medal streak in the men’s 100 back is under fire. In Rio, the threat of Australia’s Mitch Larkin looms, and it looks like it could take a World Record to bring home the gold.

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Aussies Reportedly Face ‘Soupy-Looking’ Water In Rio Warm-up Pool

Three Australian swimmers chose to leave the Olympic Aquatic Stadium’s warm-up pool due to ‘cloudy’ water conditions.

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2016 Rio Olympic Preview: U.S. Men Overpowering In Medley Relay

The Americans come in as the favorites in the medley relay with lots of talent and depth on all four legs.

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The 5 Quintessential Swimming Storylines For the 2016 Rio Olympics

Has Olympic fever hit yet? Check out this guide to catch up on the 5 biggest stories you need to know to follow all the Olympic swimming action from Rio 2016, beginning Saturday morning.

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The Official SwimSwam Rio 2016 Olympics Preview Schedule

Don’t miss a second of our pre-Olympic coverage with this handy central bookmark post, where we’ll link out to our event-by-event previews as they drop and track our medalist predictions as we make them.

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Aussie Insider Training: Listen To A Mic’d Up Michael Bohl

At the Australian Olympic Team’s training camp at Auburn University, St. Peters Head Coach Michael Bohl was mic’d up, giving us a peek into a green and gold practice.

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2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Larkin Looks To End US Dominance In 200 Back

Australian Mitch Larkin will look to end the Americans streak of five straight Olympic wins in the men’s 200 back.

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Follow the Australian Olympic Swim Team on Twitter and Instagram

Follow the Australian swim team on their social media accounts during their Olympic adventures.

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US Men Lead Top-3 Olympic Seeds, Women Narrowly Edge Aussies

The US men and women both lead the Olympic swimming psych sheets for seeds in the top-3, but Australia isn’t too far behind for second in both.

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U.S. Trials’ Impact On World’s Top 5 In Each Event: Men’s Edition

Josh Prenot represents America’s only swimmer to hold a top time in the world heading into Rio.

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Bohl’s Approach to Preparing His Athletes for Success in Rio

Like many of the best coaches in the world how Michael Bohl has achieved success is no secret or is it some complicated formula…

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Campbell One of Several Strong Performances at Australian Grand Prix

Cate Campbell stole the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday evening breaking the world record in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Campbell and Magnussen Post Impressive Times at Aussie Grand Prix

Cate Campbell recorded a 24.04 in the 50 freestyle and went on to post a 23.59 relay split while Jame Magnussen swam his fastest 100 freestyle since having shoulder surgery last June…

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