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Three-Time Olympic Champion Natalie Coughlin Announces Pregnancy

This afternoon on Instagram, Natalie Coughlin announced that she is expecting her first child with husband Ethan Hall. The former Cal…

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Bay Area Olympians Highlight 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara

Standout Bay Area-based Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Nathan Adrian and Ryan Murphy are expected to lead a fast field for next week’s TYR Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara, June 7-10 at the George F. Haines International Swim Center.

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Lezak Picks Finnerty Over Cordes/Miller For Indy SwimSquad Starters

There aren’t a whole lot of surprises in the starting SwimSquad lineups in Indy, but a few of the trailing teams have made some Hail-Mary type selections looking to spark a big second-half comeback.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Mother’s Day Edition

We’re back with swimming’s top 10 tweets!

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2018 W. NCAAs: Mallory Comerford Swims to #2 All-Time in 100 Free

Mallory Comerford went 46.20 in the 100 free Saturday night, taking 2nd to Stanford’s Simone Manuel (45.65).

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2018 W. NCAAs: Beata Nelson Jumps to #6 All-Time in 200 Back

Beata Nelson is the top seed heading into finals with a 1:49.33.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Comerford Breaks 1:40 in 200 Free for #2 All-Time Performance

Mallory Comerford became the 2nd woman ever to break 1:40 in the 200 free Friday night, going 1:39.80.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Louise Hansson Becomes 3rd Woman Under :50 in 100 Fly

Louise Hansson became the 3rd woman ever under :50 in the 100 fly with her prelims time of 49.90, also giving her the 7th-fastest performance of all-time.

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2018 W. NCAAs: Simone Manuel Defends 50 Free Title

Simone Manuel threw down the 3rd-fastest 50 freestyle of all-time, defending her title in 21.18.

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2018 W. NCAA Picks: Elusive Sub-50 Club Goes To War In 100 Back

Kathleen Baker will be looking to repeat in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships.

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SandenoSquad Leads the TYR Pro Swim Atlanta Standings after Day 1

Zane Grothe, Andrew Wilson, and Jack Conger took a scoring win apiece to give SandenoSquad the edge in tonight’s Atlanta Pro Swim competition.

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2018 Atlanta Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Battles Projections

Return of the breaststrokers: with Cody Miller and Kevin Cordes back in action, the dynamics of the SwimSquad roster battles change drastically. Check out our team-by-team projections for Atlanta.

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USA Swimming Board’s Athlete Reps Release SafeSport Statement

Among the signatories of the letter were Anthony Ervin, Natalie Coughlin (above), and Aaron Peirsol.

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Janet Hu Swims to #4 All-Time with 49.9 100 Back

Hu is now the 4th fastest 100 backstroker in history, moving ahead of Natalie Coughlin, who became the first woman to break 50 seconds back in 2002.

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After 5-Second Season Drop, Erika Brown Now #2 All-Time in 100 Fly

Erika Brown ranks behind only Kelsi Worrell all-time in the 100 yard fly.

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