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Federico Grabich Snags New 100m Freestyle Argentinian Record

The 2015 Pan American Games began with just insanely fast 100m freestyle swims in prelims this morning.  In addition to…

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Coughlin, Vanderpool-Wallace Tied for Top Seed on Pan Ams Heat Sheet

Toronto 2015 has released the heat sheet for Tuesday morning’s prelims. The session will include the 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and the 4×100 freestyle relay for both the men and women.

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ESPNW: Natalie Coughlin Missed World Championship Team Due to Food Poisoning

“In some ways, I don’t take swimming so seriously, and in other ways, I take it more seriously. I let the little things go when it’s important to let it go. I enjoy the process much more.”

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Team Canada And Team USA Both In A Position To Top The Pan Am Medals Table

Countries like Brazil and the United States are powerhouses when it comes to swimming, but at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, Team Canada looks as though they have plenty of potential to top the medal table.

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Natalie Coughlin Featured On Cover Of ESPN’s “The Body” Issue – Video Interview

“One of the things I love about the Body Issue so much is that it celebrates the bodies that allow us to be successful in our sport. As a sports fan, I love seeing the differences in body types.”

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Do Not Pee or Poop in Pools Warns Center for Disease Control

CDC report strongly recommended not to “pee or poop in the water” in order to prevent dangerous chemicals from forming when that pee or poop chemically reacts with the chlorine.

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Natalie Coughlin Appears in ESPN’s “The Body” Issue for 2015

In the wake of her shiny new 50m backstroke American record, fans will now get to see 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara – Day 2 Race Videos

Watch all the race videos from day two of the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Santa Clara.

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5 Big Things from Day 3 at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara

A Michael Phelps return to the 200 fly on the international level is looking less and less crazy with each passing swim. That and more in tonight’s “5 Big Things.”

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Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault

We’ve got more to share from our photographer Mike Lewis who’s on the job in Santa Clara making some great…

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Race Video: Watch Natalie Coughlin Break The 50 Backstroke American Record

Natalie Coughlin absolutely zoomed this race, going a 27.51 to destroy her own personal best and break the American Record at the same time.

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Natalie Coughlin on Surprise American Record (Video Interview)

Natalie Coughlin zoomed a 27.51 to destroy her own personal best and break the American Record at the same time.

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(Heat Sheets) Franklin, Phelps to Swim 1 Event Each on Saturday at APS Santa Clara

Michael Phelps hasn’t broken two minutes in the 200 fly since the 2012 Olympic Games.

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5 Big Things from Day 2 of the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara

The fast rise of Cody Miller continues, with the IU grad putting up his third-ever sub-minute 100 breast and his lifetime-best in a dominant win.

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Golden Girl Natalie Coughlin Blasts New 50 Backstroke American, U.S. Open Records in Santa Clara

Natalie Coughlin snagged the women’s 50m backstroke win tonight, leaving the old American and U.S. Open records in her wake.

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