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Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell Swims 5th-Fastest 100 Yard Butterfly in History in Prelims

Louisville junior Kelsi Worrell swam one of the fastest 100 flys in history on Friday morning at the 2015 ACC Championships.

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Natalie Coughlin Ready For The Pan Am Games With Sights Set On Rio

“I am a very competitive person deep down and when the beeper goes off and the race starts, I’m competitive whether it’s the [Arena] Pro [Swim] Series or the Olympics so the environment doesn’t really effect me,” Coughlin said. “I approach them in the same way, in the same mindset.”

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Holy Underwaters: Watch Natalie Coughlin and Tom Shields Race in 100 Yard Back

Natalie Coughlin Swam her best time int he 100 yard backstroke in over 3 years on Friday in an exhibition race.

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Edinburgh International Swim Meet Gets Another Boost With Confirmation of American, Italian, French Stars

Natalie Coughlin had great success on her last European trip to the Bolzano meet in Italy. She’ll hope to do it again in March.

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22 New Olympic Trials Qualifiers Emerge at Pro Swim Series – Austin

Purdue commit Haley Rowell came up big in Austin, with 6 lifetime bests, including 3 new Olympic Trials cuts.

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Catching up with 12-time Olympic Medalist Natalie Coughlin (Video Interview)

Coughlin clocked a 1:00.70 in the 100 backstroke at the Arena Pro Swim Austin for 2nd.

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8 Big Things from Us & You: Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin – Day 3

Andrew Seliskar was one of several exciting young swimmers to shine on the final night in Austin.

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Arena Pro Swim Series Photo Vault #3

The fast swimming keeps on at the University of Texas for the Arena Pro Swim Series first stop of 2015.  SwimSwam’s…

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day 3 Prelims Real-Time Recaps

Katie Ledecky will swim her primary event, the 800 free, on Saturday, though her recent developments range-wise challenge the notion that she has a true primary event.

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5 storylines, 5 races to watch and all the links you need for the 2015 Austin Pro Swim Series

The Hosszu cometh: Katinka won last year’s circuit despite swimming just two of the six meets. She’ll try to track down points leader Elizabeth Beisel in Austin.

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17 Speedo Videos You Need To Watch Right Now

Fueled by Water is a beautiful tribute to water and the people who are fueled by it.

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Lochte, Ledecky, and Adrian to Race at Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin

Katie Ledecky (above), Ryan Lochte, and Nathan Adrian will all swim their first long course meets since Pan Pacs in a week in Austin.

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What Year Would You Hold The American Record In The 50 or 100 Freestyle?

Olympic Champion Nathan Adrian holds the American Record in the 100 yard free, 41.08.

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Need a Gift Idea This Holiday? Give Your Swimmer an Elite Level Strength Program

BridgeAthletic is offering SwimSwam readers the ability to give the gift of an elite level strength program at a discount.

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Speedo’s Bullet Head Snorkel Hits the Water with A Fresh Look

Cullen Jones. “Speedo’s new Bullet Head Snorkel is super comfortable, with a low profile, stable design that is designed especially for us sprinters.”

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