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Fantasy Camp: Team Speedo vs. Arena Elite Team (Preview)

For years, Speedo has been dominating the world of swimming sponsorships, so much so that the term “Speedo” has become…

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High School Junior Bootsma Puts Up Legendary 100 Backstroke Mark

Yards races are swum exclusively in the United States, and most of the country’s elite competitors are well into their…

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NEWS SPLASH: Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Breaks Every 100 Yard Freestyle Record on the Books in 46.81

Auburn’s Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace marked the fastest 100-yard freestyle that has ever been swum in prelims of the Women’s SEC Championships….

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2010 Dubai: Day 3 Recap: More Spectacular Swimming From Lochte, Youngin's on Day 3 in Dubai

1. Outside Smoke Rules the Day – Most top swimmers treat semi-final races as a chance to get stretched out…

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Dubai 2010: Day 3 Predictions Brings Intrigue, Anticipation of More World Records

Day 3 finals will be the busiest yet. Here’s the three things I’ll be watching for: 1. Young Swimmers Looking…

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Dubai 2010: Day 2 Predictions and Picks See Lochte Shining, Wide-Open 100 Fly

Click here to watch a live video feed from Dubai, with finals starting at 10:30 AM Eastern Time on Thursday….

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Dubai 2010: News and Notes from the Twittersphere

Though many, especially in the older generation, have written off Twitter by saying that nobody cares what everyone is having…

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Bootsma Takes Down National Record

Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. A National High School Record, set by one of the great high…

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Handicapping the Golden Goggles Awards

This year, USA Swimming is opening voting for its version of the Academy Awards, the Golden Goggles Awards, to the…

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USA Swimming Announces Roster for World Short Course Championships in Dubai

(Update: On the latest release of the USA-Swimming Roster, Nick Thoman has replaced Aaron Peirsol) USA-Swimming has announced its roster…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 4: Instant Analysis of the Last (and Best) Finals Session

As I mentioned in the preview, this is the finals session that I am the most excited to watch. Between…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 3: Live Finals Recaps and Analysis, As it Happens!

For All of our Coverage of the 2010 Pan-Pac Championships, click on the 2010 Pan-Pac Championships tag at the bottom…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 2: Live Finals Results, Recaps, and Analysis, As the Races Happen

Once again, I will be doing my best to keep up with the action in Irvine with live analysis and…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 2: Picks, Predictions, and Previews

Top Headlines For Day 2 1) The star-studded men’s 100 free– Nathan Adrian, Brett Hayden, Eamon Sullivan, and Cesar Cielo…

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2010 Pan Pacs: Day 1 Finals Analysis and Results, As They Happen!

We are now less than 15 minutes away from the official start time of the first finals session of the…

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