Olivia Smoliga

Zhao, Pedersen and Kaneda break championship records while Lochte collects his 16th world short course championship Gold

Men’s 100 freestyle Earlier in the meet Vladimir Morozov broke the championships record in the 100 freestyle in the lead…

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World short course championships; Day 4 Preliminaries

Women’s 50 backstroke The women’s 50 backstroke saw the World Championships record holder Jing Zhao of China qualify first in…

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Istanbul Insight from USA Women’s Coach, Chuck Batchelor

Team USA’s Women’s Coach provides behind the scenes insight to the World Championships in Turkey.

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Day 3 in Istanbul Finishes With a WR, an Upset, and a Bang

Jeanette Ottesen and the Danish Women won their first ever World Championship relay medal on Friday (Photo Courtesy: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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6 Things to Watch in Istanbul; Ryan Lochte Gets Big Butterfly Competition

Ryan Lochte is ready to explore his butterfly events further in Istanbul (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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American, NAG Records Fall on Final Night of Winter Nationals; Franklin, Murphy, Grevers Share High Point Awards

Ryan Murphy, Missy Franklin, and Matt Grevers won high-point awards as Winter Nationals concluded in Austin (Photo Credit: Mel Stewart)

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Christine Magnuson’s Still Got it at Day 2 Prelims from Winter Nats

Day 2’s preliminary session wasn’t quite the same fevered-pitch as we had in the morning on Thursday, but with a…

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Day-By-Day Stories to Watch at 2012 Winter National Championships

Matt Grevers’ name dominates the record books for the Winter National Championships. (Photo Courtesy:

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Illinois HS Girls State Championships See Records Fly; New Trier Threepeat

The 2012 Illinois Girls High School State Championship meet wrote another page into the history of the long-running Evans Township…

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The Olivia Smoliga Swimming Photo Vault

Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures

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Smoliga Gets a 2nd: 100 Backstroke High School National Record Goes Down

Olivia Smoliga brought the crowd in Evanston to their feet for a 2nd time on the day as she wrapped her individual high school career. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Olivia Smoliga Becomes First HS Girl Under 22 Seconds in 50 Free

Illinois High School swimmer Olivia Smoliga broke a magical barrier in a “slow pool” today in Illinois. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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TN State Champ Kim John-Williams Going to UGA

Kimberlee John-Williams from the Baylor School will give Georgia some needed depth in their backstroke group. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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The Boys From Bolles Blast 2 High School Records

Garrett Reports: World Cup winnings, high school records, and SwimSwam’s poll of the Week. (Photo Courtesy © Sergio Lopez)

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Georgia Grabs 2nd Major Verbal of Fall Season Already

Olivia Smoliga gives Georgia a pair of big verbal commitments that gives them a great chance to juice-up their medley relays. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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