Tom Shields

8 Americans Entered at Doha World Cup (Start Lists Included)

American Tom Shields is one of 8 U.S. swimmers entered in the Doha World Cup stop.

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Watch Michael Phelps win 100 Butterfly at 2014 Pan Pacific Championships (Race Video)

Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the men’s 100 butterfly with his time of 51.29.

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2014 Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals Recap – Ledecky Delivers Record Swim

Ledecky breaks the 400 free World Record again, taking nearly a half a second off her record to improve to a 3:58.37.

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Michael Phelps vs Tom Shields in 100 Butterfly: Gold Medal Minute presented by SwimOutlet.com

Tom Shields has finally arrived as a world class swimmer. How will he face-off against Michael Phelps in the 100m butterfly at the Pan Pacific Championships? What’s your prediction?

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships Preview – Men’s butterfly – Phelps comeback heads 100, tough Japanese crew leads 200

Can Michael Phelps further lower his world-leading time in the 100 fly, and will he be able to find his fastest swimming in the final, something he struggled with at U.S. Nationals?

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Photo Vault: Unexpected Finishes At The 2014 US Nationals

Tom Shields accepting his medal next to a disappointed Phelps after beating the odds and taking home the gold in the 100m fly final. He also won the 200m fly final earlier despite also not being the favorite in that event.

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Race Video: Tom Shields Plays the Phelps Card in the Men’s 100 m Fly

Tom Shields edged out Michael Phelps for this race by just .01 seconds as he killed his turns and won…

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SwimMAC Extends Lead in Team Scoring on Day 3 of 2014 U.S. Nationals

David Marsh’s SwimMAC Carolina team has been swimming well all week, and that shows in the team scores.

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Michael Phelps Cannot Stand Losing – 100 Butterfly Post Race Interview

Phelps was 7th at the wall, as expected. He was able to run down five of the six swimmers in front of him. It came down to the touch, and Tom Shields was there, getting his hand on the wall first.

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Tom Shields Wins His Dream Race, Beats Phelps – Video Interview

It came down to the touch, and Tom Shields was there, getting his hand on the wall first for his second win of the meet. He touched at 51.29, only .01 seconds in front of Michael Phelps, at 51.30.

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Bob Bowman comments on Phelps .01 loss in 100 butterfly – Video Interview

Tom Shields beats Michael Phelps by .01 in 100 butterfly. Shield touched at 51.29 to Phelps’ 51.30.

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 3 of the 2014 U.S. Nationals – Shields Goes Big for Win Number Two

Tim Binning noticed this reaction by Tom Shields on Friday night. Nobody captures the reaction shots quite like Tim Binning.

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Tyler Clary – I Knew I wasn’t Going To Be 100% This Summer – Video Interview

Tyler Clary finished second on day one of the US Nationals in the 200m fly falling to Tom Shields. Clary failed to reel him in posting a time of 1:56.00 to Shields’ 1:55.09.

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Tom Shields 200 Fly Interview: “Last 50 hurt and my stroke fell apart”

Shields took it out very aggressivley, leading the first 50 and hitting the 100 in 54.22.

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2014 US Nationals, Day 1 Photo Vault: Adrian’s King, Phelps Misses the Wall and more

Adrian wins 100 free, but he’s not happy with his time…or the times of all top-8 finishers, said “We were all slow. We are all capable of much faster swims.”

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