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2016 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year

Japan’s Masato Sakai blazed through the final 50 of the 200 fly to take a narrow 2nd to Michael Phelps at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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The Top 16 Men in Each Event through the NCAA Midseason Break

There are 4 swimmers ranked #1 in multiple individual events: Chase Kalisz, Clark Smith, Caeleb Dressel, and Ryan Murphy.

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2016 Texas Invite: Townley Haas Outside Smokes 200 Free in Day 3 Finals

It was all outside smoke in the men’s 200 free final. Texas’ Townley Haas, who squeaked into the top 8 this morning, and Stanford’s Grant Shoults, who got scratched in after taking 9th in prelims, were the fastest 2 swimmers tonight.

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2016 Texas Invite Day 3 Prelims: Clark Smith’s 1:34.2 Leads 200 Free

Olympic gold medalist Clark Smith followed up his fast 500 free victory last night with the top 200 free time in this morning’s prelims at the 2016 Texas Invite.

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2016 Texas Invite Day 2 Finals: Cox Downs School Record with 1:52 200 IM

Texas standout Madisyn Cox was on fire tonight, breaking Kathleen Hersey’s former school record in the 200 IM with a 1:52.83. That also makes her the 10th fastest performer of all time.

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2016 Texas Invite: Stanford Men Step Up Big In Day 2 Prelims

The Stanford men were on a roll this morning, putting 4 swimmers into the final of the 500 free and 5 swimmers into the final of the 200 IM.

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2016 Texas Invite: Carter Blasts 1:32.6 on 800 Free Relay Leadoff

USC had the fastest leadoff swimmer, with Dylan Carter blasting a 1:32.62 to help the Trojans to their 2nd place finish.

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2016 Texas Invite Preview: Olympic Champions Clash in 200 Free

Among the notable races to watch is the men’s 200 yard free, which will feature U.S. Olympic gold medalists Clark Smith and Townley Haas, as well as Stanford freshman standout Grant Shoults and Olympic champ Ous Mellouli.

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Live From The Red Carpet: Watch all Golden Goggles Interviews HERE

See what all of your favorite swimmers and olympians have to say about life since Rio.

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Tom Shields’ Olympic Hangover: GMM Presented by SwimOutlet.com

Olympian Tom Shields explains the letdown after performing on the biggest stage in sport.

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Indiana Men, Texas Women Win Again In SCY Tri-Meet With Florida

Day 2 of the tri-meet between Texas, Indiana, and Florida was contested in short course yards, with the Indiana Men and Texas women picking up 2 wins each again.

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Indiana Men, Texas Women Win Long Course Tri-Meet With Florida

A pair of freestyle battles between Olympic gold medalists Townley Haas (Texas) and Blake Pieroni (Indiana) highlighted the men’s meet.

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U.S. Open Finalist JohnThomas Larson Commits To Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns have received a verbal commitment from JohnThomas Larson, a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier and U.S. Open finalist.

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SwimSwam’s #6 Austin Katz Commits, Says ‘Hook Em’

Backstroke extraordinaire Austin Katz looks to continue the Texas Longhorns’ tradition of excellence in men’s swimming.

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College Swimming Previews: #1 Texas Men Wrangling Threepeat Dynasty

The Longhorns are in the hunt for an NCAA threepeat this season, and they have very few weaknesses.

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