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2014 Open Water Pan Pac Championship spots are on the line next week at Castaic Lake

With spots on the United States’ roster for the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships and additional qualifications on the line, the nation’s top open-water swimmers will return to California’s Castaic Lake on June 13 and 15 for the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships.

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/21/2014

Click through to see SwimSwam’s list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of May 16-18, 2014.

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Becca Mann Q&A – What makes open water swimming special

The excitement is building as we’re less than a month away from the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water nationals.  We’ve…

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Race Video: Hosszu wins 400 IM at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Hosszu with two top seeds, Kalisz vs Clary in 400 IM set up after day 2 prelims

Michael Phelps took the second seed in the 100 fly on Friday morning, and will be fresher at night after scratching the 200 free, where he finished 8th.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Friis and Jaeger dominate opening day distance races

She’ll have no Ledecky to race against this time, but Denmark’s Lotte Friis, the second-fastest 1500 freestyler in history, will try and put up a big swim early at the Charlotte Grand Prix.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Links, storylines and more in your official SwimSwam preview

The Charlotte stop of the Arena Grand Prix Circuit is still packed to the brim with big names, including Michael Phelps making the second appearance of his comeback tour.

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Race Video: Ledecky wins 800 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

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Race Video: Becca Mann Win 200 Butterfly, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix – Katie Ledecky Posts The World’s Third Fastest Time Of The Year In The 800 Freestyle

Kevin Cordes is the top seed in the men’s 100 breaststroke on the final night of the 2014 Mesa Grand Prix.

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix-Prelims Recap Day 3: Katie Hoff Blows Away The Field In 200 IM On A Windy Morning In Mesa

With a Michael Phelps-less heat sheet for Saturday morning, there will still be plenty of exciting and even interesting swimming to go around.

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Race Video: Beisel wins 400 IM, 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa, 4:39.68

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2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa – Day 2 Final – Photo Vault

Many thanks to Mike Lewis – olavistaphotography.com – for these great swimming photos! (Featured Image: Conor Dwyer, looking massive!)

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2014 Mesa Grand Prix: Romano Grabs Three A Finals, Lochte Two In A Day Full Of Doubles-LIVE Prelims Recap

While the Phelps hype will still be at an all time high today, National teamers suit up for some grueling doubles and even triples in Friday’s session.

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