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Leah Smith Adds 10 PSS Points, Is Now Top Nationals Earner After Day 3

While she wasn’t the distance freestyler many expected to make a crossover into IM, it was Leah Smith (not Katie Ledecky) who won the national 400 IM title tonight in a shocker, and it’s Smith, not Ledecky, who leads all point-getters at Nationals three days in.

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 3 Finals Preview

Kathleen Baker will be in a close race for a spot on the World Championship team in the women’s 50 back.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The men’s 100 fly is one of the most anticipated races of the meet with a loaded field that includes Jack Conger, Tom Shields, Caeleb Dressel, and Tim Phillips. Read on for live updates from this morning’s action.

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Josh Prenot and Michael Weiss Absent from 400 IM Prelims

In the last heat of the men’s 400 IM today in Worlds Trials prelims, Josh Prenot of Cal and Michael Weiss of Wisconsin Aquatics did not show up to race.

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Nathan Adrian will look for his 9th straight international berth individually in the men’s 100 free tonight.

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Ledecky, Kalisz Take Over PSS Points Lead After Nationals Day 1

2017 U.S. NATIONALS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS Tuesday, June 27th-Saturday, July 1st 50-Meter Course Indianapolis, Indiana Meet Info Prelims timelines Broadcast schedule…

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Finals Preview

Chase Kalisz has to be considered the front-runner in the men’s 200 fly tonight in Indianapolis.

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Cassidy Bayer will be one of the key names contesting the women’s 200 fly this morning at U.S. World Trials.

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Two Big Name National Teamers Miss A-final in 200 Fly

Barring scratches, Tom Shields will not be making the World Champs team in the 200 fly, an event which he swam in Rio.

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2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: The Real Post-Phelps 200 Fly Era

The men’s 200 fly shapes up to be a three-man race at the front for two World Championship spots.

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Keep Tabs On All Of SwimSwam’s Official 2017 U.S. Nationals Previews

U.S. Nationals are just a few weeks away in Indianapolis, with the Americans selecting their World Champs and World University Games teams for later this summer. We’ve gotten started with our yearly event-by-event previews, and now we’re compiling them all in one place.

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Jay Litherland Adds 200/400 Free To IM’s, No 200 Back At Trials

Jay Litherland has added the 200 & 400 freestyles to his US Nationals lineup, along with the 200 & 400 IM.

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Chase Kalisz Focuses On IMs, 200 Fly For Nats: No 200 Breast

It’s a relatively expected move, but today’s U.S. Nationals psych sheets confirmed that Chase Kalisz won’t enter the 200 breaststroke, instead focusing only on the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 fly for the American selection meet for the 2017 World Championships.

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2017 U.S. World Trials Preview: Everyone Chasing Kalisz In 400 IM

Chase Kalisz has swum incredibly well this season, and his world leading 4:09.43 puts him in the driver seat at World Trials.

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Georgia Men Pick Up Local Sprinter Billy Rothery

The Georgia Bulldogs snag in-state sprinter Billy Rothery as the ninth member of the Class of 2017 men’s squad.

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