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Farida Osman

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“I started to fall in love with swimming right from the beginning. Just being in the water makes me feel really good.”

6 Big Things we saw at the (Not Exactly) All-Florida Invite

A healthy Missy Franklin showed up in Florida alongside her Cal teammates, who eschewed the meet’s “All-Florida” title. After back spasms interrupted her summer, Franklin’s health is paramount to Cal’s success this season.

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Caeleb Dressel Begins College Career on Friday at All-Florida Invite

The top recruit in the high school class of 2014 Caeleb Dressel began his college career on Friday in prelims at…

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Missy Franklin Wins Three On Final Night Of Mel Zajac International

Missy Franklin kicked off the final night of competition at the Mel Zajac International with a win in the 100m…

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Brittany MacLean Tops Missy Franklin On Night Three Of Mel Zajac International

Noemie Thomas kicked off night three of the Mel Zajac International with a vengeance, winning the 100m fly over rivals…

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Missy Franklin Wins Two On Night Two Of Mel Zajac International

Day two finals at the Mel Zajac International started off with a big win for Missy Franklin. Franklin swam a…

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USC Takes Two of Three Top Seeds on Thursday Morning at Women’s Pac-12 Championships

USC’s Stina Gardell leads a strong group of 200 IM’ers into tonight’s Pac-12 final.

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Carly Geehr’s on-deck report: Stanford Women Overpower Cal at Home, 167-133

Missy Franklin won 3 events, but Stanford swam away with a decisive victory less than 2 weeks out of the Pac-12 Championships.

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Cal Sweeps Arizona State in Chuck Katis’ Debut for Golden Bears

Chuck Katis swam his first meet as a Golden Bear on Friday, and walked away with a win in the 200 breaststroke.

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2013 Swammy Awards Wrap-Up

We’ve spent the last two weeks honoring the best and brightest of 2013. Here’s the final awards list.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Female African Swimmer of the Year

Farida Osman, who became the first Arab female siwmmer in history to qualify for a World Championship final, has been named the 2013 Female African Swimmer of the Year.

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Winter Nationals wraps up with stellar American record for Ledecky, relay wins for Cal

Katie Ledecky tore the old American record to pieces in the 1650, going an insane 15:15.17 to open up the night.

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Pelton tops Franklin, Adrian leads loaded 100 free field at Day 3 prelims of Winter Nationals

Teammates Liz Pelton and Missy Franklin will go head-to-head tonight in the 200 back final.

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Winter Nationals: Multiple American records for Thoman on day 2, Franklin beats Ledecky in 200

Missy Franklin won twice for California, including an intense showdown with fellow Olympian Katie Ledecky in the 200 free.

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Ledecky Tops Missy in 200 Free; Missy Tops Bootsma in 100 Back in Day 2 Prelims at Winter Nationals

Cindy Tran and the Cal medley relays were off to a very good start on Friday morning, taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay.

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Championship Records, Nearly American Records, Fall on Day 1 of U.S. Winter Nationals

Among the night 1 swims will be Katie Ledecky chasing an American Record in the 500 free.

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