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Michael Phelps

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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan

According to SwimmingWorld.com, the United States Olympic Committee has rejected USA-Swimmings new Athlete Partnership plan which, among other things, would…

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Which Was the Greatest US Men's Olympic Team Ever?

The swimming community has been abuzz over the last week with the debate over who, behind Michael Phelps, is the…

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Top 10 Moments From 2010 Pan-Pacs

10. Who Ya Gonna Call? – The folks in Irvine did a fabulous job hosting the Pan-Pac Championships all around….

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 4: Instant Analysis of the Last (and Best) Finals Session

As I mentioned in the preview, this is the finals session that I am the most excited to watch. Between…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 4: Picks, Predictions, and Previews

This is the final day of pool-action from the 2010 Pan-Pacific Championships, and it’s also the day that I am…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 3: Live Finals Recaps and Analysis, As it Happens!

For All of our Coverage of the 2010 Pan-Pac Championships, click on the 2010 Pan-Pac Championships tag at the bottom…

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2010 Pan Pacs: Day 3 Preview, Picks, and Headlines

Top Headlines 1) Phelps shoots for a record – The men’s 100 fly will be the first shot we’ll see…

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2010 Pan Pacs Miday Day Report: WR Holders Sneak In to Finals

A pair of WR holders barely snuck in to the A-final thanks to countries with more than two top-8 swimmers,…

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2010 Pan Pacs Day 2: Picks, Predictions, and Previews

Top Headlines For Day 2 1) The star-studded men’s 100 free– Nathan Adrian, Brett Hayden, Eamon Sullivan, and Cesar Cielo…

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Pan Pacs 2010: Day 1 Picks, Predictions, Previews

And we’re off! Not too long ago, the Pan-Pacific Championships were viewed as a second-class international meet that existed as…

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Phelps, Soni, Lochte Set to Challenge World Records at Pan-Pacs

This week at the Pan-Pacs will finally return some of the record-breaking excitement that we became accustomed to over the…

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Pan-Pacs 2010: Odds and Ends from Monday Before the Championships

We learned a little bit more about who would be swimming what at the 2010 Pan-Pac Championships on Monday. Via…

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Pan Pacs 2010: 9 Big Things When Picking Through the Psych Sheets

Now that the Psych Sheets are up for the 2010 Pan-Pacs, and David Reider has initiated a Pan-Pac prediction contest…

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Legends of the Pool: Tracy Caulkins, The Most Underrated Swimmer Ever

While today’s class of swimmers are breaking records at a clip never before seen, they are not the first swimming…

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What We Learned from the 2010 ConocoPhillips US Nationals

The 2010 National Championships were one of the stranger ones on record. Between virtual unknown David Plummer knocking off Aaron…

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