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

Carson Foster Breaks 15-16 National Age Group Record in 200 IM

2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…

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Gianluca Urlando Breaks Michael Andrew’s NAG Record in 100 Fly

16-year old Gianluca Urlando has broken the National Age Group Record in the 100 fly, but not the 200 (where he earned a spot on a senior international team).

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Kobe Bryant Makes Appearance at U.S. Nationals in Irvine

The Lakers legend – and noted swim fan – palled around with Michael Phelps on the Speedo VIP Deck.

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Jack LeVant Joins Phelps as Only U.S. 17-18 Under 1:47 in 200 Free

LeVant will be 19 by the end of the year, meaning his stellar 1:46.39 does not count as a world junior record.

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USA: Spettacolo Urlando-Record Manuel-Dressel Sesto-I Video delle Gare

CAMPIONATI NAZIONALI USA 2018 Mercoledì, 25 luglio – Domenica 29 luglio 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Centre, Irvine, CA Prelims  09:00…

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Gianluca Urlando Becomes No. 2 15-16 American Performer in 200 Fly

Urlando now trails only Michael Phelps in the ranks of 15-16 American men.

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Hinchey: If Bowman Incident Happened Today, No Olympic Coaching Role

USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey fielded questions about the inappropriate text messages sent by coach Bob Bowman in 2011, saying that if a similar incident happened under Hinchey’s leadership, the new CEO wouldn’t appoint the coach to an Olympic coaching role.

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Urlando #2 All-Time in 15-16s, Levant #3 All-Time in 17-18s For 200 FL

A pair of teenagers put up historic age group swims in prelims of the men’s 200 fly at Nationals this morning: 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando moved to #2 all-time in the 15-16 age group while 18-year-old Jack Levant jumped to #3 all-time in the 17-18 bracket.

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Olympic, World Champ Simone Manuel Signs On With TYR

The last of the three big sponsorship dominoes has fallen, with Olympic and World champion sprinter Simone Manuel announcing a sponsorship deal with TYR.

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Michael Phelps Competes Once Again, Slime-Style

Can the GOAT make it on the slime-racing circuit?

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Conor Dwyer In 100/200 Free & 200 IM At Nationals, Still No 400 Free

Can Conor Dwyer make a play in the 200 IM next week at U.S. Nationals?

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Swimming Superstar Caeleb Dressel Signs with Speedo

After leaving the swimming community to wonder for nearly four months, swimming superstar Caeleb Dressel has chosen to sign a sponsorship deal with swimwear brand Speedo.

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2018 U.S. Nationals Preview: Conger Edges Toward 50-Point In 100 Fly

After going 51.00 earlier in the year, Jack Conger is poised to join the elusive sub-51 club at Nationals in the 100 fly.

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Katie Ledecky Nominated For Best College Athlete ESPY

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been nominated for an ESPY award for Best College Athlete after another record-setting season in the…

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7 Reasons To Love The Caeleb Dressel Cover Of SwimSwam Magazine

See seven reasons why you will love the Caeleb Dressel cover of SwimSwam Magazine’s 2018 Summer Issue.

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