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Missy Franklin

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A huge part of swimming for me is I love it, and it is so much fun.

Lacking A True “Superhero” At Root of U.S. Struggles At Paris Olympic Games

With the rest of the world catching up, the Americans no longer have that true game-changing superstar that sets them apart in the medal table.

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Tallying Up Records At The Olympics

Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.

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Leon Marchand Becomes Fourth Swimmer In History To Win Four Individual Golds At Single Games

Marchand continues to make history in Paris, joining Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Kristin Otto in winning win four individual golds at one Olympics.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record With 2:03.73 200 Backstroke

Kaylee McKeown broke Missy Franklin’s Olympic Record that stood since 2012. McKeown has the 200 IM semifinal at the end of the night.

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2024 Paris Olympics: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Summer McIntosh will look to win tonight’s 200 Fly and become the first Canadian woman to claim two gold medals at the same Olympics.

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Claire Weinstein, 17, Leads Off 4×200 Free Relay in 1:54.88, Fourth-Fastest American Ever

Among American women, only Allison Schmitt (1:53.61), Ledecky (1:53.73), and Missy Franklin (1:54.81) have been faster than Weinstein’s 1:54.88 on Thursday.

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Lukas Martens Primo Uomo In Finale Olimpica Nei 400 Stile E 200 Dorso Dopo 52 Anni

Maertens diventa il terzo nuotatore di sempre a qualificarsi per la finale nei 400 stile e 200 dorso alle Olimpiadi e il quarto a farlo nei 200 stile/dorso.

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Lukas Märtens Becomes First Man To Make 400 Free & 200 Back Olympic Final In 52 Years

Märtens became the third swimmer ever to make 400 free/200 back final at the Olympics and the fourth to do so in the 200 free/back.

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Audrey Derivaux Moves Up To #3 In 13-14 All-Time With 2:09.61 200 Backstroke

Audrey Derivaux and Nate Germonprez highlighted the final night of competition in Austin as both swam personal bests.

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The 2024 Olympic Preview SwimSwam Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Cover Is Ready To Ship

At 196 pages SwimSwam’s Olympic Preview is the biggest magazine in the world covering competitive swimming. This is an issue you will want to keep for years.

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16-Year-Old Maya Merhige Successfully Swims the English Channel

The California resident is one of the youngest in history to complete the Triple Crown of open water swimming and helped raised funds for cancer research.

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The Pac-12 Conference Look-Back: Women’s Record Books (Part 1)

Since 1980, Stanford women have won an astonishing 14 Olympic gold medals in swimming, twice-as-many as any other Pac-12 school in that time.

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The Top 10 Swims from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

For the first time since 2008, World Records were broken at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials. Today, we rank the top-10 swims of the meet.

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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever Attend Night Four Finals Of 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

The Fever showed up and were honored inside Lucas Oil Stadium for USA Swimming’s women in sports night, and attended the finals session.

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Olympic Champion Missy Franklin Discusses Life Lessons in Swim Ahead of 2024 Olympic Trials

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Olympic Trials with Franklin, who will be in Indianapolis with the USA Swimming Foundation and as media

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