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Olivia Smoliga Becomes 3rd-Fastest American in History in 100 Back

Olivia Smoliga clocked 59.02 to win the 100 back at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and become the third-fastest American in history.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Three Prelims Live Recap

After an eventful first few days of competition it’s finally time to see Michael Phelps return to Olympic trials action.

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Missy Franklin Can’t Afford to Struggle with Her Start

Swimswam Editor in Chief Braden Keith spotted an odd frame at the beginning of the women’s 100 backstroke semi-final heat…

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Preview

Event finals tonight will include the the men’s 200 free, the women’s 100 back, the men’s 100 back, and the women’s 100 breast. Semifinals tonight will be the women’s 200 free, the men’s 200 fly, and the women’s 200 IM.

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Missy Franklin Prepping for Big Double Tonight, “Sluggish” Yesterday

Missy Franklin will not be scratching either the 100 back final or the 200 free semi tonight. She also shut down any fan claims that she is facing lingering back issues, saying “No. No, no, no.”

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Coughlin and Franklin Take Outside Lanes for 100 Back Final Tomorrow

Missy Franklin and Natalie Coughlin finished 7th and 8th in the 100 backstroke in semifinals today.

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Olympic Trials Day 2 Final Photo Vault

Wow.  We expected a show, but until it happens you really can’t understate how amazing the USA Swimming Olympic trials…

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Day Two Finals Preview

Tonight’s events will include finals of the women’s 100 fly, men’s 100 breast, and the women’s 400 free. Event semifinals will include the men’s 200 free, the women’s 100 breast, the men’s 100 back, and the women’s 100 back.

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2016 US Olympic Trials: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

After an eventful night one at the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials, more of America’s big stars will step up to the blocks for their first races including Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin, and Katie Ledecky.

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Bethany Galat Scratches 100 Breaststroke Semi-Finals

Bethany Galat’s 100 breast is the only scratch for tonight’s finals.

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Missy on Prelims: My goal was to win my heat (Video)

Despite a slow start, Missy Franklin came back to win heat 15 in a time of 1:00.35.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Two Prelims Preview

Katie Ledecky will race for the first time tomorrow; she’s the top seed in the women’s 400 free.

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Get Summer Olympic Swim News on Your Website From SwimSwam

SwimSwam offers a new tool to embed the latest swimming news directly on your website.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule

Check out the publication schedule for all 26 of our event-by-event U.S. Olympic Trials previews, plus links to each event page as it goes live.

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The Best Race To Watch Each Night Of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

The men’s 100 back shapes up to be one of the races of the meet, with defending Olympic champion Matt Grevers looking to fend off the world’s #1 and #3 ranked swimmers: David Plummer and Ryan Murphy.

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