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Rebecca Soni

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“Achieving my dream of going below 2 minutes and 20 seconds in the 200m breaststroke really put the storybook ending on my career.”

Lilly King Moves To #6 All-Time After Dominant 2:16.04 200 Breast

King chopped almost a full second off her lifetime best to move up three spots in the all-time rankings.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Rebecca Soni on Finding Your Rhythm as a Breaststroker

Soni goes deep into what is essential for being consistent with your training in breaststroke, even when it’s feeling out of rhythm.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Jessica Hardy on World Records in Practice w/ Soni, Efimova

Hardy claims to have never been beaten in practice by her USC breaststroke contemporaries and training partners: Rebecca Soni and Yulia Efimova.

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Looking Back at Day 6 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

let’s go back and remember what was going on during the 6th day of the Olympic Trials back in 2012 and 2016.

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Looking Back at Day 3 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

Let’s go back and remember what was going on during the 3rd day of the Olympic Trials back in 2012 and 2016.

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Cody Miller Reflects On The History Of ‘Duel In The Pool’

The Youtuber/Olympian discusses in his video about the history of the Duel in the Pool and how it impacted his own swimming career.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Salo’s Trojans Ruled April of 2012

It’s been a sadly swimming-light month of April, so we’re using our Swimmer of the Month to look back on this month two Olympic cycles earlier.

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Presenting The Swimmer Version Of Monopoly: SwimOpoly

Jarod Arroyo and Vica Dow have created SwimOpoloy, featuring some of the sport’s best athletes in place of properties.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Hali Flickinger unleashed the #1 time in the world this year in the prelims of the 200 fly, coming just .02 off of the Pro Swim Series Record set in 2012.

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Dave Salo to Step Down as USC Head Coach to Focus on Olympic Hopefuls

March’s NCAA championship meets will be the storied USC head coach of 14 years Dave Salo’s last in his current role, he announced.

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Lilly King Remains Undefeated in ISL Season, Hits US Open Record in 200 Breast

King is now 11-for-11 in individual races during the 2019 International Swimming League Season, with only her signature 100 breast to go Saturday.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame Announces 13-Member Class of 2020

Rebecca Soni, the back-to-back Olympic breaststroke champion in 2008 and 2012, is one of 5 swimmers inducted into the ISHOF class of 2020.

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Olympic Champion Kyle Chalmers Undergoes 3rd Heart Surgery

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers undergoes another heart surgery to address his SVT condition, this time just weeks after winning multiple Worlds medals.

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Q&A On the Arena 2-Piece Tech Suit “Carbon Duo”

The Carbon Duo is unlike anything swimming has ever seen – a truly groundbreaking shift in women’s elite technical racing suits

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Lilly King Swims Lifetime Best in 200 Breaststroke on Friday in Indianapolis

King follows in the footsteps of training partner Annie Lazor, who went a lifetime best of her own 2 weeks ago.

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