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2023 U.S. Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American and U.S. Open record holder Regan Smith gets her meet underway in the 200 fly on Day 1 of the 2023 U.S. National Championships.

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Caeleb Dressel Places 29th In Men’s 100 Free To Open U.S. National Championships

The two-time world champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 100 free was nearly two and a half seconds slower than his PB of 46.96 from 2019.

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Cal’s Alexy, Lasco Break Through With 47s In 100 Free Prelims At Nationals

The Cal duo will race in finals and vie for a spot on the Worlds team after both cracking 48 seconds for the first time during prelims.

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2023 U.S. Trials Day 1 Prelims Overreaction: The Young Guns Take Over

After a wild first session at the 2023 U.S. Trials, it’s clear the young stars of USA Swimming, including Thomas Heilman (pictured), are here to take over.

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Smoliga’s 100 Free PB of 53.31 Highlights an Excellent First Prelims Session for ASU

In this post we’re going to focus on how a team performed. Arizona State, collegiate swimmers and pros alike, looked awesome this morning. 

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Caeleb Dressel 29° Nei 100 Stile Ai Trials USA, Nuota 49.42

inizio difficile dei Campionati Nazionali USA 2023 per Caeleb Dressel, che non è riuscito a raggiungere la finale dei 100 stile libero maschili.

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Trials USA 2023: Analisi E Risultati Live Batterie Day 1

E’ arrivato il momento dei Trials USA. Questa mattina tornerà a gareggiare anche Caeleb Dressel. Recap Live Batterie Day 1

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2023 U.S. World Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep up with all of SwimSwam’s previews and picks with our official preview index for the 2023 U.S. National Championships.

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2023 U.S. Trials Day 1 Prelims Preview: Dressel Back on the Big Stage

As we patiently await the official kick-off of the action, let’s go over the events in Tuesday morning’s prelims session.

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2023 U.S. Trials Previews: Does The Dressel Dominance Continue In Men’s 50 Free?

Caeleb Dressel has been the world’s best in the 50 free since 2017, but his recent leave of absence puts that reign into question this summer.

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2023 U.S. Trials Previews: Can Smith Finally Hold Off Bacon/White for a 200 Back Spot?

Phoebe Bacon and Rhyan White beat Regan Smith in the 200 back at both the 2021 Olympic Trials and 2022 Int. Team Trials, but Smith is ready for revenge.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Andrew’s Consistency Paying Dividends In 50 Fly

Looking to improve on his bronze from the 2022 Worlds, Michael Andrew leads the field in the 50 fly but could come up against gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Will Ress ‘Rule’ In 50 Back? Not If Armstrong Has A Say

It is a showdown between the top two Americans from last year: The World Record holder, Hunter Armstrong, vs the reigning World Champion, Justin Ress.

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2023 U.S. Trials Previews: With Or Without Dressel, Men Must Step Up In 100 Free

The men’s 100 freestyle in America is entering a new era in which Caeleb Dressel is not the clear top dog, and other swimmers will have to step up.

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18 Year Old Jonny Kulow Swims 48.89 in Prelims at Sun Devil Open

Rising Arizona State sophomore Jonny Kulow swam a 48.89 in the 100 free this morning, the seventh fastest time for the 17-18 age group ever.

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