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U.S. Olympic Trials

Elizabeth Pelton Announces Retirement

Elizabeth Pelton announced her retirement today, calling this morning’s 200 back prelims her “last race.”

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Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte Both Scratch 100 Fly Semis for Tonight

Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte have both scratched the 100 fly tonight. Dressel will focus on the 50 free semifinals, while tonight, Lochte has his showdown against Michael Phelps in the 200 IM.

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

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS Sunday June 26th-Sunday July 3rd, 2016 Century Link Center – Omaha, Nebraska Friday-Sunday – Prelims – 11:00…

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Caeleb Dressel gives very emotional interview (Video)

Dressel was second in 48.23, securing an individual swim in Rio by just three one-hundredths of a second as Held touched third in 48.26.

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What Does It Take to Make It Back? Day Six Prelims

It took faster swims to qualify for semifinals or finals in all of this morning’s events than it did in the same events in 2012.

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Coaches In The Running For Olympic Team Staff

After five days of actions in Omaha, Nebraska at the 2016 U.S Olympic Trials a picture of the coaching staff is beginning to form based on who’s qualified for the Olympic team.

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Andrew Liang’s 37 Place Jump Highlights Day 6 Prelim Performance Stats

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS Sunday, June 26 – Sunday, July 3, 2016 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska SwimSwam Preview Links and…

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Katie Ledecky on going 8:10 in prelims:”That felt really easy” (Video)

After the prelims of the women’s 800m freestyle Katie Ledecky now owns all 10 of the fastest performances in the history of the event

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The Top 10 (+2) Quotes from Day 6 Prelims (Video)

Many of USA’s biggest stars competed in this mornings prelims on one of the biggest day of Olympic Trials

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Beisel Swims Well Despite Finger Fracture

Elizabeth Beisel qualified third this morning despite a hand injury on Tuesday that forced her to scratch all her events between the injury and the prelims of the 200 back.

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Katie Ledecky Completes Sweep of Janet Evans Records from the Books

Today, Katie Ledecky took down the final major Janet Evans record in the books by breaking the four-time Olympic champion’s 28-year-old national championship record.

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Swimmers describe their Prelims 50 in 1 word (Video)

See what a few of your favorite swimmers had to say about their prelims 50 in (mostly) only 1 word!

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Nathan Adrian Swims Sub-22 After Shutting Down Last Five Meters

Nathan Adrian won the 100 free last night, punching his ticket to Rio, and he had a very smooth 50 free this morning at 21.96.

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Matt Grevers, Seth Stubblefield No-Show 50 Free Prelims

Matt Grevers officially ended his meet today by no-showing the 50 free. Seth Stubblefield was also a no-show, but he likely is resting for the 100 fly prelim this morning.

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U.S. Olympic Roster: It’s Looking Good to Take All Eligible Swimmers

Anthony Ervin and Caeleb Dressel, already on the roster thanks to last night’s 100 free final, will be vying for another spot in the 50 free starting this morning.

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