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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

16 History-Altering Moments in Olympic Swimming You Need to Know

In honor of Olympic day, we’ve compiled 16 of the great moments that have shaped Olympic swimming history:

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: Inaugural Edition

Missy Franklin (above) rocked Twitter with some big news along with some awesome photos. Check #2 on our list for more!

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Natalie Coughlin Appears in ESPN’s “The Body” Issue for 2015

In the wake of her shiny new 50m backstroke American record, fans will now get to see 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin

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Breaking Down Michael Phelps’ Arena Pro Swim Series At Santa Clara Performance

Michael Phelps is starting to inch his way back towards the type of schedule he would do at a meet before his retirement. He’s competing in more 200s, doing more multi-event days, and for the first time since his comeback, he looks as though he’s truly put in the work to be competitive in these races.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara – Day 4 Race Videos

Watch Katinka Hosszu, Michael Phelps, and Connor Jaeger from day four of the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara.

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Weekend Roundup: Zeiger breaks Minnesota LCM 200 IM record, Nunan takes on Phelps

While the 2015-16 season doesn’t kick off until this fall, Minnesota swimmers and divers are staying busy this summer in and out of the pool.

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Phelps: I haven’t done a triple since before Beijing (Video Interview)

After a solid win in the 200 fly on Day 3, Phelps buckled down to swim 3 events on the final day of competition in Santa Clara

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Jaeger, Hosszu top money-earners at Santa Clara stop of Arena Pro Swim Series

Two athletes known for their endurance topped the money lists at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara, with Connor Jaeger leading all men and Katinka Hosszu topping the women.

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Five Big Things From Day Four Of The Arena Pro Swim Series At Santa Clara

Day four of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara ended the 2015 series, and gave way to some very big swims. Here are five things we noticed:

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara: Jaeger’s 14:56 in 1500 free highlights day 4 finals

Connor Jaeger (pictured) went a season-best to win the 1500 free Sunday night, picking up his third win of the weekend and improving his third-ranked time in the world this year.

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Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara final photo vault

It’s been a great 4 days of racing in NorCal as some of the world’s best swimmers converged upon the…

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara: Day Four Scratch Report

Michael Phelps (above) will race two A finals tonight, the 200 IM and 200 backstroke.

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Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault

It’s the final day of the last stop of the 2015 Arena Pro Swim.  We’ve got more cool images to…

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Race Video: Watch Michael Phelps Win 200 Butterfly In Santa Clara

Michael Phelps won his first event of the season at the final Arena Pro Swim Series meet of the year.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Missy Franklin will close out the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara with the 200 back and 100 free, two of her strongest events.

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