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Leah Hayes Clocks Personal Best 1:57.88 in 200 IM, Moves to #6 in 13-14 History

Meanwhile, Hayes also added new lifetime bests in the 100 free (49.83) and 100 back (55.90) in yesterday’s time trial session.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Missy Franklin, Hayes Johnson Talk Swim Joy in Summer League

We sat down with swimming power couple Olympic Legend Missy Franklin and Hayes Johnson to talk about one simple thing. Swimming joy. 

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Emerging Rio Shirai Time Trials 1:00.44 100 Back As Baseline For OLY Quest

Rio Shirai of Japan has steadily been improving in the 100m back, giving her nation a spark of hope in a discipline devoid of an Olympic finalist since 2012.

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Looking Back at Day 7 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

Let’s go back and remember what was going on during the 7th day of the Olympic Trials back in 2012 and 2016.

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Looking Back at Day 4 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

Let’s go back and remember what was going on during the 4th 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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Looking Back at Day 2 of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

We still want to honor the would-have-been Day 2 of the 2020 Olympic Trials, by reliving Day 2 of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials.

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Epic Swims: Kirsty Coventry Sets WR, Wins Gold in 200 Back at 2009 Worlds

In the finals of the 200m backstroke at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Kirsty Coventry won gold and set a new world record of 2:04.81.

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Missy, Nathan, Cullen, and Kylie Brainstorm Fundraisers for USAS Foundation

Missy Franklin anchors a cast of characters in a video from the USA Swimming Foundation.

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How to Get The Caeleb Dressel Olympic Gold Cover SwimSwam Magazine Issue

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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How to Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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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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Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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NEW RACE VIDEO: Watch Missy Franklin Race to Her First Global Gold in 2011

Missy Franklin was retired from racing by age 23, but at the peak of her career, there have been few better in history than she was.

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