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Missy Franklin To Head Back To Cal

Missy Franklin will be heading back to Cal after leaving the program after two years in order to head back home to Colorado and train with her long-time coach Todd Schmitz in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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Joseph Schooling Cashes In On $753,000, The Biggest Gold Medal Bonus In The World

A gold medal wasn’t the only reward Schooling had coming his way after he touched the wall 1st in the men’s 100 fly. Singapore is one of many countries that give their athletes a financial bonus for medals, offering a $753,000 bonus for Schooling’s gold.

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Ledecky on Post-Olympics: “I’ll Have to Get All My Stuff for My Dorm”

Katie Ledecky talks about her upcoming season at Stanford University and yesterday’s record-breaking race.

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Olympische Spiele 2016: Impressionen. (Fotos)

Dies sind wieder einmal die Schwimmwettbewerbe der Amerikaner – und des Michael Phelps. Aber auch viele andere Namen und Geschichten…

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Lessons From the 2016 Olympics For Age Group Swimmers

As this year’s Olympic swimming comes to a close and I get ready to return to the deck in September with my young swimmers, I took a moment to figure out some simple shareable lessons from this year’s Olympic swimming.

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Missy Franklin: “I Will Come Back Stronger Than Ever Before”

In a Facebook post today, Missy Franklin expressed her feelings on her performances this week, saying “Peace is knowing that I did everything I possibly could have done…”

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Phelps, Lochte, and Franklin Sign Letter To FINA Asking For More Doping Tests

In the letter, they asked that the top 10 athletes in each Olympic event be subject to at least 6 out-of-competition drug tests.

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Shouts From the Stands: An Open Letter to Missy Franklin

This is an open letter to Missy Franklin written by Lynn Kachmarik who is a swim coach, educator and a mom.

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Missy Franklin & Emily Seebohm Miss Olympic 200 Back Final

Australia’s Emily Seebohm and American Missy Franklin have both missed the Olympic 200 back final, after the two combined to win every World and Olympic title since 2012.

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Katinka Hosszu Cracks 200 Back National Record Again In Semi-Finals

Katinka Hosszu broke her Hungarian record in the 200 back for the second time today and is now the favorite for gold.

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Kirsty Coventry Racing for One More Olympic Swim on Thursday

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Day 6 Finals Preview: Phelps vs Lochte One More Time

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will square off for one last dance tonight in the 200 IM final.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

Finally Michael Phelps is up in the men’s 100m butterfly. This event is arguably the toughest on his schedule for him. He wasn’t remarkably fast at the US Olympic Trials but has shown throughout this meet that he’s much better than he was just a few weeks ago.

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Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record En Route To Top Spot In 200 Back Heats

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu continues her impressive Olympics, taking the top spot in the women’s 200 back prelims in a new national record.

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Day 6 Prelims Preview: Manaudou’s Time To Shine In Men’s 50 Free

Florent Manaudou finally gets his opportunity to shine individually here in Rio with the men’s 50 free getting underway today.

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