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10 Men, 8 Women Stamp Tickets For U.S. World Championship Team in 2015

Matt Grevers has sealed up two spots on the 2015 U.S. team for the World Championships – in the 100 back and the 50 fly.

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Missy Franklin Will Swim Both 200 Free and 100 Back Finals on Thursday at Pan Pacs

Missy Franklin has held onto both of her swims for finals on the first day of the 2014 Pan Pac Championships in Australia, including the 200 free B-Final.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Grevers blows away meet, all-comers records at day 1 prelims

The 2014 Pan Pacs meet kicks off from Australia today, with Ryosuke Irie set to clash with a whole field of talented 100 backstrokers.

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Update: Missy Franklin Will Swim the 200 Free on Thursday Morning, Then Evaluate For 100 Back Prelims

Four-time Olympic Champion Missy Franklin is ready to go for the 200 free prelim, but her status for the 100 backstroke is uncertain.

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6 Stories to Watch, All The Links You Need For The 2014 Pan Pacific Championships

Michael Phelps makes his return to international competition in Australia this week. Get the scoop on what to watch for at the Pan Pacific Championships here.

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Sportsnet: Video Shows Missy Franklin in “Obvious Pain” During Pan Pacs Training Session

A scary video, on exclusive from Canadian sports network SportsNet, show American superstar swimmer Missy Franklin in what appears to be…

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2014 Pan Pacs Previews – An Upset Could Be Brewing in Women’s Backstrokes

The Cal women will be battling among themselves in the backstroke races for spots in finals, but they’ll have to deal with a bigger threat from the Australians in the evening.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships Preview – Women’s sprints – Can anyone topple the Campbell sisters?

Australia’s Cate Campbell is the odds-on favorite in both women’s sprint events, while her sister Bronte is a likely finalist as well.

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Franklin & Grevers Win High Point Awards, Ledecky Gets “Performance Award” at 2014 Nationals

Matt Grevers and Missy Franklin were the two highest-scoring swimmers at the 2014 U.S. National Championships.

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Gold Coast Bound: The United States’ 2014 Pan Pacific Championship Team Roster

American star Missy Franklin is among the headliners of the 2014 U.S. Pan Pacs team.

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Cal Trifecta Franklin, Bootsma & Pelton Make It 1-2-3 for Cal In 100 Back

Missy Franklin led the Cal Bears to a 1-2-3 finish in the women’s 100 backstroke with her time of 59.38.

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Franklin Has Women’s High Point Locked Up; Grevers & Clary Fighting for Men’s Award

Matt Grevers is in control of the individual high point award on the men’s side at the 2014 U.S. National Championships, but Tyler Clary still has a chance.

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Big Day 4 from Cal Women, NBAC Men Can’t Close Scoring Gap on SwimMAC

Micah Lawrence tie for the win in the 100 breaststroke on Saturday helped push SwimMAC further into the lead at the 2014 U.S. National Championships

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Photo Vault: Two Great Wins Two Great Celebrations

There were two big wins on day four of the US Nationals. Cody Miller beat defending champion Kevin Cordes in the 100m breaststroke and the Cal girls dominated the podium with a 1-2-3 finish in the 100m backstroke.

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Photo Vault: US Nationals Day Two

Ryan Murphy taking off in the final of the men’s 200m backstroke. Murphy finished second behind Tyler Clary, earning himself a spot on the Pan Pac roster

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