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Swimming World Presents: The Top Photos of 2019

The staff at Swimming World would like to extend a huge “Thank You!” to all of the photographers who contributed photos to Swimming World Magazine and swimmingworld.com in 2019. Without your hard work and dedication to capture the important moments in our sport, our reporting would be incomplete. Re...

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Madisyn Cox Chats About Nationals 200 IM Victory (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Every athlete has a different strategy when it comes to the individual medley events. For Madisyn Cox, she strives to go out long and smooth on the fly and then pick up the tempo on the backstroke. Cox always ends the race by bringing it home on the freestyle, she mentioned. The fact that every athl...

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2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships: Day 5 Full Photo Gallery

The fifth and final session of the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships saw the return of 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte. Lochte's backstroke split of 29.47 was instrumental in putting him in the lead and he never turned back, posting a 1:57.76 for the gold. Madisyn Cox took home the Nat...

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Dean Farris: "Long Course is a Different Beast" (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Dean Farris is one of many swimmers who has had a busy summer and has double-dipped in important events. He represented Team USA at the World University Games (WUGs) earlier this summer, before showing up in California for the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships. Similar to Asia Seidt, this m...

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Shaine Casas Discusses 100 Back National Title (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Shaine Casas has had an outstanding meet at the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships, touching second in the 200 back and first in the 100 back. In both races he has cut time and improved upon his races. While it was a bittersweet moment to finish second in the 200 back, Casas couldn't hide ba...

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Amy Bilquist: "This Means Everything to Me" (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Injuries can affect anyone's mentality and make any athlete question whether or not they want to continue with a sport, and that's exactly what happened to Amy Bilquist. Thankfully, she persevered and now has a National title to show for it. Earlier in the summer, Bilquist suffered an injury to her ...

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2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships: Day 4 Full Photo Gallery

The 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships continued in Stanford, California and saw some familiar names returning to the top of the podium. Among those garnering National titles was 2012 Olympian Breeja Larson, who won the women's 100 breast. Michigan native Devon Nowicki was the men's winner i...