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Unfiltered Waters Podcast: Olympic Trials Interviews Were a Hit; Lindsey Vonn Visits for an Episode It wasn't unusual seeing Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff at an edition of the United States Olympic Trials. Over the years, they've been headliners at Trials, using the competition as a springboard to O...

Athletes Only Podcast: A Stroke Analysis of Olympic Champion Caeleb Dressel At the recent United States Olympic Trials, former Cal Bear Kyle Millis was at Lucas Oil Stadium gathering content for his YouTube Channel and the Athletes Only Podcast. Swimming World and Kyle have agreed to a partnership t...

Will Caeleb Dressel Go a Best Time Again: 'I'm Doing Everything I Can. Some Things Are Out of My Control' Caeleb Dressel arrived at the United States Olympic Trials as somewhat of a question mark. While the seven-time Olympic champion showed signs of progress during his tuneup competitions on the ro...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Gretchen Walsh Storms to Personal Best in 50 Freestyle Semifinals; Torri Huske Lurking Will Torri Huske add a third individual event for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris? Can Simone Manuel and Abbey Weitzeil – already tabbed for relay action – lock themselves into solo duty? ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Despite Painful Finishes, Jack Aikins Proved World-Class Status in Backstroke Events It happens every quadrennial: Someone becomes the poster child for the pain the United States Olympic Trials can inflict. At this edition of Trials, that role has unfortunately belonged to Jack ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Carson Foster Rallies for Victory in 200 IM; Shaine Casas Realizes Olympic Dream One guy was already bound for the Olympic Games. The other was down to his last chance. Together, Carson Foster and Shaine Casas will represent the United States in the 200-meter individual medley n...

French Trials, Day 6 Finals: Maxime Grousset & Leon Marchand Cap Trials With Latest Victories, 30 Nominated For Selection The program for Maxime Grousset at a home Olympics will be packed, as the Frenchman added a third event on the last day of the French Trials. Already qualified for the Paris Game...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Chris Guiliano Seeking to Join a Legend in Elite Company As the United States Olympic Trials neared, Chris Guiliano was viewed as a leading contender to secure a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris. Guiliano, though, has vastly exceeded expectations in Indianapolis – and is now...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Caeleb Dressel Cruises to Top Seed in Prelims of 100 Butterfly; Shaine Casas Scratches The reigning Olympic champion in the 100-meter butterfly, Caeleb Dressel took the first step toward defending that title on Saturday morning at the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Regan Smith Pulls Away to Top Field in 200 Butterfly; Alex Shackell Claims Second The Olympic schedule for Regan Smith grew by another event at the United States Olympic Trials on Thursday night. On the strength of a strong final 50 meters, the Team USA veteran bested the field ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Torri Huske Goes Sub-53 to Grab Top Seed for Final of 100 Freestyle; Swimoff Needed for Eighth Spot On paper, the United States will likely enter the Olympic Games in Paris as an underdog in the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay. Favorite status currently belongs to Australia, w...

U.S. Olympic Trials, Day 3 Semifinals: Regan Smith Cracks American Record in 100 Backstroke There’s been plenty of recent evidence that Regan Smith is performing at the highest level of her career. For one, she set an American record in the 100-meter backstroke at last month’s Speedo Grand Challenge...

Tribute to Brent Rutemiller: The Sport of Swimming Has Lost a Friend We, the sport of swimming, lost a friend this morning. We lost a leader. We lost a visionary. We lost a family man. We lost a guy whose life was defined by giving…always giving. Brent Rutemiller, the former publisher of Swimming Wo...

U.S. Olympic Trials, Day Two Finals: Kieran Smith Tops Semifinals of 200 Freestyle; Swimoff for Last Spot in Final The construction of relay squads is always an intriguing storyline at the United States Olympic Trials. Typically, a few lynchpin performers are joined by rising stars or on-the-cusp ho...

U.S. Olympic Trials, Day Two Prelims: Carson Foster Nails Down Top Seed for Final of 400 IM; Olympic Champ Chase Kalisz Lurking The last time the United States failed to medal in the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Olympic Games was 40 years ago, when Los Angeles served as host. Based on th...

U.S. Olympic Trials, Day One Semifinals: Charlie Swanson Secures Surprise Top Seed for 100 Breaststroke Final Between the Pan American Games of 2019 and the World Championships of 2022, Charlie Swanson has experience representing the United States in international competition. Now, an Olympic berth ...

U.S. Olympic Trials, Day One Prelims: Nic Fink Clocks Top Time in 100 Breaststroke; Michael Andrew Qualifies Fifth Consistency has been a trademark of Nic Fink, with the Team USA veteran collecting international medals at a variety of stops during his career. As the New Jersey native opened his Unit...

Ideas for an Olympic Trials Watch Party; Enjoy the Events With Fellow Fans! Maybe your preferred approach to watching the upcoming United States Olympic Trials is to view with family, the living room serving as your theater of choice. Maybe you like to watch alone, so there are no distractions, and ...

U.S. Olympic Trials Poll: Who Will Win the Men's 100-Meter Freestyle (VOTE HERE!) The 100-meter freestyle has been frequently considered the sport's blue-ribbon event, and the United States has produced its share of Olympic champions. Most recently, Caeleb Dressel claimed Games gold, his name joinin...

How the 2012 Olympic Trials Served as a Launching Pad for Future United States Stars Recalling the first time an athlete qualified for the Olympic Games is easy. The fist pump or look to family in the stands is memorable. So, too, is the moment when an individual is announced to the crowd as an Olym...