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The third morning of the 2021 US Olympic Trials Wave I will kick off at 11 a.m. EST from Omaha, Nebraska as the heats of the 400 free, 100 fly and 200 back will be contested. The top two swimmers in each event will advance to swim at the Wave II meet June 13 – 20 where the official Olympic team will...

Two-time US Olympian Conor Dwyer was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for testing positive for an anabolic agent in out-of-competition tests collected on November 15, November 27, and December 20, 2018. The decision came from an independent three-member panel of the American...

How Ryan Lochte Is A Key Piece to The Team USA Puzzle On Road to Tokyo By any measure, Ryan Lochte is one of the greatest swimmers in history, a part of any reasonable list of the top 10 male performers ever. His already impressive résumé—12 Olympic medals, six of them gold, plus 18 long course worl...

Having been life-long athletes themselves, filmmakers Eriksen and Soren Dickens, otherwise known as the Dickens Brothers, were drawn to making films about athletes. They had done a documentary on their high school football team in 2016. They made a short documentary on a golfer they met while in col...

'Men Between Worlds': End of Unprecedented Era of Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Cullen Jones and Michael Phelps It appears to be the end of an era in men’s swimming in the United States. It was known as the “Phelps Era” for so long, but the era was so much more — it was a ...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Veteran Ryan Murphy, Newcomer Hunter Armstrong Punch 100 Back Tickets For nearly three decades, the equation for American men’s backstroke has been plug and play. With stars like Aaron Peirsol, Ryan Lochte, Lenny Krayzelburg and now Ryan Murphy, that second spot hasn’t just been...

Claire Curzan Oblivious to Limits in Rapid Rise to Prominence (From April’s Swimming World Magazine) Claire Curzan has been swimming fast since she was a young age grouper and has continued to do so in high school. In March, she came within 13 hundredths of the American record in the short course 10...

U.S. Olympic Trials Notes: Should Wave I Stay?; How Many First-Time Olympians Will Be Named? Wave I of the United States Olympic Trials concluded earlier this week in Omaha, Nebraska with a shortened event schedule compared to the typical, eight-day setup. It was a different feel from a normal Olymp...

Allison Schmitt continues to defy age, defy odds and prove she belongs among the world’s elite — with her biggest performances on the biggest stage. Schmitt qualified for her fourth Olympics — one short of the record for American women’s swimming — with a stunning burst of speed in the 200 freestyle...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Wednesday June 23, 2021, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Should the two-wave Olympic Trials format stay? Wave I of the United States Olympic Trials concluded earlier this month in Omaha, Nebraska with a short...

A Reminder of the 2020 (2021) Olympic Trials Qualifying Times Just a few weeks into the New Year, the countdown is on again to the United States Olympic Trials. The qualifying competition for the Olympic Games in Tokyo is scheduled for June 13-20, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska, marking the fourth consecut...

Michael Phelps: Michael Andrew's Freestyle Leg in 200 IM Shows 'Training Error' In the semifinals of the men's 200 IM at the United States Olympic Trials, Michael Andrew was out significantly under world record pace the entire race, including by more than a second at the 150-meter mark. But he ended...

Olympic Days Over? No Problem: Greatness of Ryan Lochte Will be Remembered At 8:44 p.m. on June 18, Ryan Lochte lifted himself out of the pool at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. His fifth United States Olympic Trials was done. He took a moment to acknowledge the crowd, hugged Chase Kalisz and Michae...

After a five-year long wait, the US Olympic Trials have finally arrived. With six weeks until the Olympic Games, the United States will be selecting its Olympic team this week in Omaha, Nebraska. The finals of the men's 100 breast, and the women's 100 fly and 400 free will be held on Monday night wh...

Simone Manuel made history in 2016, but a more unprecedented accolade could be hers this summer at the United States Olympic Trials. In tying for the gold medal in the Rio Olympics in the 100 freestyle and winning silver in the 50 free, Manuel joined illustrious company. That she did so days after h...

This is the Swim Poll of the Week for Wednesday June 9, 2021, sponsored by Strechcordz Swim Training Products. In our last poll, we wanted to know: Do you think Ryan Lochte will make his fifth Olympic team? Had the Tokyo Olympics gone off as scheduled in 2020, Ryan Lochte would have been 35 during t...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Officially On Road to Tokyo, Caeleb Dressel Powers to 100 Free Win; Connects With Crowd This week, the CHI Health Center can be considered the office of Caeleb Dressel. The venue for the United States Olympic Trials is where the 24-year-old is doing his work ahead of next month’...

Matt Grevers got out of the pool somewhat disappointed, but before he could think about what could have been his last 100 backstroke on the big stage,  a wave of jubilation overtook him as he reached the pool deck. Grevers, who was aiming for his third Olympic team, fell four spots short of qualifyi...

U.S. Olympic Trials: Luca Urlando and Zach Harting Tie for Top Seed in 200 Fly Semifinals The men's 200 fly was considered one of the most open events of the Olympic Trials, with the United States still waiting for someone to fill the shoes of Michael Phelps, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in th...

Check out photos from Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick from the Day 2 prelims of the U.S. Olympic  Trials in Omaha. [gallery type="slideshow" size="medium" ids="476779,476794,476788,476787,476792,476791,476786,476785,476784,476789,476782,476781,476780,476778,476777,476776,476775,47677...