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U.S. Swimming Trials Day Six Wrap-Up: Beard Earns a Spot; Phelps, Lochte Blow Field Away

We're covering the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials all week.Thursday night's swimming trials action was all about the upsets. But Friday was about the battles between the favorites.There really wasn't a big upset on Friday, but we did see plenty of top performances. Rebecca Soni, a disappointment in the 100 meter breastroke,...

Olympic Trials Preview: Men's 200 Backstroke

We're previewing all the races that will take place at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.Men's 200 Meter BackstrokeWhat to watch for: Great backstrokers rotate perfectly and in the the 200 meter distance watch for a backstroker who settles into his stroke without getting worn out. Also keep an eye on the finish. Aaron...

Swimming Trials Day 3 Wrap-Up: Kirk Misses Olympics by One-Hundredth of a Second

We're covering the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials all week.It was just another routine day at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. We saw two world records, a swimmer left out because she finished a preposterous one-hundredth of a second out of second place, and one of the fastest women in the world left home because she...