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US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 6 semi-finals: After Nathan Adrian and Josh Schneider tied in the first 50m free semi on 21.81, Anthony Ervin, 2000 champ, hit back in a lifetime best of 21.74, Jimmy Feigen, on 21.89; Franklin leads 200 back...
Anthony Ervin, 31, clocked 21.83 in the 50m freestyle heats - faster than the time in which he shared Olympic gold with gary hall Jr back at Sydney 2000; Kate Ziegler leads the 800m free ...
The great Janet Evans is done. The papers are signed, the curtain closed for the last time after a 9:01 800 free at US Trials. "Did you win," asked her 5-year-old" ... '"no", said mom. "It's okay, I still love you", came the best reply of all...
Olympic silver medallist Duge Draganja has questioned the circumstances in which a split time was registered for a domestic rival in a way that tests the rule book; the split is now being used as a way of locking him out of London 2012 ...
Happy 27th Birthday Michael Phelps. What party trick will Ryan Lochte bring to the celebration at the Century Link Convention Center today? What would the better gift be on the way t London 2012? The sting of defeat or the spur of victory?...
When racing gets underway in London, the world expects to see the very best in battle - and to some extent they will but many in the world top 20 will not be there courtesy of the rules men make up as they go along...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, day 5 finals: The US 4x100m freestyle quartet crept up to France on paper this evening but there's much work to do to catch the Dolphins as Nathan Adrian goes 48.10 and Cullen Jones 48.46 in 100 free...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 5: Californian Scott Weltz and his coach Peter Motekaitis dreamed the Olympic dream with a 2:09.01 victory in the 200m breaststroke; Clark Burckle inside 2:10 for second; Shanteau and Hansen locked out...
Pity the German swim federation (DSV), which overlooked the biggest fish in its men's swim pool as it announced its Olympic squad for London 2012: 10 women, 17 men, 3 open water swimmers and one missing name - Paul Biedermann ...
Olympic champ Rebecca Soni wrote a footnote in swim history in heats in Omaha: her 2:23.11 200m breaststroke is the swiftest ever prelims swim ever in domestic competition anywhere (and best ever in international competition in textile suit)...
Matt Grevers, said to have scratched from the 100m freestyle after semis last night, will race the 100 free final tonight after all; In fact he was never officially out - US Fed had "bad info"...
After asking for the air-con dial to be turned up from polar, Michael Phelps reminds 200 'fly opponents that they will need to swim into uncharted waters inside 1:54 and 1:53 for the first time if they want to stop him making history in London...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 4 Finals: Michael Phelps clocks 1:53.65 for 200 'fly victory, the 6th time he has raced inside 1:54 in textile (no other has ever been there); Tyler Clary grabs second berth...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, day 4 Finals: a 36.79 breaststroke lap rang the death knell for the opponents of Caitlin Leverenz, on 2:10.22; Ariana Kukors takes 2nd berth in 2:11.30, the cruellest cut inflicted on Elizabeth Pelton by 0.25sec...
Allison Schmitt is the best we have ever seen over 200m freestyle, a 1:54.40 world textile record throwing the gauntlet back at the feet of Camille Muffat (FRA) and world champion Federica Pellegrini (ITA)...
China has included 200m champion Liu Zige, her nation's No 3 over 100m and 200m 'fly this season, on squad of 51 for London 2012; Zhang Lin's prospects bleak as time runs out; 18 Olympic crowns will be defended; 4 pending; 4 lost...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 4 Heats: Scot Robinson leads the way in 100 free heats on 49.08, Nathan Adrian, 49.17, Matt Grevers, 49.24, Jimmy Feigen, 49.29, Ryan Lochte 49.33; Kim Vanderburg at helm of 200 'fly; Burckle leads 200 breast ...
The North American branch of the Italian suit maker will donate $40,000 to a cancer charity every time a swimmer breaks a world record between now and the end of the year; rival brands invited to do the same...
Day four at US Olympic trials in Omaha and the morning session wakes up the men who face the Australian Jameses, "The Missile" Magnussen and "the Rocket" Roberts, in the 100m freestyle and the Dolphins in the 4x100m relay...
Michael Phelps has scratched from the 100m freestyle at US Olympic trials but the relay is still on the cards, says coach Bob Bowman, who warned his charge and Ryan Lochte that their game of cat and mouse could cost them dearly in London...
