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Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin big winners at Golden Goggles
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Dana Vollmer each walked away with two awards at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggle Awards on Monday night. Michael Phelps ended his career on top.
Katie Ledecky on shortlist for Laureus World Sports award
Tuesday, November 13th, 201215-year-old Katie Ledecky was placed on the shortlist of candidates for the World Breakthrough of the Year award handed out by Laureus World Sports.
U.S. Olympic roster announced
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012USA Swimming reveals 2012 U.S. Olympic roster.
Katie Ledecky breaks Janet Evans’s 400 freestyle age group record
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Katie Ledecky, 15, breaks Janet Evans’s 1988 age-group record in the 400-meter freestyle.
2012 Olympic Trials Preview: Day Five Men’s 200 breast, 100 free; Women’s 200 fly
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012A group of 2008 Olympians attempt to fend off the next cycle of American swim stars on the fifth night of competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha.
2012 Olympic Trials Preview: Day Two Women’s 100 butterfly, men’s 100 breast & women’s 400 free
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012The second day of competition begins to answer some of the big questions for Team USA. Check out our picks for London, along with favorite and local competitors.
Locals looking for Trials cuts at a star-studded Austin Grand Prix
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Potomac Valley swimmers will be competing this weekend in Austin, Texas this weekend, in USA Swimming’s Austin Grand Prix.
Shanteau Sets U.S. Breaststroke Mark–Twice
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Eric Shanteau won his first U.S. title and set the American record in the 200-meter breaststroke for the second time at the U.S. swimming championships Saturday, completing a breathtaking return from his cancer diagnosis last year.
Shanteau Gets U.S. Record in Morning Swim
Saturday, July 11th, 2009He had already qualified for the world championships in two events; on Saturday morning, cancer-survivor Eric Shanteau took down a two-year-old American record in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Ziegler Out of 400, 200 Due to Illness
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Great Falls’s Kate Ziegler withdrew from the women’s 400-meter event at the U.S. Swimming Championships at Indiana University on Tuesday morning because of the flu. Ziegler told The Washington Post that she developed flu-like symptoms last Friday with a fever that peaked at 103 degrees, and was so hobbled she did not bother attempting to travel Indianapolis to compete. She will not compete in Wednesday’s 200 and has only faint hopes of being ready for Friday’s heats of the 800.
