Men's Olympic International Swimming

Ani Maeme

Men's Olympic International Swimming

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London Summer Olympics 2012 is right around the corner. This collection is made up of some of the notable male athletes swimming in this summer event. The Swimming competition will take place over eight days between July 28th and August 4th. All entries for Swimming will be confirmed following the sport entries deadline on July 9, 2012. Here is how the men will qualify: A total of 56 swimmers (not including open water swimmers) will be chosen for the 2012 Summer Olympics. To make the Olympic team, a swimmer must place in the top two in an individual event. Also, to be considered in the 4×100 and 4×200 meter freestyle relay, a swimmer must place in the top six in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle.. I'm getting excited!.. can't wait! (*these images link to their source; none of these photos are mine.)

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Men's Olympic International Swimming

Cullen Jones

Nathan Adrian won 3 medals at this year's Olympics! Go Bears!

3 August 2012: USA Ryan Lochte leaves the Aquatic Center with an impressive haul: two gold medals, two silvers and one bronze... check out that mouthpiece..

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Nathan Adrian, USA won gold in both the 100-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter medley relay, and silver medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Did you know he is Amerasian.. his mother is Chinese born in Hong Kong and father is American.

The USA Olympics Swimming Team partying it up in London!

Lochte at the Speedo Athlete Celebration

Michael Phelps at the Speedo Athlete Celebration

Ryan Lochte. Winner.

"Adrian caught the attention of the nation with his win in the 100-meter freestyle on Wednesday, when he touched the wall one-hundredth of a second faster than James "The Missile" Magnussen of Australia."

Here's a snapshot of Michael Phelps' last solo finish in the pool.

Team Brasil

Ryan Lochte poses with model Karlie Kloss for Vogue's Olympic Issue.

U.S. Men's Swimming Team Wins Silver in 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

Ryan Lochte has already earned a gold for the US as swimming continues this week in London.

2012 USA Olympic Swim Team passes the time by making a "Call Me Maybe" music vid. Click through to watch it! #GoUSA!

David Davies (Britain, 1500m freestyle). As of the end of 2010, he held the British Records in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles.

Liam Tancock (Britain, 100m backstroke). He holds the world record in the 50m backstroke, has become a 3-time world champion and a 5-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. He competed in the Olympic Games in 2008 but did not earn a medal.

Nick D'Arcy (Australia, 200m butterfly). He set the fastest time in 2012: 1.54.71—set at the Australian Olympic Trials. Yes, you read it correctly—someone other than America's Michael Phelps could win the 200m butterfly at the London Olympics.

Christopher Wright (Australia, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly). He hold the fastest time in 2012: 51.67 for 100m, 1.56.40 for 200m—both set at Australian Olympic trials.

Matthew Targett (Australian, 4×200m freestyle relay). At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he captured a silver in the 4×100m medley and a bronze in the 4×100m freestyle relay. (photo: DARREN TINDALE HERALD SUN)

Alexander Meyer (USA, 10km open water). He won a gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in the 25-kilometer open water event.

Eric Shanteau (USA, 100m breaststroke), he won 2 gold medals as a member of winning United States relay teams at the World Championships.

Tyler Clary (USA, 200m backstroke and 200-meter butterfly), he has won a total of 10 medals in major international competition, 7-silver, and 3-bronze spanning the World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games. Clary will be swimming with Phelps in London.

Connor Jaeger (USA, 1500m freestyle). At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, Jaeger made his first Olympic team by finishing second behind Andrew Gemmell in the 1,500-meter freestyle. (photo: KevinDoak)

Conor Dwyer (USA, 400m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay). He won a gold medal as a member of 4x200m freestyle relay team at the 2011 World Championships, and is also a 4-time medalist at the Pan American Games.

Ricky Berens (USA 200m freestyle), he is an Olympic gold medalist, Beijing 2008. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay (long course).

Michael Phelps is back for the 2012 Olympics. Watch out fellow swimmers.

1 July 2012: Cullen Jones wins the mens 50m freestyle final in the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming team trials at the CenturyLink Center.

23 June 2012: Ryan Lochte, left, and Michael Phelps greet each other as Lochte leaves and Michael Phelps arrives at a news conference at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Saturday in Omaha, Neb. The trials starts on Monday. -Sports! Yahoo

Kosuke Kitajima (Japanese -breaststroke) He received four gold medals and two bronze medals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke in 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Christian Sprenger (Australia -breaststroke) He won the Final of the Men's 50m Breatstroke of the Australian Olympic trails '12.

Brenton Rickard (Australia -breastroke) He has multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, as well as World and Commonwealth records that includes a gold medal and world record at FINA World Championships 2009 in Rome.

Ryo Tateishi (Japan -breaststroke) He won the gold medal in the Men's 100m breaststroke at the Japan Open '10. He also won 50m breaststroke at the 2009 East Asian Games.

Cameron van der Burgh (South Africa -breaststroke) World Championship bronze medal 2007.He won the 50m breaststroke at the '10 Commonwealth Games in a new games record and the 100m world title at the 2010 short course world championships.

Felipe Silva (Brazil -backstroke) He won the gold metal in 50m breaststroke at the FINA World World Masters Championships 2011.

Fabio Scozzoli (Italy -backstroke) He holds a silver medal for the Men's 100m breaststroke final at the Shanghai 2011 FINA Short Course Swimming World Championship.

Brendan Hansen (U.S. - backstroke) He is a 4-time (2-gold, 1-silver, 1-bronze) Olympic medalist. He is a former world record holder in both the 100 and 200m breaststroke (long course).

Daniel Arnamnart (Australia-backstroke) Olympic debut in London aged 22. Arnamnart has qualified in the 100m backstroke after finishing second to Hayden Stoeckel in a time of 54.05 seconds.

Ryan medals (U.S. -freestyle) knocked on the 15 minute barrier last year for the 1500m freestyle in '11 Shanghai's qualifying event..

Andrew Gemmell (U.S. - freestyle) Has good depth with knocking on the 15 minute barrier last year for the 1500m freestyle in '11 Shanghai's qualifying event.

Hao Yun (China - freestyle) Yang bettered his top ranked time with a 3:42.31 with his win at the Chinese Olympic Trials.

Daniel Fogg (Britain -freestyle) British Champion in the 1500m freestyle. 1st place at the L.E.N. Cup 1st round, Eilat (Israel), May '10 in the 10k Open Water race.

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