American Records in swimming

Shaine Casas Breaks His Own American Record in the 200 IM

Shaine Casas broke his second career individual American Record on Saturday, beating Leon Marchand in the 200 IM at the World Cup in Carmel.

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WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Breaks the World Record in the 100 IM & 3 American Records (RACE VIDEO)

Gretchen had a monster day in short course meters on Friday in Virginia’s dual meet against Florida, including a new World Record in the 100 IM.

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WATCH: Virginia Swimmer Gretchen Walsh Break the American Record in the 50 Free

2023 TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL November 15-17, 2023 Knoxville, Tennessee Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center LCM (50-meter) prelims / SCY (25-yard) finals…

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Summer Schmit Takes 2 More Seconds off American Record in S9 200 Yard Fly

Swimming alone in the D-Final of the 200 fly on Saturday evening, Summer Schmit smacked her own para-swimming record in the 200 yard butterfly.

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Kate Douglass Swims 2:01.87 in 200 Yard Breast to Break Her Own NCAA Record

Virginia senior Kate Douglass improved her own best-ever time in the 200 yard breaststroke on Saturday at the Tennessee Invite.

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Michael Andrew Goes #2 American Time in History in 50 Breast Prelims

Michael Andrew came within .02 seconds of the American Record in the 50 breaststroke on Thursday morning at the 2022 US International Team Trials.

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Nic Fink Breaks American Record in 50 Breast for Huge ISL Finale Upset

Nic Fink pulled a huge upset for the Cali Condors in the 50 breaststroke on Friday, and in the process broke the American Record in the event.

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WATCH: Abbey Weitzeil Breaks American Record in 50 Free (Race Video)

Abbey Weitzeil swam her best time of the season and broke her own American Record in the women’s 50 free on Saturday in Naples.

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Anastasia Pagonis Breaks 4 American Records in S11 Class in New York

Anastasia Pagonis, above left, knocked a combined 48 seconds off 4 American Records at Stony Brook School in New York this weekend.

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Olivia Smoliga Knocks 4-Tenths of a Second Off Her American Record in 100 Back

Olivia Smoliga punctuated her 2020 ISL season with a new American Record in the women’s 100 backstroke to win in the Grand Finale.

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After Starting Season With Injury, Nic Fink Swims American Record in ISL Final

Nic Fink missed the Cali Condors’ first two meets of the ISL season, but in the finale, where they need him most, he broke through in the 200 breaststroke.

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Melanie Margalis Re-Breaks Her Own American Record in 400 IM at ISL Finale

Melanie Margalis kept her unbeaten 400 IM streak alive on Friday at the International Swimming League finale in Las Vegas, setting a new American Record.

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Melanie Margalis Breaks American Record in 400 IM in Maryland

Melanie Margalis now owns both American Records in IM in short course meters.

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US Women’s 800 Free Relay Breaks American Record in Silver Medal Swim

Simone Manuel (above) led off in a lifetime best, and her Stanford teammate Katie Ledecky had a big bounce-back swim as the Americans broke a National Record.

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Robert Griswold Breaks American Record in SM8 100 IM by 9 Seconds

Robert Griswold broke the record, which was only 2 weeks old, by 9 seconds to become the first SM8 under the 1-minute barrier in the race.

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