Karissa Kruszewski Returns Home to SoCal; Hired as UCLA Assistant Coach
Karissa Kruszewski, who grew up in Southern California, has been hired as the new assistant coach of the UCLA Women’s Swimming and Diving Team.
2019 World Championships: Swiss 4×200 Chops 5.9 Seconds off National Record
Antonio Djakovic and the Swiss 4×200 lowered the national record by 5.9 seconds and punched their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday.
2019 World Championships: Ireland’s 4×200 Free Relay Destroys National Record
The Irish quartet slashed 16.54 seconds off the National Record in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Friday in Gwangju.
Zips Snare Spanish Nat’l Junior Teamer Andrea Galisteo for 2019-20
Galisteo is a big get for the Zips; her best times in the 800/1500 freestyles, converted, would smash the Akron team records.
Anna Hopkin Rises to #2 All-Time Among British 100 Freestylers
Anna Hopkin smashed her previous personal-best time in the 100 freestyle and became the second-fastest woman in British history with 53.21.
2019 World Championships: Katie Ledecky Back in the Practice Pool in Gwangju
Sources tell SwimSwam Katie Ledecky is in the water at the training pool in Gwangju and swimming.
2019 World Championships: Olympic Champion Oleksiak Drops 100 Free
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, 19, has pulled out of the women’s 100m freestyle at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju.
2019 World Championships: Blume, Medeiros Scratch 100 Free Prelims on Day 5
Pernille Blume, the #5 seed in the women’s 100 freestyle in Gwangju with an entry time of 52.72, has scratched out of heats.
2019 World Championships Day 4: Brianna Throssell Bows Out of 200 Fly Semis
Australia’s Brianna Throssell scratched the semi-finals of the women’s 200 butterfly after placing 11th in heats.
Vladimir Morozov Fails to Advance to Semi-finals of 100 Freestyle in Gwangju
Russia’s Vladmir Morozov, who was an All-American in both the 50 free and 100 free while at USC, missed the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free in Gwangju.
Minna Atherton Stumbles; Mie Nielsen No-shows in 50 Back Prelims
100 backstroke silver medalist Minna Atherton of Australia failed to make the semi-finals of the 50m backstroke on Wednesday morning in Gwangju.
2019 World Championships: USA Is Actually Doing Better in 2019 Than in 2015
In spite of a lot of handwringing from fans of Team USA, the United States is doing better at the 2019 FINA World Championships than they did in 2015.
2019 World Championships: Ilaria Bianchi Drops 200 Fly on Day 4 Prelims
29-year-old Italian butterflyer Ilaria Bianchi has dropped out of heats of the women’s 200 butterfly on Tuesday morning in Gwangju.
2019 World Championships Day 3: Ledecky Scratches 1500; Belmonte into Final
Mireia Belmonte, the silver medalist in the 1500 free at 2017 Worlds, will swim in the final of that event in Gwangju after Katie Ledecky scratches.
2019 World Championships: Norway’s Tomoe Hvas Scratches 200 Fly on Day 3
Tomoe Hvas, the Norwegian national record-holder in the 200 butterfly, has scratched out of prelims of that event on Day 3 of 2019 FINA World Championships.
