Articles by Anne Lepesant

2017 FINA World Championships: Days 1-2 Videos for UK Viewers

Watch (a selection of) the race videos of the first two days in Budapest, formatted for the UK market.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Race Videos for Canadian Viewers

Watch the races from Day Two at FINA World Championships in Budapest. Available to Canadian audiences from Radio-Canada Sports on Twitter.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Race Videos for Canadian Viewers

Watch the races from Day One at FINA World Championships in Budapest. Available to Canadian audiences from Radio-Canada Sports on Twitter.

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Watch USA Men Edge Brazil to Win 400 Free Relay at Worlds (Video)

Watch the American men win the gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle on Sunday night, holding off a very fast-charging Brazilian quartet.

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Watch Caeleb Dressel Blast a 22.76 to Break 50 Fly AR in Semis (Video)

Watch as Caeleb Dressel blasts a 22.76 in the semi-final of the 50m butterfly, knocking .15 off the American record.

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From the Research Files: Trends in Women’s World Rankings, 2011-2016

After analyzing trends in men’s world rankings over the last six years, we now turn our attention to the trends in women’s world rankings from 2011 to 2016, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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Minnesota Record-holder Jack Dahlgren Verbally Commits to Mizzou

Jack Dahlgren from Victoria, Minnesota has verbally committed to the University of Missouri, where he will join his sister, rising junior Kylie Dahlgren.

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Sarah Sjöström Now Owns the 10 Fastest 100 Fly Times in History

With her 55.96 in heats and 55.77 in semi-finals, Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström now owns the top 10 times in history for the 100 meter butterfly.

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From the Research Files: Trends in World Rankings, 2011-2016 – Men

As we get ready for the pool swimming events to begin at FINA World Championships in Budapest, we thought we’d take a look at trends in world rankings over the last six years, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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3x State Champ Zach Brown Gives Verbal Commitment to NC State

Zach Brown, who swims for Athens Drive High School and Marlins of Raleigh, has elected to attend nearby NC State beginning in the fall of 2018.

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Junior Worlds OW Silver Medalist Michael Brinegar “Going Home” with Verbal to Indiana

Michael Brinegar, who now swims for Mission Viejo Nadadores, will return to his native Indiana to swim for the Hoosiers in 2018-19.

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Versatile Julia Stupar Gives Verbal Commitment to In-state Wisconsin

Julia Stupar, who swims for Stevens Point Area YMCA and Stevens Point Area High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has verbally committed to Wisconsin for 2018-19.

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Penn State Gets Another Verbal, from North Carolina’s Sadie Schumann

Sadie Schumann has made a verbal commitment to Penn State University for 2018-19.

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Men’s Water Polo Day 3: Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary Advance

Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Hungary all won their respective groups and advance to the quarter-finals of the men’s tournament in Budapest.

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Sprinter Madison Ledwith Verbally Commits to In-state Nittany Lions

Madison Ledwith of Conestoga High School and Radnor Aquatic Club has made a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions for 2018-19.

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