Articles by Anne Lepesant

Number 1 Sprinter in Class of 2016, Albert Gwo, Chooses Cal Bears

Los Altos High School senior Albert Gwo has verbally committed to join Cal Bears for the 2016-17 season.

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Bill Pilczuk Named Head Coach at SCAD Savannah

Former All-American and World Champion Bill Pilczuk has been named head coach of men’s and women’s swimming at SCAD Savannah.

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 4 Highlights Video

Day 4 of 2015 FINA Junior World Championships proved to be a big day for Turkey’s Viktoria Gunes. She won both the 100m breast and 200m IM in Singapore, as part of a night that saw 5 records fall.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Minna Atherton, top seed in the women’s 50m backstroke, will be going for the all-distance sweep in the event, having already won gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Viktoria Zeynep Gunes of Turkey, who won gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke, posted the top time by a large margin in the heats of the 100m breaststroke on Thursday morning in Singapore.

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Michael Andrew: 5 Races For Wednesday Finals at FINA Junior Worlds?

Michael Andrew of Team USA is expected to compete in three individual finals and one semi-final, and could possibly swim a leg on USA’s mixed medley relay tonight in Singapore.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Caio Pumputis of Brazil will swim in prelims of the men’s 200m IM on Day 2 of FINA Junior Worlds.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

World Junior Recordholder Anton Chupkov of Russia is seeded first in the men’s 100m breaststroke on Day 1 of the 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2015 in Singapore.

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Penn Adds Nikki Kett as Assistant Coach of Men’s & Women’s Swimming

Former All-American Nikki Kett has joined the University of Pennsylvania’s staff as Assistant Coach of men’s and women’s swimming.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/12/2015

Here’s who made the list of AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for the weekend of August 7-9, 2015.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Michael Phelps Rip a 50.45 100 Fly at U.S. Nationals

2015 U.S Nationals Race Video: Michael Phelps posted the top time in the world of 50.45 in tonight’s 100m butterfly final.

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2015 FINA World Cup Paris-Chartres: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Missy Franklin will be chasing the gold medal in the women’s 100m backstroke on Day Two of the Paris-Chartres stop of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.

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Béryl Gastaldello Lowers Own French National Record in 50m Backstroke

Béryl Gastaldello lowered her own French National Record in the women’s 50 meter backstroke to 28.01 on Saturday at the Paris-Chartres stop of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015.

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2015 FINA World Championships: More In-Depth Look at the Numbers

France’s Florent Manaudou won two individual gold medals in Kazan and added another as part of the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Analyzing Results by Country

We’ve had a field day poring through post-World Championships data, as they tell an interesting story about trends in national…

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