Articles by Anne Lepesant

Race Video: Watch Nathan Adrian Rip a 21.90 in Prelims at LA Invite

Nathan Adrian was pleased with his 21.90 morning swim at Los Angeles Invitational. See how it unfolded here.

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Video Interview: Nathan Adrian Scratches 50 Free, Talks with SwimSwam Before Leaving LA Invite

Nathan Adrian scratched Saturday’s finals at LA Invite and headed back to Northern California. But first he took some time to discuss his road to Nationals with SwimSwam’s Anne Lepesant.

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Race Video: Nathan Adrian Crushes Field in 100 Free at LA Invite

Nathan Adrian smoked the field from lane 8, winning the men’s 100 free in 48.32 at Los Angeles Invitational on Friday, July 18.

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Race Video: Matt Grevers Winning 100 Free Consols at LA Invite

Matt Grevers won the consolation final of the men’s 100 free at Los Angeles Invitational with 51.08.

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Race Video: Watch Missy Franklin Win the 100 Free at LA Invite with Meet Record 54.52

Missy Franklin won the 100 free at Los Angeles Invitational with a meet record of 54.52 on Friday.

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Photo Vault: 2014 LA Invite Part 1

Margo Geer is one of the many stars out in Southern California for the Los Angeles Invitational at USC.

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2014 LA Invite Day 2 Finals: Franklin and Leverenz Both Double

2014 LA Invite Thursday, July 17th-Sunday, July 20th Thursday 4PM, Friday-Sunday Finals 8:30AM/Finals 5PM (Pacific Time) Uytengsyu Aquatics Facility, University…

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2014 LA Invite Day 2 Prelims: Franklin, Coughlin, Adrian, Shields, Tosky and More

Ella Eastin and Haley Anderson both qualified for the championship final of the women’s 400 IM at LA Invite.

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2014 LA Invite Day 1: Wilimovsky Wows in 1500 Prelims; Aussie and Canadian Relays Break All Records

2014 LA Invite Thursday, July 17th-Sunday, July 20th Thursday 4PM, Friday-Sunday Prelims 8:30AM/Finals 5PM (Pacific Time) Uytengsyu Aquatics Facility, University…

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/16/2014

What a week! We are starting to see some incredibly fast end-of-season times coming from all parts of the country. Check out our favorites below.

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Coaching Changes at Columbia: Diana Caskey On Leave; Sabala Promoted, Lukins Hired as Assistant Coach

Diana Caskey, who led Columbia women’s swimming and diving to a program-first Ivy League dual meet title in 2013-14, is on leave.

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Southern California’s Sonia Wang Gives Verbal Commitment to Harvard

Southern California standout Sonia Wang has made a verbal commitment to swim at Harvard in the fall of 2015.

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French Swimming Star Camille Muffat Calls It Quits; Announces She Will Not Be At European Championships

French superstar Camille Muffat announced she is quitting the sport of swimming.

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2014 Bulldog Grand Slam: Phelps Swims World’s Second Fastest 100 Butterfly

  Athens Bulldog Grand Slam Thursday, July 10-Sunday, July 13 Gabrielsen Natatorium, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia Thursday finals 4PM,…

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European Juniors Day 3: No Stopping the Russian Girls

The Russian team continued its dominance on the medal stand on Day Three of the European Junior Championships in Dordrecht…

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