Articles by Annika Johnson

2022 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 100 back is the first event of day two, featuring world record holder Ryan Murphy, 2nd seed Hunter Armstrong, and defending World Champion Jiayu Xu.

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Wang Shun and Kregor Zirk Scratch 200 Free on Day Two Prelims of Worlds

China’s Wang Shun has scratched the 200 free, likely to focus on the 200 IM on Tuesday where he is the top seed. He placed 14th in the 400 IM on day one.

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Tulane Adds Gator Swim Club’s Gwen Shahboz to Class of 2023 Commits

Shahboz has Winter Juniors times that would have qualified for two A finals at the 2022 AAC Championships. She would be Tulane’s fastest 200 breaststroker.

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Gabriel Santos Scratches 50 Fly on Day One Prelims of World Championships

Brazil’s Gabriel Santos scratched the 50 butterfly where he was ranked #22. He is still entered in the 100 freestyle on Tuesday.

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Four World Records Fall on Day Five of Para World Championships

Gabriel Bandeira broke the 200 IM SM14 world record to win his second gold medal of the meet and close the gap between the U.S. and Brazil in medal standings

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Simone Barlaam Blasts 100 Free S9 World Record at Para World Championships

Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.

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US Breaks 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay World Record on Day Three of Para Worlds

USA’s team of Ellie Marks, Leanne Smith, Abbas Karimi, and Rudy Garcia-Tolson (above) shaved .10 off China’s World record in the 4×50 mixed medley relay.

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Virginia State Champion Jillian Ferrari Commits to Georgia Tech (2023)

Nation’s Capital Swim Club’s Jillian Ferrari has best times would have made her Georgia Tech’s fastest backstroker at the 2022 ACC Championships.

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Navy Adds to Class of 2022 Backstroke Empire with Commit From Zach Stump

WAC’s Zach Stump qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials and has times that would have made two A finals at last season’s Patriot League Championships.

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New Zealand Record Holder Laura Littlejohn Commits to Tennessee (2023)

Littlejohn holds New Zealand age records in five events and her best times would have made multiple ‘B’ finals at last season’s SEC Championships.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Ian McKinney Commits to West Virginia (2023)

Mecklenburg Swim Association’s Ian McKinney has lifetime best times that would have made two A finals and 3 B finals at the 2022 Big 12 Championships.

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Pro Swim Series: Mission Viejo – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

France’s Leon Marchand of ASU will swim the 200 fly today, an event he will race the at the 2022 World Championships but has not swum since the Tokyo Olympics

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Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Erica Sullivan (above) is the top seed in the first event of the Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo: the women’s 1500 free.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Key Absences Leave Women’s 100 Free Up For Grabs

Siobhan Haughey will be the only Tokyo Olympic medalist in the women’s 100 freestyle competing at the 2022 World Championships.

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Florida Tech Gains Verbal Commits from Emma Bahr and Nihaara Sawhney

Backstroker Bahr (above) and mid-distance freestyler Sawhney are joining training groups that were led last season by recently-graduated swimmers

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