Mackenzie McConagha Bounces Back With 1:02.08 100 Meter Back in Virginia
Nation’s Capital Swim Club’s Mackenzie McConagha dropped a 1:02.08 lifetime best 100 meter back to improve upon the 1:05 she swam at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Brendan Burns Drops 1:50.14 Lifetime Best 200 Meter Free Time in Indiana
Indiana Swim Club’s Brendan Burns crushed his lifetime best 200 free time from 2018 Summer Nationals by more than one second to win the event with a 1:50.14.
Alabama Commit Kailyn Winter Posts 25.61 50 Meter Free at Roseville Sectionals
Quicksilver Swimming’s Kailyn Winter, a class of 2025 Alabama commit, swam a lifetime best 50 free time of 25.61 in prelims and went on to win the event.
Berkoff Drops 55.23 Lifetime Best 100 Meter Free at Greensboro Sectionals Day 4
NC State rising junior Katharine Berkoff took about 1.6 seconds off her lifetime best 100 free time going into this meet from 2018 Summer Nationals.
Han Blasts 4:16 400 Meter Free in Roseville, #47 All-Time in 13-14 Age Group
Recently aged-up Kayla Han’s previous lifetime best time of 4:17 set the 11-12 National Age Group record in May. Now she is already #47 in the 13-14 age group
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Dressel on World Record Watch in M 50 FR
Caeleb Dressel has led the world rankings of the 50m free for the past three seasons. He matched his lifetime best time of 21.04 at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Florida’s Talia Bates Highlights Florida Sectionals With 25.66 50 Meter Free
Florida rising senior Talia Bates won all six events she swam and posted a lifetime best 50 free time of25.66, taking .07 off her previous best from 2018.
CAS Opens Legal and Anti-Doping Field Offices in Tokyo For 2020 Olympic Games
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) anti-doping office played a huge role at the 2016 Olympics where multiple swimmers had recent positive test results.
Two Russian Olympic Swimmers Provisionally Suspended for Doping Violations
Aleksandr Kudashev was scheduled to swim the 200 fly and Veronika Andrusenko (above) was set to swim the 200 free at the Tokyo Olympics in less than two weeks
AAU Opens Applications For National Team, Will Compete in Serbia and China
The Amateur Athletic Union has opened applications for their U.S. National Team which will compete in Serbia and China in the fall. The deadline is July 28.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: King vs Efimova Again in the 100 Breast
World Record holder King of the USA and Russia’s Efimova placed 1-2 in the 100 breast at the Rio Olympics. They hold the fastest 100m breast times since 2016.
NC Swim Coach Jeremy Gregory Given Interim Suspension For SafeSport Allegation
Jeremy Gregory, a two-time North Carolina Coach of the Year award recipient, was issued an interim suspension from the U.S. Center for SafeSport on July 6th.
More Swimmers Beat Their Seed Times at U.S. Olympic Trials in 2020 Than in 2016
29.6% of times were faster than entry times at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II while in 2016 this number was 26.1% for the top 40 seeds in each event.
Great Britain’s Golden Generation of Sprinters Grows by One on Thursday in Rome
18-year-old Edward Mildred won silver in the 100 free at the European Junior Championships (48.77), adding to Great Britain’s arsenal of young sprinters.
2021 European Junior Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap
The 7 finals on day 3 include the men’s 100 free where Popovici has one more shot to outdo his relay leadoff time of 47.56 that set a new World Junior record.
