Articles by Annika Johnson

Flickinger Scratches 200 Back, Berkoff Bumped Into Final

9th place finisher Katharine Berkoff was bumped into the women’s 200 back final tonight after #8 seed Hali Flickinger scratched the race.

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USA Swimming Has 12 Relay-Only Swimmer Limit on Olympic Team, Now There Are 13

Ryan Held is one of the 13 relay-only swimmers on Team USA’s Olympic roster so far. He has a chance to make an individual event in the 50 free.

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Ryan Lochte’s Legacy In and Out of the Pool

Ryan Lochte missed making the U.S. Olympic team for the first time in five Olympic cycles. The four-time Olympian was in contention to make 5th Olympic team.

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MacNeil to Race 100 Fly at Canadian Olympic Trials Day 1

Maggie Macneil, the 4th fastest 100-meter butterflier in the world this season, will race the 100 fly at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials Saturday morning.

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World Record Holder Ryan Lochte Places 7th in 200 IM, Misses Olympic Team

World Record holder and four-time Olympian Ryan Lochte placed 7th in his final event of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, officially missing the Olympic team.

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15 Olympic Spots Up for Grabs at Setubal Olympic Open Water Qualifier

With 20 open water swimmers already qualified for Tokyo 2020, 15 more spots are up for grabs this weekend at the Setubal Olympic Marathon Swimming event.

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Michael Andrew’s 200IM: Who Else Has Gone Out Under WR Pace But Missed it?

Michael Andrew was ahead of the World Record pace in the 200 IM at the 150-meter mark in both prelims and semifinals. In semifinals, he missed it by 1.26.

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Team Iron Hires Luka Gabrilo as ISL Season Three Head Coach

Israeli National Team head coach Luka Gabrilo will take over as Team Iron’s head coach for the International Swimming League Season Three this year.

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Aikins Breaks Tie with Pebley for #7 All-Time Fastest 17-18 200 Back

SwimAtlanta’s Aikins broke 2:00 for the first time in the 200 back this morning. Tonight, he swam a 1:57 to become the 7th all-time fastest in his age group.

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Gia Pergolini Breaks S13 100 Back World Record at U.S. Paralympic Trials

17-year-old Gia Pergolini from Dynamo Swim Club started off the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Trials with a bang, breaking the S13 World Record in prelims on Thursday.

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Michael Andrew Blasts Lifetime Best 1:56.25 200 IM, #5 All-Time in the U.S.

Michael Andrew was under the World Record pace at the 150 meter-mark. His time of 1:56.25 ranks him #5 out of the all-time fastest performers in the U.S.

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Brazil Announces 40-Person Committee at Sette Colli, Including Olympic Roster

The Brazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports announced a 40-person delegation they will send to the Sette Coli Trophy, including their full Olympic roster.

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches 200 IM Prelims On Day 5 of U.S. Olympic Trials

After winning the 100 free semifinal on Wednesday night, Caeleb Dressel scratched the 200 IM to focus on the 100 free final tonight.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Women’s 200 IM Final Was Closest Finish In History

.04 separated 1st place finisher Walsh and 3rd place finisher Cox in the 200 IM final Wednesday, the closest 200 IM finish in U.S. Olympic Trial history.

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Matt Fallon and Nic Fink Went To The Same High School

18-year-old Matt Fallon broke the 17-18 National Age Group tonight to win the 200 breast semifinal. Nic Fink (above) took second place overall from heat one

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