Articles by Annika Johnson

Taylor Ruck Opts Out of Canadian Trials

After a busy NCAA season, Ruck will take a break from competing to prioritize her long-term goal of Paris 2024. She plans to race at Mare Nostrum in May.

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Christie Raleigh-Crossley Breaks S9 50 Back World Record at Italy World Series

American Christie Raleigh-Crossley cracked one of the nine world records that fell at the second stop of the 2023 Para Swimming World Series in Italy.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 & Final Pick’Em Scoring

Only five people, less than 1% of entrants in the 2023 Men’s NCAA Championships Pick’Em Contest, correctly predicted that Aiden Hayes would win the 200 fly.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Distance Heats Live Recap

Ohio State’s Charlie Clark is the top seed of the four 1650 free heats that will race in this session. The fastest heat will swim in finals.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Days 1 & 2 Pick’Em Contest Scoring Update

Only seven people correctly predicted that NC State would win the 200 medley relay on night one of the men’s NCAA Championships.

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Why Did the Official Hold the Start of the Men’s 50 Free ‘A’ Final For So Long?

Since Crooks took so long to come set, meaning be completely still, it was up to the officials to decide whether to stand the heat up or send them.

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ASU Set to Overthrow Defending Champions Cal: 2023 Men’s Pac-12 Day 4 Up/Downs

Cal has the top seeds in every event tonight, except the 1650 free, but at this point in the meet they are 103 points behind current team score leaders ASU.

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2023 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The last finals session of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale is here, featuring the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Watch: McIntosh Blasts World Junior Record 200 Free (PSS Fort Lauderdale Race Videos)

Catch up on the all swimming action from the third finals session of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale with the race videos below.

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2023 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Follow along with all of the swimming action from the third finals session of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale here.

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2023 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series will kick off with the men’s and women’s 1500 freestyle. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Bobby Finke leads the men’s race.

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Watch: Curzan Clocks America’s Fastest 200 Back Since 2019 (Pac-12 Race Videos)

Stanford’s Claire Curzan swam a 1:47.34 in the 200 yard backstroke to win the Pac-12 title. That’s America’s fastest women’s 200 back time since 2019.

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Watch: Huske, Dobler Shatter Pac-12 Championship Records (Race Videos)

Stanford’s Torri Huske broke the 100 fly Pac-12 Championship meet record held by Louise Hansson by .07 to win the final by 2.3 seconds (49.27).

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2023 Women’s Pac-12 Championships – Day 2 Race Videos

Watch ASU’s Lindsay Looney win one of the closest races on night two of the Pac-12 Championships, the 500 free final which came down to a margin of .07.

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