Articles by Annika Johnson

Brazil’s De Deus Punches Ticket to Third Olympic Games, Costa Adds 800 Free

De Deus’s victory in the 100 fly qualified him for his 3rd consecutive Olympics. Costa posted the 8th fastest 800 free time in the world this season: 7:50.41

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2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Two-time Olympian Leonardo De Deus has the fastest 200 fly seed time but he is going into tonight’s final ranked 3rd as he aims to make his 3rd Olympic team.

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Scheffer, Correia, Dias Masse and Guido Join Brazil’s 2021 Olympic Roster

Fernando Scheffer (above) and Breno Correia qualified for their first Olympic roster in the 200 free, besting the FINA A cut by .79 and .35, respectively.

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2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2016 Olympian Guilherme Guido is racing one of his National Record-holding events tonight, the 100 backstroke. Big Ten champion Gabriel Fantoni is ranked 2nd.

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Brazilian Trials Day 2 Prelims: Conceicao Posts Lifetime Best 100 Breast

Jhennifer Conceicao broke her own Brazilian National Record from 2019 by .29 during prelims, topping the finals heat sheets with a time of 1:07.35.

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2021 Australian Championships – Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Zac Stubblety-Cook and Matthew Wilson are set up for another breaststroke duel on the final day of the Australian Swimming Championships: the 200 breast.

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German Olympic Trials Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ole Braunschweig (above) and Marek Ulrich are less than .20 off the Olympic qualifying cut in the 100 back. Ulrich, who had retired in 2018, is within .05.

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Miami University (OH) Wins 2021 MAC Championship Title By 245 Points

Miami Ohio University earned a slight lead on day 1 which kept growing through day 3 when the Redhawks won the title by a substantial lead of 245 points.

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Isabel Gose Drops 9.4 Seconds to Win 800 Free And Earns Olympic Qualifying Time

Germany’s Isabel Gose went into this meet with a best time of 8:37.79. Today she posted an 8:26.37, crushing the Olympic qualifying cut by nearly 4 seconds.

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Top 12 Swimmers Separated by 1 Second in Men’s 100 Fly at Japan Trials

During prelims, Naoki Mizunuma out touched Takeshi Kawamoto (above) by .16, leading a pack of 12 swimmers who finished with times between 51.92 and 52.92.

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Japanese Trials Prelims: Rikako Ikee Tops 100 Free With Season-Best Time, 54.30

Rikako Ikee posted a season-best time of 54.30 to claim the top semifinals spot in the 100 meter free, ranking herself #23 in the world this season.

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Japan Trials Prelims: Shogo Takeda Stares Down 800 Free National Record

Takeda, who is ranked 5th globally in the 800 free this season, won prelims with a time of 7:53. 04. He came within 3.5 seconds of the National Record.

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Tomoru Honda Out Touches Seto by .01 in 200 Fly Prelims at Japanese Trials

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto took out the first 50 meters of the 200 fly in 25.50, .32 ahead of Honda. But, the 19-year-old ended up out touching Seto by .01.

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Alex McMahon Wins 200 IM, 50 Free With Best Times at Phoenix Spring Sectionals

Alex McMahon of Aquawolves won the 200 IM and 50 free with lifetime bests of 1:49.33 and 20.24, respectively, with a few heats of 50 freestyles in between.

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UNCW and James Madison Top Diving Events at CAA Championships

The 2021 CAA Championships kicked off on Friday with diving where UNCW sophomore Kolbein Bjugan defended his CAA titles on both one-meter and three-meter.

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