Pandemic Postpones 48th Annual Midmar Mile Race Until March
Amidst South Africa’s second wave of Covid-19 cases, Midmar Mile Race Director Wayne Riddin has postponed the event by 1 month and added safety precautions.
Pandemic and Politics Narrow Manaudou’s Tokyo 2020 Training to Marseille
Manaudou had planned to train for Tokyo with Energy Standard head coach James Gibson in Turkey, but politics and pandemic travel difficulties changed that.
MIT Students Learn to Swim Online
At a time when colleges seemed forced to drop their longstanding swim test requirements, MIT converted theirs into a “conceptual” online course.
14-Year-Old Katie Grimes Posts 8th All-Time Fastest 1650 in 13-14 Age Group
14-year-old Katie Grimes of Sandpipers of Nevada closed out the meet with a 14 second time drop in her 1650 free, touching the wall in 1st place at 16:05.03.
Germany’s Lucas Matzerath Breaks 1:00 in 100 Breaststroke in Germany
While the German Olympic qualifying period starts in April, Lucas Matzerath’s new lifetime best 100m breast of 59.75 already surpasses the qualifying time.
Bella Sims Drops 4:38 500 Yard Free, 10th Fastest All-Time in 15-16 Age Group
Going into this meet, 15-year-old Bella Sims’ best 500 time ranked her outside the top 100 all-time fastest 15-16 year-olds. Her 4:38.21 now ranks her 10th.
Katie Grimes Swims 4:09.27 400 Yard IM, 3rd Fastest All-Time in 13-14 Age Group
Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes dropped 5 seconds in her 400 yard IM today, nearing Katie Hoff’s 13-14 National Age Group record of 4:08.44 which she set in 2004.
Brendan Hyland Lowers Irish National Record in the 100 LCM Fly
Shane Ryan overtook Brendan Hyland’s Irish National record in the 100 SCM fly during the ISL, but Hyland defended his LCM title today with a time of 50.63.
Jack McMillan, Eoin Corby Set Senior and Junior Records At Irish Winter Meet
Jack McMillan (above) took down his 200 free Senior record by .44. Eoin Corby then broke his 2nd Junior record of the meet, lowering his own 100 IM record.
Holden Smith’s 1:46.08 200 Yard Fly Rattles 17-18 LSC Record in Wisconsin
In prelims, 17-year-old Holden Smith dropped more than 2 seconds from the best time that he swam last month, coming within .01 of the SCY 17-18 LSC record.
Emma Weyant Ends Day 3 Of FL Champs With 1:54.69 200 Yard Back PR
Sarasota Sharks’ Emma Weyant dropped over 5 seconds in her 200 back today in total, even after posting a personal best 1650 free of 16:09.74 between swims.
Custer Breaks Sean Grieshop’s 15-16 NAG in 1650 Free at FL Champs: 14:37.86
Sarasota Sharks’ Liam Custer finished the race in 24.30 on the last 50 yards, breaking the NAG record by 8 seconds and the LSC record by nearly 30 seconds.
15-Year-Old Wanezek Highlights Pleasant Prairie With 1:01.98 100 Meter Back
15-year-old Maggie Wanezek of Elmbrook Swim Club came close to her LSC record-setting 100 meter backstroke time, 1:01.22, which she posted 3 weeks ago.
Ryan Lochte Leads Night 2 of FL Champs in Sarasota
Lochte claimed victory in the 100 backstroke and 200IM, posting a 1:43.48 in the latter, and finishing with a 4 second lead over the rest of the field.
Liam Custer Sets New 500 Yard Free LSC Record: 4:18.49 in Sarasota
16-year-old Liam Custer touched 1st in the 500 free with a time of 4:18.49, breaking the 15-16 LSC record set by Nicholas Caldwell in 2010 by 1.79 seconds.
