Articles by Anya Pelshaw

NC State Commit Kyle Ponsler Swims 4:18.44 400 IM on Night 2 of NCSA Championships

Ponsler was second in the event at Wave I Trials last summer in a 4:22.23 which allowed him to swim the event again at Wave II.

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Natalie Hinds Swims 25.04 in 50 Free Time Trial at US Nationals

Hinds was only 0.07 off her best time of 24.97 which she swam in April at US International Team Trials to finish seventh.

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2022 NCAA Champion Hugo Gonzalez Will Not Attend 2022 European Champs

Gonzalez was Spain’s only medalist at the European Championships in May 2021. Notably, he won gold in the men’s 200 IM.

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US National Teamer Charlotte Hook Swims 2:09.26 200 Fly on Night 1 of Cary Futures

Hook was third in the event at US International Team Trials as she swam a 2:08.80. Her best stands at a 2:07.87 from summer 2019.

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Casey Cullen Wins Two Events on Night 1 of Geneva Futures

Auburn commit for this fall Cullen won the women’s 200 free and 200 fly, swimming best times in both on day 1 of Geneva Sectionals.

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2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 1 Race Videos

Zach Apple and Matt King tied for the win in the men’s 100 freestyle on night 1 at US Nationals in Irvine, California. Watch their race here.

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Camille Spink Blasts 54.73 100 Free; 24.68 Relay 50 on Night 1 of NCSA Champs

Spink’s 100 free was a best time by over half of a second. It also was much faster than her 56.08 which she swam at US International Team Trials in April.

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Matt Fallon Swims 2:07.91 200 Breaststroke; #7 American of All-Time

Jake Foster and AJ Pouch also swam best times tonight. Foster became the #13 and Pouch became the #14 Americans in the event ever.

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Erin Gemmell Swims Another Best Time with 1:56.14 200 Free; #9 American All-Time

Gemmell swam a 1:56.14 destroying her bestt time of 1:57.41 coming into the meet. She swam a 1:57.12 this morning in prelims.

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2022 U.S. National Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky is the top seed in the women’s 200 freestyle tonight after swimming a 1:56.75 in prelims. 7 women got under the 2:00 mrk this morning.

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NCAA Teams Performing Well at U.S. Nationals in Irvine through Prelims Day 2

Gretchen Walsh of Virginia was second in the women’s 100 free on night 1, swimming her fastest time in about three years.

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17 Year Old Erin Gemmell Swims Personal Best of 1:57.12 in Women’s 200 Freestyle

The future of the US women’s 4×200 freestyle relay looks bright led by teenagers Claire Weinstein, Bella Sims, and Gemmell.

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2022 World Champion Summer McIntosh Drops 200 Fly from Commonwealth Lineup

The teenage McIntosh won the World title in the event a little over a month ago at the 2022 World Championships in Hungary.

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Norwegian Swimmer Knut Ivan Rasmussen Currently Swimming 700 km in Atlantic Ocean

Rasmussen began his swim at the beginning of the month and is currently at about the halfway mark in the southern part of Norway.

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Katie Ledecky to Time Trial 200 Fly and 200 IM on Friday/Saturday at US Nationals

Ledecky did not have any events scheduled for Friday or Saturday when she has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will be time trialing the 200 fly and 200 IM.

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