Noe Ponti of Switzerland Tests Positive for COVID-19 43 Days before Euros
Ponti recently competed at the 2022 World Championships and announced he still plans to compete in the European Championships that begin in 43 days.
#8 SwimSwam’s Class of 2023; 58.93 100 Breast Lucy Thomas Commits to Stanford
Thomas’ best time in the 100 breaststroke (58.93) already would have scored at the 2022 Women’s NCAA Championships. Stanford finished third at NCAAs.
#16 in SwimSwam’s Class of 2023 Caroline Bricker Commits to Stanford
Bricker already has a best time of 59.73 in the 100 breaststroke. Stanford had only one member of their roster swim a sub-1:00 100 breast this past season.
2016 Colombian Olympian Jorge Murillo Goes 1:02.63 100 Breast at TAC Classic
30 year old Jorge Murillo swam a 1:02.63 100 breaststroke last weekend. Murillo represented Colombia at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Justin Ress Describes Emotions After DQ Overturn as “20 More Minutes of Shock”
Ress touched first at the wall but was originally disqualified. The medal ceremony occurred but after the ceremony it was announced that the DQ was overturned
2021 NCAA B Finalist Sophie Housey Announces Transfer to Texas A&M
Housey finished 14th in the 200 freestyle at the 2021 NCAA Championships but only competed in 3 meets for Michigan this past season.
Ben Proud on Gold “This day was simply amazing”- Day 7 Flash Quotes
Ben Proud of Great Britain won gold in the men’s 50 freestyle on night 7 of the 2022 World Championships swimming a time of 21.32.
Canadian Men’s Water Polo Withdraws from Worlds due to COVID-19 Cases
Canada had two games forfeited already, one against Italy and one against South Africa. With the withdrawal, South Africa will move onto the playoff round.
2022 NCAA Runner-Up Isabel Ivey of Cal Enters Transfer Portal
Ivey was Cal’s highest individual scorer at both the 2022 Pac-12 and NCAA Championships and was highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 200 free at NCAAs.
Polish, Greek, and Italian National Records go Down in Men’s 50 Backstroke Semis
Thomas Ceccon re-broke the Italian National Record in the men’s LCM 50 backstroke after originally breaking it in prelims.
Ukraine’s Mykyta Terentiev Swims 22.56 LCM; 21.91 SCM 50 Free in Spain
Terentiev moved to Spain in February as war broke out in Ukraine. He has since gone the fastest 50 SCM and LCM times for boys born in 2005 in the world.
Gretchen Walsh Swims 1:00.64 100 Back in North Carolina Club Meet
Rising Virginia sophomore Gretchen Walsh swam season-best times in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke this past weekend down in Greensboro.
Arno Kamminga Scratches 200 Breaststroke Semi-Final due to Illness
Kamminga was the 10th seed heading into the finals. He won the silver medal in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2022 Worlds: Day 5 Scratches, Great Britain Drops Women’s 4×200 Free Relay
After finishing fourth in the individual 200 freestyle yesterday, Freya Anderson and the Great Britain 4×200 freestyle relay has scratched.
Bentley’s Emily Sweet Finalist for Honda Inspiration Award, Appeared on CBS Show
Sweet was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in January 2021, received chemotherapy until August 2021, and had a stem cell procedure in March 2022.
