Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Gretchen Walsh Swims 53.80 100 Freestyle On Final Night Of NCAP Qualifier

Gretchen Walsh was 0.04 faster than she was this morning in the 100 freestyle and is the #4 US swimmer in the event this season.

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Kate Douglass (2:07.76) And Alex Walsh (2:07.99) Battle It Out In 200 IM

The two lead the US women so far this season. Both were conservative on the butterfly legs, allowing them to save up for the freestyle legs.

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Kristof Milak Breaks Mare Nostrum Record With 50.75 100 Fly, Moves Up To #4 In World This Year

Milak moves up from #7 to #4 in the World this season and swam season best times in both butterfly events in Monaco after losing the 200 fly in Barcelona.

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Sarah Sjostrom Blasts 23.84 50 Freestyle, Now Holds 15 Of Top 25 Performances All-Time

Today’s swim is t-17th fastest swim all-time. Sjostrom leads the World in the event so far this season with a 23.69 from 2024 Worlds.

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Felix Auboeck Highlights Austrian Roster For 2024 European Championships

Auboeck was 4th in the 400 freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics and currently sits at #11 in the World so far this season in the event.

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Gretchen Walsh Goes 53.84 100 Free In Prelims, Douglass (2:12.42) A. Walsh (2:13.74) Do 200 IM

Gretchen Walsh had her fastest prelims swim of the season in the 100 freestyle. Douglass and Alex Walsh look to have a showdown in the 200 IM tonight.

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Phoebe Bacon Clocks 2:13.43 200 IM, Beata Nelson Swims 58.26 100 Fly On Night 2 In Madison

Bacon swam a best time in the 200 IM last month in San Antonio. She also swam the 100 fly today but scratched the 100 backstroke.

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Thomas Heilman Moves Up U.S. Rankings With 1:56.41 200 Butterfly

Heilman moves up from the #8 US swimmer in the 200 fly to #5. He swam a 1:57.81 at this meet a year ago before swimming a best time at US Summer Nationals.

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Kate Douglass Wins 200 Breaststroke in 2:19.95, Alex Walsh Swims Best Time 2:22.87

Douglass and Walsh now are the top 2 Americans in the 200 breaststroke this season. Walsh’s swim was a personal best by over two seconds.

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Kate Douglass Leads Day 2 Prelims With 2:22.77 200 Breaststroke

Douglass now holds the seven fastest times in the 200 breaststroke in the US this season and had her fastest prelims swim of the year this morning.

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Kristof Milak Swims 1:53.94 200 Butterfly Moving Up To #2 In World This Season

Milak was over a second and a half faster today than he was just days ago at the Barcelona stop as he swam a 1:55.67 then.

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Hwang Sunwoo Breaks Nathan Adrian’s Mare Nostrum Record With 47.91 100 Freestyle

Hwang moves up to #12 in the World so far this season. His time today was faster than he was at 2024 Worlds when he won the World title in the 200 free.

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Siobhan Haughey Lowers Own Mare Nostrum Record With 1:54.53 200 Freestyle

Haughey broke Camille Muffat’s record that stood since 2012 just days ago at the stop in Barcelona. She now was 0.04 seconds faster today.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Lowers 400 IM Israeli National Record Again With 4:34.87

Gorbenko has dropped about two and a half seconds in the last week and now stands at #5 in the World this season. She broke her own record at all 3 stops.

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Kate Douglass Scratches 100 Breast Final, Goes 53.16 100 Freestyle in Time Trial

Douglass now holds 4 of the 6 fastest times swam by an American woman in the event this season. Her season best is a 52.98.

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