Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Simone Manuel Swims Fastest 100 Freestyle Since 2019 Worlds With 53.10

Manuel now sits as the 3rd fastest US woman so far this season in the event, only trailing Kate Douglass and Torri Huske.

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Regan Smith Breaks Own American Record With 57.51 100 Backstroke

Smith broke her own record that she swam back at the 2019 World Championships leading off the US women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Barbora Seemanova Sets Another Czech National Record With 1:55.12 200 Freestyle

Seemanova sits at #6 in the World so far this year in the 200 freestyle and was 6th in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Sets Another Israeli Record With 4:36.95 400 IM

Gorbenko improved upon her old National Record that she swam to win silver in the event at the 2024 World Championships.

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Shaine Casas Swims 52.11 100 Butterfly In Austin, Foster Entered In 200 IM Today

Casas’ fastest time at the 2024 World Championships was a 52.21 in prelims. He went on to finish 16th in semifinals.

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Regan Smith Blasts Best Times In 100 Butterfly (56.26) And 200 Freestyle (1:57.23) In Irvine

Smith now sits at #3 in the US in the 100 fly and #5 in the 200 freestyle so far this year. She dropped .1 in the 100 fly and almost a second in the 200 free.

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Barbora Seemanova Breaks Own Czech National Record With 4:03.41 400 Freestyle

Seemenova dropped over two and a half seconds off her own previous national record and now is #10 in the world this season in the event.

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Owen Chiles, Hayden Hakes, Joe Polyak All Earn US Olympic Trials Cuts In Iowa

Chiles earned the cut in the 200 IM, Hakes in the 200 back, and Polyak earned his 200 breast cut during a time trial.

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Leah Shackley, Rachel Bernhardt Swim Season Best Times At Charlotte Open

Shackley sits at the 9th fastest American women in the 100 back this season while Bernhardt is now #9 in the 100 breast.

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Audrey Derivaux Becomes #4 All-Time In Girls 13-14 200 Fly (2:10.81) And 200 Back (2:10.36)

Derivaux also became the 5th fastest 13-14 girl in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly as she earned the Trials cut in the 200 IM and broke the 1:00 mark in the fly.

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Caeleb Dressel On Returning From 9 Month Break “I Was Human. I Wasn’t A Robot.”

Dressel reflected on his time away and spoke on how his home on the farm is “very peaceful” and helps him “feel normal.”

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Paige Madden Swims Lifetime Best 4:03.02 400 Free, #2 American This Season

Madden passes Claire Weinstein as the #2 American in the event so far this season and will look to make her 2nd straight Olympic team.

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Leon Marchand Swims Season-Best 200 IM With 1:55.74, Personal Best 59.06 100 Breast

Marchand swam his #4 fastest 200 IM ever and now sits at #2 in the World so far this season. He also dropped about 3 seconds in the 100 breast.

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63 Names Highlight 5th List Of Attendees For Mare Nostrum That Begins This Week

Kristof Milak is still scheduled to swim at the Mare Nostrum series that begins this week. He is one of the biggest of 63 names announced.

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At Age 39, Matt Grevers Qualifies For 7th US Olympic Trials In Career With 22.50 50 Free

Grevers has competed in every US Trials since 2000 and swam his fastest 50 free since 2015 with a 22.50 time trial on Friday.

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