Articles by Anya Pelshaw

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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George Mason Promotes Jamie Greenwood to Head Coach After Interim Head Coach Status

After spending this past season as interim head coach, Greenwood becomes the team’s second head coach after Peter Ward retired last May.

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Anya’s Top 10 Swims From Across All Of the US Meets Last Weekend

Dressel has consistently been improving since returning from his comeback and is now tied for the 5th fastest American in the 100 free this season.

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American Record Holder Luca Urlando Returning to Georgia After Redshirt Season

Urlando has not competed for Georgia since October 2022, recovering from shoulder surgery and taking an Olympic Redshirt this past season.

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Texas A&M Adds Wes Foltz, Allyson Sweeney, Duncan Sherrard To Coaching Staff

New Director of Swimming and Diving Blaire Bachman also announced the retention of the program’s two diving coaches, Jay Lerew and Jeff Bro.

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Penny Oleksiak Planning To Swim 100 Freestyle At Upcoming Meet To Earn Olympic ‘A’ Cut

Oleksiak missed the Olympic ‘A’ cut by 0.05 seconds at Canadian Trials and plans to compete at another meet before the qualifying period ends on June 23rd.

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Virginia Commits Anna Moesch, David King Earn Wins On Final Night In Richmond

The Virginia commit Moesch swam a season best in the 50 free as her old season best was from the US Open last December.

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Chris Guiliano, Blake Pieroni Close Indianapolis Spring Cup With 48-Point 100 Freestyles

Guiliano leads the US men so far this season with his 47.49 from an ACC time trial. He was slightly faster today in prelims than finals.

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Emily Thompson Swims PB In 200 Fly, David King Earns Trials Cut In 100 back In Richmond

Thompson swam to a lifetime best of a 2:14.80 in the 200 fly, keeping her momentum going from the end of the SCY season when she swam numerous lifetime bests.

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Alex Shackell Posts 2:07.13 200 Butterfly, Guiliano’s 22.34 50 Free Highlight Night 3 In Indy

That swim was only 0.02 seconds off Shackell’s lifetime best that she swam in March. She already swam a personal best in the 100 fly earlier in the meet.

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Thomas Heilman Posts Another Season Best With 52.67 100 Fly In Richmond

Heilman swam the 100 fly at 2023 Worlds and has a best time of a 51.19 from 2023 US Summer Nationals. The event is currently led by Dressel this season

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Blake Pieroni Swims 1:47.02 200 Free On Night 2 Of Indy Spring Cup

Pieroni swam a best time since announcing his retirement in August 2022 and is the 8th fastest American in the event this season.

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