Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Thomas Heilman Breaks Michael Phelps’ NAG Record with 1:54.54 200 Fly

16 year old Thomas Heilman became the youngest male qualifier for Worlds or the Olympics since Michael Phelps.

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2023 U.S. Trials: Swims You Might Have Missed on Night 1

Bella Sims swam a huge personal best finishing seventh in the 100 freestlye on night one in Indianapolis and was just off making Worlds.

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Bobby Finke Sets New US Open Record with 14:42.81 1500 Freestyle

Bobby Finke broke Peter Vanderkaay’s 1500 freestyle US Open and Championship Record by over two and a half seconds.

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Jonny Kulow Swims 48.47 100 Freestyle Breaking Jack Alexy’s 17-18 NAG Record

Jonny Kulow broke Jack Alexy’s 17-18 NAG record in the 100 free. Notably, Alexy won the 100 free tonight at US Nationals.

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2023 U.S. Trials: Day 1 Finals Preview

Tonight will feature the fastest heat of the 800 free (women) and 1500 free (men) as well as finals of the 200 fly and 100 free.

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Sara Franceschi Sets Italian Record of 2:09.30 in Women’s 200 IM in Front of Home Crowd

Sara Franceschi broke her own Italian record which she swam back in April, now dropping almost a full second off her best time so far this season.

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Chris Mykkanen (5th Year) and Harold Lockhart (RS Junior) Transferring to SMU

Mykkanen was a conference champion at UNLV and Lockhart was a Division II NCAA champion at Rollins College.

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Ayla Spitz Heading to Northwestern to Use COVID-19 Fifth Year

Backstroker and freestyler Ayla Spitz will transfer from Cal with best times that would have made 4 Big Ten ‘A’ finals this past season.

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Matt Sates and Pieter Coetze Missing from Updated South African Roster for Worlds

The South African roster for next month’s World Championships in Fukuoka has shrunk from 19 to 12 swimmers. See the changes here.

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NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Brian Benzing Transferring to Indiana for 5th Year (2024-2025)

Benzing, who will finish up his undergrad at Towson this upcoming season, made the B final of the 100 breast at both 2022 and 2023 NCAAs.

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Pitt Returns Four Swimmers and One Diver with COVID-19 Fifth Year

The Pitt men will have four fifth years and the women will have one fifth year on their roster this upcoming season.

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2023 NCAA Qualifier Colin Feehery Staying at SMU for COVID-19 Fifth Year

Feehery qualified for 2022 and 2023 NCAAs, and won all three of his individual events at conferences this past season.

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Four NCAA Championship Swimming & Diving Teams Traveled to The White House on Monday

A total of 52 2023 NCAA Championship winning teams visited The White House for College Athlete Day on Monday.

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16-Year-Old Alana Berlin Takes Disqualification with 26.49 LCM 50 Underwater Kick

Alana Berlin completed her second 50 LCM underwater kick in a meet this past weekend, dropping over half a second in the last year.

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Brooks Curry Swims 48.42 as the Fastest American This Season

Curry has swam the fastest two American times this season in the 100 free. His best time is from semifinals of Worlds last summer.

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