Articles by Ben Dornan

Moments After Walsh Hits Fastest-Ever 50 Back (22.65), MacNeil Undercuts With 22.52

Gretchen Walsh swam the fastest-ever 50 backstroke split at ACCs but Maggie MacNeil followed up moments later with an even quicker swim at SECs.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Competing On Dutch Reality Show “Who Is The Mole?”

Ranomi Kromowidjojo, the three-time Olympic champion, has made it into the top five in the 23rd season of the Dutch TV series.

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Kaylee McKeown Headlines 2023 Victorian Open Long Course Championships Psych Sheets

Many of Australia’s biggest stars will make their 2023 long course debut this weekend at the 2023 Victorian Open Championships.

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Seven Women, Six Spots: Aussie 100 Freestyle Race Heats Up As Campbell Sisters Return(?)

Australia’s top seven 100 freestylers will be duking it out in 2024 to fill six spots on the 4×100 freestyle Olympic squad.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Zach Apple Announces Retirement From Competitive Swimming

The multi-relay medalist shared via Instagram that he will be bringing an end to his storied competitive swimming career.

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Kelsi and Thomas Dahlia Announce The Birth Of First Daughter Zia Mae

Kelsi and Thomas Dahlia recently welcomed their first child, Zia Mae, into the world and shared a photo of their family on Instagram.

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How Yale Swimming’s Iszac Henig Approaches Mental Health as a Trans Man

We sat down with Iszac Henig, who wrote for NYT about his experience during the pandemic and, two years later, his decision to join the Yale men’s team

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And The Academy Award Goes To… Erica Sullivan’s 2023 Oscars Twitter Thread

For the fourth year in a row, Erica Sullivan has equated each Best Picture nominee at the Oscars with a type of person in the swimming community.

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Olympic Champion Zhang Yufei Recaps 2022, Previews 2023 In New Vlog

Zhang Yufei discussed the highs and lows of her year, including a quadruple bronze medal haul and a poorly timed arm injury.

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Queer Representation In Swimming (And Football) Is Off To A Strong Start In 2023

Olympic swimmer Søren Dahl went Instagram official with NFL teammate Carl Nassib, while Iszac Henig penned an op-ed for the New York Times.

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Kate Douglass Swims Second Fastest SC 200 IM In History With 2:02.12 American Record

Douglass had a huge swim on night 1 of the 2022 Short Course World Champs, hitting the #2 time in the 200 IM in history.

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Australian Women Lower SC 4×100 Freestyle World Record With 3:25.43, McKeon Splits 49.9

After a monstrous 49.96 anchor split from Emma McKeon, Team Australia brought the 4×100 free world record under 3:26 for the first time.

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Matt Sates Hits #3 Short Course 200 IM In History, New African Record – 1:50.15

Matt Sates is now the second-fastest man in history in the 200 IM, trailing world record holder Ryan Lochte’s 1:49.63 by less than a second.

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Italian Men Crack Short Course 4×100 Freestyle World Record With 3:02.75

The Italian men have downed the 4×100 freestyle relay with a 3:02.75, taking out the USA’s former mark of 3:03.03 from 2018.

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Ilya Kharun Hits Second 50 Butterfly World Junior Record In As Many Swims With 22.28

After taking out Andrei Minakov’s record during prelims, Ilya Kharun delivered a renewed world junior record of 22.32 during semis-finals.

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