Articles by Ben Dornan

2022 Short Course Worlds Picks And Previews: Women’s Sprint Freestyle

Check out our previews and official top five predictions for the women’s 50, 100, and 200 freestyles for the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Summer McIntosh Throws Down 1:40.63 To Become #7 Performer In History

Canadian Summer McIntosh swam faster than Katie Ledecky’s 15-16 NAG of 1:42.03 to win the event at Winter Juniors – East.

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Erika Pelaez Cracks 22 In The 50 Freestyle With A 21.91, Becomes #4 15-16 Girl All-Time

Erika Pelaez cracked 22 seconds for the first time, delivering a 21.91 for second place at Winter Juniors and #4 all-time in her age group.

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Alex Shackell Hits All-Time #2 15-16 50 Freestyle, #6 200 IM In Back-to-Back Swims

Shackell swam a 1:54.54 to win the 200 IM and followed that up with a 21.73 victory in the 50 freestyle, climbing the age group rankings in both.

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2022 Short Course Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Sprint Freestyle

Check out our previews and official top five predictions for the men’s 50, 100, and 200 freestyles for the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Interview: Following 57.54 NAG, Lydia Jacoby Discusses Training & Racing At Texas

Lydia Jacoby and something of a breakout swim for Texas, hitting a 57.54 for second place and a new national age groups record.

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Interview: Erica Sullivan On Bouncing Back After Should Injury, Disappointing Summer

Erica Sullivan won both the 800 freestyle relay and the 500 freestyle during the first two days of the 2022 Minnesota Invite.

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Carson Foster Discusses Busy December Racing Schedule And His Debut 500 Freestyle

Foster raced the 500 freestyle for the first time since he’s been swimming at Texas, delivering a 4:10.31 for the win on night 2 of the Minnesota Invite.

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Gabriel Jett Discusses Backstroke Abilities, Butterfly Success At 2022 Minnesota Invite

Gabriel Jett continued to show strength in backstroke with a 21.28 relay split at the Minnesota Invite but said he will stick to fly and free for now.

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Ana Marcela Cunha Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Says She’ll Be Stronger In 2023

The Olympic Champion and 7-time World Champion underwent surgery on her rotator cuff and said that she’ll be “even stronger” in 2023.

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2022 Golden Goggle Awards – Live Recap

Follow along with us to find out who will win big at USA Swimming’s 19th annual Golden Goggle Awards ceremony in New York City.

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World Champs Medalist Holly Barratt Retires From Competitive Swimming

World Championships medalist Holly Barratt announced her retirement from the sport following the completion of the 2022 World Cup.

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Smith Wins 5 Events, Leads Calgary To Victory At UC Dino Cup Against UBC

Rebecca Smith won 4 individual events and 1 relay event for the Calgary Dinos, helping her team defeat UBC and Lethbridge.

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Wasick Moves To #3 All-Time With 23.10 50 Freestyle, Breaks Polish Record

Wasick continued her 50 freestyle dominance this season by winning the 50 freestyle with a Polish record-breaking 23.10.

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Ilya Kharun Shaves 0.07 Off Liendo’s Canadian Record With 49.93 100 Butterfly

Ilya Kharun started things off at the Indianapolis World Cup with a new Canadian record in the 100 butterfly, hitting a 49.93.

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