Articles by Ben Dornan

Lilly King is Winning World Cup Events Coming Off of an 8-Week Break

King said she’s never taken more than 3 weeks off before and that it has done her good in and out of the pool, with her results showing the latter

  5 Comments

Beata Nelson On SC Worlds: “There Are Spots Open That People Would Love To Have”

Beata Nelson is one of the highest-ranked short course swimmers in the world but won’t be racing at this year’s World Championships.

  13 Comments

Dylan Carter is NOT Currently Set Up to Race 100s

While Dylan Carter has been dominating over 50 meters during this world cup circuit, the Trinidadian also competed in the 100-free final last night.

  Comment First!

Katie Ledecky on 1500 World Record: “I knew that that record was in reach”

After her race, Ledecky told the media that while breaking the world record wasn’t a specific goal, she did have it in mind.

  5 Comments

Summer McIntosh on Viewing Pressure as Support

After breaking the 400 IM world jr and Canadian record in 4:21.49, she got asked about how she’s been handling the pressure of being such a rising star.

  1 Comment

Chad le Clos: Feels “Like I’m back to 2012, 2013, 2014 Chad”

After a standout meet in Berlin, Chad le Clos came out looking strong in the 100 fly at the second stop of the 2022 FINA World Cup in Toronto

  Comment First!

23 Second Interview with 23 Second 50 Free Queen Kasia Wasick

Kasia Wasick pulled away in the women’s 50 freestyle, earning the win for the second straight weekend. She clocked 23.27, which is a lifetime best

  Comment First!

Chad Le Clos 2.0: “I’m Going To Be Competitive In Paris” (Interview)

Chad le Clos swam his second 100 butterfly in the 48-second range at the Toronto World Cup and said that he has big plans for Paris.

  3 Comments

After Becoming Youngest Champ Ever, Matt Sates Aiming for World Cup Title Repeat

Matt Sates continued his winning ways, taking the men’s 400 free in a time of 3:37.52. That’s slightly off the 3:36.30 he went to win at the first stop

  Comment First!

Kylie Masse Discusses Full-Time Move to Train in Spain with Ben Titley

Kylie Masse discussed her decision to relocate to Spain to train under Canada’s former High Performance Centre coach Ben Titley.

  5 Comments

Shaine Casas Previews 200 IM Race Strategy for Tonight

The top 2 seeds weren’t too much of a surprise, as American Shaine Casas and South African Matt Sates looked in control during their morning swims.

  Comment First!

Kyle Chalmers Previews Sprint Battle Between Himself, Popovici, & Dressel

Although he’s looking forward to this short course season at present, Chalmers is already welcoming an epic dual that could be coming on the horizon

  8 Comments

Katie Ledecky: “There’s a lot of competition in my events right now… I know I need to get better”

For her part, Ledecky set a new American record, eclipsing the 3:54.06 she set in 2019 at her lone ISL meet.

  19 Comments

Summer McIntosh Goes 3:52.80 400 Free: “I did not think I would ever go that”

It was an electric first race in the women’s 400 free, as Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh went head-to-head in a rematch of this year’s Worlds

  4 Comments

Justin Ress Compares FINA World Cup to ISL, He Misses ISL

Although he is back to fall season short-course racing at the FINA World Cup, American Justin Ress admits it’s not quite the same as the ISL

  9 Comments