Articles by Ben Dornan

2022 W. NCAA Picks: Forde Is The Favorite In A Fast Field of 500 Freestylers

Last year a 4:39 got Sierra Schmidt 4th place in the 500 freestyle at NCAAs. This year a 4:39 might not even be a top 8 swim.

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Thomas Heilman, Zoe Dixon Collect Multiple Wins At 2022 Virginia SC Champs

Among his many victories at the meet, Heilman posted a 1:36.65 200 freestyle to get within half a second of his national age group record.

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Heritage High School Wins 4A CHSAA Champs By More Than 300 Points

Heritage High School pulled off the team victory at the 2022 CHSAA 4A Championships, including wins in all three relays.

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Ben Titley To Take Over As Head Coach Of Sant Cugat NTC In Barcelona

Following 10 years of coaching in Canada, Ben Titley will make the move to Spain’s National Training Center in Barcelona.

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Matt Sates Opts Out Of IMs, Chooses 200/500 Free And 200 Fly For NCAAs

Despite throwing down a 1:44.83/3:41.85 at the Bulldog last chance meet, Matt Sates has elected to keep his events the same as what he swam at SECs.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: The Beanie Gang Shows Up In Chicago

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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Summer McIntosh Breaks 2nd WJR In As Many Days With 2:05.81 200 Butterfly

Swimming in Toronto, Summer McIntosh took out Suzuka Hasegawa’s 2:06.27 world junior record in the 200 butterfly from 2017.

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Kylie Masse Re-Breaks Canadian 50 Back Record With A 27.52

Kylie Masse broke the Canadian record in the 50 backstroke for a second time in a single day by winning the event in a 27.52.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here as the Stanford men attempt to hold onto their lead on day three of four at the 2022 Pac-12 Championships.

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2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Claire Curzan will be swimming two events tonight as top seed in the 200 backstroke and second seed to Kelsi Dahlia in the 100 fly.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

After scoring 0 points in the diving events last week, the Cal men will be on the hunt in the relay events as they attempt to defend their Pac-12 title.

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2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Just a few weeks after hitting a 15:40.63 in the event, Ledecky will have another shot here to crack her 15:37.34 from Tokyo.

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Olympians Roundup: Find Out What All 50 Tokyo Olympians Are Up To This Month

Check-in here to see who’s racing at the Pro Swim Series, who’s prepping for NCAA’s, who’s retired, and who we’re not too sure about.

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5 Storylines To Watch At The 2022 Westmont Pro Swim Series

Olympians upon Olympians are set to compete this week at the first stop of the 2022 Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Michael Phelps Defies All Expectations Yet Again

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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