Articles by Ben Dornan

2021 Brazilian Trials – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Brazilian swimmers will get their first shot tonight at Olympic qualification as Trials gets underway at the Maria Lenk Swimming Pool.

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Quinn, Mayne, McSharry, Walshe Among Those Looking For OLY Selection In Dublin

Swimmers will be gunning for a spot on the Irish Olympic team this week to join Shane Ryan and Darragh Greene who were named to the team in January.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Guess What? Lilly King Hates Losing

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Brazilian Trials Day 1 Prelims: 5 Men Get Within A Second Of 100 Breast Cut

Felipe Lima will lead the field into the finals of the 100 breast, having produced the only swim faster than a minute during the prelims.

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South Dakota Men End Denver’s 7-Year Long Summit League Win Streak

As Denver entered the meet down a few men, the University of South Dakota took full advantage and soared to a decisive victory.

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Stacked Men’s 100 Freestyle Field Highlights Brazil Olympic Trials Heat Sheets

Spot on the Tokyo 2020 squad will be up for grabs this week at Brazil’s sole Olympic qualifier which will run from April 19 – 24.

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McKeon and Campbell Set For 50 Freestyle Battle At 2021 Aussie Nats

The 50 freestyle will serve as a re-match between the two following McKeon’s 100 freestyle victory earlier on in the meet.

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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

With only 2 more finals sessions to go, follow along here as racing gets underway on night 4 of the 2021 British Olympic Selection Trials.

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Denver Women, South Dakota Men Retain Lead On Day 2 of Summit League Champs

It’s looking like the University of South Dakota men are within reach of unseating Denver who has won 7-straight Summit League Champs.

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2021 Australian Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Mitch Larkin will race both the 200 back and 200 IM during day 4 finals, having posted the top prelim swim in the back and the 3rd fastest in the IM.

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Biola Women Out-Score Pepperdine By 4 Points To Win 2021 PCSC Championships

After Pepperdine pulled into the lead on day 2, the Biola women managed to return on the final day to secure the 2021 PCSC title.

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Mitch Larkin Hits Fastest 200 Back Since Winning 2016 Olympic Silver – 1:54.38

Larkin is now the second-fastest man in the world this season, trailing only fellow 2016 Olympic medalist Evengy Rylov’s 1:53.23.

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16-Year-Old Jacob Whittle Cranks Out 48.76 100 Meter Free in Long Course

16-year-old Jacob Whittle is now faster in the 100 freestyle than both Kyle Chalmers and Caeleb Dressel were at his age.

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Denver Women Lead; S. Dakota Men Chasing History at Summit League Championships

The University of Denver women’s team won nearly every event on day 1 of the Summit League Championships, getting off to an early lead in the team standings.

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Zac Incerti Jumps From 23rd Seed To 1st Place In 400 Free Prelims – 3:49.75

Incerti managed to clip more than 10 seconds off his 4:00.49 in the 400 freestyle to post the top morning swim and move up 22 places at Australian Nationals.

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