Articles by Ben Dornan

Indiana Swimmer Max Scott Sings National Anthem At Final Four Basketball Game

Scott was one of the athletes asked to perform the national anthem during the opening ceremonies of the Final Four NCAA basketball tournament.

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Start Lists Reveal Stacked Fields For 2021 Australian Swimming Championships

Nearly every one of Australia’s fastest swimmers and expected 2021 Olympians are gearing up to race this week for 2021 Australian Champs.

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Kaylene Corbett Gets Under Olympic Qualification Cut With 2:25.18 200 Breast

After missing the cut in both the prelims and the finals, Corbett managed to crack the 200 breast FINA A during a Saturday night time trial.

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Emma Chelius Gets Under FINA A & South African Record With 24.72 50 Free

Chelius not only got under the former national record in the 50 freestyle but also swam a time fast enough to earn a spot on the 2021 Olympic team.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Caeleb Dressel Goes Ears-Out In Mission Viejo

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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Schoenmaker Clocks 1:05.74 African Record, 12th Fastest Performer In History

On the 4th day of racing at South African Nationals, Schoenmaker rocketed to a 1:05.74 100 breaststroke to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Chad le Clos Just Misses Automatic Olympic Qualification In 100 Fly – 52.13

The two-time silver medalist in the event was just over the required 51.96 that it would have taken to automatically qualify for the Games.

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Keanan Dols Gets Closer to Olympics with Jamaican Record in 200 IM

The swim opens up to the possibility for Dols to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Olympics but still a few seconds on the auto-cut standard of 1:59.67.

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Matt Sates Just Misses OLY Qualification In 400 IM, 1 Shot Left With 100 Fly

While some got close, no swimmers managed to hit the Olympic selection cut in their respective events on day 2 of South African Trials.

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Minimal Scratches For Saturday Night Prelims In Mission Viejo

Only a few swimmers have dropped out of their events heading into the final prelims session for the 2021 Pro Swim Series stop in Mission Viejo.

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Bruno Fratus Eyes Olympic Qualification With 21.73 50 Free In Mission Viejo

Bruno Fratus has gotten under the FINA A cut with a 21.73 50 freestyle, bringing him one step closer to Olympic qualification.

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Schoenmaker Sole Addition To South African Olympic Roster On Day 3 Of Nationals

Schoenmaker’s 2:20.17 200 breaststroke was the only swim of the night to get under the South African Olympic selection criteria.

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Matt Fallon Adds Another Win At YMCA Spring Festival With 3:46 400 IM

Fallon collected his second gold medal of the meet, following his win in the 200 IM on night 1 of the meet with a 5-second PB of 1:45.67.

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Schoenmaker Throws Down 2:20.17 200 Breast To Become 7th Fastest Of All Time

With the swim, Schoenmaker also became the fastest woman in the world this year as well as South Africa’s newest qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Manuel And Comerford Scratch 50 Free At Mission Viejo Day 2 Prelims

Top-seeded Simone Manuel won’t race this weekend as she deals with a non-COVID illness. She’s planning to return at the next Pro Swim Series stop in May.

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