Heather Maccausland Breaks Down 2+ Second Drop in 100 Breast
Heather Maccausland dropped over 2 seconds in the event over the course of today, breaking 1:10 and 1:09 for the first times in her career
Tyler Kopp Talks Cal Underwater Work, Mile Finishing Speed in 400 IM Win
Rising Cal sophomore Tyler Kopp pulled away from the field on breaststroke and held his lead through the finish, securing his spot in the Wave II meet
After 2Free/4IM AM Double, Malia Rausch Explains 200 Free Finals Prep
In a true display of outside smoke, ASC’s Malia Rausch, swimming in lane 8, flipped 2nd at the 50 mark before taking over the lead on the 2nd 50
Liam Bresette on Winning an Event at Olympic Trials: “It’s a dream”
Sammon, who won the men’s 100 free on day 1, took the race out quick, but Bresette had superior closing speed, and got his hand on the wall first
Kate McCarville on Dropping Nearly 7 Seconds from Prelims to Win the 400 IM
Kate McCarville took the race over relatively early, and didn’t look back, managing to hold off a charging Katie Trace on the free leg
2021 Olympic Trials Wave I Video Roundup – Day 2
We saw names from last night such as Autumn Haebig, Patrick Sammon and Katie Trace place 2nd in events while new names came to the forefront
Katie Trace “I could feel the energy coming from the stadium”
In an incredible turn of events, the 7th seed won the race. OSU’s Katie Trace, in a classic display of “outside smoke”, led for the majority of the race
Hayden Miller: “I just wanted to get it over with so I would not throw up”
The 16-year-old came home in a blistering 31.39, dropping nearly 5 seconds to dip under 8:40 for the first time in her career
Autumn Haebig on 100 Back Win: “I wasn’t expecting to really do that well”
After not swimming a best time in the LCM 100 back in several years, Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig swam 2 today on Day 1 of Wave I Trials
Garrett McGovern on Going 1-2 with Navy Teammate in 800 Free
It was the pair of Navy boys who touched first and advanced to Wave II next week. Neither McGovern or Johnson swam a PR, but they ultimately got the job done
17-Year-Old Patrick Sammon on Breaking 50-Second Barrier to Win Wave I 100 Free
Sammon held strong with a very slight lead through the 2nd 50, extending into the finish to touch as the only 49 in the field. The swim was a personal best
Camille Spink on Last 15m: “It’s the part of the race where you need guts”
Spink extended her lead heading into the finish, registering a 55.26 and making her #13 all-time among 15-16 year old girls
Carl Bloebaum Describes the Electric Environment of Wave I Trials
Mason Manta Rays’ Carl Bloebaum doubled down on his lifetime best prelims swim, tearing to a new personal mark of 1:58.90
2021 Olympic Trials Wave I Video Roundup – Day 1
We go through and give you some of our highlight swims from the first finals session of Wave I, many of which were from 18-unders
Getting an Inside Look into the 2021 ISL Season 3 Draft
SwimSwam sat down with ISL CEO Konstantin Koudriaev and ISL Technical Director Apostolos Tsagkarakis to unpack and demystify the upcoming ISL draft
