Olivia Smoliga Talks Return to Racing in Westmont, Training with Coley Stickels in Dallas
Smoliga, 31, raced the 50 back (28.4) and 50 free (24.9), where she made the A-Final in both and placed 3rd in the latter
Regan Smith Previews China Open, Viewing it as a “Business Trip”
The itinerary will be packed, arriving 2 days prior to the competition and having media obligations the day before the 4-day meet starts.
Phoebe Bacon Shares 3k 400 IM Set… There Were Tears
2x Olympian Phoebe Bacon got in a lot of racing at the Westmont Pro Swim, swimming the 50, 100, and 200 back as well as the 50 fly, 200 free, and 200 IM
Foster on Championship Season: “Excited to move towards… really only focusing on 4IM and 2IM”
Although he said he enjoyed competing in the 200 Breast, he admitted he would most likely not be swimming it again this season
Dan Wiffen Will Taper in Atlanta at NCAAs Before Heading to Irish Championships
Wiffen has been training at Cal this season and is enjoying the change of scenery from Loughborough, although he says the training itself is pretty similar
Gabe Jett on Solely Training for LCM 200s: “For the first time, I am particularly focused”
For the first time in his career, Jett can focus his training on 1-2 events instead of being prepared to swim a myriad of races his team might need him to
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Rylee Erisman Shares 4-Week Off-The-Block Ladder Set
On a Monday afternoon, she started with 4×400 off the blocks. The next Monday, she did 4×300, the next Monday 4×200, and the Monday before Westmont…
Chris Guiliano on 400 Free Relay World Record: “We’ve been talking about it for the last 3 years”
Chris Guiliano wowed spectators in the first session of the Westmont Pro Swim, touching in 47.3 in the 100 free prelim.
Bobby Finke on Swimming Another 500/1000y Free: “I don’t really see it in my future”
The distance ace commented on 16yo Luka Mijatovic’s recent yards swims, going 4:05 in the 500 and 8:32 in the 1000.
Shaine Casas Reviews First LCM 400 IM in Pro Career
Swimming his first LCM 400 IM at the Westmon Pro Swim since his age group days, Shaine Casas dropped a total of 76 seconds between prelims and finals
Michael Andrew on Moving Away From 200 IM: “Too hard of a hill to climb”
In his first meet back after moving to Hawaii to reunite with his father, Michael Andrew impressed in his pared-down sprint lineup.
Coach Brian Schrader Does Not Support CSCAA Changes To NCAA DI Championships (TRANSCRIPT)
Brian came on after his February 16th statement on Instagram, which was coined and critical of the College Swimming Coaches Association and their changes
Podcast: Inside Mercersburg’s Easterns Win: Depth, Relays, and a Program Built to Win (TRANSCRIPT)
Read the full transcript of Gold Medal Mel’s podcast with Mercersburg’s Matt Hurst
How Indiana Freshman Josh Bey Dropped 8 Seconds to Win Big 10 Title in 400 IM
When SwimSwam sat down with Bey to discuss his monumental drop, he revealed an interesting development that occurred this season
