Quintin McCarty on US Men’s Backstroke: “Striving to hopefully be the next guy for Team USA”
NC State’s Quintin McCarty kept his season’s momentum rolling in the men’s 50 back final, touching first to qualify for his first world championship team
Katharine Berkoff on 50 Back American Record: “I felt like the details weren’t perfect”
Berkoff became the #2 performer of all-time in the event and 3rd woman to go under the 27-second barrier.
Lilly King on Aging as an Athlete: “Proud of myself for being able to get over that hump”
Lilly King left no doubt that she’s still got it, Touching in 29.88 and taking a dominant win in the 50 breast while sneaking under the 30-second barrier
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Claire Curzan on Outside Smoke Redemption Win: “I was really happy I was in Lane 1”
After missing the Olympic team by the slightest of margins last year, Claire Curzan bounced back one year later in Indianapolis.
Luke Hobson on 200 Free World Record: “That’s the overall goal in my lifetime”
Luke Hobson unleashed a big 200 free in Indianapolis, clocking a 1:43.73 to become the 5th fastest performer ever.
Claire Weinstein Gives Full Breakdown of 100 Free/800 Free (4:15/4:04) Double
On the first night of world trials, Claire Weinstein took on a hefty double, swimming the 100 free final less than half an hour before the 800 free final
Katie Ledecky Knew Big Swims Were Coming: “I pushed a 15:49 in a practice suit”
Last night in Indianapolis, Ledecky showed she was still very much on form, swimming the #3 time ever in the 800 free (8:05.76)
Jack Alexy on Simplifying his Race: “It’s just swimming two laps down the pool”
Alexy did his best to simplify his race and not overthink it, especially with the inherent pressure of qualifying for a world championship team present
Caroline Bricker on Surprise 200 Fly National Title: “I thought it was a mistake”
Rising Stanford junior Caroline Bricker took the first night of 2025 US Trials by storm, upsetting the field to touch first in the women’s 200 fly in 2:05.80
2025 US World Trials Event-by-Event PREVIEW | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
In this marathon podcast, we go through the entire 2025 US Trials psych sheet and give an event-by-event preview of every upcoming race in Indianapolis.
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Olympic Champ Hunter Armstrong Explains Nearly Retiring from Swimming, Skipping US Trials
Hunter Armstrong was initially going to take 6 months off of training before getting back into the pool with his sights set on LA28. Life had other plans.
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Enhanced Games, Nat’l Team Updates, & New NCAA Format | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
we are discussing the Enhanced Games, Braden Holloway as the single head coach for 2025 Worlds, and a potential new format for the NCAA Championships
