Commonwealth Preview – Day 5 Finals – Aussie 100 free battles and a World Record on high alert
South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh is just .13 off of his own super-suited World Record heading into finals of the 50 breaststroke.
Strong night for Pitt swimmers to close Buffalo Sectionals Sunday night
Luke Nosbisch won the men’s 200 breast in what was a 1-2 sweep for the Pitt Panthers.
RACE VIDEO: Watch Ethan Dang break 100 breaststroke NAG for 11-12s
Check out race footage of Ethan Dang’s 11-12 National Age Group record in the 100 breast here.
Men’s 400 Meter Freestyle – US Nationals Preview – Jaeger finds his sweet spot in Worlds medal defense
Connor Jaeger combines elite endurance with deceptive speed as the defending national champion in the 400 free.
Final event comes down to .01 to end Shenandoah Sectionals with a bang
The Speedo Sectional in Shenandoah, Texas closed with a bang, as the final individual race, the men’s 50 free, came down to fingernails between Alexander Hancock and Kyle Troskot.
Dang fast: Ethan Dang knocks off 100 breast NAG for 11-12s, first 12-year-old under 1:09
Ethan Dang broke the 11-12 NAG record in the 100 breast on Saturday night, going 1:08.96 to become the first 12-year-old under 1:09 in U.S.A. Swimming history.
KING girls get another 17-18 NAG record – 200 medley completes medleys sweep
USC commit Hannah Weiss led off the record-breaking relay for KING in a 28.93 backstroke leg.
Murslack avenges 100 fly loss, flips the script for 200 fly win at Buffalo Sectionals Saturday
On Friday night, the Schechtnady Sharks’ Kathryn Rowe won her second race of Buffalo Sectionals, touching out Auburn Tiger Kristen Murslack for the win. But Saturday, Murslack got revenge, taking the 200 fly over Rowe in what was nearly a lifetime-best.
Destin Lasco takes down 11-12 400 IM NAG at Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics
After a couple of close calls early in the meet, 12-year-old Destin Lasco broke through with a National Age Group record 4:51.03 in the 400 IM on Saturday night of the Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics.
Vlad Morozov, Vitalina Simonova sizzle on day 2 of Russian Cup
Vlad Morozov spent day 2 of the Russian Cup where he’s spent so much time in his career: leading a sprint freestyle field. Meanwhile Vitalina Simonova put up perhaps the performance of the meet so far with a 2014 Russian-best 2:24.66 in the 200 breast.
Rangelova wins three, just misses own national record at Bulgarian Nationals day 2
Nina Rangelova picked up three more wins on the second day of Bulgarian Nationals, one individual and two relays.
2014 Commonwealth Games: Day 2 finals preview – defending champs face tough tests
Can Alicia Coutts come from the third seed to repeat as the women’s 100 fly champ?
WATCH: Every day 1 Semi-final from the Commonwealth Games
Check out race videos of all semifinals from the first night of the Commonwealth Games, including Alia Atkinson’s Games Record in the 50 breaststroke.
RACE VIDEOS: Day 1 preliminary heats from the Commonwealth Games
Can’t get enough of the Commonwealth Games? SwimSwam has you covered with this collection of race videos from day 1 prelims in Glasgow.
Indiana’s Emily Weiss rockets to top of 13-year-old rankings with 1:11.19 in 100 breast
13-year-old Emily Weiss went 1:11.19 to win the 100 breaststroke, putting up the fastest time for a 13-year-old girl that we could find in USA Swimming’s database.
