2016 Short Course Worlds: Hungary, USA Tied for Most Golds After Day 2
After day 2 finals at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships, Team USA has extended its lead in the team standings in terms of overall medals, but Hungary is now tied with the Americans for the most golds.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Tonight, we’ll crown the world champions in the men’s 400 free, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 free relay, as well as the women’s 200 free, 400 IM, and 400 free relay.
2016 Short Course Worlds: Team USA Leads Day 1 Medal Table
Following the 1st day of competition, Team USA leads the medal tables with 5 total medals, including a gold from the women’s 400 free relay, 2 silvers from Ella Eastin and Tom Shields, and 2 bronzes from Madisyn Cox and the men’s 400 free relay.
Scoring The NCAA Men’s Teams Based On Midseason Rankings
Per the request of some of our commenters, we’ve gone through and scored out how the men’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview
Le Clos will be looking to defend his Shourt Course World Championship title in the 200 fly. He’s currently the World Record (1:48.56) holder and Championship Record (1:48.61) holder
The Top 16 Men in Each Event through the NCAA Midseason Break
There are 4 swimmers ranked #1 in multiple individual events: Chase Kalisz, Clark Smith, Caeleb Dressel, and Ryan Murphy.
Top 16 Women in Each Event Through the NCAA Midseason Break
Now that the 2nd round of 2016 midseason invites for NCAA teams are in the books, we’ve put together a list of the top NCAA swimmers in each women’s event up to this point.
WATCH: Tom Shields Swim Historic 43.8 100 Yard Butterfly
On night 3 of the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals, U.S. Olympian Tom Shields made history with the first ever sub-44 time in the 100 yard butterfly.
Elizabeth Marks Sweeps Multi-Class SB7 Breaststrokes at Can Am Open
Several Paralympians and national champions highlighted the 2016 Can Am Open, including Elizabeth Marks, a 100 breast gold medalist in Rio.
2016 Georgia Invite: Baker’s 1:49 Victory in 200 Back Highlights Day 3 Finals
Baker and Bilquist traded blows through the first portion of the race, with Baker taking the early lead at the 100, but Bilquist fighting back for the edge at the 150. In the end, Baker had a breakthrough, roaring to a 1:49.83 victory ahead of Bilquist’s 1:50.06.
2016 U.S. Winter Nationals: NCAP, Indiana Win Team Battles
With the 2016 U.S. Winter Nationals now complete, the winning teams in the points battles have been named.
2016 Georgia Invite: Weitzeil Leads Nation with 47.2 100 Free in Day 3 Prelims
Cal freshman Abbey Weitzeil blasted a 47.22 to top 100 free prelims on the way to an NCAA ‘A’ cut and the fastest time in the NCAA this year.
2016 Georgia Invite: Cal’s Thomas Rips 50.6 100 Fly in Day 3 Finals
On the women’s side, Cal’s Noemie Thomas was arguably the most impressive swimmer of the evening. Thomas blasted a 50.67 in the 100 fly to lead a 1-2 finish with teammate Farida Osman (51.20).
2016 Georgia Invite: FSU’s Pierce Cranks 58.2 100 Breast in Day 2 Prelims
The big story in the 100 breast was Florida State’s Natalie Pierce picking up an NCAA ‘A’ time with her 58.25, which sits as the 2nd fastest time in the NCAA this season behind only Olympic champ Lilly King.
2016 Texas Invite: Townley Haas Outside Smokes 200 Free in Day 3 Finals
It was all outside smoke in the men’s 200 free final. Texas’ Townley Haas, who squeaked into the top 8 this morning, and Stanford’s Grant Shoults, who got scratched in after taking 9th in prelims, were the fastest 2 swimmers tonight.
