2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview
Taylor Ruck comes in with a 1:59.79, but has had some big swims to show she’s faster than she looks on paper. Earlier in the meet, she blazed to a 1:56.71 relay anchor, so look for her to challenge today.
Grieshop Wins Gold, Fa’amausili Strikes Back to Highlight Day 5 at Junior World Championships
Team USA’s Sean Grieshop blasted the final 50 of the men’s 400 I.M. in 27.94, tearing through his best time to win the event in 4:15.67.
Pop Acev and Franco Win Lake Ohrid Open Water Grand Prix
Evgenij Pop Acev (MKD) and Alice Franco (ITA) were the winners of the fourth leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, held on August 29, 2015 in Lake Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia.
2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Team USA came out in front of the prelims of the women’s 100 fly with a 58.87 by Cassidy Bayer. That’s a new best for Bayer, who came into the meet with a 59.00 from 2015 U.S. Nationals.
2015 Junior World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview
The Championship Record is on watch in the men’s 100 free. It currently sits at 48.97 done by Caeleb Dressel in 2013. USA’s Maxime Rooney and Australia’s Kyle Chalmers pose a major threat to that.
British Swimming Launches Inaugural Awards
The nominees are Tom Daley, Rebecca Gallantree, Jack Laugher, Jessica-Jane Applegate, Ollie Hynd, Tully Kearney, James Guy, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Adam Peaty.
Celebration of Life Planned for Sept. 4 for Former CSU Coach Arbini
A Celebration of Life is planned for Friday, Sept. 4, for former Colorado State swimming and diving coach Morry Arbini.
Anton Chupkov Scrapes Under 200 Breast Junior Worlds Meet Record
Chupkhov was in a league of his own in prelims this morning. He finished in a time of 2:10.73, just enough to claim the meet record that previously belonged to Russia’s Alexander Palatov at 2:10.75.
Minna Atherton Posts 28.0 50 Backstroke to Clip Junior World Record
Atherton clocked a 28.00 to claim the Junior World Record and the Championship Record. She now owns the world junior mark in both the 50 and 100 back.
Nova Southeastern Reloads with 19-Member Recruiting Class
Head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron will add 10 male and 9 female swimmers to a combined 33 returnees, which includes all four National Champions.
Austin Van Overdam to Join Texas A&M Men as Sophomore Transfer
In addition to his primary events last year, he also has potential for the Aggies in the 100 breast. His 54.55 from a time trial at Pac 12s would’ve scored at last year’s SEC championships and landed him in 18th overall.
Georgia Releases 2015-16 Schedule; Rivalry with Florida Set for October
Notably, they’ll face Texas A&M in a dual meet, whose women finished as the runner-up to Georgia in the SEC. The teams also square off with Texas, where the men will rematch with the NCAA champion Longhorns.
2015 Art Adamson Invitational Will Feature Long Course Prelims
One of the most interesting showdowns here could be the race between Brock Bonetti and UGA’s Tynan Stewart in the backstrokes.
Schedule for London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships Released
Over 900 athletes are expected to compete at the last major aquatics event prior to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Siobhan-Marie O’Connor is excited at the prospect of completing her own personal first.
NCAA Host Georgia Tech Releases 2015-2016 Schedule
Four home weekends and serving as the host site of the 2016 NCAA Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships highlight Georgia Tech’s 2015-2016 schedule released Tuesday.
