Long Road to San Antonio for KU’s Chelsie Miller
The Houston, Texas product is set to compete in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley as well as the 200-meter butterfly at the Northside Swim Center in San Antonio, Texas.
9 New Olympic Trials Cuts on Night 3 of Futures Championships
USA Swimming’s first summer “Futures Championships” continued on Saturday in Greensboro, Mt. Hood, and West Lafayette. Several swimmers earned new Olympic Trials cuts in tonight’s finals.
Florida Gators Cap Day 3 at FINA World Championships
Three former Gators — Ryan Lochte, Sebastien Rousseau and Hilda Luthersdottir — and newcomer Jan Switkowski each took part in their respective events.
10-Year-Old Alzain Tareq Youngest Ever to Swim at World Championships
The 2015 FINA World Championships are set to begin Sunday morning. An athlete from Bahrain will make history as the youngest swimmer to ever compete at a World Championships.
Kansas’ Kuchkarova Powers Through Off-Day at FINA World Championships
The Tashkent, Uzbekistan native has one more opportunity to post fast swims in long course meters and qualify for 2016 Olympic competition in Rio before returning to Kansas for the start of the regular season.
Michael Andrew Cracks Justin Lynch’s Meet Record on Day 3 Prelims of US Junior Nationals
Michael Andrew split 24.50/28.36 on the way to a 52.86 that clipped Justin Lynch’s Junior National meet record of 52.91.
USA 1st Overall in Team Open Water Scores at FINA World Championships
While the swimmers did well individually, they also excelled in the team scoring. Team USA had the highest overall team score of the World Championships.
USOC Looking Into Rio Water Pollution Reports
The USOC is collecting data about water quality and information through other relevant federations and the Olympic Organizing Committee.
Rhéaume Leads Quebec Brigade at Open Water Races
Rhéaume completed the course at Lac-Beauport in 1:17:30. That was her 3rd distance victory, as she also won the 14-year-old girls 800-m and 1,500-m freestyle golds during the indoor portion of the meet.
USA Women Advance To FINA World Championship Quarterfinals With 12-7 W
The USA Women’s Senior National Team cruised into the quarterfinals of the FINA World Championships with a 12-7 win over Hungary.
McCann Wins Third Gold of Canadian Age Group Championships
McCann has her sights set on the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Markus Thormeyer, who made his Pan Am Games debut last month, swam a 49.42 anchor leg in the men’s 4×100 free relay.
Windsor Lands FINA Convention
The city of Windsor was awarded the FINA convention, which will bring hundreds of delegates to the city over 3 days. They’ll now host the event in addition to the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.
Trace Drops 13 Seconds to Take 400 I.M. Gold at Futures Championships
In the men’s 100 breast prelims, Liam Bell dropped his time to within striking range of Reece Whitley’s 13-14 NAG record.
Phelps Absent from Freestyles, Will Swim 200 Breast at U.S. Nationals
Interestingly, Phelps is entered as the 20th seed with a 2:15.46. The USA Swimming database only shows one result for Phelps in the 200 breast: a 2:18.79 from 2011.
Alabama Swimming and Diving Sends Four to World Championships
Kristian Gkolomeev, Anton McKee, Abbas Qali and Jack Hadjiconstantinou are slated to swim eight individual events in Kazan, Russia
