Articles by Lauren Neidigh

2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Chase Kalisz will go after his own Pro Swim Series Record in the 400 IM, while teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley will battle it out in the 200 back.

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2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

One of the things to look out for this morning is Olympic champion Allison Schmitt’s return to competition. She’ll be swimming in heat 9 of the 200 free.

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Distance ace Ariarne Titmus will compete in tonight’s 400 free final.

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NC State’s Vazaios Swim 1:38.6 to Become 3rd Fastest 200 Flyer Ever

The 200 fly was shaping up to be a close one, but NC State’s Andreas Vazaios remained on top as the only swimmer to break 1:39 in the final.

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Finnerty Sweeps Breaststrokes with 1:50.1 200 Breast

Finnerty was the top seed in the 200 breast after prelims, and he stayed on top tonight to win in 1:50.17. That moves him up to #5 all-time. 

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Dressel Breaks Another Barrier with 39.9 100 Free

Florida’s Caeleb Dressel has been smashing barriers all week. Dressel, a senior, set out to make history individually one last time for the Gators in tonight’s 100 free final.

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Texas Freshman Katz Surges to 1:37.5 for #4 All-Time in 200 Back

With a tight team battle in the works, Texas freshman Austin Katz came up clutch in tonight’s 200 back.

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Anton Ipsen Moves to #9 All-Time with 14:24 to Win 1650 Free

That was a lifetime best by Ipsen, blowing away his former best 14:31.21 from the 2018 ACC Championships.

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Dressel Anchors Prelims Relay in 40.15 for Fastest Relay Split Ever

Day 4 prelims of the Men’s NCAA Championships concluded with the 400 free relay, where sprint ace Caeleb Dressel of Florida was once again a crucial part of his squad.

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Vazaios Lands #7 All-Time with 1:39.6 200 Fly

Vazaios broke 1:40 for the first time this morning, clocking in at 1:39.68.

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Seliskar Moves to #9 All-Time with 1:51.1 200 Breast

Cal’s Andrew Seliskar swam to a lifetime best in prelims of the 200 breast, qualifying 2nd only to Indiana’s Ian Finnerty.

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Despite Injury, Ress Swims to #11 All-Time While Pieroni Moves to #7; Dressel Swims 4th Fastest Time in History

Despite having to scratch out of the 200 free on Friday due to an injury, NC State’s Justin Ress really stepped up for the Wolfpack this morning.

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Cal Breaks American Record with 1:21.8 200 Medley Relay

Cal and USC battled for the win, with USC narrowly pulling it out in 1:21.82 to Cal’s 1:21.88. The Bears, though they finished 2nd, set a new American Record.

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Townley Haas Reclaims 200 Free Record in 1:29.50

The 200 free final at the 2018 Men’s NCAA Championships was much anticipated after Indiana’s Blake Pieroni cracked the 1:30 barrier in the 800 free relay. But tonight, Haas reclaimed the record, winning the title in 1:29.50. That took nearly a full second off his best time.

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Stanford’s DeVine Swims to #2 All-Time with 3:35.2 400 IM

Tonight, it was DeVine on top as he became the 2nd fastest 400 IMer in history.

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