Articles by Lauren Neidigh

2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, swimmers have gathered to compete in the non-Olympic distance freestyle events. The women will be racing in the 1500 meter free, while the men battle in the 800 meter free.

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Georgia’s C/O 2018 Fly Group Stacks Up with Commitment from #11 Dakota Luther

Texas-based Dakota Luther, SwimSwam’s #11 recruit in the class of 2018, has announced her verbal commitment to swim for the Georgia Bulldogs.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS Preview: Murphy, Pebley to Battle in Backstrokes

A battle between teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley looms in the 200 back, while veteran Matt Grevers will look to shake things up in the 100 back.

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Bilquist Downs 100 Back Meet Record on Day 3 of Speedo Grand Challenge

Bilquist set a Meet Record, winning the 100 back with a 1:01.13 to clear the former mark of 1:01.69 done by Presly Bard in 2010.

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Henique, Cini Qualify for Worlds on Final Night of French Nationals

2017 FRENCH ELITE LONG COURSE NATIONALS Tuesday, May 23 – Sunday, May 28, 2017 Centre Nautique de Schiltigheim, Strasbourg 50-meter…

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Gastaldello Doubles in Day 6 Prelims of French Nationals

Gastaldello qualified to swim both the 100 back and 50 fly in tonight’s championship finals.

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Morozov Rocks 21.9 to Win 50 Free on Day 2 of Speedo Grand Challenge

It’s not often we see a swimmer dominate the 50 free by close to a full second, but Morozov did just that at this meet.

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Lacourt, Stravius Qualify for Worlds in Day 5 Finals of French Nats

World 100 back co-champions Camille Lacourt and Jérémy Stravius raced stroke-for-stroke into the wall in the 50 back, but Lacourt had the better touch, taking gold in 24.60 ahead of Stravius’ 24.73.

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Metella Hits 100 Fly Worlds Qualifying Mark In Day 5 Prelims of French Nats

In prelims, Metella was already under the French qualifying standard for Worlds in this event, touching in 51.95 to clear the mark of 52.08.

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Thormeyer Opens Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet with Multiple Golds

Canadian Olympians Markus Thormeyer and Hilary Caldwell put on a show in the 200 back to open the session.

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Weitzeil Tops 50 Free Field on Day 1 of Speedo Grand Challenge

U.S. Olympian Abbey Weitzeil went head-to-head with fellow Cal All-Americans Farida Osman and Amy Bilquist in the 50 free.

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Desplanches Does it Again with Swiss 200 IM Record at French Nats

Swiss IMer Jeremy Desplanches once again made headlines as he landed on top of the podium.

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Gastaldello, Metella Nab Worlds Roster Spots in Day 4 Finals of French Nats

The French added 2 more swimmers to their World Championships roster tonight: Beryl Gastaldello (100 fly) and Mehdy Metella (100 free).

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Desplanches Sets Up Potential IM Sweep in Day 4 Prelims of French Nationals

After putting up a 2:00.11 in the heats, he’ll be chasing his own Swiss National Record of 1:59.35 in tonight’s final.

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Nate Biondi Drops 23.2 in 50 Meter Free

Just a day after sweeping the sprint titles at the 2017 CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championships, Sierra Canyon’s Nate Biondi was putting up fast times in the long course pool.

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