Articles by Mark Wild

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

2021 Tokyo Silver Medalist Alex Walsh will have just one opportunity to join her sister, Gretchen on the plane to Paris, as she swim the 200 IM.

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Its the last day France’s stars to make the Olympic team including Medhy Metella and Melanie Henique, while Marchand takes on the 200 IM.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Douglass Looking to Add 200 IM to Event List (Day 7 Prelims Preview)

It’s a short morning session with just three events, the M. 100 fly, W. 200 IM and W. 800 Free. Kate Douglass, already qualified in two events will look to add a third in the 200 IM.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Katie Grimes Drops 800 Free For 2 BK Final (Day 7 Prelims Scratches)

Katie Grimes, a 2021 Olympian in the 800 Free has scratched the event today, to better prepare for her 200 back final, where she is the 4th seed.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Swim-Off Palooza Continues – Kulow & Chaney Tie (AGAIN!!!)

I asked for more swim-offs and we got them. Kulow and Chaney have now dead-heated twice in the 50 free and are vying for a spot in tomorrow’s final..

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2024 U.S. Olympics Trials: Triple Double for Ryan Murphy as He Sweeps Backstrokes

Domestic backstroke competitions have been completely owned by Cal Bear Ryan Murphy as he and his training partners have been dominating the competition.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 6 Overreaction: Michael Andrew Is Making Math Hard

These are the disparate but loosely connected, at least in my mind, thoughts about Day 6 Prelims of the 2024 US Olympic Trials

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 5 Finals – Live Recap

Florent Manaudou, posted his fastest time since 2016 in the 50 free this morning. Tonight can he “throw” off the years and get back down to the low 21s?

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Florent Manaudou Turning Back The Years and The Scales, Swimming PBs at 33

Florent Manaudou has been shredding back the years and weight as he prepare for his home Olympic Games in Paris later this summer.

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Recap – Manaudou 21.52 in Prelims, Fastest Since Rio

Florent Manaudou has been continually impressing at this meet. After hit a PB in the 100 free earlier this week, he swam a 21.52 in the prelims this morning.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Can Casas Crack the Foster/Kalisz IM Duo? (Day 6 Prelims Preview)

Shaine Casas enters as the top seed in the 200 IM but first must contend with Carson Foster and Chase Kalisz as well a with his own demons.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Sims Out of 2 Back, Andrew Out of 2 IM (Day 6 Scratches)

Bella Sims has withdrawn from today’s 200 Back as had Anna Peplowski. In the 50 Free, Drew Kibler and Blake Pieroni have also withdrawn.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Simone Manuel will look to become a three-time Olympian tonight as the 2016 co-champion contests the first event of the evening, the Women’s 100 Free.

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Erika Connolly (Brown) & Catie Deloof to Duel in 1Fr, Potential Paris Roster Spot at Stake

Erika Connolly nee Brown (pictured) is scheduled to swim in her 2nd swim-off for the 100 free against Catie Deloof on Thursday Morning (Day 6)

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals – Live Recap

Want more of Leon Marchand? Don’t worry, he take on two events this evening, as he looks to add his 2nd and 3rd events to his Olympic program.

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