Michael Andrew Drops 100 Fly & 100 Breast At U.S. Pro Champs, Sammon Scratches Meet
Several swimmers including Patrick Sammon have scratched out of their events at the Pro Championships after having been named to the LEN European U23 team.
2023 Futures Day 2 – West Fargo: 15 yo Tierney Lenahan Wins ⅔ of Women’s Events
NASA Wildcat Aquatics Tierney Lenahan brought her run of good form to West Fargo, winning the 100s free and back in new personal best times.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 5 Africa Recap – Sets of Siblings Look to Drop More National Records
Uganda Olympians Tendo Mukalazi and Kirabo Namutebi aren’t just siblings, but also both broke national records in the 100 freestyle in Fukuoka.
2023 Futures Day 1- Sacramento: Host Team DART sees New 1 Breast OT cut for Tom Higdon
Day 1 saw Tom Higdon winning the 100 breast in 1:02.05, getting under the Olympic Trials cut and qualifying him for his second Olympic Trials meet.
2023 Futures Day 1 – West Fargo: Reigning NCAA Champ McHugh Cruises to Win in 100 Breast
Minnesota’s Max McHugh, 3x time reigning NCAA champion in the 100 breaststroke will look to rebound here in West Fargo after a disappointing nationals
2023 World Championships: Night 4 Relay Analysis
Lead by individual gold medalists in the 100 breast and 100 fly, the Chinese team’s middle legs proved too strong for a charging Australia to catch.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 4 Africa Recap: Hafnaoui Claims 1st North African Gold Since 2009
Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui’s victory in the 800 free fell short of the African Record but vaulted him into third in the all-time performers’ rankings.
Mixed Medley Line-Up Speculation: Can the USA Make the Changes to Repeat as Champs?
The US may be asking too much of Ryan Murphy to try to lead the US to gold in the Mixed Medley over the ever improving Australian and Chinese squads.
2023 World Champs: Entering Day 4, have the Projected Medley Relays Changed? I’d Say Yes
Nic Fink’s breaststroke leg will be paramount for the US to repeat as champions in the mixed 400 medley as the US attempts to hold off a resurgent China.
2023 Pro Championships: Five Storylines to Follow
Luca Urlando is just one of many swimmers in attendance who were on the 2022 USA Worlds team, but unlike most of them, he is returning from shoulder surgery.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 3 Africa Recap – Africa Shines in Men’s 800 Free
While finishing less than a second outside of qualifying for the men’s 800m free, Egypt’s Marwan Elkamash erased an eight-year-old record off the books.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 2 Africa Recap – Time off Pays off for Schoenmaker
The reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 200 breast, Tatjana Schoenmaker will look to improve upon her 6th place in the 100 breast at the 2019 World Champs.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 Africa Recap – Hafnaoui Leads the Way with Continental Record
Claiming silver in the 400 free with a new African Record, Ahmed Hafnaoui was one of several swimmers from the continent that broke national records on Day 1.
2023 World Champs Preview: With Olympic Berths in Play, Strategy is Key in Mixed Medley
Hunter Armstong needs to be faster at Worlds then he was a Trials if he hopes to keep the US ahead of China and Australia in the mixed medley.
Looking at the Most and Least Likely World Records to Be Broken in Fukuoka
Call me crazy, but I think Kaylee McKeown (or Regan Smith) is most likely to break a world record in the women’s 100 backstroke.
