Articles by Mark Wild

2023 Futures Day 3 – Sacramento: Pair of Sandpipers Swim Under OT Cut in 400 Free

Sandpipers of Nevada teammates Luke Ellis and Joshua Brown nabbed the top two spots in the men’s 400 free, both swimming under the OT cut time of 3:55.59.

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2023 World Championships: Night 7 Relay Analysis

Exactly as predicated the Aussie quartet used the amazing back half of Jack and O’Callaghan to crush their own world record set in 2022 by over half a second

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2023 Futures Day 3 – West Fargo: #14 in Class of ’24, Annika Parkhe, Wins Again

Annika Parkhe representing the Patriot Aquatic Club out of Illinois has had a great week so far in West Fargo, winning the 200 free on day 1 in 2:03.23

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Mixed Free Relay Lineup Predictions: Gold All but Written for the Australians

With the two fastest 100 freestylers expected to be added to the team, it’s not a question of if but rather by how much they will break the world record by

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Schoenmaker First Since ‘92 to Hold Olympic, Worlds, and WUGs Titles Simultaneously

With gold in the 200 breaststroke, Tatjana Schoenmaker became the 1st swimmer in over 30 years to hold the Olympic, Worlds and WUG titles concurrently.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 6 Africa Recap – Age is but a Number for Roland Schoeman

By competing in the 50 fly on Day 1, South African Roland Schoeman became the oldest swimmer at age 43 to compete at a World Aquatics Championships.

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2023 Futures Day 2 – Sacramento: NC State Commit Hebert Adds 100 Free Win to Day 1’s 200

After tying in the 200 free on day 1, Madeleine Hebert of Team Rebel Aquatics took the win, alone this time, in the 100 free, setting a new personal best.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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