Articles by Mark Wild

2023 U.S. Open Championships – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Kate Douglass, who left Worlds with 6 medals will look to keep her reign as the best swimmer in the 200 IM, while also looking to throw down in the 50 free.

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Iowa High School Champ & Jr. Nationals Finalist, Joe Polyak, commits to Minnesota (2024)

Joe Polyak of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club will bring near Big Ten final times in the breaststroke and IM events to Minnesota in the fall of 2024.

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Budapest World Cup Golden Race: Video & Results As Sjostrom & Christou Victorious

Sarah Sjostrom got bumped up into the Golden Race after Siobhan Haughey opted to sit out, and it paid off as she claimed the women’s event.

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2023 World Cup – Budapest: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

China’s Qin Haiyang will look to complete his triple-triple crown this evening in the 200 Breast, but has work to do as he enters as just the 4th seed,

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2023 Pan American Games: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The Tokyo 200 free bronze medalist, Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer, will look to defend his title from 2019 by claiming the top spot in this morning’s prelims.

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4 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 3rd World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Budapest

Australia’s Sam Short looks to add multiple World Cup golds to his impressive collection of medals from the 2023 Worlds, where he won gold in the 400.

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2023 World Cup – Athens: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown will look to defend her top billing in the 50 back tonight against a trio of Canadians, including the SCM WR holder Maggie MacNeil.

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Pan-Am Games: Some Facts and Figures

US Olympic Gold Medalist Brooks Curry is one of six US Toyko Olympians who will don the Stars and Stripes and compete in Santiago for the 19th Pan-Am Games.

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5 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 2nd World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Athens

Olympic Champion Maggie MacNeil will make an appearance in Athens, the 2nd of 3 stops on the World Cup circuit and joins a competitive field in the sprints.

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Michael Andrew Candid in Interview: “There’s a Silver Lining in Missing that Team…”

Michael Andrew, prior to the start of the World Cup Series, had a candid conversation about his disappointing summer and his plans for the future.

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David Popovici Skipping Doha Worlds, Focusing on Short-Course Euros and School

David Popovici, the WR holder in the 100 free, has opted to not compete in the 2024 Doha World Champs, and instead will focus on the Short Course Euros.

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5 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 1st World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Berlin

The Campbell Sisters return to the World Cup together but face a difficult task in reaching the podium in the stacked women’s free events.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Day Three’s finals session brings a mix of semifinals and finals to the docket with a focus on the sprints as the meet hits its halfway point.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The seconds evening session of the 2023 World Junior Championships will see nine finals and two semifinals be contested, starting with the boys 100 backstroke

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Top 4 (+2 Bonus) Boys’ Storylines to Watch At the 2023 World Junior Championships

After walking away from Fukuoka with two relay golds & a relay bronze, Aussie Flynn Southam will look to add some individual hardware to his trophy collection

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