Articles by Mark Wild

2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: #5 Dunford and #6 Angove Drop 8 Free (Day 2 Prelims Scratches)

Sienna Angove, who swims for Ohio State in the NCAA finished 4th last year at the Canadian Olympic Trials in the 800 but has withdrawn from the event today.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Olympic Trials Winner Simone Manuel will look to the 50 to her schedule but faces the toughest US field ever as American Record holder Kate Douglass scratched the 200 IM for this.

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2025 Canadian Swimming Trials: #2 Seeds Harvey & Axon Drop 400 Free (Day 1 Prelims Scratches)

Mary-Sophie Harvey has withdrawn from the 400 free where she trailed only Summer McIntosh. Instead, she will tackle the 200 breaststroke where she is seeded first.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Douglass, Huske Lead Bevy of Top 8 Scratches (Day 5 Prelims Scratches)

The top seed in the Women’s 200 IM, Kate Douglass, and the #3 seed, Torri Huske have opted to swim the 50 free instead on the final day of the 2025 US Nationals.

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2025 U.S. World Trials: #3 Seed Texas’s Jillian Cox Drops 400 Free (Day 4 Prelims Scratches)

The NCAA champion in the 500 free, Texas’s Jillian Cox has scratched out of the 400, where she was the 3rd seed behind Olympian Katie Ledecky and Claire Weinstein.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 sees the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 50 breaststroke and 50 backstroke on offer as the US Nationals reaches its halfway point.

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2025 U.S. World Trials: #5 Seeds Bell, Smith & Douglass Drop Events (Day 3 Prelims Scratches)

Two time Olympic medalist Kieran Smith has dropped the 400 IM from his schedule this week, joining fellow 5th seeds Lucy Bell and Kate Douglass who also dropped events.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The only Olympic Gold medalist swimming (in that event) today, Kate Douglass looks to be the clear favorite in the 200 breast, but also has…

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2025 U.S. World Trials: Heilman Axes 2 Free, Grimes Cuts 2 Back (Day 2 Prelims Scratches)

In order to have the best chance of making the roster for Worlds, Thomas Heilman has opted to drop the 200 Free in favor of the 50 Fly, where he is the #2 seed.

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2025 U.S. World Trials: Grimes One of Two Top 8 Seeds to Drop Events (Day 1 Prelim Scratches)

Katie Grimes, the #8 seed in the 200 fly has dropped the event this morning in favor of the 800 free, where she is seeded 10th.

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2025 US World Trials Preview: Is it Cavalier to Say A. Walsh, Douglass are 2 IM Locks? Maybe

Olympic Silver Medalist Kate Douglass should easily qualify in the 200 IM, but she could, like in 2022, pick not to swim the event, thereby leaving the 2nd spot wide open.

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2025 US World Trials Preview: Texas Controls 4 IM with Foster & Maurer but Finke Could Spoil

Carson Foster has cemented himself as the foremost American IMer, but the fight for second behind him is a minefield of uncertainty.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Preview: Youth Looks to Upend Weyant and Grimes atop the 400 IM

Two-time Olympic Medalist, Emma Weyant will look to return to the Worlds for the first time since 2022 but will have to overcome a field ladened with youth.

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2025 U.S. World Trials Previews: 1500 sees Finke as a Certainty, but 2nd Spot is Unpredictable

Bobby Finke, the World Record holder in the event looks secure to be the US’s top representative in the 1500, but questions linger if someone will join him.

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2025 Mare Nostrum – Canet-en-Roussillon: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

French Olympian Beryl Gastaldello will look to hold some strong competition as she seeks to win the 50 free in front of a home crowd.

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