Articles by Mark Wild

Andrew’s Worlds Ticket Comes Down to the 50 Free, McFadden Can Only Watch and Wait

Michael Andrew needs multiple things to fall his way to make the team. A top-2 finish in the 50 free would solve all this but puts McFadden in more jeopardy.

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Parker Waiting for Teammates Douglass or Walsh Sisters to Double Up to Punch her Ticket

UVA’s Maxine Parker, a NCAA Champion in the 200 and 400 Free Relays, is just one ‘double’ away from making her first international team.

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Cutting to the Chase: What Happens If The 100 Breast ‘A’ Cut Isn’t Hit?

Nic Fink was the only swimmer under the minute barrier in the 100 breast prelims this morning, and with no swimmers under the ‘A’ cut, questions are abound.

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CSCAA Names Spring 2023 Scholar All-America Teams

The NCAA D1 champion Virginia women were among the teams to earn Scholar All-America honors with a spring semester GPA of 3.48.

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Search For Firefighter Swimming the English Channel for Charity Called Off

The search and rescue operation for Iain Hughes, a firefighter raising money for charity by swimming across the English Channel, was called off last week.

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Virginia State Runner-Up & Jrs. Cut Holder, Pablo Silva, Commits to Virginia Tech (2024)

Primarily known as a breaststroker, Pablo Silva is set to join in 2024 a Virginia Tech Team that just crowned its first male NCAA champions.

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Juniors Qualifier Blake Burnley Remains Close to Home, Commits to Georgia Tech (2023)

Primarily a butterflier/freestyler, Blake Burnley will remain in-state and join the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this coming season.

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Gustavus Adolphus Adds Breaststroker Hadley Wartner To Class of 2023

Staying in-state, Minnesotan Hadley Wartner will take her swimming talents to Division III Gustavus Adolphus College this fall.

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Staying In-State, Virginian Lexi Sawwa Commits to Virginia Tech for the Fall of 2024

Lexi Sawwa, who swims year-round for NCAP, will make the move in the fall of 2024 to Blacksburg to swim for the Virgina Tech Hokies.

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Olympic Medalists Ponti, Desplanches Headline Swiss Team In Fukuoka

Noe Ponti leads a Swiss team that features eight pool swimmers heading to this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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CAC Games Day 3 Finals Session Partially Rained Out, Affected Events Rescheduled

Heavy rain, thunder and lightning postponed last night’s final session by over an hour, pushing several finals to be swum over the remaining morning sessions.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Can Huske Fly By the Competiton in the 50?

American Record Holder Torri Huske looks to top the podium in the 50 Fly, an event that fields a lot of sprinting talent but also a lot of uncertainty.

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U.S. Open Scorer Saadeddin Saadeddin Set to Join Indiana in 2024 After Gap Year

Distance specialist Saadeddin Saadeddin, a 16th-place finisher in the 1500 free at the 2022 US Open, will take his talents to Indiana in the fall of 2024.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Is the 50 Breast Crown Lying Uneasy on King’s Head?

American Record Holder Lilly King looks to repeat as champion in the 50 breast against a field that includes reigning Olympic and NCAA champion, Lydia Jacoby.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Andrew’s Consistency Paying Dividends In 50 Fly

Looking to improve on his bronze from the 2022 Worlds, Michael Andrew leads the field in the 50 fly but could come up against gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.

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