Articles by Mark Wild

2024 SC Worlds Medal Table: Day 2 – Smith & Berkoff Go 1-2 in 100 Bk, add Bronze in Relay

Team USA remains atop the medal table, but the Neutral Athlete earned two golds and Canada raked in two silvers and a bronze

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Hobson Swims Fastest Flying Split in the Field Enroute to WR (SC Worlds Day 1 Relay Analysis)

2024 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS December 10-15, 2024 Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary SCM (25m) Meet Central Roster Index SwimSwam Preview…

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the WR this morning in the 50 fly, Gretchen Walsh returned to the pool to break the record again swimming sub-24.

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Kate Douglass’s Speed Powers the USA to a World Record (SC Worlds Day 1 Relay Analysis)

Kate Douglass doubled down on her freestyle prowess using it to come from behind and the win the 200 IM and to get the relay off to an explosive start.

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2024 SC Worlds Medal Table: Day 1 – US’s World Records Power Them to the Top of Table

Katharine Berkoff added another Gold medal to her impressive list of six SC Worlds Medals as the USA Tops the Medal table through one day of competition.

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2024 SC Worlds Event Preview: With No Front Runners Predicting Mixed Relays Is Nigh Impossible

With no nation at full capacity the mixed relays are a messy affair in trying to deduce best possible line-ups and see how they will play out.

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2024 SC Worlds Event Previews: Stacked Men’s Fly Field Forces Fast First Swims

Canada’s Ilya Kharun could sweep the Butterfly events in Budapest but will need to perfect as he squares off against both past and present WR holders.

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2024 SC Worlds Previews: Three Events, Three Different Champs in Women’s Distance Free

As the events progress in distance, the fields tighten but that by no means implies that the Women’s distance are weak as each contain Olympic Medalists as the frontrunners, with the USA Paige Madden figuring into two of them.

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2024 SC Worlds Previews: Smith Sets Sights on the Sweep of the Backstrokes

The Women’s backstrokes are some of the more loaded events in the meet as newly minted WR Holder in the 100 & 200, Regan Smith is entered in all three

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2024 U.S. Open: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Texas A&M Aggie Chloe Stepanek is entered to take on the 500/50 free double this morning as the second day of the U.S. Open kicks off.

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2024 U.S. Open: 5 Storylines to Follow

2024 Olympian Drew Kibler makes his returns to the yards pool, but with entry times in long course meters, he finds himself quite far down the entry lists.

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2024 Short Course World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

After a clean sweep of the 400/800/1500 Free in Melbourne, Australia’s Lani Pallister will look to earn more hardware in Budapest.

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U.S. Open Psych Sheets Drop: Small Meet, Big Opportunities

After taking first place at the Art Adamson Invite in the 100 & 200 Free, Chloe Stepanek will look to improve upon those times as she leads the sprint free events at the US Open.

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 2 Finals Race Videos

Catch-up on most of the action from the second evening of racing at the Georgia Invite including Julian Smith’s SEC record breaking 100 breaststoke

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2024 Texas Hall of Fame Invite: Day 2 Finals Race Videos

Catch up and watch the action from Day 2 of the Texas Hall of Fame Invite, including the Torrie Huske & Emma Sticklen 100 fly showdown.

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