Articles by Mark Wild

2024 French Olympic Trials Day 2: Roster Update

After missing out on individual events in 2021, Beryl Gasteldello blasted to a new personal best in the 100 back and will look add to more events later on in the week.

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims – Recap

Yohann Ndoye-Brouard will duke it out in the 100 back with Mewen Tomac with not just individual events on the line but also relay implications.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Day three dawns upon us with a short prelim’s session of just three events: the Women’s 400 IM, the Women’s 100 Back and the Men’s 800 Free.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Olivia Smoliga (#4) Withdraws from 1Back (Day 3 Prelims Scratches)

Day 3 dawns with a few scratches as swimmers look to either build upon their successes or pare down their schedules to give them their best shot at making the team.

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2024 U.S. Olympics Trials: Foster Does It: Redemption after Three Years of Agony

Carson Foster fought off the demons that plagued him 3 years ago in this very event and is now for the first time a US Olympian.

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2024 US Olympic Trials Day 2: Roster Update

Gretchen Walsh booked her ticket to Paris and as the newly minted World Record holder, she immediately becomes the favorite for the gold in Paris.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Armstrong Battles Back From a Poor Start to Safely Make the Semis

Hunter Armstrong recovered from a bad start, to power through on the back half and come back from 8th to finish runner up in the second semifinal.

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Sarah Sjostrom Responds to Gretchen Walsh’s 55.18 on Social Media in a Heartfelt Message

Gretchen Walsh who was 8th at World Championships last summer in Fukuoka, has in 11 months become a World Record holder for the first time.

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2024 French Olympic Trials Day 1: Roster Update

Marie Wattel was the first French swimmer to punch their tickets to Paris as she won the 100 fly in an Olympic Qualifying time.

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2024 French Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals – Live Recap

Tonight’s action marks the first day that France will name swimmers to the Olympic Team for their first home summer Olympics in exactly 100 years.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Preview

This morning sees a plethora of events including the Men’s 200 Free, the Men’s 400 IM, the Women’s 100 Breaststroke, the Men’s 100 Backstroke, the Women’s 200 Freestyle and the Women’s 400 IM

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2024 US Olympic Trials Day 1: Roster Update

Katie Ledecky officially become the first swimmer announced to the crowd as a US Swimming Paris Olympian, an accolade that makes it four straight Olympics in a row and her third time in the 400 free.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Ledecky Makes it Four Olympics in a Row

Katie Ledecky continues to be the dominant force among American freestyle, punching her ticket to her 4th Olympic Games.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Three Women Under 56 in the 100 Fly & Its Just the Semis

Not getting lost in the meteoric rise of Gretchen Walsh in the 100 fly, Regan Smith joins an illustrious club of sub-56 flyers.

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2024 US Olympic Trials Day One Prelims Overreaction: It’s Really Just My Thoughts

This article isn’t a deep dive into splits or times, but rather just my view on the morning, which is headlined by the ever incredible Katie Ledecky.

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