Articles by Mark Wild

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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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Tie for 16th in the 100 Breast, Kovac Wins Swim-Off

Danny Kovac finds himself in the first swim-off of the 2024 Olympic Trials, as he will battle Ben Cono for a spot in tonight’s 100 Breast Semifinal.

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Australia Names 44 Strong Olympic Swim Team For Paris – Boxall Places 10 on the Team

Australia named a 44 strong Olympic Team to represent the nation in Paris later this summer, among which there are severl defending Olympic Champions including Ariarne Titmus.

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2024 US Olympic Trials: A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown of Some of the Stars’s Schedules

Katie Ledecky, is entered in four events; the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 free, and due to a schedule change from previous years she avoids any doubles.

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2024 French Olympic Trials – Five Storylines to Follow

Leon Marchand had a flawless 2023 World Championships and will look to pick up where he left off in the French city of Chartres as it plays hosts to the French Elite Championships.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Is it Cavalier to Say Douglass, A. Walsh are 2 IM Locks?

The reigning Olympic silver and bronze medalists, Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass, will look to extend their dominance over the 200 IM field…

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After casually throwing down a new Australian Record in the 200 IM last night, Kaylee McKeown returns to the pool in her bread-and-butter event, the 100 back.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

World Record Holder Ariarne Titmus begins her Olympic title defense, as the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials get underway today.

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Late Entries Matter: Three Score OT Cuts at Bolles Sprint to Indy Meet

Better late than never, Landon Kyser, a Wisconsin commit was one of three to add their names to the Olympic Trials Psych Sheet this weekend in Jacksonville.

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