Articles by Reid Carlson

Dressel Dissect: Caeleb Critiques 100 IM World Record at the ISL Grand Final

Caeleb Dressel is back on YouTube with a new Dressel Dissect, this time breaking down his 100 IM World Record from the 2020 ISL Grand Final.

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Faster than Rio Gold: 7 Women Who “Would Have Won” the 100 Backstroke in 2016

In just one month, three women posted 100 backstroke times that were faster than Katinka Hosszu’s gold medal performance at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: Dressel and the Defenders of the 400 Freestyle Relay

The men’s 100 freestyle has become one of the most stacked events for Team USA. In 2019 alone, six American men dipped under the 48-second barrier.

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2021 US Olympic Trials: All Eyes on Michael Andrew in Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Swimming is all about momentum, and Michael Andrew has a lot of it as the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials draw ever closer.

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“Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More”: Highlights and Quotes from the GOAT

We present and contextualize some of the most interesting quotes and analyses from Phelps and commentators Dan Hicks and Rowdy Gaines from the docuseries.

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Kansas State University Announces Permanent Closure of Natatorium

Kansas State announced an acceleration of its plans to close the facility within three years, electing to make the current closure permanent.

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Andover Central Wins First Kansas 5-1A Boy’s High School State Championship

Andover Central High School won its first Kansas 5-1A Boy’s State Championship, despite not producing an individual champion.

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Overland Park Blue Valley West Wins 3rd-Straight Kansas Boy’s 6A State Title

Overland Park Blue Valley West made it 3-for-3 in boy’s team titles at the 2021 Kansas Boy’s 6A State Championships.

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“Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More” 3-Part Docuseries Coming to Peacock

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, will offer his perspective on each of his Olympic races from 2000 through 2016 in a 3-part series.

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2021 Women’s ACC Championships Fan Guide: Virginia Favored to Defend Title

Virginia is the heavy favorite to repeat as team champion, while NC State and Louisville are projected to defend their 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

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2020 Swammy Awards: US Coach of the Year, Ray Looze

When you start counting the accomplishments of swimmers under Ray Looze’s umbrella at Indiana, the results start to pile up quickly.

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2020 Swammy Awards: US Female Swimmer of the Year, Lilly King

Lilly King is the most dominant woman in the ISL for two years in a row. In 2020, King broke American and World Records in the Budapest bubble.

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2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Coach of the Year, Todd DeSorbo

There was no NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving National Championship meet in 2020, but if there were, Todd DeSorbo had his team lined up to win – on the back of a freshman superstar.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

Though we did not get NCAAs, U.S. Olympic Trials, or the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games we were still fortunate to see some blazing fast swims in 2020.

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2020 Swammy Awards: NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year, Erika Brown

Erika Brown was the only woman to break an American Record in the yards pool in 2020, and she climbed to 2nd on the all-time list in two more races.

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