Articles by Reid Carlson

Rio vs PyeongChang: A Point-By-Point Cost Comparison

No matter what season it is, the Olympics are expensive. Though the Winter Games boast less than half as many…

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IOC Lifts Russian Ban Though RUSADA Remains Non-Compliant

The IOC has lifted its ban on the Russian Olympic Committee, despite the fact that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency still remains non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Ray Looze Talks Back-to-Back Men’s B1G Championships (Video)

Indiana University Head Coach Ray Looze is pretty happy with how the Hoosier men performed at the 2018 Men’s Big Ten Championships last week, but the NCAA Championships is still on the horizon.

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Vini Lanza: “I’m pretty hype to see what I can go” in Next 100 Fly

Indiana University’s Vini Lanza captured 7 gold medals at last week’s 2018 Men’s Big Ten Championships.

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Michigan’s Mike Bottom Talks Relay Win and B1G Friday Night Rally

Michigan raked in an incredible 157 points in the 400 IM Friday night and took the 200 freestyle relay in a nail-biting finish against Indiana.

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Bearded Blake Pieroni Compares 800 Free Relay Split & 200 Free (Video)

After dropping a very fast 1:31.51 split on Indiana’s 800 freestyle relay Wednesday night, Blake Pieroni followed up with an even more impressive 1:31.14 in the 200 freestyle Friday night.

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Ian Finnerty Talks 100 Breast Time Drop & Multifaceted Training

It’s been a great meet for Indiana’s Ian Finnerty, but one pivotal evening of racing remains.

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Bowen Becker: “I’ve Just Been Able to Flourish Here” (Video)

Minnesota’s Bowen Becker has been on fire all season, and the heightened competition of this week’s 2018 Big Ten Championships has only stoked the flames.

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Vini Lanza On Expectations, 400 Medley Relay, and Pool Records

Vini Lanza and the Hoosier men are re-writing the record board at the University of Minnesota this week, but this is the pool where the 2018 NCAA Championships is going to take place. All the better, since that’s IU’s main focus this season, anyway.

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Watch Dean Farris Anchor Harvard’s 800 Free Relay in 1:30.69

Watch Harvard’s Dean Farris put up the fifth-fastest 800 freestyle relay split of all time.

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Blake Pieroni On 800 Free Relay B1G Win and 1:31.51 Split

Blake Pieroni helped Indiana University kick off their 2018 campaign for another Big Ten Championship victory by providing a 1:31.51 split in the 800 freestyle relay, which Indiana won handily over 2nd-place Michigan, 6:11.50 to 6:16.51.

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Ray Looze Shares First Take on 2018 Men’s B1G Champs

Indiana University Head Coach Ray Looze took a few minutes following last night’s session to fill us in on how the two early victories set the team up for the rest of Big Ten’s, and where the team wants to be at NCAAs.

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How the University of Minnesota Tapers for Big Ten’s (Video)

SwimSwam recently paid a visit to the University of Minnesota to watch as the Golden Gophers prepared for the Big Ten Championships.

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Kansas Boy’s High School State Championships Recap: 6A & 5-1A

Topeka’s Capitol Federal Natatorium hosted two State Championship meets last weekend to wrap up yet another season of Kansas boy’s high school swimming.

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University of Waterloo Developing A 10-Second Drug Test for Athletes

The University of Waterloo is developing a rapid, on-site screening technology to test athletes for up to 100 different substances in a mere 10-seconds.

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