Articles by Reid Carlson

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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IOC to Pursue African Cities as Host of 2022 Youth Olympic Games

The IOC is going to try and elect an African host for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games at its upcoming session in Buenos Aires in October.

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IOC Delivers “New Norm” to Make Olympics Affordable & Legacy-Oriented

Today the IOC unveiled “The New Norm,” a list of 118 reforms aimed at making the Olympic Games more affordable and legacy-oriented for future host cities.

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La Serie Journey de MP con Michael Phelps y Bob Bowman – Visualización

El éxito no es un destino sino un viaje. Michael Phelps, el nadador olímpico más grande de todos los tiempos, y Bob…

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Bowen Becker on 100 Free, New 3rd Event, and Home-Pool Advantage

Minnesota’s Bowen Becker put up the fastest 50 freestyle and the 2nd-fastest 100 freestyle in the country last week at the B1G Triple Dual meet, and posted a season-best 100 fly.

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Olympic Medalist Steele Johnson Talks Injury Comeback & Married Life

2016 Olympic silver medalist Steele Johnson returned to competition for Purdue last weekend at the B1G Triple Duals meet hosted by the University of Minnesota.

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