Articles by Reid Carlson

WUGs Medalist Kaersten Meitz Confident & Ready for Championship Season

MINNESOTA VS. NORTHWESTERN VS. PURDUE – TRIPLE DUALS Hosted by University of Minnesota Triple Dual Format Live Results 25 Yards…

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Minnesota’s Danielle Nack Talks Training, Final Home Meet, & Big Ten’s

Minnesota senior Danielle Nack turned in some impressive times in her final home meet as a Golden Gopher last weekend as Minnesota hosted Purdue and Northwestern for each team’s last skirmish before the Big Ten Championships in February.

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Minnesota Wins Twice, Purdue Over Northwestern in Triple Dual Meet

Minnesota’s Danielle Nack put up a 52.6 to win the 100 fly and Olympic silver medalist Steele Johnson returned to competition for Purdue.

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Minnesota Leads Northwestern and Purdue on Day 1 of Triple Duals Meet

With less than one month to go before the Big Ten Championships, the University of Minnesota hosts its final regular season meet against Northwestern and Purdue.

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Mireia Belmonte Chasing European Record in 200 Butterfly in 2018

Mireia Belmonte will be chasing Katinka Hosszu’s European Record in the 200 LCM butterfly in 2018.

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Teen Swimmer Killed By Stray Bullet In Vancouver Shootout

15-year-old Alfred Wong of Hyack Swim Club was killed in an exchange of gunfire last week in Vancouver, B.C., while in the car with his parents.

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US Masters Swimming Helps Create New NGB for College Club Swimming

Realizing the growing popularity and potential of college clubs, US Master Swimming announced that it would step in and provide the infrastructure and organization currently missing in collegiate club swimming.

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North and South Korea to March Together at Winter Olympics

North and South Korea have agreed to march together under the Korean unification flag during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

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Duke and DII Queens University of Charlotte Split First Dual of 2018

Division II powerhouse Queens University of Charlotte took on Duke as each team returned to competition for the first time in 2018.

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Japanese Kayaker Banned for 8 Years for Spiking Competitor’s Drink

Japanese competitive kayaker Yasuhiro Suzuki received an 8-year ban from competition for spiking 25-year-old Seiji Komatsu’s drink at last September’s national canoe sprint championships. Though rare, this is not the first time an athlete has sabotaged a competitor with a banned substance.

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Minnesota Rolls University of Denver 1 Day After Training Trip Return

Barely more than 24 hours after returning from training trip, the University of Minnesota hosted the University of Denver for their final non-conference meet of the season.

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Michigan High School Swimmer Rescues Competitor During Meet

High school swimmers live for rivalries. I saw that first-hand as a high school swimmer myself. Mentioning a previous loss…

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Dara Torres Profiled in Best-Seller “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss

Five-time Olympian Dara Torres shared some of her wisdom and “life hacks” with best-selling author Tim Ferriss for his newest book, Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World.

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CAS Registers 42 Appeals by Russian Athletes Against IOC Ban

42 Russian athletes are appealing the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) following the IOC Disciplinary Committee’s decision to ban each athlete from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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La Serie “Journey” de MP con Michael Phelps y Bob Bowman – Fracaso

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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