Articles by Riley Overend

Caeleb Dressel Clocks Sub-22 50 Free, Simone Manuel Breaks 25 Seconds as Comebacks Continue

Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel won the B-final of the 50 free with a time of 21.99, his fastest time since clocking a 21.29 last April.

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Shaine Casas Blasts U.S. Open Meet Record From B-Final of 200 IM (1:56.06)

Casas missed the A-final this morning as the 9th seed in prelims (2:01.47), but he bounced back with a new U.S. Open meet record of 1:56.06 from the B-final.

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Watch: Summer McIntosh Breaks Katie Ledecky’s U.S. Open Meet Record in 400 Free (3:59.42)

McIntosh, 17, reached the wall in 3:59.42, sneaking under Ledecky’s U.S. Open meet record of 3:59.71 from last year, when Ledecky won by just .08 seconds.

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D-III Husson Swim Program Handed 1-Year Probation, Fine For Ethical Violation by Ex-Coach

The Husson women still won their third NAC title in a row this year under an interim coaching staff while the NCAA investigated ex-head coach Butch Babin.

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Four Swimmers Running For IOC Athletes’ Commission at Paris 2024 Olympics

Four swimmers are among the 32 athletes running for four seats on the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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Polish Olympian, D-II Champion Karol Ostrowski Transfers to Hawaii

Karol Ostrowski, a Polish Olympian and five-time Division II champion at Drury University, has transferred to the University of Hawaii.

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Russia Floats Idea of Dual Meet With U.S. After 2024 World Championships in February

Russian Swimming Federation leader Vladimir Salnikov approached USA Swimming with a proposal to face off in a dual meet after the 2024 World Championships.

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Canadian Sprinter Leila Fack Headed to Michigan Next Fall

Canadian sprinter Leila Fack is joining Michigan’s resurgent squad next fall as part of a growing contingency of Wolverine recruits from north of the border.

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Ex-Kentucky Coach Lars Jorgensen Given SafeSport Restrictions Over Misconduct Allegations

Former Kentucky head coach Lars Jorgensen has been placed in the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s disciplinary database for unspecified allegations of misconduct.

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‘Best of the Rest’ Sprinter Josie Connelly Flips ’24 Commitment From Tennessee to Michigan

Connelly’s best times would have placed her in the B-final of the 50 free and the C-final of the 100 back at the 2023 Big Ten Championships.

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Ariarne Titmus Skipping 2024 World Championships to Focus on Paris 2024 Olympics

Her coach, Dean Boxall, said that she needs to “get back into work” and “find her groove” coming off a surgery in September addressing an ovarian tumor scare.

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Team USA Has the Most Swimming Depth in 2023 — And It Isn’t Close

So far this year, there’s an American swimmer ranked top-10 in 33 of 34 Worlds events — all but the men’s 400-meter freestyle.

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Ilya Kharun Swims 2nd-Fastest 200 Fly in ASU History (1:39.31) 2 Days After NC State Invite

Canadian freshman Ilya Kharun clocked the second-fastest 200 fly time in Sun Devils’ history with a winning mark of 1:39.31 on Monday against Utah.

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Olympic Roundup: Brisbane Sets Goals for 2032, TV Revenue Sharing Questions Arise

With new sports being added, the ASOIF is worried about how the television revenue split and total athlete quota of 10,500 will be impacted. 

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World Aquatics’ Nowicki to Team USA Swimmers: ‘The World Needs You More Than Ever Before’

“My message to you this evening: Please do not underestimate the impact you have, in both actions and words, on our global swimming community,” Nowicki said.

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