Arbitrator to Decide Whether Cook Islands Swimmer Can Compete at Paris Olympics
World Aquatics declined to comment on the ongoing case, but it likely denied Roberts’ universality application because he already competed in two Olympics.
Braden Meurer, 14, Breaks LSC Record in 100 Breast (1:05.86) at Illinois Age Group Champs
Fox Valley Swim Team 14-year-old Braden Meurer snuck under the old Illinois LSC record in the 100 breast (1:05.89) that Colin Zhang clocked in 2020.
37-Year-Old Brooke Boak Blasts Personal-Best 50 Free (25.20) on Day 4 of Novato Sectionals
Brooke Boak, 37, impressed on the final day of Novato Sectionals with a personal-best 25.20 on her way to the women’s 50 freestyle win on Sunday night.
Ohio State Swimmers Dominate on Final Night of Columbus Sectionals
Rising Ohio State junior Krista Marlin’s new lifetime best would have placed 14th in prelims at Trials and earned her a second swim in the semifinals.
Chinese Olympic Swimmers Reportedly Given Almost 200 Drug Tests During First 10 Days in Paris
China’s 31 Olympic swimmers were drug tested almost 200 times in their first 10 days in Paris, according to a Weibo post by team nutritionist Yu Liang.
Eli Henley Breaks New England LSC Record With Top 200 IM Time for 11-12 Boys This Season
Greenwood Swimming 12-year-old Eli Henley crushed his previous-best 2:28.58 en route to erasing Aaron Zhu’s New England LSC record of 2:19.94 from 2015.
14-Year-Old Tanishi Gupta Climbs NAG Rankings With 1:01.26 100 Fly at Novato Sectionals
Tanishi Gupta triumphed in the 100 fly with a personal-best 1:01.26, approaching the Pacific 13-14 LSC record of 1:00.51 set by Marissa Neel in 2009.
Krista Marlin Wins 100 Back, 100 Breast With Best Times in Both Events at Columbus Sectionals
Rising Ohio State junior Krista Marlin hit lifetime bests in both the 100 back (1:00.78) and 100 breast (1:10.49) on Saturday night at Columbus Sectionals.
Michael Phelps Thinks He Could Win Another Olympic Title in 200 IM With 4 Years of Training
“I was going faster eight years ago than most of the world is going now,” Michael Phelps said of the 200 IM on the Pat McAfee Show.
Former Tulane Assistant Greyson Heckman Joins TCU Swim Staff
New TCU assistant coach Greyson Heckman swam collegiately at both Cleveland State (2013-15) and the University of South Dakota (2015-18).
Anthony Dornoff Becomes One of the Fastest 15-Year-Old Americans in 400 IM (4:20.65)
Only Sean Grieshop (4:20.25), Maximus Williamson (4:17.58), and Michael Phelps (4:15.20) have been faster at 15 years old than Dornoff’s 4:20.65 on Friday.
Marlin, Zenick, Smesko Clock Lifetime Bests During Wins on Day 2 of Columbus Sectionals
Rising Ohio State junior Krista Marlin won the women’s 400 IM title on Friday in 4:47.05, dropping four seconds off her previous-best 4:51.38 from March.
College Athletes One Step Closer to Employees After NCAA Denied Appeal in Johnson Case
Johnson v. NCAA is now back in the hands of District Judge John Padova, who will decide whether college athletes should be considered minimum-wage employees.
Serbian Olympic Swimmer Uros Nikolic Suspended One Year After Testing Positive for Ephedrine
Serbian Olympian Uros Nikolic was suspended for one year earlier this month after testing positive for a banned substance at February’s World Championships.
Crow Canyon Sharks Sweep Women’s Events in Dominant Opening Night of Novato Sectionals
Notre Dame commit (’25) Ellie Butler won the women’s 200 fly in Novato on Thursday, one of five Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks swimmers to earn victories.
