Articles by Robert Gibbs

15-Year Old Thomas Heilman Swims 44.67 100 Fly: Faster than 15-16 and 17-18 NAG Records

Thomas Heilman continued rewriting the record books tonight, clocking a 44.67 that cleared the existing 15-16 NAG record by nearly a second.

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Maximus Williamson Goes 1:42.07 to Rattle Heilman’s One-Hour Old 200 IM NAG Record

16 year-old Maximus Williamson got well under Michael Andrew’s former NAG record, which had stood until just an hour before Williamson’s swim tonight.

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15 Year-Old Thomas Heilman Takes A Second Off Michael Andrew’s 200 IM NAG With 1:41.71

Thomas Heilman continued his assault on the age group record book by becoming the first in the 15-16 age group to get under 1:42 in the 200 IM.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The 2022 Minnesota Invite keeps chugging along this morning with heats of the 200 fly, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 back.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Despite some key scratches, fans should be in store for some great head-to-head matches tonight in Minnesota, including the men’s 100 breast.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

There will be a lot of Longhorns in lane 4 tonight, after Texas took the top seed in 5 of 6 individual races this morning.

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Claire Curzan Moves To #10 All-Time In the 200 Back With 1:48.50 In Greensboro

Stanford freshman Claire Curzan may be better known as a butterflier, but she’s also now the 10th-fastest performer in the 200 yard back.

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2022 Tennessee Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

We’ve some fast swimming in Knoxville this week, and should be in store for more this evening in the meet’s final session.

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2022 UGA Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

We’ve already had timed finals of the 1650, where Georgia’s Jake Magahey won his third event of the meet with a strong 14:44.

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Two Swimmers Chasing History Tonight In Knoxville After Fast Prelim Swims

The men’s 100 free and women’s 200 breast record books may need some additional editing based on what we saw in prelims.

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2022 Tennessee Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The final day of the 2022 Tennessee Invite has arrived and fans should be in for some fast swimming this morning in Knoxville.

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2022 UGA Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Night 1 of the UGA Fall Invite will feature tough SEC and ACC competition in the 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and the 400 medley relay.

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Gretchen Walsh Rocks 52.09 for Fastest 100 Yard IM Ever (Race Video)

Gretchen Walsh continued a freakishly fast fall with the fastest 100 yard IM ever (and in a practice suit) tonight at the Texas-UVA dual meet.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks Own 400 Free American Record with 3:52.88 in Toronto

She may not quite have come up with the world record, but Katie Ledecky easily cleared her own American Record in the 400 (SCM) Free tonight in Toronto.

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WATCH: Gretchen Walsh Clocks 21.91 50 Fly Split, Fastest-Ever In History

Gretchen Walsh now has some of the fastest 50 yard relay splits ever in three different strokes after scorching a 21.91 fly leg this morning.

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