Articles by Robert Gibbs

2020 U.S Open Friday PM Swims of the Session

Having a hard time keeping up with one meet in nine locations? Check out Friday PM’s swims of the session to give you a quick summary of the big swims.

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13 Year-Old Thomas Heilman Breaks 13-14 NAG With 54.45 100 Fly in Richmond

13 year-old Thomas Heilman is on a roll, demonstrating his long course skills after taking down six 11-12 short course NAGs.

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2020 U.S. Open – Greensboro Friday P.M. Live Recap

We’ve got everyone from NAG record holders to college stars to Olympic gold medalist competing at the Greensboro site of the U.S. Open tonight.

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2020 U.S. Open – Indianapolis Friday PM Men’s Session Live Recap

US Olympian Cody Miller is one of several US National Team members racing here this evening, and has the top seed in the 100 breast.

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2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Friday PM Session: Huske Nearly Clips Smith’s NAG

Torrie Huske and Kate Douglass both came close to clipping Regan Smith’s 100 Fly NAG as the two threw down pair of 57-mids.

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2020 U.S. Open Friday AM Swims of the Session: Teenagers Shine to Start the Day

While US National Team members were definitely active this morning, many of the biggest swims came from the 18 & under crowd.

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Thomas Heilman Becomes First US 13 Year-old Under 24 in the 50 Free

Heilman burst past both the 25.0 and 24.0 barriers, taking his 50 free LCM lifetime best from 25.02 to an eye-popping 23.36.

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2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Friday AM: Douglass and Huske Climb Age Group Ranks

We should be in for plenty of fast swimming at the Richmond location of the U.S. Open, thanks to a good mix of college stars and age group standouts.

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2020 U.S. Open Thursday PM Swims of the Session: Sims, El Kamash Win the 800s

After each session of the 2020 U.S. Open, we’ll try to make a little sense of the craziness that ensues when one meet happens across nine different locations.

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2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Thursday PM Recap: McKenna and Parent Take the 800s

Nation’s Capital Paige McKenna and Bluefish’s Joshua Parent won the opening events at the Richmond site of the 2020 U.S. Open Championships.

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Five Races to Watch, Streaming Info, for the 2020 US Open

The biggest domestic meet of the fall, the 2020 U.S. Open, gets underway tonight in nine different locations across the USA.

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Notre Dame’s Hoagland Goes 8:51, Sets Pool Record, in Virtual Meet Against WVU

Hoagland’s swim moves him #2 in the nation (unofficially) so far in this still-young, unusual season, behind only Texas freshman David Johnston.

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NC State Men Hold Off North Carolina To Open Up Season

The Tar Heel men kept it close against the Wolfpack, winning a fair share of the events, including both relays to open and close the meet.

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Alons, Berkoff, and Moore Lead NC State Women Over UNC

The NC State women touched first in every swimming event, although several of them were exhibitioned toward the end of the meet.

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UVA, Age Group Stars Highlight Richmond Psych Sheets for 2020 US Open

The psych sheets are topped primarily by current UVA swimmers and age group stars, but there’s a couple former NCAA champions entered as well.

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