Articles by Robert Gibbs

2015 World University Games Day One Finals Recap: USA Sweeps Golds

Sarah Henry won the first gold medal of the World University Games. Her victory in the 400 IM was the first of three golds for Team USA.

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Friday Factoid — Men’s NCAA 500 Free Champions to Olympic Success

Conor Dwyer — men’s NCAA 500 free champion and USA Olympic Team member — one of many men who can boast that double accomplishment.

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2015 World University Games Links and Preview

Texas Longhorn Jack Conger is one of several swimmers making their second appearance at the World University Games this week in Gwangju, South Korea. Swimming preliminaries begin in the morning of July 4th.

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USA WUG Preview — Four Events with 2016 Implications

Cal Bear Elizabeth Pelton will be one of many Team USA swimmers competing at the World University Games next week who will also be in contention for spots on the USA Olympic Team next summer.

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A Closer Look At The 2015 Arena Pro Swim – Santa Clara Entries, Round Two

Katinka Hosszu is once again entered in all 17 individual events in the last stop of this year’s Arena Pro Swim Series.

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Taking a Closer Look at Rising Stars’ Santa Clara Pro Series Entries

David Nolan will be swimming his first LCM 400 IM in five years at the Santa Clara Pro Series this week.

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Katinka Hosszu Sets New US Open Mark in 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu set a new US Open record in the 200 IM as she won her fifth event at the Arena Pro Swim Charlotte on Sunday evening.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tyler Clary is the top seed in the men’s 200 butterfly after winning the 400 IM last night.

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Texas Relay Conundrum

Texas coach Eddie Reese has plenty of options for his relays this week, as the Longhorns go after their first team championship since 2010.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks — American Record Holder Nolan Leads Six Returners

American record-holder David Nolan, a Stanford Cardinal, has the fastest time in this year’s 200 IM field by over a second, but five other swimmers who return from last year’s A-final will be looking to deny him his second NCAA title in this event.

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Records Continue to Fall on Day 3 of PV Senior Champs

Unlike the past two days, no new National Age Group records were set on the final day of the Potomac…

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Seliskar and Post-Grads Highlight Day 2 of PV Senior Champs

With the weather having cleared, the Potomac Valley senior championships went back to a normal preliminaries/finals format, rather than the…

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PV Senior Champs Day One: Kendall, Seliskar Double

Following a fairly uncharacteristic few weeks of multiple snowstorms, the Potomac Valley LSC senior championship meet was condensed into a…

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2015 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship: Day 4 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Freshman Brett Ringgold is the top seed in the 100 free, where defending Big 12 champ Tim Squires of West Virginia may prove the toughest test to the ongoing Texas sweep on the men’s side.

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2015 CAA Swimming & Diving Championships: W&M Men End UNCW’s Run

2015 Colonial Athletic Association Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships February 25th-28th, 2015 Richmond, Virginia Defending Champions: Towson (women),…

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