Articles by Sam Blacker

Swims You Might Have Missed on the Final Day of the 2025 Ft. Lauderdale Pro Swim Series

Leah Hayes showed off her breaststroke chops to take third in the 200 with a new best time, as Virginia went 1-2-3 in the event

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Ilya Kharun Sets Second Pro Swim Series Record In Two Days With 50.42 100 Fly

Ilya Kharun dominated the 100 fly to round out his Pro Swim Series, shaving 0.03 off his best time and showcasing his front-end speed

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Regan Smith Takes Over 100 Back World Lead from McKeown with a 57.46 Pro Swim Series Record

Regan Smith swam her fastest-ever time outside of either Trials or the Olympics to blow away the field on the final night in Fort Lauderdale.

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Andrej Barna Sets New Serbian Record of 21.77 to Lead PSS Prelims in 50 Free

Andrej Barna broke his own 50 free Serbian record for the second time in two months, with his time of 21.77 ranking seventh in the world so far this year.

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2025 PSS – Ft. Lauderdale: Day 4 Prelims Scratches – No Dressel in the 100 Fly

World Record Holder Caeleb Dressel is out of the 100 Fly , as is #2 seed Torri Huske in the 200 IM on the final day at Fort Lauderdale

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3 of the 2025 Ft. Lauderdale Pro Swim Series

Tomas Koski was among a trio of Europeans who set new bests in the 200 freestyle today, as he matched his Finnish record to lead prelims this morning

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Ellen Walshe hacks nearly two seconds off 400 IM Irish Record in 4:35.32

Ellen Walshe surged to a new Irish record in the 400 IM tonight with a time of 4:35.32, almost exactly a year after doing so in 2024

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Ilya Kharun Sets New Canadian, Pro Swim Series 50 Fly Records in 23.09

Ilya Kharun showed that the sprint speed he demonstrated in short course this year is transferring well to long course, as he claimed the 50 fly crown tonight

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 2 of the 2025 Ft. Lauderdale Pro Swim Series

Claire Weinstein swam a stunning race in the 400 freestyle but that wasn’t her first swim tonight, nor her first best time

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Audrey Deriveaux and Ryan Erisman smash best times, both now top-10 in Respective Age Groups

Audrey Deriveaux took the #2 spot in the 15-16 age group 200 fly in 2:06.46, whilst Erisman knocked 3.5 seconds off his 400 free best to take #8 in the 17-18s

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Ledecky swims 3:56.81 for the seventh fastest 400 free in history, her best time since Rio

Katie Ledecky shows no sign of slowing down in Ft. Lauderdale with another top-10 all-time performance, this time in the 400 freestyle

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Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 1 of the 2025 Ft. Lauderdale Pro Swim Series

Cal commit Ryan Erisman hacked 19 seconds off his best in the 1500 freestyle tonight to take second behind Bobby Finke and qualify himself for World Trials

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Katie Ledecky Swims 15:24.51 in Ft. Lauderdale, #2 1500 Free Swim All-Time

Katie Ledecky showed out to begin the Ft. Lauderdale PSS with a swim of 15:24.51 that means she now holds the fastest 22 performances of all time

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Ft. Lauderdale: Night One Distance Scratches

The highly-anticipated Fort Lauderdale PSS is finally here, and there were a few high-level scratches out of the Night One timed finals of the 1500 freestyle

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Anna Elendt breaks Own German Record in 200 Breaststroke At Berlin Swim Open

Anna Elendt has been on a tear so far at the Berlin Swim Open, and dropped the German Record in the 200 breast down below 2:25 for the first time tonight

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