Articles by Sam Blacker

Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 2 At The Indianapolis Pro Swim Series

Kaii Winkler set a German record in the 100 fly on Day 2, but also made some moves on the 50 back rankings thanks to a huge lifetime best

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Five Takeaways From Day 5 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Mollie O’Callaghan’s second 50 is the best in the world in the 100 free, but does she need more opening speed to crack 52 seconds?

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Five Takeaways From Day 4 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Harrison Turner has proved elite in more than just his favored 200 fly this week, turning heads in the freestyle events as well

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Five Takeaways From Day 3 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Lani Pallister had a phenomenal swim in the 200 free yesterday, and has stepped seamlessly into the gap left by Ariarne Titmus’ retirement

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Five Takeaways From Day 2 At The 2026 Australian Swimming Trials

Kyle Chalmers, Olympic 100 free champion nearly a decade ago, is having a fantastic season in sprint fly and set another PB today

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OPINION: Behind All The Narcissism And Histrionics, The Enhanced Games Never Truly Had A Soul

Ostentatiously hollow and extravagantly transient, the Enhanced Games weren’t really about sport – in truth, they weren’t really about much at all

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Five Takeaways From Day 1 At The 2026 Australian Trials

Sam Short blasted out in audacious fashion in the 400 free today, before hanging on to lower his PB by 0.01 seconds at the finish

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McKeown Clocks #1 50 Back Time In The World This Season, Despite Illness Causing 200 IM Scratch

McKeown Scratched the 200 IM this morning due to illness, but swam the 50 back and moved into the #1 spot in the season rankings

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Kylie Masse Clocks 100 Back Season Best on Final Night At Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet

Kylie Masse moved up in the season rankings as she took the 100 back win, following up on her 50 back title from yesterday

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ASU Add Spanish Record Holder And 2024 Olympian Sergio de Celis Montalban

Montalban arrives in the U.S. with an NCAA-worthy converted time in the 100 free and looks primed to score big points at Big 12s for ASU

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Who Were The Breakout Swimmers At The British And Italian Championships?

Yet more swimmers for the British men’s 4×200 free, another sub-59 Italian 100 breaststroker – who made some noise at their national championships?

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Which NCAA Swimmers Have Been In Action Internationally Recently?

Reece Grady was part of a large NCAA contingent at British Champs last month, wining two titles in the 800 free and 1500 free

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Gretchen Walsh Lowers 100 Fly WR To 54.33, Fastest In History By Over A Second

Gretchen Walsh set her fourth 100 fly world record, clocking a new best of 54.33 for her eighth sub-56 swim so far this season

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NCAA Championships: Who Are The Takeover Kings & Queens?

Jonny Kulow has had seven relay takeovers at NCAAs faster than 0.10 seconds, the most of anyone so far this decade, although only one came this year

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Van Mathias Clocks 26.39 To Lower Nic Fink’s 50 Breast American Record, Now #8 All-Time

Van Mathias set a new lifetime best of 26.39 to claim the 50 breast American record from Nic Fink, moving up to #8 in history in the event

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