Articles by Sam Blacker

2025 U.S. Nationals: Days 2 & 3 Swims You Might Have Missed

PJ Foy has burst onto the scene in the sprint fly events, and some other swims that may have not shown up on the radar from Days 2 and 3

  2 Comments

Katharine Berkoff Now #2 All-Time In The 50 Backstroke After 26.97 American Record

Katharine Berkoff became just the third woman to break the 27-second barrier as she reclaimed her American Record from Regan Smith.

  12 Comments

Bobby Finke Cracks The 400 IM All-Time Top-10 In 4:07.46

Bobby Finke used his trademark closing speed to take the win over Carston Foster tonight as he became the #6 American man all-time

  33 Comments

Gretchen Walsh Breaks 55 Seconds Again In 54.76, #2 Swim All-Time

Gretchen Walsh solidified her position as the women to beat in sprint butterfly right now with the 2nd fastest performance all-time tonight

  3 Comments

2025 U.S. World Trials: Full House In The A and B Finals (Day 3 Finals Scratches)

Jack Berube is the highest-ranked swimmer to scratch, whilst Erika Pelaez will focus on the 50 backstroke tonight instead of the 100 fly

  Comment First!

The Relay Breakdown: Women’s 4x200m Freestyle

The Women’s 4×200 free relay team has now been selected, but now the projections of what they will swim this summer begin. Here’s an idea of that.

  32 Comments

The Relay Breakdown: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle

The Men’s 4×200 free relay team has now been selected, but now the projections of what they will swim this summer begin. Here’s an idea of that.

  34 Comments

Luke Hobson Goes 1:43.73 To Shatter Phelps’ Longstanding 200 Free US Open Record

Luke Hobson threw down the gauntlet to his challengers for the World title this summer with a scintillating swim in the 200 free.

  30 Comments

Erin Gemmell And Anna Peplowski Tie For 4th In 200 Free With Potential Swim-Off Required

There was a two-way tie for fourth in the 200 free, the final spot in Priority 1, with the potential for a swim-off to break a tie like we saw last year

  8 Comments

Gabe Nunziata Soars To #2 In The 17-18 Boy’s 200 Breast With A 2:09.71

Gabe Nunziata has jumped up nine spots in the Age Group rankings today to sit behind US National Record holder Matt Fallon

  4 Comments

2025 U.S. World Trials: Casas And Diehl Scratch 200 Free ‘B’ Final (Day 2 Finals Scratches)

No ‘A’ finalists have scratched again tonight, but a pair of ‘B’ finalists in the men’s 200 freestyle will focus on other events tonight instead.

  2 Comments

2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Swims You Might Have Missed

Henry McFadden missed a spot on the 4×100 free relay team despite a 0.62 second drop, and some other swims that may have passed you by on Day 1

  16 Comments

The Relay Breakdown: Women’s 4x100m Freestyle

The Women’s 4×100 free relay team has now been selected, but now the projections of what they will swim this summer begin. Here’s an idea of that.

  23 Comments

The Relay Breakdown: Men’s 4x100m Freestyle

The Men’s 4×100 free relay team has now been selected, but now the projections of what they will swim this summer begin. Here’s an idea of that.

  13 Comments

Weinstein Outsplits Katie Ledecky On The Second Half Of The 800 Free In 4:04.63

Whilst Katie Ledecky stole the headlines with her swim, Claire Weinstein had a quietly phenomenal back half to her 800 free

  25 Comments