Articles by Sam Blacker

2025 World University Games: Day 7 Prelims Preview

Cavan Gormsen stormed home in the 200 free final last night to win gold, and will go in the 400 free heats this morning aiming for lane 4 in tonight’s final

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2025 World University Games: Day 6 Relay Analysis

Jack Dahlgren had the headline split on the men’s 4×200 free relay, breaking the field open on leg 3 as the U.S. ran away with victory in record-setting time

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2025 World University Games: Day 6 Finals Preview

Michele Busa dropped half a second in the 100 fly semis last night, and will hope to keep his momentum going to take the gold medal in the final.

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2025 World University Games: Day 6 Prelims Preview

Maxine Parker (pictured) is the top seed in the women’s 50 free this morning, after anchoring the U.S. to gold in the mixed free relay last night

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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Relay Analysis

There was yet more relay success for the U.S. on Day 5 at the World University Games, as they led wire to wire-to-win their 5th relay gold in Berlin

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2025 World Championship Previews: No New Tricks Required For The Old Dogs In Men’s 50 Free

Cam McEvoy and Ben Proud have stood together on the last three international podiums, and as long as they keep it rolling will be too much for a young field

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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Pieter Coetze is once again the headline act as he will go for double gold tonight in the men’s 100 free and 50 backstroke, where he is top seed in both

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Srihari Nataraj The Latest Record-Breaker In A Resurgent Year For India

Indian swimmers have set five records so far in Berlin, taking their total for the year into double figures with the World Championships still to come

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What Would The Proposed CSCAA Changes To NCAA Qualification Mean For Expanded Representation?

Part of the CSCAA’s proposal includes a ‘win-and-in’ qualification time for Conference Champions – how many new swimmers and schools would this change cause?

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2025 World University Games: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Ben Delmar has been on the podium in both breaststroke events so far, but will have his work cut out to keep his chances of a trifecta alive in the 50 today

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2025 World University Games: Day 4 Relay Analysis

Isabel Ivey had the fastest split on tonight’s relay, as the U.S. dominated the field on their way to gold in a record-setting time.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Walsh Alone On The Mountaintop In Women’s 100 Fly

Gretchen Walsh holds a huge lead in the season rankings of the 100 fly, and is the red-hot favorite to win her first long course world title

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2025 World University Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Alessandro Fusco (pictured) is the top seed in the men’s 200 breaststroke tonight and will be aiming to win Italy’s second gold medal of the Games

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Srihari Nataraj Breaks Indian Record In The 100 Free By 0.01 At WUG Prelims

Srihari Nataraj added an eighth National Record with his swim in the heats this morning, qualifying 12th into the semi-finals tonight

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2025 World University Games: Day 4 Finals Preview

Pieter Coetze and Leah Shackley (pictured) will both take on doubles tonight, with Shackley attempting to win her third gold of the meet tonight

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