Articles by Sam Blacker

2025 World Championship Previews: A Titanic Battle Is Brewing In The Men’s 100 Freestyle

With five of the top ten in history in the field, including three World Champions and two World Record holders, this should be racing at its finest

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Dean Fearn Breaks Championship Record In 50 Fly To keep Team GB Rolling In Samorin

Dean Fearn added Great Britain’s third gold medal of the night as he took the win in the 50 fly, breaking the year-old Championship record in the process.

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Nowacki Breaks Yet Another British Record with 59.59 100 Breast, #3 17&U Swimmer All-Time

Nowacki has been on an absolute tear this week in the breaststroke events, and added a second gold medal and British Age Group Record tonight

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Amalie Smith Sets Another British IM Age Group Record; Breaks O’Connors 2011 Mark

Amalie Smith added a second gold and British age group record as she stormed home to take the win right at the touch in the 200 IM in Samorin tonight

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2025 World Championship Previews: Fast And Frantic 100 Backstroke Promises Plenty Of Intrigue

Kliment Kolesnikov has the #1 time in the world this season, but will have to battle past a myriad of 52-low backstrokers to claim his first world title.

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40 For 40: Michael Phelps’ 40 Best Performances

40 swims for 40 years: Michael Phelps hit four decades yesterday, and has given us plenty of box-office moments through his career

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Marchand Returns To Racing With Brutal Triple At Indy Summer Cup Day 4

Marchand took on the 100 free/200 back/200 IM triple tonight, setting a new best time in the backstroke as multiple Texas swimmers won events on Day 4 in Indy

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European Junior Medalist Maksim Manolov Announces Commitment To Notre Dame For 2025

Maksim Manolov, a three-time European Junior Championships medalist in 2024, will strengthen Notre Dame’s breaststroke ranks

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Hanlon Blasts 1:06.95 To Take 100 Breast On Day 1 Of The Scottish National Open Championships

Hanlon led the way on Day 1 of the Scottish National Open Meet in Edinburgh, posting her ninth-fastest time ever to take the win in the 100 breaststroke

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David Popovici Drops 47.38 100 Free To Lead European U23 Prelims

David Popovici showed off his star power this morning to set himself up to potentially take over the World #1 spot from Jack Alexy tonight

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Florida adds European Juniors Medalist Nil Cadevall Micolau For This Fall

A Spanish Record holder in the long course 100 breaststroke, Micolau will swell Florida’s breaststroke ranks for the coming season

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Diogo Ribeiro Sets New Portuguese Record To Win 50 Free Gold At European U23 Championships

The Portuguese 50 fly World Champion dropped two-tenths from his own National Record to take the win tonight, out-touching favourite Vladyslav Bukhov.

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Vladyslav Bukhov Pops 21.52 Prelims 50 Free On Day 2 Of European U23 champs

The 2024 World Champion led the field this morning by over half a second to take over the #5 spot in the world this year.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Jude Carlton commits to Youngstown State University for 2025

Carlton has announced his decision to head to Ohio this fall to study and compete at Youngstown, and will add depth to the Guins breaststroke ranks

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Campbell McKean’s Meteoric Breaststroke Rise Through The Class Of 2025 (Data Look)

Campbell McKean has shown tremendous growth in his now-premier stroke since he first came onto our radar in 2023 and is the pacesetter of his recruiting class

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