Articles by Sam Blacker

2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Five Finals Live Recap

We have a bumper final session as the 2025 U.S. National Championships come to a close, with a trio of swim-offs to kick off tonight’s proceedings

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Five Finals Preview

Jonny Kulow will look to cement his qualification with a top-two spot in the 50 free, but it’s the women’s 50 free that is most stacked tonight

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2025 U.S. World Trials: No Sims or Heilman In Tonight’s Finals (Day 5 Finals Scratches)

Bella Sims has scratched the 200 IM ‘C’ final, with Thomas Heilman scratching the 50 free ‘D’ final on the final night of the 2025 U.S. National Championships

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Baylor Nelson And Jake Mitchell To Swim Off For WUG Place In Finals Session Tonight

There will now be three swim-offs tonight, with Baylor Nelson and Jake Mitchell going for an individual spot on the World University Games team.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed

Siblings Ryan and Rylee Erisman had some great swims tonight that may have passed you by, and there were some positive signs in the men’s 100 breast

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The Relay Breakdown: Men’s 4×100 Medley

The four stroke 100 winners varied from the expected to the ‘Shouldn’t he be in school?’, and it will be all change from last year this summer in Singapore.

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2025 U.S. World Trials: #3 Seed Gemmell, Aaron Shackell Drop 400 Free (Day 4 Finals Scratches)

A Pair of Olympians scratched out of the 400 freestyle tonight, as Erin Gemmell prioritises her impending 200 free swim-off with Anna Peplowski.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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