Articles by Sam Blacker

2026 Aquatics GB Championships: Morgan Seeking 10th Straight British Backstroke Title Tonight

Ollie Morgan was the class of the field in the 50 backstroke this morning, clocking 24.67 as the only man to break 25 seconds

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Men’s NCAAs 2026: How Do The Psych Sheets Stack Up To The Results?

Baylor Nelson was one of 16 swimmers in the 200 breast whose entry time would have made the ‘A’ final, the most of any event at men’s NCAAs this year

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2026 Berlin Swim Open: Imoudu Leads Day 1 Prelims With 59.64 In The 100 Breast

Melvin Imoudu was the only man under 1:00 in the 100 breast to claim the top seed in a season best time of 59.64, claiming lane 4 for tonight’s final

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Sara Curtis Clocks 24.29 To Lower Her Own Italian 50 Free Record

Curtis lowered her record from last summer by just over a tenth of a second, her second Italian record of the week after resetting the 50 back mark on Tuesday

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2026 Italian Championships: Curtis Lowers 50 Free NR as Razzetti Claims 100 Fly Top Seed

Sara Curtis swam a lifetime best of 24.29 in the 50 free, while Razzetti continues to impress after splitting 51.10 in the 4×100 medley relay last night

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2026 Men’s NCAA Championships: Navy Had The Most Elite-Level Takeovers This Year

2026 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta,…

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Will Ellard’s S14 100 Free World Record Highlights Para Swimmers On Aquatics GB Champs Day 3

Poppy Maskill (right) was in action in the S14 200 free final as Will Ellard broke the first World Record so far at the Aquatics GB Championships

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Matthew Ward Sets New Scottish 100 Back Record in 53.29, #5 Brit In History

Matt Ward (right) broke his own Scottish record this morning, before taking silver in a slightly slower 53.58 in the final

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Patrick Przyczyna Shatters British 15-Year-Olds Age Group Record With 54.92 100 Back

Patrick Przyczyna shattered his lifetime best and British age group record in the junior final of the 100 back tonight in a PB of nearly a second

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Men’s 2026 NCAA Championships: SEC Scores the Most Points, Big 12 Reliant On ASU

Hubert Kos was one of two double title winners this year from the SEC, as that conference edged the ACC to take home the most points this year

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Freya Colbert Demolishes British 200 Free Record In 1:54.34, Moves to #10 All-Time

Freya Colbert continued her fantastic form this season, lowering her British record by 0.64 seconds to move the #3 in the world this season

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Women’s 2026 NCAA Championships: The ACC Absolutely Dominates NCAA Scoring

Claire Curzan was one of a number of ACC swimmers to score big points at NCAAs this year, as the conference set the standard this year

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UNCW’s William Carrico Had A Project For This Season – And It Has Proved An NCAA Knockout

WIlliam Carrico had not swum the 200 IM since 2023 before the season kicked off – he ended it as an NCAA qualifier in the event

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Nowacki Lowers British 18-Year-Olds 50 Breast Record to 27.10

Filip Nowacki set his second breaststroke age group record in two days, and is now half a second faster on the 50 than Adam Peaty was at 18

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Cerasuolo Nabs 58.82 100 Breast, D’Ambrosio Splits 1:44.37 200 Free As Big Guns Show Out On Day 2

50 breast World Champion Simone Cerasuolo delivered a big-time swim in the 100 tonight, as teen sensation Carlos D’Ambrosio had a sizzling 200 free split

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