NCAA Champion, Pan Ams Gold Medalist Daniel Carr Announces Retirement
Carr competed at the U.S. World Championships Trials this past week, finishing 5th in the 100 back and 8th in the 50 back.
Big Ten Finalist Marie Schobel Transferring to Georgia for 5th Year
Schobel was Penn State’s fastest backstroker by a wide margin this past season, taking 6th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships and 5th in the 200.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 5 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
These posts focus on the swims from each day of the meet which might have flown under the radar, or not received a sufficient amount of coverage.
2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Final Results
In this post we’ll be looking at the final scores from the SwimSwam Pick’em contest for the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
Leah Hayes Breaks 15-16 NAG in 200 IM, Becomes Youngest American Under 2:10
16-year-old Leah Hayes got the job done tonight, finishing 2nd in the women’s 200 IM with a 2:09.99 to qualify for the U.S. World Championships roster.
2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 4 Update
This post contains the updated scores for the SwimSwam Pick’ems contest on and through day 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
In prelims, Metroplex Aquatics 18-year-old Zhier Fan posted a massive personal best of 1:00.64 in the men’s 100 breast, qualifying him for the ‘A’ final.
FINA Determines Rylov Not in Violation of Ban for Competing at Russian Champs
FINA explained that the ban only applies to events organized by FINA, or events which serve as qualifiers for FINA events.
Vladislav Grinev Closes out Russian Champs with World-Leading 47.78 100 Free
Grinev was on it from the start, roaring to a blistering 22.72 on the first 50 and was able to tack on a field-leading 25.06 on the 2nd 50.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 3 SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Scoring Update
In this post we’ll be looking at the scoring update for the SwimSwam Pick’em contest on and through day 3 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 3 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
Swimming in the ‘B’ final of the women’s 50 back, Eagle Aquatics 15-year-old Erika Pelaez posted a 28.31, marking a new personal best.
Ilya Borodin Cracks Russian Record with 4:09.86 400 IM at Russian Championships
The swim makes Borodin the #3 performer in the world this year, and only the 3rd person to have broken 4:10 this year.
Illinois Names South Carolina Assistant Jeana Kempe as New Head Swim Coach
Kempe is an Illinois native, who grew up in Lebanon, a town approximately 2.5 hours Southwest of Champaign/Urbana.
Thomas Heilman Becomes #1 U.S. 15-Year-Old All-Time in 100 Fly with 52.87
With the swim Heilman became the first 15-year-old American in history to crack 53 seconds in the LCM 100 fly.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Pick’ems Contest Scoring Update
This post contains SwimSwam Pick’em contest scores for and through the 2nd day of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
