Articles by Tony Carroll

2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Day four of the 2014 Arena Grand Prix features the 200 butterfly, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and the 200 IM….

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Elizabeth Beisel Shines on Day 3; Wins 400 IM and 200 Backstroke

The big question of the day is, “Can Arkady Vyatchanin defend his Grand Prix backstroke streak?” New York Athletic Club…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Michael Phelps Prelims Update – Day 3

Michael Phelps’ freestyle is looking more and more confident every time he jumps in to race. His 100 freestyles looked…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The third day of the 2014 Arena Grand Prix will feature the 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, and the…

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Katie Ledecky Swims World Leading 400 Freestyle At TWST Senior Invite

Last night, Katie Ledecky broke the world record in the 1500 meter freestyle at the TWST Senior Invite, posting a…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Phelps And Shields Tie To Win The 100 Butterfly

Refresh frequently as we will be updating this post throughout the session. It’s the final session on day 2 of…

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Seven Scratch The Men’s 100 Freestyle; Phelps Still Swimming Both Events

There were no major scratches between todays prelims and finals. The majority of the A and B finals will remain…

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Michael Phelps Photobombs Allison Schmitt During TV Interview In Santa Clara

Michael Phelps may be a seasoned veteran, but he still knows how to have fun at a swim meet. While…

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Chloe Sutton and Natalie Coughlin Scratch Out of Santa Clara Grand Prix

Chloe Sutton tweeted today that she would be pulling out of the rest of the Santa Clara Grand Prix due to…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Lotte Friis and Michael McBroom started off the 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix with the first two wins of the…

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Kenya Announces Commonwealth Games Roster Of 13

Jason Dunford and 12 other swimmers will be representing Kenya at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Michael McBroom and Connor Jaeger Swim 3rd & 4th Fastest 800’s In The World

Night one of the 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix features the women’s 1500m freestyle and the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks 1500m Freestyle World Record In Texas

The Woodlands Swim Team (TWST) is hosting its Senior Invitational Meet at the CISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, TX. The meet,…

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Cincinnati Names Mandy Commons-DiSalle New Head Coach

Mandy Commons-DiSalle has served as the assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati for the past four years. Today, athletics…

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Video: USA Paralympic Coach Dave Denniston Says Amy Van Dyken Is Paralyzed; Offers Advice From Experience With Similar Injury

USA Swimming Paralympic swim coach, Dave Denniston, is a personal friend of Amy Van Dyken and has been in communication with her family every day since her accident. His injury in 2005 was very similar to Van Dyken-Rouen’s, leaving him paralyzed.

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