Carson Foster Scratches ‘A’ Finals Of The 200 Free, Zane Grothe Gets Bumped Up
After Foster scratched out of the 200 free ‘A’ final race, Grothe now has a chance to make Worlds for the first time since 2019.
Gretchen Walsh On Making Worlds: “I’ve Been Dreaming Of This For So Long”
After struggling at Trials for the last two years, a mindset change helped Walsh push through this year to qualify for Worlds in the 100 free.
With Shaine Casas Out Of The 200 Back, How Does The Landscape In Men’s Events Change?
With Casas being off-form in both the 100 free and the 200 back, the other events that he’s entered in could become more wide-open than they were before.
Claire Weinstein and Alex Shackell Move Up U.S. 15-16 Rankings With 200 Free PBs
Weinstein and Shackell now rank second and seventh all-time in the U.S. 15-16 girls’ age group for the women’s 200 freestyle race.
UVA Women Take Up 3/6 Of The Likely Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Worlds Qualifiers
The University of Virginia women are not only dominated sprint freestyle in the NCAA, but also in long course as well now.
Katie Ledecky Posts Third-Fastest Women’s 800 Free In History (8:07.07)
Ledecky posted her fastest-ever 800 free time since 2016, when she set the world record in the event that still stands today.
USA Swimming Releases Psych Sheets For 2023 U.S. National Championships
Caeleb Dressel wil be present at trials, but other big names like Simone Manuel are missing from the psych sheets and will not race at Worlds.
Regan Smith Entered In 100 Fly And 200 IM At U.S. Nationals In Addition To Usual Lineup
For the first time since 2018, Smith will be racing more than the 50/100/200 back and the 200 fly at a major international team qualification meet.
Kate Douglass and Leon Marchand Snubbed By 2023 “Best College Athlete” ESPY Nominations
Despite posting historic NCAA seasons, Douglass and Marchand were not nominated for the 2023 “Best College Athlete” ESPY award given to a male and a female.
2024 “Best Of The Rest” Sprinter Garrett Gould Verbally Commits To Texas
Gould’s commitment is big for a sprint-deprived Texas team, and his 100 free time makes him the fourth-fastest recruit coming to Austin in the next two years.
Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ Class Of 2024
After becoming the fastest high school 100 freestyler since Ryan Hoffer, Kaii Winkler moves up to take the honor of being the #1 recruit in the nation.
World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Named Assistant Swim Coach At Duke University
Stewart, the world record holder in the short course meters 100 back, was named an assistant coach for Duke just a month after the program hired a new head.
2023 U.S. Trials Previews: With Or Without Dressel, Men Must Step Up In 100 Free
The men’s 100 freestyle in America is entering a new era in which Caeleb Dressel is not the clear top dog, and other swimmers will have to step up.
Cameron McEvoy Posts 21.27 50 Free In Aussie Trials Prelims, #10 Performer All-Time
McEvoy’s swim is his first personal best in the 50 free since 2016, and would have been fast enough to win World Championships gold in 2022.
46.5 100 Backstroker Johnny Crush Verbally Commits to Army West Point (2024)
Crush’s 100 back time is ranked second in the the high school class of 2024 and makes him faster than Army’s team record time of 47.22.
