Fink: “I Would Rather Slip On the Blocks Than Get Out Touched Like That”
Bobby Finke and Nic Fink talked with the press after winning the 800 free and the 200 breast on night 5 of the 2021 Olympic Trials.
Maryland HS State Champ Angelo Javier Navaleza (2021) Commits to UMBC
RMSC breaststroker Angelo Javier Navaleza will remain in-state to swim for UMBC beginning in the fall of 2021.
Lakeside Aquatic Butterflyer Sophia Buhr Commits to Colorado School of Mines
LAC’s Sophia Buhr will begin at Mines with times that would have scored at the 2021 conference meet in the A finals of the 100 fly, 200 fly and 400 IM.
Manuel: “I Did Everything I Possibly Could’ve Done”
Defending Olympic gold medalist gave an emotional press conference in which she explained how a diagnosis of overtraining syndrome impacted her training.
Michigan Athletics’ COVID-19 Revenue Losses Projected to Be Mitigated in FY ’22
The University of Michigan athletic department projects a surplus of $1.4 million for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1.
Two-Time Olympian Natasha Chikina Joins Rutgers Staff as Diving Coach
Chikina will be replacing longtime Rutgers diving coach Fred Woodruff, who recently announced his retirement after 28 years with the Scarlet Knights.
Lianne McCluskey Hired as Dartmouth Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach
McCluskey spent the 2020-21 season as the assistant swim coach and aquatics director at Brandeis University.
Walsh: “That was probably the most painful 50 I’ve ever swam in my entire life”
Despite her stroke tying up at the end, Walsh held on for the win, touching in 2:09.30 to qualify for her first Olympic team
Harting: “There’s Just An Overwhelming Sense of Gratitude”
Alex Walsh and Zach Harting spoke to the press after after punching their tickets to Tokyo by winning the women’s 200 IM and men’s 200 fly last night.
Alex Walsh on 200 IM: ‘You just kinda gotta go for it on the first lap”
It was all about the NCAA champion University of Virginia in the women’s 200 IM, as Cavalier teammates Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass went 1-2
Texas Longhorns’ 4×100 Free Streak Likely At An End, 4×200 Streak Lives On
The Longhorn men have put someone on each US Olympic free relay since 1988, and while that streak is probably done for the 4×100, the 4×200 legacy endures.
Hunter Armstrong: “It is kinda nice, though, to have people taller than me”
Armstrong surprised many when he popped off with a 52.67 swim in the semi-finals, and he went almost a full two-tenths quicker tonight
Canadian Flyer Katie Forrester (2022) Delivers Verbal Commitment to Indiana
1:01/2:17 LCM butterflyer Katie Forrester has announced her verbal commitment to the Hoosiers. She will head to Bloomington in the fall of 2022.
Georgia Tech to Host 2022 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships
The McAuley Aquatic Center has served as the league’s championship site on five previous occasions, in addition to hosting the 1996 Olympic Games.
Rachel Rodriguez to Leave Arkansas and Swim at TCU as Graduate Transfer
San Antonio native Rachel Rodriguez is heading home to Texas to swim for TCU as a graduate transfer beginning in 2021-22.
