SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks
All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.
SwimSwam Pulse: 38.2% Pick Big Ten As Most Wide Open Men’s Conference This Season
Indiana is coming in as the defending Big Ten champions after topping OSU by 93 points last season, giving the Hoosiers their fourth title in six seasons.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #40-31
Phoebe Bacon emerged as the world’s #2 200 backstroker last year, a position she’ll fight to maintain as the U.S. is absolutely loaded in the event.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #50-41
Chad Le Clos had a resurgence last year during the short course season, but it remains to be seen if he can still be one of the world’s best in long course.
Dual Meets Are Cool Again After Spectacular Day of Racing
Dual meets are back: In one day of dual meet action, we saw five nation-leading times swum, showing that you don’t have to wait until March to be fast.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #50-41
France’s Marie Wattel is coming off a strong year that included medal performances at the World Championships and European Championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48.8% Pick SEC As Most Wide Open Women’s Conference Championship
Mona McSharry and the Tennessee women aim to win their third conference title in four seasons next month, but it will be a tall task in the competitive SEC.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #75-51
Italian Alberto Razzetti will be looking to build on a successful 2022 that saw him win the European title in the men’s 400 IM.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #75-51
Rising Bosnian and Herzegovinian star Lana Pudar will be one to watch this year as she continues to move up the ranks in the women’s fly events.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #100-76
American Matt Fallon was one of just four men sub-2:08 in the 200 breast in 2022, landing him #76 on SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023 rankings.
SwimSwam Pulse: 83.7% Think Summer McIntosh Breaks A Long Course World Record In 2023
Out of the 83 percent of readers who believe she’ll break a world record, over 71 percent think McIntosh will take down the 400 IM mark first.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #100-76
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023 kicks off with the women ranked 100th through 76th, including Canadian star Taylor Ruck (pictured).
Shouts From The Stands: To Gap Or Not To Gap…
Taking an extra year after high school to improve your times in pursuit of more college offers can be the right decision for some and not so for others.
SwimSwam Pulse: 65% Select Popovici’s 100 Free As Top World Record of 2022
David Popovici broke a 13-year-old super-suited world record in the men’s 100 freestyle at the European Championships.
2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: New Year’s Edition
Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe’s sensational performances at midseason invites have launched Tennessee into the top 10 for the first time this season.
