SwimSwam Pulse: Smith’s 2BK Narrowly Nips Milak’s 2FL for ‘Most Impressive’ WR
Regan Smith’s 2:03.35 in the 200 back triumphed by just 1.4% over Kristof Milak’s 1:50.73 200 fly in a very tight poll result.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Support Podium Protests In General; 28% Oppose
More than half of SwimSwam voters supported using the podium as a venue for protests. Maybe more surprising: 14% were unsure of their opinion.
What the Officials Might Have Seen in Lilly King’s Breaststroke DQ
FINA has not released video of what led the disqualification of Lilly King in the women’s 200 breaststroke, but here’s what they might have seen.
SwimSwam Pulse: Ledecky (39%), Titmus (21%) Lead 200 Free Winner’s Poll
Katie Ledecky led our poll by a wide margin early, but votes for Ariarne Titmus picked up force after Sunday’s upset of Ledecky in the 400 free.
SwimSwam Pulse: Farris, Adrian Expected to Make American Free Relay For Tokyo
38% of voters said Dean Farris was the most likely of our listed candidates to make the American 4×100 free relay for the Tokyo Olympics.
Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a Slack chat that took place over the last three weeks. This…
Three Unique Techniques in Sun Yang’s 1500 m Freestyle
Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club…
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Favor NCAA Reform But 42% Fear Effects To Swimming
86% of voters said college athletes should be able to profit from their names and images, but 42% expressed concern about the effects to non-revenue sports.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Overwhelmingly Pick Urlando’s 1:53.8 over Smith’s 58.4
Voters found Luca Urlando’s 1:53.84 200FL to be the most exciting junior performance: his swim topped Regan Smith’s WJR 100BK by almost 50 percentage points.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Pick Cali Condors as Best Roster in ISL Group A
SwimSwam Pulse is a recurring feature tracking and analyzing the results of our periodic A3 Performance Polls. You can cast…
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Value Standout Event Over Versatility For NCAA Prospects
58% picked the athlete with one standout time at an NCAA scoring level, compared to 41% picking the versatile athlete who doesn’t yet have a scoring time.
SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split 50/50 On Chalmers Season-Best Chances This Week
A very narrow majority predicted Kyle Chalmers to better his 47.48 season best in the 100 free this week, in one of the closest poll results we’ve ever had.
Shouts from the Stands: Relive The Legendary 800 Free Relay from Athens
Upsets have always been a blast to watch no matter what sport they occur in. Watching leads erased and world records broken always makes for an exciting time, but if they’re done by a performer that no one expects, those races become legendary.
Time Standards Need To Be Implemented At the FINA Champions Series
Should swimmers get $5,000 checks just for showing up? At least one Olympic Champion doesn’t think so.
SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Pick Stickels As Best NCAA Coaching Decision
More than half of voters preferred the hiring of Coley Stickels for the Alabama head coaching role, compared to Mark Gangloff to UNC (24.2%) and Dan Schemmel to Stanford (18.4%).
