James Guy on In-season Swims: “You have to swim fast at the right time”
After his races, Guy emphasized that in-season swims were good to practice, but the focus was is on swimming fast when it matters most.
Matt Sates Taking Slight Taper for World Champs, All in for Comm Games
Sates, who already did major damage on day 1 by beating Olympic champion Dean in the 200m free, got it done for 200 IM gold tonight in 1:58.31
Ben Proud on Staying at the Top Level of Sprinting Consistently
Proud produced 21.89 for silver in the men’s 50 free while winning the B-final of the 50 fly in a time of 23.22, which would have placed 2nd in the A-final
2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
South Africa’s national record holder Lara van Niekerk already put up a swift 30.09 in the heats of the women’s 50m breast, but she still has the final.
Kamminga Would Rather Race Adam Peaty Head On Than Win World Title Without Him
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands nabbed the men’s 200m breast victory here in a time much quicker than Monaco.
Anastasia Gorbenko Planning for Packed Event Schedule in Budapest
Israel’s national record holder Anastasia Gorbenko was the fastest woman in a very tight 200m IM field, which saw the top 3 finishers separated by only .34.
WATCH: Milak’s, Santos’ Barcelona Meet Records & More
Men’s butterfly was stacked, with Nicholas Santos (23.03) and Kristof Milak (1:53.89) combining to break both meet records in the fly events today
Kristof Milak Shatters Mare Nostrum Record With 1:53.89 200 Fly
Milak’s time of 1:53.89 knocks over half a second off the previous Mare Nostrum Record of 1:54.42, set by Chad Le Clos in 2016.
Olympic Champion Tom Dean Ready for Big Summer with 3 Major Championships
Although beat out for 200 free gold by newly turned Pro Matt Sates, Dean still shined with a silver medal-worthy time of 1:46.27
Anna Elendt Breaks German Record in 50 Breast in Barcelona
After a breakthrough collegiate season at the University of Texas, Anna Elendt has continued her success into long course.
Anna Elendt Translates Weight Room Gains to Breaststroke Success
Elendt of both Germany and the University of Texas fired on all cylinders, registering a super quick prelims time of 1:05.82 in this women’s 100m breast.
2022 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona: Masse, Kamminga & Andrew Lead Day 2 Prelims
Canadian Kylie Masse was the lone swimmer to produce a sub-1:00 performance in the women’s 100 back, qualifying in 59.43.
Michael Andrew Swam 18 Races in 2 Days at Mare Nostrum Monaco
This included swimming 50s and 100s of every stroke, with finals of some of those 100s and skins (potentially 4 rounds per event) for the 50s
Maggie MacNeil Returns to Competition at Mare Nostrum
Maggie MacNeil raced for the first time since her elbow injury, placing third in the 100 free on Day 1 of the Barcelona Mare Nostrum stop.
2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona – Day 1 Live Finals Recap
Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean put up a solid morning swim of 1:46.89 in the 200m free and will try to improve upon that mark tonight in Barcelona.
