Junya Koga breaks U.S. Open record in 50 back at Athens Sectional time trial
Japanese backstroker Junya Koga turned a time trial opportunity into a U.S. Open record on Saturday night, going 24.50 in the 50 backstroke, the fastest time ever on American soil.
Ryan Lochte Takes DQ And Swims 50m Freestyle Entirely Underwater
Ryan Lochte put on a very special performance for all those in attendance at the 2015 Long Course Speedo Sectionals in Athens, GA; staying underwater for the entirety of his 50m freestyle and taking the disqualification.
Joe Schooling Dips Under 53 in 100 Fly at Austin Speedo Sectionals
Joe Schooling won the men’s 100 butterfly by 3 seconds, posting a time just outside of the world’s top 25.
Busy Weekend of Competition Ahead Domestically and Internationally
While the pool swimming portion of the 2015 World University Games, the biggest competition of the last week, has wrapped…
Brendan McHugh Tunes Up for Worlds With Fast 50 Breast Time Trial in LA
Brendan McHugh swam a speedy 50 breaststroke split en route to a full 100 meter time trial on Friday at the L.A. Invite.
Ryan Lochte And Connor Jaeger Set up To Battle Again In Athens
The Speedo Sectionals in Athens continued to be a fast meet on during day two prelims as several swimmers managed to come close to their season best times including American swim star Ryan Lochte.
Margo Geer Swims Fastest 100 Freestyle Done By An American This Season At LA Invite
Margo Geer swam the most impressive performance of the meet thus far in the prelims of the women’s 100m freestyle; touching the wall in 53.95 to take the top seed heading into finals.
Team USA Breaks Record Of Most Swimming Medals Won At World University Games
After the final day of pool swimming competition at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, the United States stayed on top of the medal table with an unprecedented 15 golds, 10 silvers, and eight bronzes.
Wilimovsky, Anderson Earn Top Finals Seeds in Distance Events on Day 1 of LA Invite
Jordan Wilimovsky (above) took the top seed for finals of the men’s 1500 by almost ten seconds tonight.
Margalis doubles, hits world’s #4 time in 200 IM at Athens Sectionals
Night 1 of the 2015 Athens Sectionals was all Melanie Margalis, with the Georgia Bulldog grad winning two events and hitting the fourth-fastest 200 IM the world this year.
Ryan Lochte And Dylan Bosch Take Top Seeds After Day One Prelims At Athens Sectionals
The 2015 Long Course Speedo Sectionals in Athens, Georgia kicked off Thursday, featuring some of the top athletes from SwimMAC Elite and Club Wolverine. Elite swimmers from around the globe added prestige to the meet, putting up some fast times during day one prelims.
All-American Sam Tierney training with USC for summer, will return to Mizzou’s new pro group
Missouri All-American breaststroker Sam Tierney is spending the summer training with the loaded professional group at USC, but will return to Mizzou in the fall to help start a postgrad group at his alma mater.
USA Swimming Coach BJ Reynoso Competes on American Ninja Warrior
Reynoso (above, right) competed for a spot in the American Ninja Warrior finals. The episode was aired just over a week ago.
Katie Hoff out of competition for summer after surgery
Olympic medalist Katie Hoff’s summer season has come to a close after surgery.
Michael Phelps Won’t Swim at Paris-Chartes World Cup Stop
Phelps’ management said he will not be competing in France because he wants to concentrate on the US National Championship meet in San Antonio.
