RACE VIDEO: Michael Andrew Wins First U.S. Junior National Title in Boys’ 100 Back
Michael Andrew won the men’s 100 back on Saturday at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships.
RACE VIDEO: Watch the NBAC Mid-Distance Group Dominate 800 Free Relay
14-year old Easop Lee led the NBAC girls to a win in the 800 free relay on Saturday.
Carmel girls, PASA boys lead team scores at Juniors, will battle for combined title tonight
Curtis Ogren leads the Palo Alto boys, who sit atop the boys team points. PASA is second in combined scores to Carmel which has gotten 218 from its outstanding girls crew.
Dual Citizen Maxime Rooney Plans to Represent United States in Competition
Maxime Rooney, the Junior Nationals runner-up in the 200 free, intends to swim for the United States internationally if he earns the right to do so. He’s a dual citizen of the U.S. and the Philippines.
INTERVIEW: Junior National Champion Michael Andrew and His Coach Assess Performance at Juniors
Michael Andrew, shown here at far right on the podium after his 100 back title at Speedo Junior Nationals, sat down with SwimSwam to discuss his performance during the first four days at Juniors.
Homovich, Rooney Lead in Individual Scoring Headed Into Final Day of 2014 Junior Nats
Madison Homovich has left quite an impression at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships, and now, at just 14 years old, she has a chance to win the meet’s high-point honor.
State Journal-Register: Amanda Beard Aiming For a 2016 Olympic Trials Comeback
According the the Springfield State Journal-Register, Amanda Beard has undertaken a comeback shooting for the 2016 Olympics.
INTERVIEW: Corey Okubo Assesses Performance at Juniors; Looks Forward to Nationals
SwimSwam caught up with AquaZot’s Corey Okubo at Junior Nationals in Irvine, where Okubo talked about his performance in the 200 fly and 200 back and laid out his plans for Nationals and for starting Princeton in the fall.
INTERVIEW: A College Coach’s Perspective on Juniors
Utes’ head coach Joe Dykstra explains why Junior Nationals is such an important meet for recruiting purposes, and what his takeaways have been from the 2014 version.
Dave Kienlen, Lead Coach of KING Fife Site, Announces Retirement
Dave Kienlen, a head site coach of the King Aquatic Club in the Seattle, Washington area, announced his retirement from…
10 Things We Noticed on Day 4 at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships
Stanzi Moseley – the name’s got serious flare, and her swimming isn’t half bad either.
2014 Junior National Championships: Haas completes his triple, Bilquist takes win #2 on Saturday night
Townley Haas won his third event of nationals, overcoming a tough Maxime Rooney for the 200 free win in 1:48.75. Meanwhile Amy Bilquist survived a scare to take her second title, and could take three for herself by tomorrow night.
UPDATED: Last Minute Qualifiers from Juniors, YMCA’s Added to August 2nd Nationals Psych Sheets
The latest round of updates to the psych sheets for the 2014 U.S. National Championships don’t carry nearly the same…
FINA Doesn’t Have Mixed Relays on 2015 World Championships Schedule Yet
FINA is still mulling over where to put the mixed 400 free and 400 medley relays on the schedule for the 2015 World Championships.
Abbey Weitzeil of Canyons Ties 50 Free NAG in Time Trials at Juniors
Abbey Weitzeil went a smoking 25.00 time-trialing the 50 free at Juniors on Saturday to tie Kara Lynn Joyce’s national age group record for 17-18 year-old girls.
