Doha 2024, Day 7 North America Recap: Curzan Matches McKeown With 3-for-3 Backstroke Sweep
19-year-old American Claire Curzan is now the second woman to sweep the three backstroke events at LC Worlds, one edition after Aussie Kaylee Mckeown’s sweep.
Doha 2024, Day 6 North America Recap: Fink the 2nd Man to Medal in All Three Breast Events
30-year-old American Nic Fink is now the second man to medal in all three LC Worlds breaststroke events, one year after China’s Qin Haiyang’s 3-for-3 sweep.
Doha 2024, Day 5 North America Recap: Canada’s Finlay Knox Wins First Men’s Gold Since 2007
Out of lane seven, Finlay Knox won the men’s 200 IM final at 1:56.64, setting a new national record and Canada’s first men’s gold since Brent Hayden in 2007.
2024 World Championships: Curzan Leads All Swimmers with $37.5k In Earnings Through Day 4
Through 4 days of swimming action at the 2024 World Championships, Claire Curzan has earned $37.5k for her performances in the pool, leading all swimmers.
Nathan Adrian Thinks the 100 Free World Record Will Keep Getting Broken
Adrian wasn’t surprised that Cesar Cielo’s mark stood since 2009 but now we’ve seen two men break it in just 1.5 years.
No Changes to Olympic Field for Mixed Medley Relay (But US Catches a Spark)
While the field of 16 for the Olympics in the mixed medley relay didn’t change on Wednesday, the expectation may have for the US.
Santa Clara Looking At Temporary Training Solution With Swim Center Facing Lengthy Repairs
The Santa Clara Aquatics Foundation is now raising funds to purchase an above-ground pool to alleviate training stress on local swimmers.
Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass and Jaffe Named Semi-Finalists For 94th James E. Sullivan Award
Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass, and Jaffe were amongst the 30 semi-finalists that were nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award this year.
USA Swimming’s San Antonio Pro Series Stop Reaches Entry Cap Within 5 Minutes
The final Pro Series stop had an entry cap of “approximately” 600 swimmers and entries opened today, February 13th.
Armstrong: “Watching Claire Win Her Race Put a Little Pressure On Me” (Quotes From Day 3)
Day 3 of competition is done in Doha 2024 with 5 new world champions, including 2 golds (Curzan and Armstrong) and 1 bronze (Hobson) for Team USA
Doha 2024, Day 3 North America Recap: Curzan Claims First Individual World Title In 100 BK
After failing to qualify for the U.S. World Championship team in 2023, Curzan set a new personal best of 58.29 in the final en route to gold in the 100 back.
2024 US Olympic Trials Have Sold Roughly 2,000 Tickets/Session in the Last 2 Months
Ticket sales do appear to be picking up steam for the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials, though with over 22,000 Day 1 tickets left, there’s a long way to go.
Doha 2024, Day 2 North America Recap: Angus Adds to Canada’s Newfound Breaststroke Depth
Sophie Angus shaved almost a second off her lifetime best with a personal-best 1:06.66 that snuck her into Tuesday’s 100 breast final as the No. 8 seed.
Andrew: “I Take All The 50s Pretty Seriously Here…There’s 20 Grand on the Line”
When asked if he takes the 50s seriously at the World Championships, Michael Andrew had a very practical answer – yes, there’s a lot of money on the line.
Doha 2024, Day 1 North America Recap: Jake Foster Posts PB But Misses 100 Breast Final
Despite posting a personal-best 59.48 in Sunday’s 100 breast semifinals, Jake Foster missed the Worlds final by less than a tenth of a second.
