2023 U.S. Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
American and U.S. Open record holder Regan Smith gets her meet underway in the 200 fly on Day 1 of the 2023 U.S. National Championships.
Caeleb Dressel Places 29th In Men’s 100 Free To Open U.S. National Championships
The two-time world champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 100 free was nearly two and a half seconds slower than his PB of 46.96 from 2019.
Cal’s Alexy, Lasco Break Through With 47s In 100 Free Prelims At Nationals
The Cal duo will race in finals and vie for a spot on the Worlds team after both cracking 48 seconds for the first time during prelims.
Bob Bowman Says This Is Michael Phelps’ Biggest Contribution To The 200 Fly
In fly, Phelps is perhaps most well known for breathing every stroke, but Bowman believes his continuous kick made the greatest impact on the 200-meter event.
Kaii Winkler Suffers Fractured Wrist, Elbow In Biking Accident
Winkler suffered fractures in his left wrist and right elbow on Friday, as he was involved in a biking accident while heading home from morning practice.
2023 U.S. Trials: Day 1 Distance Session Live Recap
Day 1’s distance session has timed finals of women’s 800 & men’s 1500 free. In the latter, Luka Mijatovic aims to wipe the longest standing NAG off the books.
Maximus Williamson Rises To #2 Among 15-16 Year Old Boys With 49.00 100 Freestyle
Williamson took more than a second of his best time in the 100 freestyle to become the second-fastest boy in his age group.
2023 U.S. Trials Day 1 Prelims Overreaction: The Young Guns Take Over
After a wild first session at the 2023 U.S. Trials, it’s clear the young stars of USA Swimming, including Thomas Heilman (pictured), are here to take over.
Smoliga’s 100 Free PB of 53.31 Highlights an Excellent First Prelims Session for ASU
In this post we’re going to focus on how a team performed. Arizona State, collegiate swimmers and pros alike, looked awesome this morning.
2023 U.S. Trials: View Your Pick ‘Em Contest Responses
This will be a great post to bookmark if you would like to keep your entries handy, or if you just want to peruse all the contestants’ picks.
Abbey Weitzeil Continues 2023 Resurgence With 52.92 100 Free PB
After missing the World Championship team last year, Weitzeil has been on fire throughout 2023, and she’s carried that momentum into Nationals.
Alex Shackell Swims 2:07.95, Becomes 5th-Fastest 15-16-Year-Old American In History
Shackell moved up one spot in the 15-16 age group rankings by cracking 2:08 for the first time at the 2023 World Championships Trials.
Heilman Becomes #2 15-16 Year Old In 200 Butterfly With 1:55.11, Nears Phelps’ Record
Heilman got a bit closer to Michael Phelps’ 2001 national age group record in the men’s 200 butterfly, hitting a 1:55.11 during prelims.
2023 U.S. World Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index
Keep up with all of SwimSwam’s previews and picks with our official preview index for the 2023 U.S. National Championships.
2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Armstrong and Murphy Lead the Pack in the Men’s 100 BK
Hunter Armstrong is the reigning champion from last year’s International Team Trials, having won this event last April with a 52.20.
