Ledecky World Record, Texas-UVA, & Peaty’s Motivation | THE SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week we discuss Katie Ledecky’s 1500 free (SCM) world record, the upcoming Texas-Virginia dual meet, and Adam Peaty’s new-found motivation.
Shaine Casas Gives Honest Analysis on How Going Pro has Affected His Swimming
Casas has had peaks and valleys in college and transitioning to being pro, but now feels he’s matured a lot with his swimming career being full in his hands.
Kelly Pash Discusses Her Trip To Canada, Adapting Quickly To Short Course Meters
Kelly Pash made her short course meters debut in Toronto, delivering an event-winning 200 butterfly performance of 2:03.61.
Olympic Medalist Elizabeth Beisel Announces Engagement To Jack Nichting
Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel, 30, announced her engagement to Jack Nichting, 27, whom she was on the American reality TV show Survivor with in 2019.
FINA To Add Women’s 1500 Free At Indy World Cup For “World Junior Record Attempt”
At the Indy World Cup, there will be a race between Alexa Reyna and Katie Grimes in the 1500 free, as they both make an attempt at the World Junior Record.
Texas-UVA Meet To Consist Of Light Show, Combined Scoring, 100 IM, And Mixed Relay
Texas plans on hosting a two-day competition against Virginia this weekend that will be a “one-of-a-kind dual meet experience”.
Sprint Freestyler Jasmine Nocentini Splits 26.82 50 BR In Northwestern Tri-Meet
Nocentini, the Northwestern record holder in the 50 free, experimented with breaststroke events in her team’s season opener and had some formidable results.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Beata Nelson
With six wins under her belt through two legs of the FINA World Cup series, Nelson has positioned herself to vie for the overall title this weekend in Indy.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Chris Davis
Davis has been leading SwimAtlanta for well over 40 years, and the club continues to churn out high-level talent with that being put on display in October.
Nic Fink on Swimming Without Pressure, Nearing Finish of Grad School
Fink says he’s accomplished everything he’d wanted to in his career and the rest is icing on the cake, allowing himself to swim freely
Reece Whitley Analyzes 100 Breast World Cup Performance
the NCAA Champion is hoping to keep improving into the final stop of the circuit in Indianapolis after a “sleepy” first-50 in Toronto.
Lilly King is Winning World Cup Events Coming Off of an 8-Week Break
King said she’s never taken more than 3 weeks off before and that it has done her good in and out of the pool, with her results showing the latter
Beata Nelson On SC Worlds: “There Are Spots Open That People Would Love To Have”
Beata Nelson is one of the highest-ranked short course swimmers in the world but won’t be racing at this year’s World Championships.
WATCH: Summer McIntosh Beats Katie Ledecky To Break 400 Free World Junior Record
On Friday, Summer McIntosh beat Katie Ledecky by 0.08 seconds in the women’s 400 free, breaking the World Cup and World Junior Records.
Katie Ledecky on 1500 World Record: “I knew that that record was in reach”
After her race, Ledecky told the media that while breaking the world record wasn’t a specific goal, she did have it in mind.
