SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 3 Instant Reactions
We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.
2022 US Trials Roundup: Foster Gets It Done And Grimes Bounces Back
Both Carson Foster and Katie Grimes out-swam Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalists en route to victory in the 400 IM and a spot on the World’s team.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 3 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
Swimming in the ‘B’ final of the women’s 50 back, Eagle Aquatics 15-year-old Erika Pelaez posted a 28.31, marking a new personal best.
2022 U.S. Trials: Watch Hunter Armstrong Break WR, Andrew & Berkoff Break ARs
Watch a trio of sprint records fall in the men’s 50 backstroke, women’s 50 backstroke, and the men’s 50 breaststroke.
2022 U.S Trials: Finke Scratches 400 Free on Day 4
With a Worlds berth already in the 1500 free and the 800 still to come, Bobby Finke has scratched the 400 free on Day 4 in Greensboro.
Hunter Armstrong Blasts 23.71 To Take Out 50 Backstroke World Record
Hunter Armstrong became the second man in history and the first American to break 24 seconds in the 50 backstroke with a 23.71 world record.
4:44.63 Kayla Han Becomes 3rd-Fastest 13-14-Year-Old In The 400 IM
At 13 years old, Kayla Han is now third only to Becca Mann and Katie Hoff in the 13-14 US women’s rankings in the 400 IM.
Kate Douglass on 2:21.4 200 Breast: “I think I’m still learning how to swim it”
Douglass turned up the pressure over the second half of the race and finished .24 behind King with 2:21.43 to become the 4th-fastest performer in US history
2022 U.S. World Championship Trials: Day 3 Finals Preview
Day 3 finals will see Regan Smith, Hunter Armstrong, Justin Ress, Caeleb Dressel, and Michael Andrew take aim at several U.S. Open Records.
Bacon/White 200 Back Tandem: “We’re ready to really race the rest of the world”
White had the fastest final 50, coming home one-tenth faster than Bacon, but it wasn’t enough to grab the title. Bacon won in 2:05.08 to White’s 2:05.13
Paige Madden Reveals Struggle With Hashimoto’s Disease, Will Not Swim 400 Free
An Olympian in the event last year, Paige Madden will be withdrawing from the 400 free at U.S. trials to focus on her mental and physical health.
2022 U.S. Trials: Casas Drops 100 Fly, Andrew To Race Triple At Day 3 Finals
Shaine Casas, Claire Curzan, Charlie Swanson and Kylee Alons have all dropped out of an ‘A’ final on Day 3 of the U.S. Trials in Greensboro.
U.S. World Championship Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
After making the Worlds team in the 200 free last night, Texas’ Carson Foster comes in as the top seed in the men’s 400 IM.
Carson Foster: “I can’t even put into words how big of a relief it is”
After dropping a huge PB in prelims, Foster was able to nearly duplicate that time in finals and earn his first-ever spot on a senior international team
Hunter Armstrong Obliterates American Record With 24.01 50 Back, #2 In History
Armstrong knocked more than two-tenths off the American Record and now ranks as the second-fastest swimmer in history, while Justin Ress is now #4.