With Emma Sticklen’s 49.79, The Women’s 100 Fly Just Got A Lot More Competitive
Out of the 11 women who have gone sub-50 in the 100-yard fly, six are currently swimming in the NCAA, and now Sticklen is one of them.
Kelly Pash Swims NCAA-Leading 1:42.73 200 Free At Texas-NC State Dual Meet
Pash beat out her old season-best of 1:43.40, and is the first woman to break 1:43-point in the 200 free for the 2022-23 NCAA season.
SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks
All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.
USA Swimming Reveals Event Order For 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
The new event order mimics the one released for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last year.
USA Swimming’s SWIMS 3.0 Causing Headache For Clubs Amid Insurance Liability Notice
USA Swimming sent a notice to clubs Wednesday regarding liability insurance that has caused an uproar amid registration difficulties online.
Paris 2024 Olympic Schedule Resolves Some Event Conflicts With New 9-Day Calendar
The women’s 200-meter freestyle final will take place on Day 3 in Paris instead of Day 4 like in Tokyo, avoiding a clash with the women’s 1500 free.
And The Academy Award Goes To… Erica Sullivan’s 2023 Oscars Twitter Thread
For the fourth year in a row, Erica Sullivan has equated each Best Picture nominee at the Oscars with a type of person in the swimming community.
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Tickets To Go On Sale To General Public Feb. 1
The 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials will take place in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, with capacity expected to be upwards of 30,000.
Lone Star Women Obliterate Six Masters Relay World Records In Three Days
Lone Star Masters (LSM) members Janie Cole, Jeannie Woolslayer, Lynn Morrison and Krissy Maccurday broke six world records by a combined 62 seconds.
Leon Marchand, UVA Lineups, & Suiting for Dual Meets | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN
This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Leon Marchand’s NCAA record in the 400 IM, UVA’s event lineup for NCAAs, and suiting up at dual meets.
Northwestern Sprint Star Jasmine Nocentini Suffers Injury, Return Timeline Unknown
Nocentini, Northwestern’s top individual scorer from 2022 Big Tens, is not competing to focus on the therapy and recovery of her shoulder.
As Dual Meets Unwind, MacNeil, G. Walsh, and Marchand Keep Unbeaten Streaks Alive
As dual meets finish and prep for conferences start, we thought it would be a good time to check in on the swimmers still undefeated in individual events.
USA Swimming Considering Addition of Spring Championship Meets for Juniors in 2024
USA Swimming “remains interested” in hosting the 18 & under Spring Cup again in 2024, depending on the need for more long-course racing next spring.
Erika Braun Swims 52.55 in the 100 Yard Free at 50-Years Old, Breaks American Record
Erika Braun lowered her own 50-54 women’s 100 free record with a 52.55, then split 23.73 on the free leg of NC Masters’ record-breaking 200 medley relay.
Gretchen Walsh Completes A Perfect Pre-Champs Season On Day 2 Of UVA-UNC-NC State Meet
If Walsh does not swim at the upcoming Cavalier invite, she will have pulled off an undefeated pre-championship meet season.
