Matt Fallon and Nic Fink Went To The Same High School
18-year-old Matt Fallon broke the 17-18 National Age Group tonight to win the 200 breast semifinal. Nic Fink (above) took second place overall from heat one
Bella Sims Likely Qualifies for Olympic Team with 1:57.53 200 Free, #3 15-16
Bella Sims, a 16-year-old out of Sandpipers of Nevada, has in all likelihood made the Olympic Team after finishing 5th in the women’s 200 free final tonight.
Paige Madden on Olympic Qualification: “I’m still in a lot of shock”
Madden, who earned an Olympic berth last night by taking second to Ledecky in the 400 free, touched second in 1:56.44 to qualify for the 200 free final
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 4: What It Does It Take to Make it Back?
We came within a tenth of a second of seeing it take a sub-49 to make semi-finals of the men’s 100 free, as Dean Farris took 16th in prelims with that time.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Caeleb Dressel leads a loaded field into the men’s 100 freestyle preliminaries on Wednesday morning.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 4 Finals Preview
Tonight, World Record holder Katie Ledecky leads the first-ever women’s 1500 free U.S. Olympic Trials final in Olympic history.
Lydia Jacoby Keeps Youth in Perspective to Put Emotions Aside
Lydia Jacoby, the 17-year-old out of Alaska, becomes the state’s first Olympic swimmer in the second spot, lowering her 17-18 National Age Group Record
‘Weird’ U.S. Olympic Trials Highlight Lasting Impacts of Pandemic Delay
The one-year pandemic delay put established swimmers on the defense. For rising swimmers, they had nothing to lose – and a bonus year to gain it all.
2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 3 Results
Zero people picked Hunter Armstrong to place second in the men’s 100 back final, yet nearly 100 pick ’ems called Rhyan White’s runner-up finish.
Why 2nd-Placers Aren’t Officially U.S. Olympians Yet (But Why They Will Be)
Many fans are asking why second-place finishers aren’t being officially announced as Olympians yet. We dig into the selection criteria to explain why.
Katie Ledecky Previews 200/1500 Free Double
At the 2016 Trials, when Ledecky didn’t have to swim the 1500 free heats on the same day, she was 1:55.10 in the semi-finals
Looking Back: SwimSwam’s First Interview With Torri Huske
SwimSwam first interviewed Torri Huske in 2019 after the North Virginia 6A Regional Championships when she was a high school sophomore.
James Plage Passes Fran Crippen For #11 All-Time In 17-18 US 800 Free History
18-year-old James Plage dropped seven seconds to go 7:56.87 in the 800 free at this morning’s Olympic Trials prelims, #11 all-time for U.S. 17-18s.
No Scratches For Day 4 Finals In Omaha; Prenot Withdraws As First Alternate
Josh Prenot has withdrawn his position as the first alternate in the men’s 200 breaststroke semi-finals.
SwimSwam’s Top Ten Comments Through Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims
We’ve pulled some of our favorite comments from the live recaps of the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II so far, through the day four prelims session.
