Colby Mefford Moves up in Rankings of Men’s 200 Back on His Way to Wave II
10 new athletes picked up Wave II qualifications during Day 3 Finals of the 2021 U.S. Trials. Colby Mefford and Malia Rusch each picked up a second event.
Heather Maccausland Breaks Down 2+ Second Drop in 100 Breast
Heather Maccausland dropped over 2 seconds in the event over the course of today, breaking 1:10 and 1:09 for the first times in her career
16-Year-Old Mitchell Ledford Drops 53.58 to Win 100 Butterfly B-Final
16-year-old Mitchell Ledford established himself as one of the top 15-16 100 butterfly performers of all-time with his winning performance at Olympic Trials.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
With two days left of competition at U.S. Olympic Trials Wave I, this morning’s prelims session features the 400 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 backstroke.
2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault
Wave 1 of the US Olympic Trials in Omaha continued today with many riveting races as swimmers set up for Finals tonight
Tyler Kopp Talks Cal Underwater Work, Mile Finishing Speed in 400 IM Win
Rising Cal sophomore Tyler Kopp pulled away from the field on breaststroke and held his lead through the finish, securing his spot in the Wave II meet
After 2Free/4IM AM Double, Malia Rausch Explains 200 Free Finals Prep
In a true display of outside smoke, ASC’s Malia Rausch, swimming in lane 8, flipped 2nd at the 50 mark before taking over the lead on the 2nd 50
Caleb Maldari Jumps into Top 20 All-Time in U.S. 15-16 History in 200 Back
Caleb Maldari swam a new lifetime best in the 200 backstroke in prelims on Sunday, which pushes him into the top 20 all-time among US 16 & unders.
Liam Bresette on Winning an Event at Olympic Trials: “It’s a dream”
Sammon, who won the men’s 100 free on day 1, took the race out quick, but Bresette had superior closing speed, and got his hand on the wall first
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Returners V. Newbies In The Women’s 50 Free
Who will prevail as Manuel and Weitzeil try to make their 2nd Olympic team while Curzan, Huske, and Walsh want to take the spots for themselves?
Kate McCarville on Dropping Nearly 7 Seconds from Prelims to Win the 400 IM
Kate McCarville took the race over relatively early, and didn’t look back, managing to hold off a charging Katie Trace on the free leg
US Olympic Trials Wave I: Watch Day 1 Prelims Race Videos
Check out some of the top race videos from day 1 prelims at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials Wave I in Omaha, Nebraska.
2021 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault
Wave 1 of the US Olympic Trials in Omaha continued today with many riveting races as swimmers battled for spots at Wave 2 next week
Colby Mefford Scratches 400 Free Prelims at 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
20-year-old Colby Mefford of Sierra Marlins Swim Team scratched the 400 free prelims to focus his energy toward the 200 back at the end of the session.
2021 Olympic Trials Wave I Video Roundup – Day 2
We saw names from last night such as Autumn Haebig, Patrick Sammon and Katie Trace place 2nd in events while new names came to the forefront