Weyant, Grimes, and Litherland All Drop 200 FR for 400 IM in San Antonio
400 IM top seed Emma Weyant will not swim the 200 free to focus on her race against Melanie Margalis. Teen Katie Grimes and Jay Litherland also followed suit.
Molly Hannis Describes Flatter, More-Forward Breaststroke Technique (Video)
As the rest of the field tired on the last 50, Molly Hannis continued to accelerate into the finish, touching in with the top time in the nation at 1:07.10
Simone Manuel is Now Kicking Out to Nearly 15m On her 100 Free (Video)
With a tight race in the women’s 100 free, six swimmers touched within two-tenths of a second, but it was Manuel who put her head down and got the win
Texas Men Remain Only-Ever Team To Win Big 12s With 25th Straight Victory
Texas just won their 25th straight Big 12 title, continuing their streak as the only-ever school to win the men’s conference championship.
Texas Women Collect 9th Straight, 19th Ever Big 12 Team Title
The Texas women kept their early lead at Big 12s and ended the meet more than 200 points ahead of runners-up Iowa State to win the 9th straight team title.
2021 Big Ten Men Day 4 Ups/Downs: Indiana to Jump Michigan By 8.5 Pts
Indiana is now projected to jump Michigan by 8.5 pts with their 1-2 prelims seeds in the 100 BK and 1-2-3 seeds in the 200 FL, led by Brendan Burns (1:40.36).
Projecting the Cut Line For the 2021 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships
We did the math – well, SwimSwam’s numbers guy Andrew Mering did – and the NCAA Division II cutlines should fall in line 17 for men and 21 for women.
2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio (March): Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
U.S. National Team member Regan Smith (above) will race the 200 back, one of her World Record-holding events, during Friday’s prelims session.
Michael Andrew Gives In-Depth Analysis on “All over the place” 100 Breast Win
Andrew remains 3rd in the nation after his morning 1:00.23 swim. At the January PSS meet here in San Antonio, Fink’s acceleration earned him the win at 1:00.8
NCAA Division II Psych Sheets Drop, But With More Minimum Meet Controversy
The NCAA has released its pre-selection psych sheets for the 2021 Division II Championships. But minimum meet requirements once again created controversy.
Owen Ekk Hits 9:50 1000 Free, Fastest 11-12 YO This Season
12-year-old Owen Ekk extended his lead in his age group and remains the only 11-12 year old to crack 10 minutes in the 1000 this year.
David Curtiss Takes 0.16s Off Own 50 FR National Independent HS Record at 19.26
18-year-old David Curtiss knocked his own 50-yard free independent HS record down from 19.42 to 19.26, now moving up to 7th all-time in 17-18 history.
Katie Ledecky Comments on “Milestone” First Race Back in San Antonio (Video)
Ledecky hasn’t raced the event in almost exactly a year with her last long course 1500 occurring on March 3, 2020, when she hit a 15:29.51.
2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio (March): Day 2 Finals Live Recap
On tonight’s slate will be the finals of the 100 free, 100 breast, 200 fly and 400 free. Katie Ledecky will also swim the 100/400 free double.
PSS San Antonio Day 2 Scratches: Cox and Margalis Drop 4FR, Focus on 1BR
Madisyn Cox and Melanie Margalis have both opted out of the 400 free B-final and will focus on the 100 breast A-final, where they are seeded 4th and 5th.
