WATCH: Race Videos From The 2021 January Pro Swim Series
Check out select race videos from this weekend’s Pro Swim Series meets in San Antonio and Richmond.
SSPC: Leah Smith Details Solo Training with Matt Grevers, ISL, and Coffee Hobby
Leah was planning on attending the meet in Irvine, but as that one was canceled she opted to stay home and train instead of risking travel
Cal Training Helping Isabelle Stadden “Regain my touch with the water” (Video)
Stadden, currently in her freshman year at Cal, dipped under her swim from Knoxville last January by .01, a positive sign as we reset the Olympic year.
Michigan State Women Lead CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams In Final Season
The CSCAA has released its Scholar All-America teams, with Michigan State posting the highest women’s team GPA in their final season before the team is cut.
How Focusing on Fly/Breast Has Improved Kathleen Baker’s 200 IM (Video)
This was Baker’s third-fastest performance ever, having been 2:08.32 in the summer of 2018 and 2:08.75 in February of last year.
Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update — Men’s 400 Medley Relay
Adam Peaty leads Great Britain at the top of the rankings in the 400 Medley Relay. USA and Russia are close behind in the chase for the gold.
Abbey Weitzeil Describes the Mental Struggles of Getting Back In Shape (Video)
Weitzeil’s last long course 50 prior to this weekend came in December of 2019, where she went 24.70 at a time trial in Minnesota.
Ally McHugh Talks Racing all Stroke 200s, Taking Mile Out Fast (Video)
16:12.87 is the 23-year-old’s third-fastest swim ever, and quickest since August of 2019. It also makes McHugh the second-fastest American in 2020-21.
Grant Shoults Opens Up About Second Shoulder Surgery, Recent 8:44 PR in 1000 FR
Grant Shoults’ journey to a recent personal best in the 1000 yard free has not been a direct flight. He has laid out the timeline of his path to 8:44.
Site of 2004 Olympic Trials Being Used As Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site
The Long Beach parking lot that hosted the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials started its vaccine distribution on Tuesday.
Nic Fink Explains Why Georgia Swimmers Finish Races Well By Design (Video)
Nic Fink home like a freight train down the stretch to sneak by Will Licon for the 200 breast win in 2:11.28, with Licon just .02 back. Fink’s final 50: 33.20
Zane Grothe on Training: “I’ve really focused on having a better 1500” (Video)
Grothe, 28, finished in a time of 15:10.29, stacking up as his fastest swim since July of 2019 while also making him the second-fastest American this season
Former National Champion Bobby Brewer Named Head Coach At River City Aquatics
Brewer was the 1998 U.S. National Champion in the 100 backstroke and joins River City Aquatics after owning bdouble Consulting for the past seven years.
Kieran Smith Breaks Down the Approach That Led to Lifetime Best 200 IM (Video)
Smith’s 1:59.38 showing lowers his previous PB of 1:59.56, set way back at the 2017 World Juniors, and ranks him 13th in the world this season.
NYT: Klete Keller Apologizes to Former Coach
Klete Keller has not spoken to media since showing up in the US Capitol on January 6, but he reached out to others within swimming over the last week.
