2018 U.S. Nationals Day 1 Finals Preview: Adrian’s Streak on the Line
As the field vies for Pan Pacs relay spots Wednesday night in the 100 free, Nathan Adrian will also battle to keep up his 8-year national title streak alive.
2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Distance Heats Live Recap
This afternoon will bring 6 heats each of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free, while the 7th and fastest heat will swim with finals.
Katie Ledecky Scratches 100 Free Final on Day 1 of U.S. Nationals
Katie Ledecky elected not to swim the 100 free final on Day 1 of U.S. Nationals, allowing her to focus on the 800 free that takes place 27 minutes later.
2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
Star sprinters Caeleb Dressel and Nathan Adrian headline the men’s 100 free, while the 200 fly brings in Jack Conger, Chase Kalisz, and Pace Clark for a rematch.
Hali Flickinger Downs Decades-Old US Open 200 Fly Record – 2:05.87
Flickinger is now the No. 3 American performer of all-time and No. 2 in the world this year.
Gretchen Walsh Goes 54.38, Fastest 15-Year-Old 100 FR In U.S. History
15-year-old Gretchen Walsh continues to impress, putting up the fastest time ever by an American 15-year-old in the 100 free.
Destin Lasco’s 49.66 Moves To #2 All-Time For U.S. 15-16s in 100 Free
16-year-old Destin Lasco moved to #2 all-time with a huge swim in prelims of the 100 free at Nationals this morning.
Urlando #2 All-Time in 15-16s, Levant #3 All-Time in 17-18s For 200 FL
A pair of teenagers put up historic age group swims in prelims of the men’s 200 fly at Nationals this morning: 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando moved to #2 all-time in the 15-16 age group while 18-year-old Jack Levant jumped to #3 all-time in the 17-18 bracket.
Recovering from Mono, Ella Eastin Swims First Race of Nationals
Despite missing two weeks of training early in July, leading to uncertainty about her ability to swim this week, Eastin swam the 200 fly.
Follow Along with Your U.S. Nationals Pick’Em Entries
Entries for the pick’em contest have closed. We will update the standings at the end of each day’s racing. In the meantime, if you can’t remember who you picked and want to cheer on your entries, here is the spreadsheet with everyone’s picks.
Coleman Stewart Swims 49.1 in 100 Free Time Trial at Nationals
Stewart didn’t swim the 100 free in prelims on Wednesday morning because he didn’t have a qualifying time. Then he unleashed a time trials swim that puts him in the conversation for relays in 2020.
U.S. Nationals Day 1 Prelims: Much Faster than Recent Nationals
2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…
Backstrokers Smith and Seidt Break Through in Women’s 200 Fly
Regan Smith of Riptide and Asia Seidt of Kentucky Aquatics put up monster swims in the morning heats of the women’s 200 fly, earning berths in tonight’s A final
Swim-Off Required For 8th In 200 Fly: Nordmann vs Pike with Jr Pan Pacs, WUGs Implications
A pair of juniors are set to swim-off for 8th place in the women’s 200 fly, a dramatic start to this week’s hugely-important U.S. National Championships.
Former Big Ten Record-Holder Paul Powers Retires
Former Big Ten record-holder and Olympic Trials semifinalist Paul Powers has officially retired from swimming.
