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2019 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 100 frees should feature Olympic champ Penny Oleksiak of Canada leading the women’s event, while the men’s race includes 2017 world champ Caeleb Dressel.

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Brooke Forde Swaps 200 Breast for 200 Fly in NCAA Entries

Stanford sophomore Brooke Forde will swim the 500 free, 400 IM and 200 fly at the 2019 NCAA Championships, swapping the 200 fly for the 200 breast she swam at NCAAs a year ago.

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Zane Grothe Scratches 100 Free Final After 49.8 Prelim In Des Moines

After breaking 50 for the first time in his career this morning, distance star Zane Grothe will drop the 100 free B final tonight and focus on the 400 free at the Des Moines Pro Swim Series.

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Chase Kalisz Out of Des Moines PSS on Updated Psych Sheets

The world champion was set to race the 200 breast, 200 fly, 200 free, and 200 IM.

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Denison Women Ascend Final CSCAA Division III Poll

Denison’s women jumped from No. 3 to No. 1 while the top three men’s teams held steady.

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Penny Oleksiak Scratches 100 Free At Des Moines Pro Swim Series

Top-seeded Penny Oleksiak is no longer swimming the 100 free at this morning’s Pro Swim Series prelims in Des Moines.

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2019 Pac-12 Men’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s session is a quick one with just 2 events: the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay. Look for Cal’s Andrew Seliskar to make a splash.

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Everything You Need to Know for the 2019 Des Moines Pro Swim Series

Caeleb Dressel is set to compete in his first long course meet since Pan Pacs, and will look to redeem himself against the fast-rising and newfound sprint rival Michael Andrew.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Live Stream/Webcast Info

The broadcast schedule for the Des Moines PSS stop will be very similar to the schedule for January’s Knoxville stop.

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2019 Des Moines Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Projections

There’s a backstroker shortage in Des Moines: two teams will struggle to fill complete lineups this month, while several captains will face tough decisions about what to do with versatile talents like Michael Andrew (pictured) or Caeleb Dressel.

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Scoring Out The Women’s NCAA Division I Pre-Selection Psych Sheet

Scoring out the pre-cut women’s NCAA psych sheet shows a potentially narrow battle for the national title – perhaps closer than originally projected.

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Stars Turn Out for Pro Swim Series – Des Moines (PSYCH SHEETS)

While overall entries are lower than even Knoxville, the number of stars (including international swimmers) willing to make the trek to Des Moines is sway up. That includes Caeleb Dressel, who will swim his first long course meet since Pan Pacs.

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Urlando Goes 2:00.3 In 200 IM To Close College Station Sectionals

16-year-old sensation Gianluca Urlando went 2:00.34 to win the 200 IM, capping the final day of Sectionals in College Station, Texas.

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Zoie Hartman Rocks 200 back/200 breast double at Carlsbad Sectionals

Hartman took third in the 200 back before winning the 200 breast.

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Alex Walsh Breaks 6-Year Old National Age Group Record in 200 Breast

After swimming a huge 50 back split on Saturday, Alex Walsh showed off her versatility with the fastest-ever 200 breaststroke done by a 17-18.

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