Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Benjamin
Coach Benjamin has been building Rancho San Dieguito Swimming for nearly three decades, having been with the team since 1995.
Kate Douglass Scratches 100 Breast Final, Goes 53.16 100 Freestyle in Time Trial
Douglass now holds 4 of the 6 fastest times swam by an American woman in the event this season. Her season best is a 52.98.
Thomas Heilman Swims Season Best 52.29 100 Butterfly At NCAP Elite Qualifier
Heilman swam a 52.71 at this meet a year ago before swimming a best time at US Summer Nationals to make the US Worlds team.
Wisconsin’s Chris Morris Swims 1:47.6 in the 200 Meter Free at Pettinger Invitational
Chris Morris is now the 24th-best American during the Olympic Trials qualifying period after a speedy time trial result on Friday evening.
Katie Ledecky: Faith in Anti-Doping System at ‘All-Time Low’ Ahead of Paris Olympics
“It’s hard going into Paris knowing that we’re going to be racing some of these athletes,” Katie Ledecky said in an interview with CBS News set to air Sunday.
Come Hang With SwimSwam at The District Tap During the US Olympic Trials in June
For three straight Olympic Trials meets in Omaha, SwimSwam was posted up at the same location, albeit a different owner…
Kate Douglass Posts Best Time In Prelims With 1:06.36 100 Breast, #3 American This Season
Douglass moves up to the #3 fastest American in the event so far this season. Gretchen Walsh swam a 56.98 in the 100 fly.
Alex Walsh Enters Trials Lineup For NCAP Elite Qualifier, Gemmell & Heilman Also On Psychs
Alex Walsh recently announced her event lineup for US Trials and will swim the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM this weekend.
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Grimes Leads Young Talent in 400 IM
Katie Grimes fired a warning shot at the American Record last summer, and without Alex Walsh in the field, the second spot looks wide open.
Indianapolis Tickets are Punched as Competitors Rack Up Trials Cuts at Charlotte Open
Several of the southeast’s top swimmers posted new Olympic Trials cuts, including multiple first-ever qualifications, at the Martha McKee Charlotte Open.
Simone Manuel Swims Fastest 100 Freestyle Since 2019 Worlds With 53.10
Manuel now sits as the 3rd fastest US woman so far this season in the event, only trailing Kate Douglass and Torri Huske.
Regan Smith Breaks Own American Record With 57.51 100 Backstroke
Smith broke her own record that she swam back at the 2019 World Championships leading off the US women’s 4×100 medley relay.
NCAA Swimmers Post Flood Of New Olympic Trials Cuts As End of Qualification Period Nears
With the qualification window closing on May 30, swimmers have been busy the last six weeks trying to make U.S Olympic Trials or improve their season bests.
Shaine Casas Swims 52.11 100 Butterfly In Austin, Foster Entered In 200 IM Today
Casas’ fastest time at the 2024 World Championships was a 52.21 in prelims. He went on to finish 16th in semifinals.
Regan Smith Blasts Best Times In 100 Butterfly (56.26) And 200 Freestyle (1:57.23) In Irvine
Smith now sits at #3 in the US in the 100 fly and #5 in the 200 freestyle so far this year. She dropped .1 in the 100 fly and almost a second in the 200 free.
