Thomas Heilman Moves Up U.S. Rankings With 1:56.41 200 Butterfly
Heilman moves up from the #8 US swimmer in the 200 fly to #5. He swam a 1:57.81 at this meet a year ago before swimming a best time at US Summer Nationals.
Kate Douglass Wins 200 Breaststroke in 2:19.95, Alex Walsh Swims Best Time 2:22.87
Douglass and Walsh now are the top 2 Americans in the 200 breaststroke this season. Walsh’s swim was a personal best by over two seconds.
Kate Douglass Leads Day 2 Prelims With 2:22.77 200 Breaststroke
Douglass now holds the seven fastest times in the 200 breaststroke in the US this season and had her fastest prelims swim of the year this morning.
Indianapolis Renames Streets After American Olympic Gold Medal Winning Swimmers
Indianapolis is ramping up to full-blown Olympic Trials modem giving many streets around downtown honorary swimmer-themed names.
Anna Kalandadze Picks Up Olympic Trials Cuts in 800, 1500 Free at Scarlet Memorial Day Invite
Recent University of Pennsylvania graduate Anna Kalandadze collected her first two Trials cuts in the 800 freestyle (8:43.20) and 1500 free (16:43.36).
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.
