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Thiago Pereira Scratches 200 Fly On Day 2 of Santa Clara PSS

There’s only one new scratch out of the top seeds heading into day 2 of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara, and that comes from Brazil’s Thiago Pereira.

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The Reason Indy & Santa Clara PSS Meets Are Not Olympic Qualifiers

The Arena Pro Swim Series stops in Indianapolis and Santa Clara are not on FINA’s list of approved Olympic qualifying events – find out why and what that means for this weekend’s action.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indianapolis: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Leah Smith will try to put up another lifetime best in the 200 free tonight in Indianapolis.

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No A-Final Scratches for Day 1 Finals of Arena PSS – Santa Clara

Caitlin Leverenz will try to fend off Keryn McMaster and Celina Li in the 400 IM A final tonight in Santa Clara.

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Phelps Looks to Qualify for 4×200 Relay in Rio with Swim in Austin

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Phelps and Bowman discussed their plan to attempt to qualify for the Olympic 4×200 free relay with his swim at the Longhorn Elite Invite.

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Ringgold, Haas Scratch 100 Free At Day 1 Finals of Longhorn Invite

There’s only one scratch out of the A finals on night 1 of the 2016 Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite, and it’s 5-seed Brett Ringgold in the 100 free.

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Top Qualifier Quah Scratches 200 Free For Day 1 Finals Of Indy PSS

Top prelims qualifier Quah Zheng Wen of Singapore will not contest the 200 free at finals of the Indianapolis Pro Swim Series, instead focusing only on the 100 fly.

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Leah Smith Hammers Out Another 200 Freestyle Best Time – 1:56.66

Look out for Leah Smith in the women’s 200 freestyle come Omaha!

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2016 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES AT SANTA CLARA Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5, 2016 George F. Haines International…

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2016 Longhorn Elite Invite: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Today marks the start of the 2016 Longhorn Elite Invite, which will serve as a final tuneup for some of the nation’s best ahead of Olympic Trials. Michael Phelps is entered in both the 100 free and 100 fly this morning.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Indianapolis: Day One Prelims Live Recap

Canadian Olympian Brittany MacLean is the top seed in this morning’s first event; the women’s 200 freestyle…

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2016 US Olympic Trials Preview: Jaeger Poised To Win 1500 Freestyle

Right now, Connor Jaeger looks like the man to lead the American Olympic charge in the distance events. Coming off a 1500m freestyle silver medal at the 2015 World Championships and a 1500m freestyle gold medal from the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, he’s ranked 20th in the world this season with only one American ahead of him: Jordan Wilimovsky.

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Sogar, Boyce, Ringgold Join Longhorn Invite Heat Sheets On Day 1

Instead of the typical pre-meet scratches that come out the night before a meet, the Longhorn Elite Invite is actually growing. Texas training partners Laura Sogar, Lisa Boyce and Brett Ringgold are new additions to the heat sheets compared to the psych sheets we saw earlier in the week.

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Vreeland, Bentz, Luthersdottir Among Late Indy PSS Scratches

Heat sheets for the first day of the Arena Pro Swim Sereis at Indianapolis have been posted, and Shannon Vreeland, Gunnar Bentz and Hilda Luthersdottir are among the more notable day 1 scratches.

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Former Stanford Swimmer Brock Turner Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail

Having been found guilty of three felony sexual assault charges stemming from an on-campus incident taking place in January 2015, former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was handed his sentence today in California.

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