No Changes to Olympic Field for Mixed Medley Relay (But US Catches a Spark)
While the field of 16 for the Olympics in the mixed medley relay didn’t change on Wednesday, the expectation may have for the US.
Santa Clara Looking At Temporary Training Solution With Swim Center Facing Lengthy Repairs
The Santa Clara Aquatics Foundation is now raising funds to purchase an above-ground pool to alleviate training stress on local swimmers.
Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass and Jaffe Named Semi-Finalists For 94th James E. Sullivan Award
Ledecky, Murphy, Douglass, and Jaffe were amongst the 30 semi-finalists that were nominated for the James E. Sullivan Award this year.
USA Swimming’s San Antonio Pro Series Stop Reaches Entry Cap Within 5 Minutes
The final Pro Series stop had an entry cap of “approximately” 600 swimmers and entries opened today, February 13th.
Armstrong: “Watching Claire Win Her Race Put a Little Pressure On Me” (Quotes From Day 3)
Day 3 of competition is done in Doha 2024 with 5 new world champions, including 2 golds (Curzan and Armstrong) and 1 bronze (Hobson) for Team USA
Doha 2024, Day 3 North America Recap: Curzan Claims First Individual World Title In 100 BK
After failing to qualify for the U.S. World Championship team in 2023, Curzan set a new personal best of 58.29 in the final en route to gold in the 100 back.
2024 US Olympic Trials Have Sold Roughly 2,000 Tickets/Session in the Last 2 Months
Ticket sales do appear to be picking up steam for the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Trials, though with over 22,000 Day 1 tickets left, there’s a long way to go.
Doha 2024, Day 2 North America Recap: Angus Adds to Canada’s Newfound Breaststroke Depth
Sophie Angus shaved almost a second off her lifetime best with a personal-best 1:06.66 that snuck her into Tuesday’s 100 breast final as the No. 8 seed.
Andrew: “I Take All The 50s Pretty Seriously Here…There’s 20 Grand on the Line”
When asked if he takes the 50s seriously at the World Championships, Michael Andrew had a very practical answer – yes, there’s a lot of money on the line.
Doha 2024, Day 1 North America Recap: Jake Foster Posts PB But Misses 100 Breast Final
Despite posting a personal-best 59.48 in Sunday’s 100 breast semifinals, Jake Foster missed the Worlds final by less than a tenth of a second.
Ahmed Hafnaoui Finishes 17th in 400 Free Prelims After Last Year’s World Champs Silver
Ahmed Hafnaoui has had a tumultuous year since winning silver at last year’s World Championships in the 400 free and was off in the first session of this year’s meet.
USA Swimming Foundation Awards Additional $157,745 in 2023 Learn-to-Swim Grant Funding
The two rounds of grants awarded this year by the USA Swimming Foundation combined for more than $800,000 to 125 providers across 33 states.
Prize Money & Performance Contracts Provide Huge Opportunities at 2024 World Championships
Many athletes’ endorsement contracts include performance clauses – clauses that might have felt unattainable in other years.
Douglass Drops 50 Fly, Curzan Out of 50 Free on Updated 2024 Worlds Start Lists
American Kate Douglass has scratched from the 50 fly while teammate Claire Curzan dropped the 50 free on the updated 2024 Worlds start lists.
2024 Worlds Preview: Mixed Relays a Mixed Bag of Competiton or Scratches
Claire Curzan has a busy schedule of six individual events, but should the USA opt to swim mixed relays, will be a necessary piece for both relays.
