Katie Ledecky Is A Better Athlete Than Me
After years of denial, Charles Hartley finally concedes that Ledecky is the best athlete to come out of Little Flower School in Bethesda, Maryland, not him.
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Day 2 Overreaction: It’s a Swim Meet and It’s Loud
Indianapolis athletes got the biggest crowd reactions this morning, including 2x Olympian Blake Pieroni who solidified his comeback in the 200 free heats.
Michael Andrew: “I think the X Factor to making the team here is…”
Michael Andrew is the 6th seed (59.65) heading into a 100-breast final that is only separated by .44 from top to bottom.
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Alex Shackell Out of 100 Fly (Day 2 Finals Scratches)
Shackell, the younger sister of newly-minted Olympian Aaron Shackell, will focus on the semifinals of the 200 free tonight.
Sarah Sjostrom Responds to Gretchen Walsh’s 55.18 on Social Media in a Heartfelt Message
Gretchen Walsh who was 8th at World Championships last summer in Fukuoka, has in 11 months become a World Record holder for the first time.
Tanner Filion, D3 Record-Holder & D1 All-American, Makes 100 Back Semis at Olympic Trials
Filion only has two other 100 LCM backstrokes on record, according to the USA Swimming database. He is seeded 13th out of prelims (54.40).
Two-Time Olympian Gabrielle Rose Goes a Personal Best at 46 Years Old, Makes Trials Semis
Rose proved that age is just a number, as she punched a best time of 1:08.43 to qualify 11th in the women’s 100 breaststroke.
Kieran Smith: “I wanted to prove that… I’m capable of being a 2x Olympian”
Kieran Smith finished 2nd in last night’s 400 free, most likely qualify the defending bronze medalist from Tokyo (in this event) for his 2nd Olympic Games.
Carson Foster No-Shows 200 Free, 2nd DFS of U.S. Olympic Trials
3rd-seed Foster left his lane empty in the first circle-seeded heat of the men’s 200 freestyle. He is still entered in the 400 IM in this session.
Gretchen Walsh on 100 Fly WR: “I was probably the most shocked out of the people I know”
Last night in the first event of the 2024 US Olympic Trials, Gretchen Walsh shocked swimming by breaking an 8-year-old world record in the 100 butterfly
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Preview
This morning sees a plethora of events including the Men’s 200 Free, the Men’s 400 IM, the Women’s 100 Breaststroke, the Men’s 100 Backstroke, the Women’s 200 Freestyle and the Women’s 400 IM
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: No Kate Douglass in 100 Breaststroke (Day 2 Prelims Scratches)
Despite putting up the #3 time in the 100 breaststroke earlier this season, Douglass will not contest the 100 breast in Indy.
Katie Ledecky FULL Press Conference, 400 Free (Qualified for 4th Olympics)
Tonight in Indianapolis, Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400 free in dominant fashion, clocking her 30th sub-4:00 400 free of her career
First Paris Olympian Aaron Shackell FULL Press Conference, 400 Free
19-Year-Old Indiana native Aaron Shackell became the first member of the 2024 Paris Olympic Team last night in Indianapolis in front of 20,000 fans
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Katie Ledecky can lock in her spot on a fourth consecutive U.S. Olympic team tonight in the women’s 400 freestyle after ripping a sub-4:00 prelim swim.
