Phoebe Bacon on Moving Forward From 100 Back into 200 Back
Bacon clocked 2:07.46 from the first semi, her second-fastest swim ever, and 16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey lowered her best time down to 2:08.90 in second
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap
After winning last night’s 100 free, Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil comes into today’s 50 riding a ton of momentum.
Lochte: “I Will Quit Swimming When I Stop Having Fun”
36 year-old Ryan Lochte spoke with the press after finishing 7th in the 200 IM, missing out on his 5th-straight Olympic team.
Caeleb Dressel Claims Top 2020-2021 World Time in 50 Free at 21.29
Caeleb Dressel now tops the world rankings for the 2020-2021 season with 21.29 in the 50 free, leading the semifinals seeds.
Ryan Murphy: “I worked better than I have any other year”
Murphy moves into second in the world rankings this season, and posts his fastest swim since the 2019 World Championships. It’s his seventh-fastest ever
Ryan Lochte’s Legacy In and Out of the Pool
Ryan Lochte missed making the U.S. Olympic team for the first time in five Olympic cycles. The four-time Olympian was in contention to make 5th Olympic team.
2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 6 Results
BBell13 has cracked the overall top 3 rankings after having the most day six points (92). Now, TSwimming12 has taken over the overall lead.
Weitzeil: “When You Have the Flag On Your Cap, You Get Stuff Done”
The top 4 finishers in the women’s 100 free — Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Olivia Smoliga, and Natalie Hinds — spoke after last night’s session.
Lazor: “It Took So Many People for Me to Even be Sitting Here Right Now”
Annie Lazor, Ryan Murphy, and Michael Andrew spoke with the press last night after winning the 200 breast, 200 back, and 200 IM respectively.
Regan Smith on Keeping Her Head in the Game on Day 7
Regan Smith and Phoebe Bacon won their respective semi-finals in the women’s 200 backstroke quite comfortably, producing near-identical splits
Linnea Mack’s DQ Overturned, 17 Women To Compete In 50 Free Semis
Linnea Mack is back into tonight’s 50 free semi-finals after her prelim disqualification was overturned.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Night 6 Emotional Finals Photo Vault
Night 6 of the US Olympic Trials was filled with emotion and electricity. Here are the top shots from the riveting night of crowning new Tokyo Olympians.
Tom Shields on 100 Fly: “Try not to look at Caeleb… I’m not good at it”
Shields’ swim is his fastest since the 2016 Olympic Trials (where he also went 51.20, qualifying for the Olympic team behind Phelps)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 7 Prelims Scratches & Preview
No. 2 seed Zane Grothe will not contest in the men’s 1500 FR following 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-place finishes. Meanwhile, Abbey Weitzeil will swim the 50 FR.
Caeleb Dressel Analyzes 100 Fly US Open Record
Dressel torched his hours-old U.S. Open Record in the men’s 100 butterfly, blasting a time of 49.76 in the semi-final to lower his prelim mark of 50.17
