Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Imagining A Present-Day Phelps v Dressel Showdown
We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.
17-Yr-Old Ksawery Masiuk Logs New Polish Record In 50 Backstroke
While racing on the penultimate day of competition at the 2022 Polish Open, Ksawery Masiuk fired off a new national record in the men’s 50m backstroke.
AAC Announces Four New Affiliate Members In Women’s Swimming and Diving
The FAU, FIU, North Texas and Rice women’s swim & dive teams will begin competing as affiliate members in the American Athletic Conference in 2022-23.
Katie Ledecky Drops 200 Free From 2022 Worlds Championship Schedule
Ledecky will be replaced in the event by Leah Smith, who finished third at U.S. Trials last week in a time of 1:57.44.
Ukraine Shines on Day 2 of Deaflympics, Kremliakov Bests Klotz in 200 Back
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian athletes have largely fled to other countries in Europe which have opened their arms to accept them.
Nebraska High School State Qualifier Reagan Greer Commits to NWU
Reagan Greer will have a big impact when she arrives at Nebraska Wesleyan, with times that would score in A finals at conference.
USA Swimming Releases Updated Worlds Roster With Stroke 50 Entrants
Justin Ress will join Hunter Armstrong in the men’s 50 backstroke in Budapest – they’ll be the only swimmers who have ever been sub-24 in the field.
Two Olympic Swimmers Build On Their Passion For Aquatics
Mikael Orn, NCAA Champion and Olympic medalist.
Florida Gators Sweep US Trials Men’s Freestyle Events for the 2nd Straight Year
Caeleb Dressel won the 50 and 100 freestyles at Trials, helping the Florida Gators sweep the men’s freestyle events for the second year in a row.
Bruce Marchionda Added to U.S. Coaching Staff for 2022 World Championships
Bruce Marchionda, the coach of Claire Curzan (above), has joined as the 6th assistant in pool swimming for the U.S. at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
Which Aquatic Athletes Will Be in the 2022 USOPC Hall of Fame Class?
Michael Phelps with his 28 Olympic medals is a sure-fire first ballot Hall-of-Famer. But which of the other 6 aquatic nominees might join him?
2022 FINA World Cup Series Will Make a Return to U.S., Canada
The FINA Swimming World Cup Series will return to the United States for the first time since the 2005-2006 season as one of two North American stops.
SwimSwam Breakdown: The US World Trials Narratives You Didn’t Know You Needed
we discuss the ride of Hunter Armstrong, USA’s positioning in the LCM 200/400s, and what US Nationals in Irvine might look like this summer.
Utah Promotes Jonas Persson to Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s S&D Programs
Persson has spent the past 3 seasons as the associate head coach in Salt Lake City, making him a natural selection for the head coaching position.
USA Wins 4 Medals on Opening Day of 2022 Deaflympics Swimming
The first day of the swimming portion, which runs from May 2 to 9, featured finals of the men’s 400 free, women’s 100 back, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.
