Swim of the Week: U.S. Medley Breaks First Men’s Relay WR Since Super-suit Ban
Since the supersuit ban in 2010, no men’s relay had broken a long course world record in swimming… until last week’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
Breakout Names from the 2016 U.S. Open That Became Tokyo 2020 Olympians
The 2016 U.S. Open was held right before the Rio 2016 Olympics for swimmers that *just* missed the team. Some standout names from that meet are now Olympians.
Teagan O’Dell Hits 1:01.62 Prelims 100 Back, #15 All-Time for 13-14 Girls
O’Dell has already cracked the all-time 13-14 girls top 10 in 3 other events this week.
2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
The women’s 100 breast will give us our first sighting of USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler, who is the top seed in 1:06.29.
2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Greensboro: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
16-year-old Jo Jo Ramey (pictured) enters the women’s 100 back on Day 4 in Greensboro riding the hot hand after winning the 200 on Wednesday.
2021 U.S. Open Among Championship Meets Announced For Greensboro Aquatic Center
In conjunction with its 10-year anniversary, the Greensboro Aquatic Center announced nine events it will be hosting in the coming years.
Italian Championships Continue With 1:46.9 200 Free From Stefano Ballo
Stefano Ballo put up the winning 200m free time of 1:46.91 in Rome today, following up on competing at the 2020 Olympic Games.
100 Years Ago Today: Johnny Weissmuller Makes His Competitive Swimming Debut
On August 6, 1921, Johnny Weissmuller began what would be seven years of dominance in the pool at the AAU Championships in Duluth, Minnesota.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/4/2021
In Texas, 16-year-old Cooper Lucas swam to personal-bests in five different events, all ranking in the top 20 in 15-16 age group history.
Coronavirus Pandemic Still Impacting Australian Swimming With NSW Cancellations
Areas such as Australia are still living in complete lockdown or at least some type of restrictions affecting their everyday lives due to coronavirus.
Firestone Akron’s Jonny Marshall Clocks 55.30 100 Back, #9 All-Time 15-16 Boys
The swim for Marshall was a lifetime best, coming in under his previous best of 55.58, which was swum 3 weeks ago, at the LE Sectionals.
Reigning World Champ Yang Jian Leads Men’s 10m Platform Diving Prelims In Tokyo
Yang and Chinese teammate Cao Yuan comfortably qualified 1-2 out of the men’s 10m platform diving preliminaries in Tokyo.
FINA Announces $2.8 Million USD Prize Money Pool for 2021 SC Worlds in December
The $2.8 million USD prize money pool will mark the largest prize pool of any FINA swimming event to date.
Tokyo 2020 Men’s Water Polo Semifinals: Greece and Serbia Advance to Gold Match
Greece and Serbia will meet for the Gold medal match on Sunday, while losing teams Spain and Hungary will play in the Bronze medal match.
Duke Adds Graduate Transfer Diver Justin Sodokoff for 2021-22 Season
After competing for Dartmouth for three seasons, Sodooff will be joining the Duke Blue Devils to compete on the diving boards this fall.
