Todd DeSorbo Reflects on Trials That Saw 4 UVA Swimmers Make 2021 Olympic Team
No matter how you look at it, UVA swimmers were on a roll at the 2021 Olympic Trials as 4 athletes that train in Charlottesville made the US Olympic team
Lindsey Wilson Adds Freestyler Avery Herring for 2021-22
Distance freestyler Avery Herring has announced her intention to swim for NAIA’s Lindsey Wilson College beginning in the fall of 2021.
2021 NJCAA 50/100/200 Back Champion Alejandro Robles Ruiz Transfers to SVSU
Alejandro Robles Ruiz, the Southwestern Oregon Community College record-holder in 4 individual events, will join SVSU’s men’s team in the fall.
Breast/IM Specialist Zach Toothman (2021) Commits to Case Western Reserve
Zach Toothman will join CWRU in the fall with times that would have scored in both the breaststroke and IM events at 2020 UAA Championships.
Cal Volunteer Assistant Roman Willets Will Join Alabama Swimming Staff
Roman Willets, a 2014 graduate of the University of Michigan, spent last season as a volunteer assistant with the NCAA runners-up at Cal.
Alex Walsh on the Lessons She Learned in Omaha and Hopes to Take to Tokyo
Alex Walsh qualified for her first U.S. Olympic Team in Omaha by winning the women’s 200 IM. Watch her discuss what lessons she learned.
Tokyo 2020 Qualification Period Is Officially Closed
The qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics began on March 1, 2019. For individual events it closed June 27, 2021 and for relays it closed May 31, 2021.
Hammer Thrower Gwen Berry Sparks Activism At U.S. Olympic Trials
Gwen Berry turned away from the flag while the national anthem played during the U.S. Olympic Trials medal ceremony. This falls within USOPC guidelines.
Pernille Blume Swims 24.17 in 50 Free While Dealing with “Back Problems”
Pernille Blume says she had to skip the 100 free on Saturday at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome because of some back pain.
Swim of the Week: Penny Oleksiak’s 52.89 In 100 Free
This week at Canadian Olympic Trials, Oleksiak crushed a 52.89 100 free, setting up for an Olympic gold defense with the #4 time in the world this year.
Trials Mixed Zone: Rhyan White “Keep the highs low and the lows high”
In undoubtedly the biggest upset of the meet, Rhyan White is the 2021 Olympic Trials winner in the women’s 200 backstroke
Competitor Coach of the Month: Jack Bauerle, Georgia
When the dust settled on U.S. Olympic Trials, the University of Georgia led the way, both as an alma mater and training base for U.S. Olympic swimmers.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Torri Huske, Arlington Aquatic Club
In a meet where best times are tough to come by, 18-year-old Torri Huske hit two key personal-bests and booked her first-ever Olympic appearance.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/28/2021
11-year-old Audrey Derivaux hit 9 personal bests at the long course meters Jersey Wahoos Summer Solstice meet, including an age-group-leading 200 back.
