Leah Smith, Brooks Fail Move Up World Rankings at Intrasquad Meet
Leah Smith swam to the 3rd fastest time from an American this year in the 400 IM, trailing only Melanie Margalis and Madisyn Cox.
17-Year-Old South African Matt Sates Swims 1:57.60 IM/51.83 FL In Durban
17-year-old Matt Sates dropped 1.48s in the 2IM to hit 1:57.60 in Durban, cracking the top 15 times in the world this season. Sates also hit 51.83 in the 1FL.
Kristy Kinzer Named Aquinas Men’s & Women’s Swimming Head Coach
Most recently an assistant coach at Case Western Reserve (Ohio), Kinzer returns to West Michigan, where she was an All-American swimmer at Calvin.
Mert Ali Satir Breaks 12-Year-Old Turkish 100 Backstroke Record With A 54.92
Ali Satir became the fastest Turkish man ever in the 100 back and took the record from Derya Büyükuncu who held it at a 55.05 from back in 2008.
Alex Dawson Will Serve as Head Manager for US Olympic Swim Team in Tokyo
Alex Dawson, who was the head manager of the U.S. team at the 2019 World Championships, will serve in that role in Tokyo this summer as well.
Mare Nostrum Monaco Finals: Day 1 Live Recap
Dutchman Arno Kamminga (pictured) is up in the first race of the evening after cruising this morning’s prelims of the men’s 200 breast
Wisconsin Secures Verbal Commitment from OT Wave I Qualifier Zach Ward
Buckeye Swim Club’s Zach Ward has opted to swim for the University of Wisconsin beginning in the 2022-23 season.
Summer Juniors Qualifier Truman Armstrong Verbally Commits to Penn
Mid-distance freestyle and backstroke specialist Truman Armstrong has verbally committed to swim for the Quakers beginning in 2022.
La Mirada’s Kayla Han Cracks Tuggle’s 11-12 Girls 400 Free NAG with 4:17.65
The swim broke the previous 11-12 NAG of 4:18.41, which was held by Claire Tuggle.
Kayla Sanchez, Maggie MacNeil Lead Field of PBs in Women’s 50 Free in Canada
Kayla Sanchez, who has shifted focus to the 100 and 200 free, popped a lifetime best to close the Toronto Time Trial event on Friday.
Hosszu Takes On A Triple To Kick Off Mare Nostrum Monaco
Hungary’s Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu was back at her multi-event attacking ways to kick off Mare Nostrum Monaco this morning.
CIF Central D1 Prelims: Colby Hatton Hits 19.9 50 Free, 44.4 100
Highlighting the prelims performances was Buchanan High School junior Colby Hatton breaking 20 seconds in the boys 50 free for the first time in his career.
Speedo Grand Challenge Day 1: Isabelle Odgers Hits Personal Best 2:14.98 200 IM
USC swimmer Isabelle Odgers cracked a new personal best en route to winning the women’s 200 IM.
Nomura Research Institute: Japan Would Lose $16 Billion with Games Cancellation
A report published by the Nomura Research Institute noted that canceling the Tokyo Olympic Games would result in the country of Japan losing $16 billion.
2021 FINA World Cup Stops in Jinan and Singapore Canceled
FINA has canceled the two stops of the World Swimming Cup that were scheduled to take place in August while the 4 stops planned for October will still occur.
