SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Pick Hosszu To Defend Olympic 400 IM Title
Voters overwhelmingly picked Katinka Hosszu’s 400 IM as the most likely gold defense over Hosszu’s 200 IM and Pernille Blume’s 50 free.
Cal Commit Ella Mazurek Chasing 100/200 Gold At Central Coast Champs
After winning silver and bronze in 2019, Mazurek is entered as top seed in both the 100 and 200 freestyles at this year’s championships.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: A Battle Behind Ledecky in the Women’s 1500
This year marks the first edition of the Olympic Games that will feature the women’s 1500 free.
Euro, NCAA Champ Sophie Hansson Among 4 New Swedish Swimmers Named for Olympics
Sweden’s Sophie Hansson will join her older sister Louise on Sweden’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team after winning the European Championship in the 100 breaststroke.
Jarod Arroyo Shatters Puerto Rican National Records at Puerto Rico Intl. Open
Jarod Arroyo was one of multiple swimmers to set National Records for their respective countries at the Puerto Rico International Open.
2021 Mare Nostrum: Sjostrom To Return In Canet; Monaco Psych Sheets Released
Sjostrom is officially scheduled to compete in Canet, while Chad Le Clos and Katinka Hosszu are among the names confirmed for all three stops of the series.
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Just a Single Dolphin Kick En Route to 50 Free Gold
6’10” Finnish swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen bucked the norms of modern swimming by winning a European title with almost no underwater phase.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Ledecky’s Statement Opportunity in W 400 FR
Katie Ledecky is the heavy favorite in every event from 200 meters upward in freestyle. But there’s a fierce battle for the second Olympic spot in the 400.
Ned Skinner Explains Move to Virginia Gators as Head Coach
The Virginia Gators of Roanoke, Virginia, have announced that they have hired former VT head Ned Skinner as the new head coach
14-Year Old Zuri Ferguson Becomes One of Youngest Trials Qualifiers in 100 Back
Becoming one of the youngest Olympic Trials qualifiers, Zuri Ferguson achieves the Wave I standard to compete in Omaha later this summer.
LEN Offers Plaque To Kira Toussaint After Losing Silver In 100 Back Re-Swim
The plaque “commemorated this act of sportsmanship as all team leaders accepted the decision to repeat the final, though only a couple of lanes was affected.”
Montreal Ready To Virtually Host Inaugural FINA Diving Grand Prix 2021
Divers from Canada, Great Britain and Slovenia have registered to participate. Local clubs to Montreal will also be taking the plunge over the weekend.
IOC Further Confirms Games to Take Place This Summer, Some Fans May Attend
With professional soccer and baseball games played in front of fans in Japan, voices calling for minimal Olympic attendance have begun to grow.
Open Water Junior Nationals Qualifier Annalena Siering Sends Verbal to UCSB
Distance freestyle specialist Annalena Siering has verbally committed to swim for UCSanta Barbara beginning in the fall of 2022.
Versatile Jacob Hardt Commits to D3 Carthage College
Jacob Hardt from REACH Aquatics will swim for Carthage College in the CCIW next season.
