15 Olympic Spots Up for Grabs at Setubal Olympic Open Water Qualifier
With 20 open water swimmers already qualified for Tokyo 2020, 15 more spots are up for grabs this weekend at the Setubal Olympic Marathon Swimming event.
Michael Andrew’s 200IM: Who Else Has Gone Out Under WR Pace But Missed it?
Michael Andrew was ahead of the World Record pace in the 200 IM at the 150-meter mark in both prelims and semifinals. In semifinals, he missed it by 1.26.
Nic Fink on Breaststroke Being an ‘Old Man’s Event’
This is the first Olympic berth for the 27-year-old Nic Fink, who was a close third (by .06) in the 100 breast on Monday night.
Coach Titley Discusses Penny Oleksiak’s Freestyle Focus Heading In Tokyo
Penny Oleksiak won a silver medal in the 100 butterfly in Rio but 5 years later has decided not to enter in the event at Olympic Trials.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
This morning: three events: 800 free, 100 fly, 200 back. Three reigning World Champs & world record-holders: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, and Regan Smith.
Phelps Hugs Schmitt For Reasons Far Beyond Swimming
Both Schmitt and Phelps have gone public about their serious struggles with an insidious ugly monster called depression.
Dressel Takes Down Another Phelps Record: U.S. Open 100 Fly Mark Falls In 50.17
Dressel’s time of 50.17 gives him six of the nine-fastest 100 fly performances of all-time.
Michael Andrew Explains How He Went 1:55 in the 200 IM
Andrew qualified first for the final by almost two seconds in 1:55.26, becoming the #3 American performer all-time in the 200 IM
Pre-Trials Press: Markus Thormeyer Talks Mental Toughness In Abnormal OLY Year
Thormeyer will be swimming for Canada this summer at the Olympics and spoke about what it was like to have Olympic Trials re-scheduled 3 times.
Swim of the Week: McKeown’s Statement World Record In 100 Back
It’s not easy to steal the spotlight in what is arguably the busiest two weeks of swimming this year. But Australia’s Kaylee McKeown did just that.
Viquerat Provides Answer To France’s Breaststroke Hole With OLY Qualification
Antoine Viquerat and Maxime Grousset became France’s newest 2021 Olympians on day 4 of the French Elite Swimming Championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: 53% Think a 2:19 Will Win Olympic 200 Breast Gold
More than half of voters predicted a 2:19 to win the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 200 breaststroke – right at the world record-level.
Abbey Weitzeil on Why Semi-Finals are the Most Difficult Round
Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the 2016 Trials winner, led the second semi in 53.66, qualifying third overall with a strong showing
2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 4 Results
Retaining their overall pick ’ems lead after day four was McG_H2O, now 6 points ahead of Nathank and retiredswimmer97.
How To Watch / All The Links You Need For The 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials
Check out all the links you need for the upcoming 2021 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials which will be held in Toronto, Ontario from June 19 -23.
