Kiera Liesinger (2022) Verbals to UConn with Big East “A” Final-ready Times
Riptide’s Kiera Liesinger would have scored in the A finals of the 100 breast and 200 breast at 2020 Big East Championships.
USC’s Anicka Delgado Scratches; Mizzou’s Kayla Jones in to NCAA Championships
Missouri breaststroker Kayla Jones (above) will make her 2nd NCAA Championship appearance after swimming on a prelims relay as a freshman in 2019.
PSS San Antonio Day 2 Scratches: Cox and Margalis Drop 4FR, Focus on 1BR
Madisyn Cox and Melanie Margalis have both opted out of the 400 free B-final and will focus on the 100 breast A-final, where they are seeded 4th and 5th.
2021 Big Ten Men Ups/Downs: Michigan Expected to Jump from 3rd to 1st
Racking out another solid 3-event morning session were the Michigan Wolverines, whose projected 250+ points will boost them into the lead.
2021 Pro Swim Series-San Antonio (#2): Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
American Record-holder Caeleb Dressel is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle on Thursday in San Antonio.
2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
After a 44.8 fly leg on Indiana’s winning 400 medley relay last night, Brendan Burns will try to snag the top seed in the 100 fly A-final.
Katie Ledecky Recalls Test Set of 24×100 Best Average in Recent Training
Ledecky references a best average test set that started one week with 24×100, then 18, 12, and 6, with a goal of having a faster average each week
Anthony Grimm Breaks Down 19.6 50 free, 19.2 Relay Split at VHSL 6A Meet
Oakton senior Anthony Grimm was in excellent form last week, picking up another 2 individual VHSL titles to cap off his career
Swim of the Week: Ramadan’s Junior-Best 100 Fly of 44.32
Virginia Tech freshman Youssef Ramadan swam to the #5 spot all-time in the men’s 100-yard fly. He did it before even turning 19.
SwimSwam Pulse: 64% Predicted Slower NCAA Invite Times In 2021
Almost two-thirds of voters accurately predicted that NCAA invite times would get slower amid the pandemic in the year 2021.
New Olympic Boss Says Tokyo Olympics Still Planning On Fans In The Stands
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto says that as of now, the organizing committee is not considering a plan that would completely bar spectators.
British Olympic Head To Speak To Government About Vaccinating Olympians Early
British Olympic Association chairman Hugh Robertson will speak to the British government about the possibility of fully vaccinating Olympic athletes early.
A Wave of Collegiate Scratches at San Antonio PSS Thursday Prelims Session
Stanford’s Brooke Forde, Cal’s Jason Louser and VTech’s Youssef Ramadan have all scratched their Thursday events following recent college championship meets.
Reona Aoki Logs 1:06.71 100 Breast Season-Best In Tokyo
Japan’s Reona Aoki put up a season-best 100m breaststroke performance while competing on day 1 of the Tokyo SEnior Spring Meet.
Kosuke Hagino Hits 1:55.84 200 Back; Best Time In 6+ Years
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino just threw down a statement swim in the 200 back while competing in his native Japan tonight.
