U.S. Open – Des Moines Thursday PM Recap: McKendree’s Dalu Hits PR 8:05.98
Dalu recently competed at an Italian regional championship meet in August, which is where his old best of 8:10.29 is from.
Ivy League Votes to Forego Competition in Fall and Winter Sports for 2020-21
The Ivy League Council of Presidents voted unanimously not to engage in intercollegiate competition in fall and winter sports during the 2020-21 season.
U.S. Open – San Antonio Thursday PM Recap: Jack Collins Wins 800 by 12 Seconds
He was 8:04.07 tonight in the 800, coming within five seconds of his lifetime best 7:59.28 from the 2019 U.S. Summer Nationals.
U.S. Open – Greensboro Thursday PM Recap: Caroline Pennington Hits First OT Cut
Pennington touched second in the 800 free tonight at 8:44.45, a five-second drop that gives her her first Olympic Trials cut.
2020 U.S. Open — Sarasota Thursday PM Recap: Finke Drops 7:53.05 800 FR
Bobby Finke popped a 7:53.05 in the 800 free in Sarasota to rank #1 in the nation thus far. Virginia commit Emma Weyant also swam the top women’s time here.
2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Thursday PM Recap: McKenna and Parent Take the 800s
Nation’s Capital Paige McKenna and Bluefish’s Joshua Parent won the opening events at the Richmond site of the 2020 U.S. Open Championships.
2020 U.S. Open – Indy Thursday PM Recap: El Kamash Hits 800 Free PR
He had the only sub-8:00 time of 7:52.19, a lifetime best by over three seconds. That brings him within three seconds of the Egyptian national record.
4 Storylines To Watch in the ISL’s Semifinal #1: Battle of the Backstrokers
Energy Standard and the London Roar haven’t faced each other yet this year, but we finally get to see Rylov vs Kolesnikov vs Grevers vs Diener vs Guido.
Five Races to Watch, Streaming Info, for the 2020 US Open
The biggest domestic meet of the fall, the 2020 U.S. Open, gets underway tonight in nine different locations across the USA.
SSPC: Mack Horton on Perfecting a Race Plan to Win Olympic Gold
Mack dissects a myriad of topics including preparing for an Olympic Games, training with Greg Paltrinieri, and his reaction to the Sun Yang 8-year doping ban
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Julia Podkoscielny’s 1:59.0 IM
High school sophomore Julia Podkoscielny hit a lifetime-best 1:59.00 in the 200-yard IM and currently leads Florida’s high school swimming ranks in class 2A.
Mel Marshall To Help Lead UK Sport Program Aiming To Increase Female Coaches
Marshall will be among the elite coaches helping guide the next generation of female coaches in Great Britain.
SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Say Peak Sjostrom Would Win All-Time Skins Race
Nearly two-thirds of voters picked Sarah Sjostrom to win a battle of the three fastest swimmers in history in the short course meter 50 free.
Duke Athletics Hall of Fame Member John Conner Passes Away
Conner, who served a stint as the head diving coach at Harvard University from 1956-62, was enshrined into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.
Florida 1A State Championship Postponed due to Tropical Storm Eta Impacts
Tropical Storm Eta is moving through the northern part of Florida now, heading toward Jacksonville before an expected return to the Atlantic Ocean.
