Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 200 IM
Read more on the top 8 U.S. women’s 200 IMers this Olympic quad, featuring Melanie Margalis, Kathleen Baker, Alex Walsh, Madisyn Cox, Ella Eastin, and more.
SwimSwam Podcast: Mitch Dalton Plays ‘Spill Your Guts or Tweet Your Guts’
We ended with a game based off ‘Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts’. We each ended up tweeting once, and I have to say, Mitch’s tweet was pretty golden:
See 2409 New Swim Jobs You Might Love
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Megan Woods Commits to DIII Miserecordia University
Megan Woods has committed to swim for DIII Misericordia University and will begin her collegiate career fall 2021. She will join the Cougars’ class of 2025.
SwimSwam Podcast: Trevor Freeland on Pride Movie, Swimming as a Black Man
Freeland was a member of the famed PDR Swim Team of Philadelphia coached by Jim Ellis in the 1980s that was immortalized in the Lionsgate film Pride.
Peter Sacca Finishes Intrasquad with 5th Best Time in 5 Swims
In addition to Sacca’s performance, 15-year old Jensen Nelson swam 2 lifetime bests on Sunday to finish the Spartan Aquatic Club’s first meet back since March.
Colorado Sprinter Lyndsey Wehr (2021) Makes Verbal Commitment to Minnesota
The Gophers picked up a verbal commitment from 2021’s Lyndsey Wehr of Highlands Ranch Aquatics in Colorado.
VT Picks Up Upper Arlington Sprinter Hayden Jay for Class of 2025
At the 2020 Ohio Division I HS State Champs, Jay posted a third-place effort in the 200 free (1:39.33) and touched fourth in the 100 free (45.55).
Former US National Teamer Claire Adams Retires from Competitive Swimming
Adams is the 2nd elite female backstroker to graduate from college this spring and choose not to pursue the 2021 US Olympic Trials.
When Dartmouth Swimmers Tried to Sell Their Program on EBay
Dartmouth College has built a tall mountain for its swimming & diving programs to save their future, but inspiration comes from the past.
Georgia Tech Adds Florida 2A Champion Josh Hanks for Fall 2021
At the 2019 Florida 2A State Championships, with Pine Crest School, Hanks won titles in the 100 breast (56.22) and 200 IM (1:49.95).
Madesyn Ronquillio Leaves Boise State After Shutdown, Transfers to Nebraska
Ronquillio would’ve been Nebraska’s only sub-2:00 200 backstroker last season, and she would’ve been their #2 100 backstroker.
Penn Charter Breaststroker Joseph Hong Verbally Commits to Virginia Tech
At the Speedo Junior Nationals last summer, Hong scored in the 200 breast C-final at 20th, going 2:20.33 in the final for a lifetime best.
WADA Founder Dick Pound Denounces Negative Comments Made by US Government
Dick Pound, one of WADA’s founders and board members, has denounced recent comments made by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Emerging Rio Shirai Time Trials 1:00.44 100 Back As Baseline For OLY Quest
Rio Shirai of Japan has steadily been improving in the 100m back, giving her nation a spark of hope in a discipline devoid of an Olympic finalist since 2012.
