2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
After winning 2 of the stroke 50s so far to qualify for Worlds and qualifying for Pan Pacs as he won the 100 breast, Michael Andrew will battle World champ Caeleb Dressel in the 50 free.
She’s In: Ella Eastin Qualifies to Pan Pacs Team
Note that this roster is not official, but is SwimSwam’s projected roster based on the qualifying criteria and procedures from USA Swimming.
U.S. Nationals Pick’em Final Results
Favorites Katie Ledecky and Leah Smith threw a hand grenade into everyone’s 1500 picks by scratching. Ashely Twitchell the actual winner was picked by only 2 people to win
Final 2018 Projected U.S. Pan Pacs Roster
The final night of U.S. Nationals has wrapped, and we’ve done the math to put together what we project as the American roster for the Pan Pacific Championships.
Simone Manuel Breaks Decade-Old U.S. Open Record in 50 Free
Manuel swam both the fastest 50 and 100 meter freestyles ever done on American soil at this week’s US National Championship meet.
Zane Grothe Downs U.S. Open Record in 800 Free at Nationals
Zane Grothe broke the U.S. Open and Championship Records in the 800 Free on the final night of competition in Irvine.
Carson Foster Goes Out Hard, Gets 200 IM NAG Record Again in Finals
2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…
Ashley Twichell Becomes 4th Fastest American All-Time in 1500
2nd and 3rd place finishers Ally McHugh and Erica Sullivan also cracked the top 10 all-time American performers with their times of 16:02.56 and 16:02.88, which come in at 7th and 8th respectively.
Trey Freeman Will Decline His Spot on the 2018 Jr. Pan Pacs Team
According to his mother, Trey Freeman will decline his spot on the Jr. Pan Pacs team because that comes after the start of his fall semester at Florida.
Kathleen Baker Breaks U.S. Open Record in 200 IM
Baker’s best time coming into 2018 was a 2:12, and she’s now the second-fastest American in history.
Chase Kalisz Clinches Men’s Pro Swim Series Title With 200 IM Win
Katie Ledecky and Chase Kalisz won the 2018 Pro Swim Series titles for the 2nd-straight year.
Grant Shoults: “I felt like I belonged” (Video)
In his own words, it’s a big relief for Grant Shoults to finally make a big boy team
2018 U.S. National Day 5 Finals: Andrew Aims for the 4-Peat
Michael Andrew will try for his 4th win of the week in the 50 free tonight.
Joanna Maranhão, One of Brazil’s Best Ever, Announces Retirement
Joanna Maranhão retires as the holder of 12 Brazilian and 9 South American Records in swimming.
2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
After setting the 100 back World Record last night, Kathleen Baker is slated to take on the 200 IM today against Olympic medalist Melanie Margalis.
