9-Seed Emily Weiss and 18-Seed Emily Escobedo DQed in 100 Breast
A slew of swimmers have been DQed for “multiple dolphin kicks” off the wall in the 100 breast.
Grieshop: “The energy that the Cal bears have is unmatched” (Video)
Cal’s Sean Grieshop had a breakthrough swim. He hadn’t swum a best time since setting the World Junior Record at 4:14.00 at 2016 Trials
Katinka Hosszu to Train Under Swiss Coach Árpád Petrov
After training with Dave Salo at USC through the summer until the 2018 European Championships, Hosszu will join Árpád Petrov.
Ally McHugh Translates WUGs Experience to a National Title (Video)
Penn State’s Ally McHugh had arguably the swim of her life tonight
McLaughlin: “I didn’t want to define my racing as ‘being back'” (Video)
She hadn’t broken 58 since 2015, but Katie McLaughlin hit the mark tonight with a lifetime best 57.51 to likely secure a spot at Pan Pacs
2018 European Championships Pick ‘Em Contest Is Live
Try your hand at predicting the top 4 finishers in every event for the European Championships.
Ryan Murphy Breaks Down 24 Second AR in 24 Seconds (Video)
After a very good 200 back, Murphy brought in another title tonight with a new American Record.
U.S. Nationals Performance vs Seed so Far
The U.S. national championships have been fast so far at the top end compared to last year. Average times in the finals are down almost across the board
Olivia Smoliga is Swimming’s Ice Queen (Video)
Ali Deloof charged hard late, but it was American record-holder Olivia Smoliga who held on for the win in the women’s 50 back, booking a return trip to the World Championships
2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Prelims Preview
Ryan Murphy will go for the backstroke sweep on day 4 of the 2018 Phillips 66 Nationals Championships.
Gianluca Urlando Breaks Michael Andrew’s NAG Record in 100 Fly
16-year old Gianluca Urlando has broken the National Age Group Record in the 100 fly, but not the 200 (where he earned a spot on a senior international team).
Chase Kalisz Pulls Away from Zane Grothe in PSS Standings (Day 3)
2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018 William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA Prelims 9 AM /…
Brendan Hansen Gave Michael Andrew Breaststroke Advice Before his Triple (Video)
Michael Andrew successfully completed his triple tonight, but not before olympic legend Brendan Hansen imparted some clutch breaststroke wisdom on the young speedster
Dressel: “It’s kind of refreshing to have a really bad swim” (Video)
If there were any questions about Caeleb Dressel at this meet, he put them to rest tonight
Conger: “I had to come in every day with a completely blank mentality” (Video)
Jack Conger also finally secured his Pan Pacs spot. He was just a tenth off his lifetime best from march
