Michael Phelps 50 Butterfly Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa
Michael Phelps swam the 50 meters butterfly in 24.06.
2014 Mesa Grand Prix: Romano Grabs Three A Finals, Lochte Two In A Day Full Of Doubles-LIVE Prelims Recap
While the Phelps hype will still be at an all time high today, National teamers suit up for some grueling doubles and even triples in Friday’s session.
Italian European Juniors Roster at 31 swimmers
The Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) has announced the 31 names already on its European Junior Championships roster as of late April.
Great Britain announces 23-person squad for European Juniors
Following British Nationals, Great Britain has announced its official roster for the European Junior Championships in the Netherlands this July.
Former Aussie National Teamer Houghton Breaks Irish 50 Fly National Record on Day 2 of Nationals
Day 2 of the 2014 Irish National Championships saw the second butterfly National Record of the meet go down. Following…
Arrested Swim Coach Joey Diaz ‘Immediately Terminated’ By Club After Arrest
Joey Diaz, a former swim coach of the Makos Aquatics Club of Gainesville, Florida has been terminated by his club. In…
Canada Sets Rosters for Jr. Pan Pacs, Youth Olympics, Other Junior Meets
Canada has four major junior squads for the summer of 2014.
NBAC Coach Bob Bowman Comments on USRPT – Video Interview
NBAC Head Swim Coach Bob Bowman – Michael Phelps long-time coach – comments on USRPT (aka Ultra Short Race Pace Training).
Photo Vault, Day 2 – All Around the Pool at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix Mesa
Many thanks to Rafael Domeyko – rafaeldomeyko.com – for these great swimming photos. (Featured Image: Michael Phelps)
Nathan Adrian 100 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa
Adrian was first at the turn touching in at 23.00 on his feet. Ryan Lochte came off the wall with a great underwater dolphin kick, but wasn’t able to put himself in competition with Adrian, who smoked the rest of the field by over a full second touching the wall in 48.23.
Ryan Lochte 100 Butterfly Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand at Mesa
So the storybook version of the men’s 100 fly final in Michael Phelps’ big comeback didn’t go exactly according to plan, but afterall, it’s sort of Ryan Lochte’s comeback too.
Katie Ledecky 400 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa
In what seems to be a trend tonight, Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400m freestyle in start-to-finish fashion in a new junior world record of 4:03.84. That improved upon her own official record of 4:05.27 from prelims, though it was still four seconds slower than her personal best.
Natalie Coughlin 100 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Mesa
Veteran swim star Natalie Coughlin kicked off the women’s 100m freestyle with a strong start, leading the field to the wall in 26.16 – very similar to how she paced her prelims swim.
Kromowidjojo Leads 17 Dutch Swimmers to Berlin for 2014 European Championships
Ranomi Kromowidjojo has never won an individual gold at the European Long Course Championships: a fact that she’ll look to change in a big way this summer in Berlin.
Michael McBroom 400 Free Post Race Interview – 2014 Arena Grand Prix
Dwyer was a body length behind McBroom at the halfway point, and couldn’t catch up to him going into the last 100, with McBroom winning in 3:50.87. That’s withing about a second of his lifetime best.
