Dolfin Swim of the Week: Bobby Finke’s 14:12.08 Mile Compared to Other Records
Bobby Finke cut 1.2% from the standing NCAA record and 0.72% from the American record in the 1650 free. What would those drops look like in other events?
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Nordmann Elevates 2020 Class With 1:43.62 in 200 Free
Lillie Nordmann’s 200 free from the Texas High School State meet is faster than anyone else in her recruiting class besides Regan Smith.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Utah State Meet Comes Down To 3 Teams In Final Relay
It doesn’t get much better than this. Utah’s 3A High School State Championships came down to a single point, with three teams in play on the final relay.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Venema’s 22.3 Powers Princeton Over Yale in HYP
Venema cut more than half a second in her 100 free, and about four tenths in the 50 free, putting herself in the mix for NCAA invites in her rookie campaign.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Shoma Sato Rising To Top of Japan’s 200 BR Ranks
18-year-old Shoma Sato is quickly making a name for himself in one of the world’s deepest breaststroke nations. Sato was 2:07.58 in the 200 breast.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: McKeown Hits Personal-Best 2:05.8 in 200 Back
18-year-old Kaylee McKeown won silver at 2019 Worlds in the 200 back. This week, she hit the #1 time worldwide, a lifetime-best 2:05.83.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Grossman/Rozier 1-2 Wins Meet For LSU
A nailbiter of a meet came down to a huge 100 fly showdown, with two LSU seniors coming through to power what would end up a two-point win over Mizzou.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Pearl Returns To Action For Florida
Vanessa Pearl is back to competition, and put up a 200 IM time last week that’s a full second better than where she was in-season last year.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Sarah Sjostrom & The Skins Race That Won The ISL
Heading into the skins races, Energy Standard trailed the London Roar by 22.5 points in the ISL season finale. The Energy Standard sprint duo stepped up.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Carson Foster’s 3:38 in 400 IM
Foster went 3:38.65 to win the East Juniors title by seven seconds. He shattered his own meet record (3:40.86) and moved up to #2 all-time among 17-18s.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Erika Brown’s 53.42 in 100 Free
The 21-year-old Brown beat world champ Simone Manuel head-to-head for U.S. Open gold, taking seven tenths of a second off her best time.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Morozov’s 25.51 in 50 Breast
An elite sprinter across strokes, Vladimir Morozov torched the 6th-best performance of all-time in the 50 breaststroke to win a Short Course European title.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Daiya Seto’s 1:55.98 in 200 IM
At last week’s Tokyo Open, Japanese star Daiya Seto went 1:55.98 in the 200 LCM IM – faster than he went while winning World Champs gold over the summer.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Rudolph’s 47.7 Relay Split
In a weekend overshadowed by the ISL, high school senior Janelle Rudolph came up with a huge relay split in leading Bellevue to a Washington 3A state title.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Blaise Vera’s 19.5 Against Notre Dame
Pitt’s Blaise Vera has been one of the standout swimmers of the NCAA’s fall season, putting up a nation-leading 19.53 50 free last week.
