Exploring Team USA’s Olympic Relay Options: How To Puzzle Out the Medleys
When your best flyer is also your best freestyler, choices get tough. When your best breaststroker might be your second-best flyer, things get weird fast.
SS Digest: Everything You Need To Know From The French Elite Championships
After undergoing shoulder surgery in early 2020, Mehdy Metella won the men’s 100 butterfly in a time of 50.87.
Simone Manuel: “That 50 may have been the longest 50 of my life”
Manuel, 24, edged out a tightly-bunched field at the wall in a time of 24.29, qualifying her for the U.S. Olympic team after missing the 100 free final.
2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Final Live Recap
Day 3 finals at the 2021 Olympic Trials will feature the women’s and men’s 50 free and 200 IM, the women’s 800, and the men’s 1500.
16-Yr-Old David Popovici Rips 1:46.15 200 Free At Romanian Nats
Romania’s David Popovici impressed in yet another swim, this time firing off a monster personal best of 1:46.15 in the 200m freestyle.
Coaches Ron Aitken and Brent Arckey Will Accompany US Olympic Team to Hawaii
Ron Aitken (above), second from right) coaches 3 swimmers who qualified for the US Olympic women’s swimming team over the last 8 days.
Avery Wiseman And Mack Darragh Pull Out Of 200 IM Final At Canadian Trials
Darragh has scratched from his 6th place position in the event, likely to prep for his 200 butterfly prelims swim tomorrow.
SS Digest: Everything You Need To Know From The Aussie Olympic Trials
Kaylee McKeown went three-for-three in Adelaide, including setting a new world record in the women’s 100 backstroke.
Nathan Adrian on 2021 Trials: “Not what I was hoping for, certainly”
Adrian, 32, clocked 21.73 to finish third. This will be the first time since 2004 that Adrian is absent from the U.S. Olympic team.
Canadian Trials: Liendo Matches, Sanchez Nears 50 Freestyle FINA A
After qualifying for Tokyo in the 100 butterfly, Josh Liendo has now matched the 22.01 FINA A cut during the 50 freestyle prelims.
Daily Swim Coach Workout #466
SwimSwam’s daily swimming workout series is a collection of workouts written by coaches from a variety of backgrounds. All daily…
Gastaldello Not Among 15 Individual French Nominees For Tokyo 2020
Upon the conclusion of the 2021 French Elite Swimming Championships, France has named 10 men and 5 women to their Tokyo 2020 Olympic roster.
Watch 14-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Post Blistering 1:56.19 200 Freestyle
Check out the race video from the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials where 14-year-old McIntosh booked a ticket to Tokyo with a world-class 1:56.9 200 free.
Illinois Hires Kaitlyn Ferguson as New Swimming Assistant
Kaitlyn Ferguson comes to Illinois after 3 seasons spent as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania.
Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA, Says Aid Limits Violate Antitrust Law
The United States Supreme Court ruled today in Alston v NCAA that the NCAA can’t block student-athletes from certain forms of education-related aid.
