Hawkeye Invite- Prelims Day One
Zachary Stephens of Notre Dame ran away with the 200 IM in prelims on day one of the Hawkeye Invite. Stephens swam a 1:44.26 to take the top seed for Friday’s finals.
World Record Race Video: Watch Hosszu go sub 2:00 in 200 Backstroke scm
Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.
No major scratches on day 2 of U.S. Winter Nats, True Sweetser drops 400 IM
There are only a handful of scratches heading into tonight’s Winter Nationals finals, and none out of an “A” final. Michigan’s Bruno Ortiz (pictured) is out of the 100 fly along with SwimMAC Olympian Cullen Jones.
Texas Invite: Friday Prelims Recap
Here’s your recap of the Friday prelims session at the 2014 Texas Invite
Air Force’s Maria Schroeder Sets School Record in 100 Fly in Winter Nationals prelims
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force freshman Maria Schroeder set a new school record in the 100 butterfly…
Penn Distance Star Chris Swanson Goes NCAA “A” Standard in 1650 Free at Total Performance Invite
Penn distance swimmer Chris Swanson established him self as one of the best Ivy League swimmers in the last decade last season…
Smith And Messerschmidt Open Up UGA Invitational With Hot Times
Virginia’s Leah Smith is on a mission in Athens, Georgia this weekend, it would appear.
Brown University Invitational: Friday Prelims Recap
The Brown University Invitational Day 1 Prelims Recap
Dutch women 2-for-2 in free relay World Records after 4×100 record in Doha
The women’s team from the Netherlands broke the 4×100 free relay world record, their second free relay record of the meet so far. Pictured: Femke Heemskerk.
Florent Manaudou breaks World Record in 50 free on Friday in Doha
French fast-twitch specialist Florent Manaudou went 20.26 to break a super-suited mark set by South Africa’s Roland Schoeman.
100 IM is second World Record, second gold for Hosszu on day 3 of SC Worlds
No sooner had we reported on Katinka Hosszu’s first world record of Friday’s session at Short Course Worlds than she had already broken a second.
Katinka Hosszu evens the score with second backstroke WR, first woman under 2:00 in the 200
After Mireia Belmonte broke two world records on day 1, Katinka Hosszu (pictured) has slowly evened up the score. Her second WR came in the 200 back on Friday.
Peter Bernek Breaks 15-Year Old Grant Hackett World Championship Record
Championship Records have not been rare at the 2014 World Short Course Championships, but historically, Championship Records in the men’s…
Danish women destroy 200 medley relay world record with historic split from Ottesen
Denmark broke their own record, which was set at the 2013 European Championships (pictured above), and also topped the former Russian world record vacated after a doping suspension.
2014 U.S. WINTER NATIONALS: DAY 3 LIVE PRELIMS RECAP
Katie Ledecky is scheduled to swim in the women’s 200y freestyle prelims this morning in Greensboro.