2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Prelims of the men’s and women’s 400 IM, men’s and women’s 100 fly. Only 44 heats total this morning for what will likely be the shortest session of the meet
Maxime Rooney Becomes 4th Fastest American All-Time with 50.68 100 Fly
Fresh off lifetime bests in the 100 and 200 free, newly transferred Texas swimmer Maxime Rooney kept it rolling on day 3 in the 100 fly.
Wellbrock Posts 7:47.69 8Free For Gold On Day 2 Of German Swimming C’ships
Competing on day 2 of the German Swimming Championships, Florian Wellbrock posted an 800m free time that would have finished 8th in the final in Gwangju.
Deplano Hits 21.85 50 Free PB On Day 2 Of Italian Summer Championships
The European Junior Champion of 2017 in the men’s 50m freestyle, Leonardo Deplano, just hit a time of 21.85 to mark a new lifetime best in Rome.
Schutte Hits New Trials Cut, Fleagle Chases Win #3 At Day 4 Prelims of YNats
Henry Schutte notched a new Olympic Trials cut in the 50 free and Justin Fleagle qualified atop the 50 fly on Friday morning at YMCA Nationals.
Fleagle, Hetrick Win Again On Night 3 of YMCA Nationals
Paige Hetrick and Justin Fleagle each won events for the second time in two nights at YMCA Nationals, sweeping the 100 backstrokes.
Adam Zapatka Drops 10 Seconds to Win Men’s 1500 at Geneva Futures
Adam Zapatka, a 17-year-old out of Charter Oaks Aquatics dropped 10.5 seconds on his way to winning the men’s 1500.
Caeleb Dressel Scratches Again; Ryan Lochte Drops 400 IM on Day 3 at Nationals
Ryan Lochte dropped the 400 IM which, for SwimSwam staff, was the most-anticipated race on his schedule this week at the US National Swimming Championships.
15-Year-Old Parker Reynolds Hits OT Cut in 1500 at Mt. Hood Futures
Reynolds hit the wall in 15:41.73, significantly dropping from his previous best of 15:52.22.
Hayden Miller Drops Nearly 20 Seconds, Swims 8:48 800 at Des Moines Futures
Cache Valley Marlins’ Darwin Anderson, 17, won the men’s 1500 by over 10 seconds, finishing in 15:51.82.
Quah Ting Wen Becomes Singapore’s First-Ever Sub-25 Second 50 Freestyler
While competing on day 1 of the 2019 FINA World Cup stop in Tokyo, Japan, Quah Ting Wen lowered her own National Record in the women’s 50m freestyle.
3 Records Go Down On Day 1 Of FINA World Cup – Tokyo
Plenty of fast times were produced on day 1 of the FINA World Cup – Tokyo, with 3 series records being taken down in the process.
2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 2 Race Videos
Day 2 of the 2019 U.S. National Championships included finals of the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, and women’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
Ryan Murphy Produces Lifetime Best 100 Fly During World Cup Prelims
America’s Ryan Murphy, the backstroke Olympic champion and former Cal Bear, just put up the fastest 100m fly time (yes, fly) of his career.
16-Year-Old Lance Norris Clocks 15:45 1500 to Open Greensboro Futures
Madison Murtagh, a rising Penn State sophomore, kicked off the meet by winning the women’s 800 free.
