Previews & Recaps

Lifincev Gets 100 Back Gold Ahead Of Kolesnikov At Russian Swimming Cup

Olympian Kliment Kolesnikov had to settle for silver behind Miron Lifincev in the men’s 100m backstroke at the 2024 Russian Swimming Cup.

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2024 Pacific Swimming Age Group Championships Highlighted by Hanz Palatto, Marina Didenko

The meet is named in honor of Adam Szmidt, a long-time Pacific Swimming official and volunteer who died from cancer in 2000. 

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Ilya Borodin Lowers Own Russian 200 IM Record To 1:56.75

21-year-old Ilya Borodin lowered his own Russian national record in the 200 IM while racing at the 2024 Russian Swimming Cup.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Quintin McCarty is the top seed in the men’s 100 free on Wednesday at the Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 2 Preview & Scratches – #3 Isabelle Odgers out of 400 IM

Former USC Trojan Isabelle Odgers has withdrawn from this morning’s 400 IM heats after she claimed silver in last night’s 100 breaststroke.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ohio State’s Charlie Clark is the only sub-15:00 entrant in the men’s 1500 free final on Day 1 in Irvine.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Distance Freestyle Heats

LSU’s Jacob Pishko dropped 30 seconds to clock in at 15:23.84 in the men’s 1500 free during the Day 1 distance session in Irvine.

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16-Yr-Old Aussie Lucas Fackerell Hits 1:47.87 SCM 200 Free

16-year-old Aussie Lucas Fackerell put up a trio of super quick freestyle performances at the 2024 Swimming WA Short Course Qualifying Meet.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

46-year-old Gabrielle Rose is seeded 2nd in the women’s 100 breast, only one of 4 entrants with a sub-1:09 seed time.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Leon Loves It, Leon Loves It Not (200 Breaststroke?)

Will Leon Marchand swim the 200 fly/200 breast double at the Olympic Games? If he doesn’t, it will be a big disappointment after the bruhaha.

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2024 Olympic Previews: Walsh and Huske Lead an American 1-2 Punch in the Women’s 100 Fly

With 6 out of the 8 finalists returning from Tokyo plus newly-minted World Record holder Gretchen Walsh, the women’s 100 fly will be a showdown for the ages.

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2024 Olympics Previews: Baby Let The Games Begin (Men’s 200 Free) (David’s Version)

David Popovici is the favorite to win the 200 free, but it is sure to be an intense race behind him with eight swimmers all in the 1:44 range.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 1 Preview & Scratches – McCulloh out of 800

2024 NCAA Champion in the mile Abby McCulloh has scratched out the 800 today. The Georgia Bulldog who was 10th at Trials, was the 5th seed behind Jillian Cox.

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Diving into the Initial Olympic Swimming Entries: How Did Athletes Qualify?

There are nearly eight times the number of universality entrants than invited B-cuts, according to the initial entries list.

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Braden Meurer, 14, Breaks LSC Record in 100 Breast (1:05.86) at Illinois Age Group Champs

Fox Valley Swim Team 14-year-old Braden Meurer snuck under the old Illinois LSC record in the 100 breast (1:05.89) that Colin Zhang clocked in 2020.

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