Previews & Recaps

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Former USC Trojan Isabelle Odgers has withdrawn from this morning’s 400 IM heats after she claimed silver in last night’s 100 breaststroke.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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2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships Day 2 Recap

Day two of the 2024 Aquatics GB Summer Championships brought the heat, including in the women’s 50m breast, courtesy of Theodora Taylor.

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Irvine Novaquatics 14-Year-Old Tiffany Man hits 26.86 50FR on Last Day of Fullerton Sectionals

Irvine Novaquatics kept the ball rolling, seeing 14-year-old Tiffany Man win the women’s 50 free in a speedy 26.86.

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Irvine Novaquatics Sees Pair of Girls Go 1:10.3 & 1:10.4 in the 100 BR at Fullerton Sectionals

The 3rd day of the Fullerton Sectionals meet saw a pair of excellent 100 breast out of some Irvine Novaquatics girls.

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37-Year-Old Brooke Boak Blasts Personal-Best 50 Free (25.20) on Day 4 of Novato Sectionals

Brooke Boak, 37, impressed on the final day of Novato Sectionals with a personal-best 25.20 on her way to the women’s 50 freestyle win on Sunday night.

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