ISL First 5: Aqua Centurions Go Breaststroke-Heavy With 4 of First 5 Picks
After a year lost to injuries and pandemic withdrawals, the Italy-based Aqua Centurions are doubling down on their clear strength: breaststroke.
2016 Olympian, CAN Record Holder Emily Overholt Scratches 4 IM Final At Trials
After racing the event for Canada at the 2016 Olympics and 2019 Worlds, Overholt won’t be racing in the final at 2021 Canadian Trials.
Summer McIntosh Pulls Out Of 1500 Freestyle On Final Day Of Canadian Trials
After winning the 200 and 800 freestyles earlier on in the meet, McIntosh won’t race the 1500 freestyle final on night 5 of the meet.
Despite Scratching 100 Free Final, Yuri Kisil Will Likely Race It In Tokyo
While he injured his arm and didn’t race the A final, Yuri Kisil is not yet out of the running to race the 100 free in Tokyo.
ISL First 5: Tokyo Retains Kawamoto & Morozov, Not Seto Or Ohashi Yet
The Tokyo Frog Kings will retain Takeshi Kawamoto and Vladimir Morozov, but not team MVP Yui Ohashi or star Daiya Seto in their first five picks.
Olympic Champion Paltrinieri Has Mono, Bows Out Of Sette Colli
Reigning 1500m freestyle Olympic champion Gregorio Paltrinieri is suffering from mononucleosis just one month out from this year’s Games in Tokyo.
ISL First 5: No Murphy Yet For LA, Shields & Gastaldello Retained
The L.A. Current will bring back butterfly stars Beryl Gastaldello and Tom Shields, but haven’t yet retained world record-holding backstroker Ryan Murphy.
ISL First 5: Toronto Retains Skins Talent In Masse, Ryan, McKee
The Toronto Titans focused in on their returning point-scorers from the skin races, retaining a number of top stroke sprinters.
Olympic Champ Penny Oleksiak Rips Fastest 100 Free Since Rio: 52.89
Oleksiak now ranks third in the world this season after coming within 19 one-hundredths of her gold medal winning time from the 2016 Games.
2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Follow along here for live updates and analysis as racing gets underway on night 4 of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials.
Brent Hayden Scratches 100 Free Final At Trials, Cites Back Pain During Prelims
After qualifying for the Olympic team in the 50 freestyle on night 3, Brent Hayden has decided not to swim the 100 freestyle final.
ISL First 5: DC Trident Retains Apple, Litherland, Harting, Quah, Mack
The DC Trident will retain breakout ISL star Zach Apple, with no major surprises in their top five picks announced today.
ISL First 5: NY Breakers Surprise, Retain Marco Koch But Not Michael Andrew
The New York Breakers will retain Marco Koch for 2021, but not Team MVP Michael Andrew in their first five picks, announced today.
ISL First 5: Iron Retains Hosszu & Kromowidjojo, but No Sakci Yet
The ISL’s Team Iron will retain four of its top five scorers from 2020 – but not 2020 rookie of the year Emre Sakci – in its first five.
ISL First 5: Cali Condors Retain Dahlia; No Dressel, King or Smoliga
The 2020 ISL champion Cali Condors have released their first five retained swimmers – but league MVP Caeleb Dressel is not among them.
