Alex Walsh

2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Jordan Crooks headlines the men’s 50 freestyle on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invite, where the meet is running LCM for prelims and SCY for finals.

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Psych Sheets Released For Tennessee Invite With LCM Prelims, SCY Finals

The Walsh sisters will race head-to-head in the 200 free at the Tennessee Invitational, which gets underway on Wednesday from Knoxville.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: G. Walsh Leads Off 200 Medley Relay With 50 BK American Record

Gretchen Walsh swam a 50 backstroke American record of 22.54 to lead off Virginia’s 200 medley relay that improved their #1 ranking in the NCAA this season.

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2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap

Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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The Top Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Women’s Edition

In this article, we look at five of the biggest storylines in women’s swimming headed into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Relive the Women’s 100 BR Showdown from 2022 UVA v. Texas Dual

Relive the women’s 100 breast showdown between Elendt, Walsh, and Jacoby from last year’s Texas vs. UVA dual meet ahead of this year’s edition of the meet.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Hits 2nd Fastest Dual Meet 100 FR All-Time

At Virginia’s dual meet with Florida, Gretchen Walsh ripped an unsuited 46.90 for the 2nd fastest dual meet 100 free performance all-time.

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17-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Blazes 3:57.59 400-Yard IM, No. 7 All Time

If McIntosh was American, she would rank behind only Bella Sims (3:56.59) in the U.S. girls’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) rankings.

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Pan-Am Games: Some Facts and Figures

US Olympic Gold Medalist Brooks Curry is one of six US Toyko Olympians who will don the Stars and Stripes and compete in Santiago for the 19th Pan-Am Games.

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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Major Women’s DI NCAA Storylines to Watch In The 2023-24 Season

Here are five (plus a couple extra) storylines that you’ll want to keep track of throughout the 2023-24 women’s DI NCAA season.

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USA Swimming National Team: A Swimfo Showcase

Looking at the USA National team roster, we get a chance to dive deep into the factors behind the six fastest American swimmers across each event.

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G. Walsh Swims 21.28 50 Free, Curzan Clocks 22.19 50 Fly Split At UVA Intrasquad Meet

Once again, Gretchen Walsh, Claire Curzan, and the other UVA women are showing ridiculous early-season speed at the UVA intrasquad.

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Kate Douglass Clocks 51.97 100-Yard IM, Becomes First Woman Under 52 Seconds

Douglass’s time of 51.97 beat out her UVA teammate Gretchen Walsh’s previous “fastest-ever” mark of 52.09 from the UVA vs. Texas dual meet last season.

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