Arik Katz

World Record Holder Regan Smith Scratches 200 Back Final in San Antonio

World record holder Regan Smith and men’s top seed Will Grant scratched the 200 back final in San Antonio. Smith was ranked 3rd after prelims this morning.

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Women’s 200 Back, Men’s 100 Free Trials Preview Highlight San Antonio Day 4

Sunday morning’s prelims session in San Antonio will be highlighted by touch battles in the women’s 200 back and the men’s 100 free.

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Brooke Forde, Matthew Josa, Arik Katz Scratch San Antonio Pro Swim Series

Compared to a long list of big-name scratches from the Pro Swim Series’ Richmond stop, the San Antonio meet has just a few notable scratches.

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Mid-distance Freestyler Matthew Chung Commits to Harvard for 2021-22

Mid-distance ace Matthew Chung has announced his commitment to swim at Harvard beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Which 2020 US Open Sites Will US National Teamers Race At?

American Record holder and NCAA Champion Dean Farris is one of 13 US National Team swimmers expected to swim in Greensboro.

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USA Swimming Names 1,087 Swimmers to 2019-2020 Academic All-America Team

USA Swimming has named 1,087 swimmers to its 2019-2020 Scholastic All-America Team, headlined by US Open Champion Torri Huske.

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Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Men’s 1500 Free

Did you know Franko Grgic broke 14:49 in the 1500 free at age 16, one year before Gregorio Paltrinieri did ten years ago? Read for more men’s 1500 free facts.

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Ranking the Most Highly Anticipated 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Races: #20-11

We know what she can do in backstroke, but what could happen if Regan Smith swims the butterfly events at Trials? It’s something worth getting hyped over.

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Ranking The 2020 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions

The incoming freshman class for NCAA swimming & diving is deep with distance swimmers, including 15:03 miler Lleyton Plattel.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2020

It’s an elite class of IMers heading into the NCAA next fall (assuming there’s a season), led by Carson Foster and a host of World Junior medalists.

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Georgia 1A-5A State Champion Quinn Harron to Swim at Harvard

Georgia high school state champion Quinn Harron has committed to swim for Harvard next fall.

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Swimmers Sent Home as US Olympic Training Center Shut Down by State Order

A large group of US-based swimmers are heading home after the Olympic Training Center was shut down by state order, SwimSwam has learned.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will have its concluding session, featuring the finals of the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Hali Flickinger unleashed the #1 time in the world this year in the prelims of the 200 fly, coming just .02 off of the Pro Swim Series Record set in 2012.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel comes into Thursday at the Des Moines PSS with the top seed in the men’s 100 free, one of the events in which he’s a two-time world champion.

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