Brendan Hansen

Tallying Up Records At The Olympics

Summer McIntosh racked up three gold medals and set a pair of Olympic Records at the 2024 Games in Paris.

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part I

Rebecca Soni surprised by winning the women’s 200 breast at the 2008 Olympics, and she backed it up four years later with repeat gold and new world record.

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Making the US Olympic Team vs. Making the Podium at the Olympics, a Statistical Review

Hali Flickinger occupies a pretty unique space in American swimming history, threading a needle that nobody else has done in at least 40 years.

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The Meet Of Tears: U.S. Olympic Trials

At every Trials, there’s a small subset of about 25 swimmers who carry a heavy burden: they miss qualifying for the Olympics by a single spot.

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Ryan Murphy and Lilly King Join Exclusive List of Swimmers To Three-Peat At U.S. Trials

With their wins in the 100 back and 100 breast, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King (pictured) became the 8th and 9th swimmers to win an event at US Trials three times

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Ledecky Makes it Four Olympics in a Row

Katie Ledecky continues to be the dominant force among American freestyle, punching her ticket to her 4th Olympic Games.

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Brendan Hansen, Kaitlin Sandeno Returning as In-Venue Hosts for U.S. Olympic Swim Trials

The Olympic duo debuted as in-venue hosts at Trials in 2016 and will return for a third time with a 30-minute pre-show before each finals session.

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WATCH: 15-Time NCAA Champion Coach Eddie Reese Gives Retirement Speech

Eddie Reese, who led the Texas men’s swimming & diving team to 15 NCAA titles, gave a speech full of his trademark humor on Friday at the JW Marriott in Austin.

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What Will The Chain Reaction Be From Bowman’s Bombshell?

There are endless moving parts in the aftermath of Bob Bowman’s decision to head to the University of Texas after nine years at Arizona State.

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2023 Golden Goggle Awards – Live Recap

The 2023 Golden Goggle Awards are set to commence at 7 PM (PST) in Los Angeles. Follow along with us to see which swimmers will take home each of the awards.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take The Reins From Eddie Reese At Texas?

Perhaps the most highly sought after position in the sport, there are no shortage of candidates to fill Eddie Reese’s shoes next season in Austin.

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Explaining the Unicorn World Records from the 2000 and 2004 NCAA Championships

In order to alleviate confusion, here are the details on how World Records were broken at two separate NCAA Championship meets.

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Daniel Krueger Becomes the First Swimmer to Win 5 Consecutive Big 12 Titles in an Event

Daniel Krueger’s 50 and 100 free victories made him the first swimmer to ever win 5 consecutive Big 12 Titles in the same event.

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Lilly King Becomes First American With World Titles In 50, 100 & 200m Distances

King becomes just the second swimmer in history to win the 50, 100 and 200-meter race of the same stroke at the World Championships.

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Nic Fink Hits 26.45 American Record, Becomes First US Man to Win 50 Breast

Nic Fink became the first American man to win this event at a World Championships, hitting a new American record of 26.45.

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