Carson Foster

Maximus Williamson Swims 1:57.29 200 IM To Become Fastest 17-Year-Old Ever

Williamson’s time would have been fast enough to qualify for the 2023 World Championships had he clocked it at U.S. Nationals this June.

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Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita Breaks World Junior Championship Record in 200 IM (1:58.42)

Matsushita also dipped under the Championship Record in the event, which American Carson Foster set back at the 2019 World Junior Championships. 

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Doha 2024 Worlds Qualifying: Where Do the American Men Stand?

Since so many are prioritizing other meets, there are opportunities for American men to claim medals and earn prize money that could extend their careers.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.4% Think Stanford Women’s Losses Will Hurt Most In 2023-24

With the departures of Torri Huske, Claire Curzan and Taylor Ruck, Stanford will lose 66 percent of the individual points they scored at NCAAs last season.

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Did The Tight Turnaround From Trials Impact The U.S. Performance In Fukuoka?

The U.S. team had 22 days from the end of Nationals until the start of the World Championships, a relatively small window compared to previous years.

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A De-Briefing Of Team USA’s Prospects Headed Into The Paris Olympics

Now that the dust has settled on the 2023 World Championships, where is Team USA at headed into the Paris Olympic games next summer?

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Sean Green Wins 400 IM In 4:18.62 To Become #6 15-16 All-Time

Sean Green dropped over four seconds off of his best time which he swam at this meet a year ago. He now is the #6 15-16 ever.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 7 North America Recap: Jersey Boys Impress, Liendo Rebounds For Silver

Jack Alexy and Dare Rose continue to impress at their first senior international meet, while Josh Liendo took down a Canadian record.

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Fukuoka 2023, North America Day 6 Recap: Kate Douglass And Her Wacky Event Lineup

On Friday night, Kate Douglass took on one of the unique doubles in swimming history, and still managed to finish no worse than fourth in either of her races.

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Carson Foster and Luke Hobson Reflect on “Up and Down” World Championships

Both swam more races than they ever had at a big international meet with Foster swimming 3 individual events and Hobson swimming the 200 free individually

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Hubert Kos on 200 Back Win: ‘It’s Just the Bob Bowman Effect’ (Day 6 Quotes)

Hubert Kos had never been under 1:57 in the 200 back before this year, when he clocked a world-leading 1:55.95 at April’s Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont.

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2023 World Championships: Night Six Relay Analysis

The men from Great Britain won the 4×200 freestyle relay, eclipsing the US men by about a second to finish in a time of 6:59.08 thanks to some fast splits.

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James Guy Onto GB’s 4×200 FR Relay, Reuniting Olympic Champions for 1st Time Since Tokyo

James Guy slots into GB’s 4×200 free relay for finals, reuniting with Scott, Dean, and Richards for the first time since striking gold at the Tokyo Games.

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Richards, Dean, and Kibler Headline Men’s 4×200 FR Relay Prelims (Full Lineups)

Great Britain is going all-in on prelims, swimming 200 freestyle medalists Matthew Richards and Tom Dean on the 4×200 freestyle relay.

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2023 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith is taking on the 200 butterfly/50 backstroke double on Day 5 of Worlds and aiming to strike gold in both events.

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