Craig Benson

2015 FINA World Cup Doha Prelims Recap: Yannick Agnel Makes His Return

France’s Yannick Agnel indeed made his return to the pool this morning, making the men’s 100m freestyle final in Doha.

  4 Comments

Doha World Cup Preview: The Possible Return Of Yannick Agnel

Yannick Agnel appears on the World Cup Doha start lists, potentially marking his return to competition since pulling out of the World Championships due to illness.

  8 Comments

The Main Set: British Breaststroke Bananza With Craig Benson

Joined by rising British breaststroker Craig Benson Mitch and Loretta will go into depth to discuss just what is making British swimming tick. With nothing left off the table, including Benson’s run-in with a very strange piece of training equipment that will shock you, the duo uncover the secrets of British swimming.

  Comment First!

British Swimming Announces 2016 Performance Squads

British Swimming has announced its Podium and Podium Potential performance squads for 2016.  After extensive selection procedures, including an analysis…

  Comment First!

Podcast Preview: Scott, Benson, Murdoch & Stirling’s Secret Sauce

Duncan Scott (2nd from left) earned British Swimming’s ‘Emerging Athlete of the Year’ award, further cementing the University of Stirling as a threatening force on the international swimming scene.

  Comment First!

2015 Scottish National Championships Set for Saturday

The Scottish National Team Championships will be held over two sessions. Participating teams will comprise of 10 Junior Teams and two Invitational “Open” Teams.

  Comment First!

Breaststrokers Are Leading British Swimming To New Heights

The British program is rebounding better than anyone would have expected after winning only three medals at the 2012 Olympic…

  8 Comments

2015 U.S. Nationals: Watch All Day Five RACE VIDEOS

Watch all the “A” and “B” finals from Day Five, including Michael Phelps’ 200 breast final.

  1 Comment

Michael Phelps Qualifies for 200 Breast Championship Final at US Nationals

If he chooses to swim the event tonight, he could become the 2nd swimmer in history to have won American national championships in all 4 strokes.

  27 Comments

2015 U.S. Nationals – Day One Live Recap

California Aquatics’ Caitlin Leverenz is top seed in the women’s 200m IM on the first day of competition at U.S. Nationals in San Antonio, Texas. Follow the action here.

  73 Comments

Josh Prenot Pops World’s 6th Fastest 200 Breaststroke – Race Video

Josh Prenot came up big, winning the men’s 200 breaststroke with the sixth fastest time in the world this year at 2:08.90.

  6 Comments

Dmitry Balandin Breaks One Minute To Win 100 Breaststroke At WUGS (Race Video)

Another tight race here, but Kazakstan’s Dmitry Balandin used a strong second half to win the gold in 59.96, the 9th-fastest time in the world this year.

  4 Comments

2015 World University Games Day Two Live Finals Recap

Lu Ying of China set a new WUG record with her gold medal in the 50 fly during the second night of competition this week.

  43 Comments

Five Big Things From Day One of the 2015 World University Games

Five things we noticed from day one of the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea…

  11 Comments

2015 World University Games Day One Finals Recap: USA Sweeps Golds

Sarah Henry won the first gold medal of the World University Games. Her victory in the 400 IM was the first of three golds for Team USA.

  55 Comments