7 Stories to Watch at Speedo Junior Nationals – plus previews, links and more
Connor Hoppe is one of several big-name swimmers set to collide in the boy’s 100 breaststroke on day 1 of Junior Nationals.
Ranking the 2014 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #5-8
USA Swimming National Team swimmer Curtis Ogren highlights Stanford’s 5th-best-in-the-country class.
Clary Scratches B-Final of 200 Free to Focus on 200 Back Battle With Arkady Vyatchanin
Tyler Clary has scratched the B-Final of the 200 back on Saturday night to focus on his 200 backstroke final race against Arkady Vyatchanin.
RACE VIDEOS: Watch every event of the CCS Championships
Check out videos here from every single event at California high school swimming’s CCS Championships, courtesy of Peter Nunan on YouTube.
CCS Final Recap: Bellarmine Prep Gets 30th Straight Boys Title
The Bells won their 30th straight CCS title thanks to strong finals swims from a very deep bench.
Ogren Breaks His Own National Independent High School Record in 200 IM
Curtis Ogren from St. Francis knocked just over a tenth from his own National Independent High School Record in the 100 fly.
California’s CCS Prelims: Howe With National Record, Monta Vista Girls Leading Team Race, and Paly Boys in Dead Heat with Bellarmine
CCS is always an exciting meet but this year just may go down in history as one of the very best.
CIF-CCS Preview: Palo Alto Boys Could End Bellarmine’s 29-Year Reign; Mitty Girls Look Strong
Stanford-commit Andrew Liang of Palo Alto High School is hoping to end his prep career with a team championship at CCS. If the Vikings succeed it will be the first time in 30 years that Bellarmine won’t occupy the top rung of the podium.
Mitty Girls, Bellarmine Boys Win League Titles at WCAL Championship Meet
Curtis Ogren (pictured) was a double event winner for St Francis at the 2014 West Catholic Athletic League swimming and diving championships. The Stanford-bound senior also helped the Lancers break two WCAL relay records.
Lochte Scratches 200 Back A-Final at Mesa Grand Prix
Ryan Lochte will swim just a single event on Friday night, but rest assured that he’ll probably spend his newly-found free time signing autographs.
2014 Mesa Grand Prix: Romano Grabs Three A Finals, Lochte Two In A Day Full Of Doubles-LIVE Prelims Recap
While the Phelps hype will still be at an all time high today, National teamers suit up for some grueling doubles and even triples in Friday’s session.
Stanford commits load up on wins at Speedo Far Westerns, Howe and Goldman win four each
PASA swimmers and Stanford commits Ally Howe (pictured above), Curtis Ogren and Andrew Liang combined for 10 individual wins on the weekend, while Duke signee Leah Goldman took four of her own.
Jason Turcotte, Sergio Lopez to Lead National Junior Team Camp Staff
Bolles coach Sergio Lopez, a former Olympic bronze medalist, will lead the men’s Junior National Team Camp in early April at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
College Station Sectionals Roundup: Big weekend for youngsters Daniela Georges, Regan Barney
Fast age groupers, college commits like Brett Ringgold and Curtis Ogren and even some current Texas A&M Aggies made appearances at the Texas Sectionals meet in College Station.
Michael Andrew Crushes National Age Group Record in 400 IM By Two Seconds in College Station
Michael Andrew has demolished his second National Age Group Record in as many days, swimming a 3:52.08 in his 400…
