David Curtiss

2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 3 Finals

I was about to give this finals session 1 pancake. And then the mixed 400 free relay saved the day, and it bumped Day 3 up to…

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17-Year-Old Jonathan Tan Takes Over Schooling’s 50 Free Singaporean Record

Jonathan Tan took over the men’s 50m free Singaporean National Record from Joseph Schooling en route to taking the 3rd seed at World Juniors.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Young talent is storming on the scene as 16-year-olds Gretchen Walsh, Brit Kayla van der Merwe, and Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai hold top seeds tonight.

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Italy’s Thomas Ceccon steps up for the 50 back today after winning the 100 back title in a new Championship Record last night.

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Rising Stars: Assessing the State of 18 & Under U.S. Talent (Men’s Edition)

Luca Urlando is the only 18 & under swimmer on the men’s side with a #1 ranking this season amongst Americans, and he has four events in the top 15, total.

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US World Junior Roster Updates: Full Projected Roster

Opportunities have passed to qualify for the World Juniors roster, and the projected roster shows all 3 priority tier athletes should make the selection.

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2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

This morning the prelims of the men’s and women’s 200 IM and 50 free will be contested.

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Gianluca Urlando Goes Another Lifetime Best in 100 Fly Finals at Zajac

Urlando remains the 2nd-best junior-aged 100 long course meter butterflier in US history.

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5 Races To Watch, Prize Money Info For 2019 Mel Zajac International

A Markus Thormeyer-Luca Urlando showdown in the 200 free (with both putting up lifetime-bests within two tenths of each other within the past three months) could be a highlight of the junior-heavy Mel Zajac International Meet in Canada.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Boys High School Class of 2021

After a bunch of classes in a row loaded with 200 freestylers, 2021 is decidedly sprintier, led by a pair of Swiss Army Knife multi-stroke sprinters.

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2019 YMCA SC Nationals: Day 4 Race Videos

Watch all the race videos from day 4 of the 2019 YMCA SC National Championships.

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Brendan Burns Goes 3-for-3 with 200 IM Win at Day 4 of YNats

Brendan Burns is now 3-for-3 with his YMCA record-breaking win in the 200 IM.

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Matt Fallon Scares Phelps’ 15-16 400 IM NAG On Day 3 of YNats

Matt Fallon of Somerset Valley swam his second #2 time in the 15-16 all-time age group rankings, this time in the 400 IM.

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Ross Dant Breaks 8-Year-Old 1000 FR Meet Record at Y Nats

Ross Dant of Hickory defended his 1000 free title from 2018 and broke the YMCA meet record by over 5 seconds in the process on the first day of the championships.

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Five More Records Fall at Day 2 of 2019 Easterns

2019 Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championship February 15th-16th, 2019 Lancaster, PA Meet Page Live Stream Live Results On the…

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