Destin Lasco

2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 7: New Faces Heat Up the Men’s 200 Fly ‘A’ Final Picture

Ilya Kharun and Krzysztof Chmielewski announced themselves as threats for the men’s 200 fly title, an event which has all eight 2023 ‘A’ finalists returning.

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Maurer Sweeps Distance Free Events As Stanford Wins 10 Events vs Cal; Lasco Sweeps IMs

Rex Maurer won the triple distance of the 200, 500, and 1000 freestyles. Although the meet was unscored, Stanford won 10 events (Cal won 9).

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SwimSwam’s Pre-Season 2024 Men’s NCAA Champions Picks

Our writers picked Leon Marchand to repeat as the 200 breast/200 IM/400 IM winner at 2024 NCAAs, but other events are less clear.

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USA Swimming National Team: A Swimfo Showcase

Looking at the USA National team roster, we get a chance to dive deep into the factors behind the six fastest American swimmers across each event.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #1 Cal Men Battling Losses In Bid For Three-Peat

This won’t come as a surprise, but Cal’s outlook for the 2023-2024 season is very good.

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Stadden, Lasco Repeat as Queen & King of the Pool in Cal’s Pentathlon at Cal Poly

Stadden won the 100 butterfly (53.99), 100 back (52.81), 100 free (50.65) and 100 IM (56.47) to finish with a total time of 4:38.61 across five events.

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Dave Durden Named 2023 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year

Cal head coach Dave Durden was named the 2023 Coach of the Year at the ASCA World Clinic earlier this month in Dallas, Texas.

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Olympic Gold Medalist, NCAA Champion Brooks Curry Joins Cal Training Group

Curry joins a strong list of male sprint freestylers at Cal, including the likes of Jack Alexy, Bjorn Seeliger and Destin Lasco.

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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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Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden

Durden led his swimmers to great success at U.S. Nationals and the World Championships, including big LC breakouts for Jack Alexy, Dare Rose and Destin Lasco.

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Jason Zhao Swims 49.39 100 Free To Become #5 15-16 All-Time

Jason Zhao has now dropped over a second in the race and sits right behind Caeleb Dressel in the all time 15-16 rankings.

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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, Day 5 North America Recap: Summer Time Is Back And Better Than Ever

McIntosh was able to move on from a disappointing swim in the 400 free, and ended up winning Canada’s first gold medal of these World Championships.

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2023 World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

It’s another relatively short prelims session this morning (or evening, depending on where you’re following from), scheduled to last right about 90 minutes. 

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Campionati Del Mondo 2023: Analisi E Risultati Live Batterie Day 5

Pronti a tenervi compagnia anche questa notte con il racconto minuto per minuto delle batterie di qualifica del quinto giorno

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