Elaine Breeden

2024 Speedo Grand Challenge: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith is the second fastest 100 backstroker this season (57.64 from March) behind only world record holder Kaylee McKeown (57.33).

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Regan Smith Breaks Speedo Grand Challenge Record in 100 Back (59.23) During Day 3 Prelims

Regan Smith claimed the top qualifying spot in the 100 back with a time of 59.23 on Sunday morning, breaking Kathleen Baker’s meet record (1:00.20) from 2018.

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Elaine Breeden is Inducted into Stanford’s First All-Female Hall of Fame Class

Stanford Athletics celebrated Title IX’s 50th anniversary by inducting its first all-female Hall of Fame class, including 2008 Olympic swimmer Elaine Breeden.

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Claire Curzan Breaks Eastin’s 17-18 SCY 200 Fly NAG with 1:50.85 at Cary

With the performance, Curzan is now the #7 performer all-time in the women’s SCY 200 fly, the #6 American all-time, and her performance is the #10 performance

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 200 Fly

Mary T. Meagher’s 80s NAGs and Mary Descenza’s 2009 American record remain unbroken today. Who’s been close to breaking the marks? Could they ever go down?

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Ella Eastin Blasts 1:49.5 200 Fly; Breaks 9-Year-Old NCAA, American Record

With her swim tonight, Eastin is now the first and only women to have broken 1:50 in a textile suit.

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Ryan Held & Veteran Tim Payne Participate In Swim Across America

On Jun 11, 2017 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC Ryan Held, 2016 Rio Gold Medalist and 2016…

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Kelsi Worrell Sets NCAA Meet Record with 2nd Fastest 200 Fly Ever

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell slipped under the NCAA meet record in the women’s 200 fly this morning, clocking a 1:50.61 to take the top seed after prelims. The previous record was held by Stanford’s Elaine Breeden. Breeden held the mark at 1:50.98 from NCAAs in 2009.

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Ella Eastin Breaks Another NAG Record, Taking Out 200 Fly

Junior World Champion Ella Eastin has grabbed a National Age Group Record in a 3rd event.

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Beryl Gastaldello Posts Fastest Women’s 50 Fly in History (We Think? Maybe?)

Steve Bultman has coached some fast swimmers down in College Station. One of them–freshman Beryl Gastaldello–may have made history last night.

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NC State Hosts Swim Across America in Raleigh Featuring Olympians and World Champions

The Triangle Water Festival will feature Olympic Gold Medalist David Fox, Olympic Silver Medalist Elaine Breeden, Puerto Rican Olympian Dan Velez, and Open Water World Champion Ashley Twichell.

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Lakeside Swim Club 15-18 Girls Rewriting Kentucky State Record Book at Sectionals

Special to SwimSwam. Lakeside Swim Club’s rewrite of the Kentucky state 15-18 girls record book continued Thursday and Friday at…

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The Swim Art Photo Vault with Phelps, Lochte, Coughlin, Ervin, etc

Tim Binning is a swimswam contributor and respected artist in the swimming community. Here is his latest work. (Swim Photo Credti: Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)

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The USA Swimming National Team Photo Vault

Jason Lezak, Olympic Icon, 2008 4×100 free relay savior, against Flag Art (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Picks: The King and Queen of the 100 Fly Will Reign at Trials

Michael Phelps is the man in the 100 fly for the Americans, and the true anchor of he medley relay. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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