Gillian Ryan

Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle – US Nationals Preview – Impressive Depth after Ledecky

North Baltimore’s Allison Schmitt will try to take on Katie Ledecky for the 400 free crown at Nationals in Irvine.

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Women’s 800 Meter Freestyle – US Nationals Preview – Ledecky Yes, But Who’s Next?

Katie Ledecky is the runaway favorite to win the women’s 800 at Nationals, but who will come in second?

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Ranking the 2014 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Top-rated prospect Simone Manuel heads up a Stanford class that redefines the word “loaded.”

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Women’s 1500 Meter Freestyle – U.S. Nationals Preview – Ledecky By a Landslide

There’s no questions here: Katie Ledecky is the favorite. But who will grab the #2 spot behind her?

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RACE VIDEO: Franklin Wins 200 Free, Splitting Sub-30’s The Whole Way

Missy Franklin put together a textbook mid-season 1:56.96 to win the women’s 200 free, splitting under 30 seconds the whole…

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SwimSwam’s The Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 5/21/2014

Click through to see SwimSwam’s list of Weekly Wonders for the weekend of May 16-18, 2014.

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Race Video: Schmitt wins 400 Free at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix in Charlotte

Race video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam Partner.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Friis and Jaeger dominate opening day distance races

She’ll have no Ledecky to race against this time, but Denmark’s Lotte Friis, the second-fastest 1500 freestyler in history, will try and put up a big swim early at the Charlotte Grand Prix.

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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.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 17 to 18

Missy Franklin and Caeleb Dressel were the hands-down favorites for 17-18 Swimmer of the Year. Read the full story below.

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Dwyer Posts Quick 400 IM on Day Two of NBAC Christmas Meet

Conor Dwyer posted his second-fastest 400 IM time ever at the NBAC Christmas Meet on Saturday.

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Agnel puts up 2nd-fastest 1000 in history at NBAC Christmas meet

Yannick Agnel went 8:42 in the 100 free, a rarely-performed race for a European.

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Former USA Swimming National Champion Gillian Ryan Commits to Michigan

North Baltimore’s Gillian Ryan has committed to the University of Michigan. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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USA Swimming Announces 2013-2014 National Team

35-time World Champion, and 5-time Olympic Champion, Ryan Lochte headlines 111 swimmers on the 2013-2014 USA Swimming National Team. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Who is Kiera Janzen? How did she go 1:58 to win 200 Free at the US Open? – Feature Video

Junior-to-be Kiera Janzen won the women’s 200 free in 1:58.28 at US Open: that’s more than three seconds better than she had been coming into the meet. (Image courtesy of Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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