SwimSwam Pulse: 42% Pick Cordes To Lead U.S. Breaststrokers
Cordes has been the top American 100 breaststroker in three of the past five seasons: 2013, 2014 and 2017. He garnered nearly half of our votes despite uncertainty as to where exactly he’ll be training for the next two years.
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Swim Squad Starter Projections
Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte will be among the swimmers make their TYR Pro Series debuts in Santa Clara.
2018 Indianapolis Pro Swim Series: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Lilly King will swim the women’s 100 breast on day 4 in Indianapolis.
WATCH: Fink vs. Finnerty in Mesa 50 Breast Shootouts
The men’s 50 breast had a strong field that included Austin shootout champ Nic Fink, U.S. Olympic breaststroker Kevin Cordes, and American Record holder Ian Finnerty.
Ian Finnerty AMA: Using Rock Climbing To Strengthen Forearms For BR
Indiana Hoosier and American record-breaking breaststroker Ian Finnerty did an AMA on reddit yesterday, saying he’s used rock climbing as a way to strengthen his forearms for breaststroke.
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
After winning the 50 free shootouts in Austin, Margo Geer is looking to come out on top in another round of 50 frees.
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Nathan Adrian will set himself up for a chance to win another round of 50 free shootouts tonight.
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
After tying with Nathan Adrian in prelims, Micahel Chadwick will challenge for the 100 free title tonight.
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Matt Grevers will dive in for today’s 100 back prelims.
Five Storylines to Follow at the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series – Mesa
The 2012 Olympic Champion in the 200 free, Allison Schmitt, is expected to get back to racing this weekend in Mesa.
Florida Men Move Into All-Time Top 10 in NCAA Event Titles
Caeleb Dressel won 3 of the Gators’ 5 event titles in 2018, and was involved in a 4th as a relay leadoff leg.
Arthur Albiero, Ray Looze Named Head Coaches for 2018 Pan Pac Teams
Indiana head coach Ray Looze is one of the hottest coaches in the country thanks to success of the Hoosiers’ men’s, women’s, and pro groups.
SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Pick Dressel’s 17.63 As Most Impressive of NCAAs
In a shocking runaway of votes, SwimSwam voters overwhelmingly picked Caeleb Dressel’s 17.63 in the 50 free as the most impressive swim of men’s NCAAs. That that swim won the poll isn’t a surprise, but the winning margin might be. More than three-quarters of votes went to Dressel’s 50 – in fact, that event tallied ten times more votes than any of the other four events on the ballot.
Indiana’s Ian Finnerty Named Big Ten Men’s Swimmer Of The Year
The awards keep rolling in for Indiana men’s swimming and diving, as a trio of Hoosiers earned yearly Big Ten awards on Tuesday.
2018 M. NCAAs: After None In 2017, Five Top-2 Seeds Missed The A-Final
Hugo Gonzalez missed a pair of A-finals in the 200 & 400 IM after coming in as the #1 seed.