Jack Aikins

SwimSwam Pulse: 1/3 Think Aiden Hayes Will Be Highest Impact Freshman Sprinter

Just over one-third of readers picked top-ranked recruit Aiden Hayes to have the highest-impact freshman season among male freestyle sprinters.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2021

See how we re-ranked the boys’ high class of 2022 as these swimmers enter the NCAA for their freshman seasons.

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Aikins, Dunham, Murphy, Grum Impress at Georgia LC Senior State Championships

SwimAtlanta, Dynamo, Athens Bulldogs, Columbus Aquatic Club, and Spartans Aquatic Club were among the top performers at GA Senior States.

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Stanford Commit Gigi Johnson Posts 2:03 Lifetime Best 200 Meter Free in Georgia

SwimAtlanta’s Gigi Johnson dropped 3 seconds from her lifetime best 200 free time to win the event after placing 2nd in the 100 breast with another best time.

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Alabama Commit Kailyn Winter Posts 25.61 50 Meter Free at Roseville Sectionals

Quicksilver Swimming’s Kailyn Winter, a class of 2025 Alabama commit, swam a lifetime best 50 free time of 25.61 in prelims and went on to win the event.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Michael Andrew has a chance to become the third man in history under 1:55 in tonight’s final of the men’s 200 IM in Omaha.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel’s first opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team comes in tonight’s final of the men’s 100 freestyle.

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Aikins Breaks Tie with Pebley for #7 All-Time Fastest 17-18 200 Back

SwimAtlanta’s Aikins broke 2:00 for the first time in the 200 back this morning. Tonight, he swam a 1:57 to become the 7th all-time fastest in his age group.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Preview

Day 5 in Omaha will feature 4 semifinals and 4 finals. Olympians will be crowned tonight in the men’s 800 FR, men’s 200 BR, women’s 200 FL, and men’s 100 FR.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

We’ve had to wait four full days for reigning world champ Simone Manuel to make her debut at U.S. Olympic Trials. But the wait is over as of this morning.

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Jack Aikins Drops Massive 200 Back PB, Moves Into Tie For 7th Among 17-18s

Aikins took off more than three seconds to qualify third into the men’s 200 backstroke semi-finals, putting himself into a tie for seventh among 17-18s.

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2021 Atlanta Classic: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

On the slate for the last finals session of the Altanta Classic are the women’s and men’s 200 IM, 200 back, and 100 free.

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2021 Atlanta Classic: Day 3 Men’s Prelims Live Recap

The last AM men’s prelims session will feature the 200 IM (top seed Caio Pumputis), 200 back (top seed Ryan Murphy), and 100 free (top seed Caeleb Dressel).

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2021 Atlanta Classic: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Night two of the 2021 Atlanta Classic will feature the finals of the women’s and men’s 200 fly, 50 free, 100 back, 200 breast, and the 400 free.

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Prenot And Wilson Scratch Day 2 Atlanta Finals, Bates Picks 100 BK Over 50 FR

Top seed Josh Prenot and No. 4 seed Andrew Wilson have scratched out of the 200 breast final. At the same time, Talia Bates chose the 100 BK over the 50 FR.

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