Trying To Contextualize The Absurdity of Gretchen Walsh’s 47.42 In The 100 Fly
Walsh’s newly-minted record in the 100 fly is more than 5% quicker than the 16th-fastest performer in the event, ranking #2 all-time behind Caeleb Dressel.
2024 M. NCAA Previews: After 1:37.93 In January, Kharun On Track To Challenge 200 Fly Record
After posting a time of 1:37.93 in January, Arizona State freshman Ilya Kharun is on track to challenge the NCAA & U.S. Open records in the 200 butterfly.
14-Year-Old Nicholas Liberty Shines at PV Senior Champs
RMSC’s Nicholas Liberty broke a 19-year-old PVS age group record in the 1650 free at the Potomac Valley Senior Championships.
2024 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
The fourth and final day of the 2024 Pac-12 Championships will feature the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 1650.
Richard Montgomery Girls Claim 1st Metros Title; Churchill Boys Land 3rd Straight Victory
The 2024 DC Metros Championship meet saw a host of top times thrown down by some of the fastest high school swimmers in the DC area.
Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Ilya Kharun
Kharun became the fourth swimmer sub-1:38 in the 200 fly and delivered several other impressive swims across three dual meets for ASU in January.
arena Swim of the Week: Ilya Kharun Enters Rarefied Air With 1:37.93 200 Fly
Kharun became just the fourth swimmer in history to break 1:38 in the 200 fly last weekend, putting him within striking distance of Jack Conger’s NCAA Record.
ASU Splits Dual vs. Stanford as Kharun Rips 1:37.9 200 Fly, Roghair 9:29 1000 Free
The ASU men and Stanford women were victorious in today’s dual meet, with Ilya Kharun, Zalan Sarkany, and Aurora Roghair posting NCAA-leading times.
Watch: Zalan Sarkany, Ilya Kharun Scare NCAA Records to Kick Off Dual Meet at Stanford
ASU sophomore Zalan Sarkany blasted a personal-best 8:38.13 in the 1000 free, about four seconds shy of Clark Smith’s NCAA record (8:33.93) from 2015.
arena Swim of the Week: Wang Xizhe Runs Down 200 Fly Field With 28.94 Closing 50
Wang produced one of the rare sub-29 closing splits in the boys’ 200 fly final en route to the World Junior title in a time of 1:56.22.
Caeleb Dressel Slots Into ‘A’ Final As Ryan Murphy Scratches 100 Fly At U.S. Nationals
Dressel placed ninth in the prelims but will now have a lane in the championship final after Murphy scratched out of the event.
Florida Blitzes 2:58.32 400 Medley Relay As Three Teams Go Under NCAA Record
Josh Liendo dropped the fastest 100 fly split of all-time (42.91) to propel the Florida Gators to an NCAA title and U.S. Open Record in the 400 medley relay.
Gemmell Powers Stone Ridge Girls to Metros Team Title; Churchill Boys Go Back-to-Back
Stone Ridge senior Erin Gemmell won the 100 free (48.19) and 200 free (1:43.45), with the former breaking a Metros record Caroline McTaggart had set in 2015.
WATCH: 2022 Texas Men Orange & White Intrasquad (All Race Videos)
SwimSwam went down the road in Austin, Texas to the Texas men’s Orange & White intrasquad, which always has fast, suited, in-season times for mid-September
Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara Rips 1:57.00 200 Back to Break Jr Pan Pacs Record
Japan’s Hidekazu Takehara got out to an early lead in the final of the boys 200 back tonight and never looked back, soaring to victory in 1:57.00.
