Kai Van Westering

2023 LEN U23 Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Ireland’s Mona McSharry will try to complete her sweep of breaststroke events here at the inaugural LEN U23 Championships taking place in her home nation.

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2023 LEN U23 Championships: Coetze & Sates Take Top Seeds On Final Day

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze will try to add a 2nd gold to his backstroke haul at the LEN U23 Championships that conclude today from Dublin, Ireland.

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2023 LEN U23 Championships Day 2 Prelims: Wiffen & Mitsin Are On The 400 Free Prowl

Daniel Wiffen of Ireland already put on a show in the men’s 1500m free last night and captured the top seed in the 400m free this. morning in Dublin.

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2023 LEN U23 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe will tackle the women’s 100 fly and 200 IM on the opening night of the LEN U23 European Championships in Dublin, seeded second in both.

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LEN U23 Bronze Medalist Kai Van Westering Is Dutch Despite Growing Up In France

Van Westering told SwimSwam that despite growing up in France, he is not a French citizen. His father is Dutch, and he has always had Dutch nationality.

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Will Modglin Goes 53.92 100 BK At Indiana Senior Championships

Modglin’s time of 53.92 marks best time by about half a second, and is nearly a second under what he posted at U.S. Nationals in June.

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Leah Hayes Swims 100 Free/200 IM Double on Final Night in Indy

Leah Hayes was not far off of her season best in the 200 IM and swam the 100 freestyle earlier in the final session in Indy.

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2023 Westmont Pro Swim Series – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s prelims session in Westmont will feature the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, 100 butterfly, and 400 IM.

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Indiana Repeats as Men’s Big Ten Champions, Earns Fifth Title in the Last Seven Years

The title marks Indiana’s fifth in the last seven years and 29th in program history.

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2022 Ohio State Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The final morning session of the Ohio State Invite will feature the prelims of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

The Tennessee Vols recruited the best backstroker in this year’s freshman class, Nick Simons out of Oregon, pushing them into our top 10 recruiting classes.

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2022 French Elite Champs Runner-Up Kai Van Westering to Join Indiana in Fall

Van Westering already has best times in both backstroke events that would have made the B and C final at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.

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2022 French Elite Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Olympic semi-finalist Yohann Ndoye Brouard will aim to solidify his World Championship spot in the men’s 100 backstroke on Day 2 in Limoges Métropole, France.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Justina Kozan is set to race the 200 back, 100 free, and 200 fly this morning, which is one of the toughest event schedules we’ve seen all week.

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