Kai Van Westering

2024 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second heats session of the 2024 World Championships will feature five events, with defending champion Ruta Meilutyte highlighting the women’s 100 breast.

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Kamminga, Steenbergen and Schouten Highlight Dutch 18-Swimmer Roster For Doha Worlds

Arno Kamminga tied for silver this past summer at 2023 Worlds in the men’s 100 breaststroke. See the full Dutch roster here.

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2023 U.S. Open Championships — Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Ryan Held (pictured) comes into Saturday night’s men’s 100 freestyle final as the top overall seed with his prelims time of 48.47.

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2023 U.S. Open Championships – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final prelim session of the 2023 U.S. open will feature the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

NCAA 100 backstroke champion Brendan Burns will compete in the 200 backstroke this morning. He won the 100 backstroke last night in a time of 45.29.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The day two prelims session at the Ohio State Invite will feature several World Championship medalists from Fukuoka this past summer.

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Ahmed Hafnaoui Clocks 1:49, 3:56, and 8:04 200/400/800 as IU Rolls Kentucky in LCM Dual

Indiana hosted Kentucky for an LCM dual meet yesterday at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #4 Indiana Men Combating Losses with 15 Newcomers

Brendan Burns and the high-powered Hoosier relays will be one of many driving forces behind the team’s success in the 2023-24 season.

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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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