2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Weitzeil And Rising Stars Highlight Women’s 50 Free
Abbey Weitzeil, who has represented the USA in the 50 free for the last five years, will fight for a spot with a wave of college and junior stars.
USA Swimming Releases Psych Sheets For International Team Trials
The psych sheets for next week’s U.S. Trials have finally dropped, with Katie Ledecky set to take on her usual daunting schedule.
Kate Douglass Entered In Six Events In Three Different Strokes at U.S. Trials
University of Virginia swimmer Kate Douglass is entered in the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 200 breast at the U.S. Worlds trials.
2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Indiana Pro Duo Highlights Women’s 200 Breast
Lilly King and Annie Lazor both stood on the Olympic podium last summer and are favored to be the U.S. representatives in the 200 breast in Budapest.
Alex Walsh Enters Three Events At U.S. Trials, No 400 IM
Walsh won’t race the 400 IM in Greensboro, instead opting for the 200 free and 100 breast to go along with her best event, the 200 IM.
2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Will the Teens be on Top in the 100 Butterfly Again?
Claire Curzan has already been a 56.89 this year in the 100 LCM butterfly going 2 for 2 in wins at the Pro Swim Series stops.
Berkoff, Douglass, A.Walsh & Gilliland Named 2022 Honda Award Finalists
Katharine Berkoff, Kate Douglass, Alex Walsh and Tarrin Gilliland are the four finalists for the Class of 2022 Honda Sport Award in swimming & diving.
2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Walsh-Douglass Duo Primed To Prevail Again In 200 IM
Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass, the Tokyo Olympic silver and bronze medalists, are the favorites to make the 2022 Worlds team in the 200 IM.
SwimSwam Pulse: Split Vote On Who Will Emerge As The Top US Woman In 100 Free
26.6 percent of readers think Claire Curzan will be the top American in the 100 free this year, though a pair of NCAA stars are close behind.
Douglass Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 20 Earn All-ACC Academic Honors
Douglass is one of 13 Cavaliers to be named to the women’s 2022 All-ACC Academic Team, while the men’s team had seven.
Douglass, Albiero & Down-Jenkins Earn ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors
Kate Douglass was named the Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year while Nicolas Albiero and Anton Down-Jenkins were named co-winners of the men’s award.
Gretchen Walsh’s 24.70 50 Free Highlights Day Two of UVA LCM Time Trial
Gretchen Walsh went a 24.70 in the 50 free and a 1:01.89 in the 100 back on day two of a UVA LCM time trial meet to prepare for international trials.
SwimSwam Pulse: 31.6% Pick Burns’ 200 Fly Triumph As Biggest NCAA Upset
94% of people picked Nicolas Albiero or Luca Urlando to win, but Brendan Burns emerged as the upset victory in the men’s 200 fly at the NCAA Championships.
ACC Unveils 2021-22 Swimming & Diving Annual Awards
Virginia’s Kate Douglass (pictured) earned ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year honors, while Louisville’s Nicolas Albiero won the men’s award.
WATCH: UVA Long Course Time Trial Race Videos
Watch the race videos from yesterday’s UVA LCM time trial, including Kate Douglass’ 2:24.02 200 breast, unofficially 5th fastest in the world.
