Kate Hurst

2024 World Championships Prelim Relay Lineups: Throssell In For Australia, U.S. Holds Entry

The prelim lineups for the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay at the Doha World Championships have been posted, with Brianna Throssell anchoring for Australia.

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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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2024 Worlds Preview: Aussie Women Strong in Free Relays (No Surprise), the Rest is a Mess.

Shayna Jack, who threw down in Fukuoka, looks to be a key member of the Aussie women’s quest to sweep the relays in a field replete with questions.

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2024 Worlds Preview: No Ledecky & Titmus Leaves Distance Golds Quadarella’s To Lose

Italy’s Simona Quadarella will look to win another gold (or two) in the Women’s distance events a field that looks very different than last year’s finals.

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Erik Posegay, Abi Liu, Ken O’Reilly Named To US Coaching Staff For 2024 Worlds

USA Swimming promoted Posegay (above) to National Junior Team Director and National Coach this fall and will coach alongside Liu and O’Reilly.

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Bognar, Han, Hurst, Sauickie Added To US Roster For Doha As Grimes, Weinstein, Gallant Out

Lilla Bognar (above) will compete in the 400 IM and 200 backstorke at Worlds next month in Doha. Four women were added to the US roster.

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2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 4

Leah Shackley and the rest of the girls at the East meet dominated every event on Day 4 of 2023 Speedo Winter Juniors.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Heilman will enter the water tonight as the top seed in the 200 butterfly, and he’s slated to swim the 100 freestyle final shortly before.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free and is set to last a little less than 2 hours.

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Kate Hurst Has More Huge Drops; Baylor Stanton Passes Michael Phelps in the 200 IM

Texas commit Kate Hurst (above) had best times in the 200, 500, and 1000 free this weekend at the SwimMAC LC/SC Invitational in Charlotte.

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Leah Shackley Swims 1:50.99 in the 200 Back to Lead a Pile of Best Times in Charlotte

Junior National Teamer Leah Shackley kicked off her season with huge swims, and several huge drops turned heads on Saturday in Charlotte.

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World Junior Champion Kate Hurst Flips Commitment From Northwestern To Texas (2024)

Hurst, who became one of the best milers in the nation this summer, joins a long list of prominent female distance swimmers at Texas.

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2023 World Junior Championships

American Maximus Williamson was an absolute force at the World Junior Championships winning six gold and seven total medals.

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Australia Doubles, But US Maintains Control of Medals Table at World Juniors (Day 5)

The Americans maintain a lead heading into the closing sessions of the World Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

American Kayla Han will be seeking double distance gold on the fifth night of action at the 2023 World Juniors as she’s seeded 2nd in the girls’ 1500 free.

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