Katharine Berkoff

Which Olympic Medalists Are “In” and Which Are “Out” for the 2024 SC World Championships?

Young German phenom Lukas Maertens is one of just four individual Olympic gold medalists from Paris who is currently committed to race in Budapest later this month.

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Australian Olympic Trials Qualifier Jade Garstang Commits To NC State For 2025

Garstang will travel east to North Carolina next fall. She has range in both the backstroke and butterfly events and looks to make an immediate impact.

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Gretchen Walsh Goes Sub-21, Again; Camille Spink Climbs the All-Time Ranks in 50 Free Prelims (RACE VIDEO)

Camille Spink was the SEC Champion in the 50 free last year as a freshman, and she took another huge leap forward on Wednesday morning in Knoxville.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: The 3 Fastest Pre-November 50 Freestyles In NCAA History Highlight Week 7

Ilya Kharun, Quintin McCarty, and Jonny Kulow swam the fastest pre-November 50 freestyles we’ve seen in the NCAA, all breaking 19 seconds at ASU vs. NC State.

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U.S. Names 32-Swimmer Roster for 2024 Short Course World Championships

Gretchen Walsh (left) and Kate Douglass (right) are among the stars of the 25 yard pool who will race in the 25 meter pool in December in Budapest.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Eyeing Historic Five-Peat

The return of Gretchen Walsh and the addition of Claire Curzan makes the Virginia women a big favorite to make it five NCAA titles in a row in March.

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The Best (and Worse) Practices from the US Olympic Training Camp

After speaking with many from the USA’s Olympic team, SwimSwam compiled a few of the best workouts we heard about from the 2024 Olympic training camp

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Katharine Berkoff on Bronze in Paris, Backstroke Starts, and Olympic Rings Tattoo with Her Dad

Katharine Berkoff secured her spot in Olympic history by contributing to a USA 2-3 finish in the women’s 100 back, earning a bronze medal

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Versatile Freshman Class Bodes Well for #9 NC State Women

Kennedy Noble (pictured) scored 42 individual NCAA points for the Wolfpack in 2024, and she’ll be joined by a deep freshman class this year.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Can The Freshmen Fill In The Gaps For #11 Cal Women?

The Golden Bears lose a few key swimmers, including Rachel Klinker, but bring in an intriguing recruiting class that includes three notable internationals.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Leah Shackley

The 18-year-old won four gold medals and set four Championship Records at the Junior Pan Pacs last month in Canberra, sweeping the girls’ backstroke events.

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 100 Back

Kaylee McKeown defended her gold medal from Tokyo in the 100 backstroke, tying her own Oceanian record with a time of 57.33.

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USA’s Leah Shackley Breaks Junior Pan Pacs Meet Record in 100-Meter Backstroke

Shackley lowered the record by 0.13 during day one of competition as she took home the gold medal in finals with a time of 59.46.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American 15-year-old Audrey Derivaux enters as the top seed in the girls 200 fly by nearly 3 seconds.

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Torri Huske Sees Her Instagram Following More-Than-Triple Amid Olympic Success

After leading Team USA with 5 Olympic medals in Paris, Torri Huske saw her Instagram following more-than-triple from pre-Games numbers.

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