Kathleen Baker

Blueseventy Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming (National Team Edition, Pt. 2)

Without any live age group meets taking place, we’re looking back at the breakout swims and seasons of current U.S. National Team members.

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The 2020 Olympic Perspective Magazine With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

Coronavirus has impacted Olympic history, postponing the biggest sporting event on earth, and the next issue of SwimSwam Magazine addresses this topic.

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Presenting The Swimmer Version Of Monopoly: SwimOpoly

Jarod Arroyo and Vica Dow have created SwimOpoloy, featuring some of the sport’s best athletes in place of properties.

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How to Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Kathleen Baker on Not Bottling your Emotions

Now stuck at home, she has been leaning heavily on her national teammates for support and kinship by checking in with them.

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 100 Back

Read on how Regan Smith, Kathleen Baker, Olivia Smoliga, Phoebe Bacon, Amy Bilquist, and more raised the bar for the 100 back throughout the years.

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Pancake Hot Take: Top 5 Swim(mer)s & Surprises from Des Moines/Pac-12s

This weekend really blew my socks off for a beginning of March, in-season meet. We saw many top times in the world & so many historic, top-10 all-time swims.

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Smith & Murphy Lead PSS As 16 of Top 20 Swims of Season Come In Des Moines

Backstrokers Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith lead the 2020 Pro Swim Series as the Des Moines stop produced 16 of the top 20 swims of the season in FINA points.

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Kathleen Baker Feels like 1:07 Makes her a “Real” Breaststroker (Video)

Baker’s lunge forward earned her a 2020 PB and World #3 time of 2:06.46. Baker was just three-tenths off her lifetime best of 2:06.14.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Race Videos

Watch all the race videos from the concluding session of PSS Des Moines, featuring the women’s 100 back, women’s 200 IM, and men’s 50 free.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will have its concluding session, featuring the finals of the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Regan Smith Re-Breaks Pro Swim Series Record in 100 Back in Des Moines

18-year old World Record holder Regan Smith swam the 2nd-best time of her career on Saturday evening to break the Pro Swim Series record.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final preliminaries session of the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will feature the 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Regan Smith will aim for a 200BK/100FL double while Katie Ledecky (200 FR) and Michael Andrew (100 BR) will aim for another PSS win in Des Moines.

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R. Smith Will Swim 2BK/1FL Double, Cox Drops 2FR for Des Moines Day 3 Finals

Tonight in Des Moines, Regan Smith will swim the 200 back and 100 fly finals, where she could potentially sweep both events.

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