Kieran Smith

USA Swimming Reveals 102 Young Standouts Chosen for National Select Camp

USA Swimming revealed Thursday its roster of 102 swimmers selected for this year’s National Select Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Gabriel Jett will be one of many key players for the Cal men this season as they seek a national title defense. For now, we’re picking them to do so.

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College Swimming Previews: #3 Florida Men Pull No Punches Despite Growing Pro Team

Despite incurring significant losses, the Florida men have reloaded and appear poised to repeat as the third-place team at NCAAs for the third year in a row.

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New Starts: Kieran Smith Talks Going Pro, Relay Goals, and Future Events

Smith outlined his reasons for turning pro instead of using his final year of eligibility, his hopes for future relays, and his post-swimming career goals.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Simone to ASU, Cal Combines Under Durden, & Jr Pan Pacs

We discuss Simone Manuel moving to ASU to train with Bob Bowman, Dave Durden taking the Cal Women, and Highlights from the start of Jr Pan Pacs

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Olympic Swimming Medalist Kieran Smith Explains Why He Turned Pro

In this podcast Kieran also shares he’s eyeing another U.S. relay. By June 2024, he’d like to drop a top-4 U.S. 100m free time to make the 4×100.

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Luke Hobson Goes A Massive (Unofficial) Best Time Of 1:45.59 In The 200 Free

Although Duel In the Pool times are not official, Hobson’s 200 free swim was 0.55 seconds faster than his official best time of 1:46.14.

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Olympic Medalist, World Champion Kieran Smith Announces Decision To Turn Pro

After a massively successful NCAA career, Smith has opted to turn and forgo his final season of NCAA eligibility.

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2022 Pac-12 1650 Free Champion Caroline Pennington To Transfer To Florida

Pennington, who has a best time of 15:48.69 in the 1650 free, will add to Florida’s growing strength in the distance freestyle discipline.

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Canadian Olympian Josh Liendo Set To Join University of Florida This Season

Three-time World Championship medalist and Canadian Record holder Josh Liendo has announced his commitment to the University of Florida.

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Lithuanian National Teamer Tomas Navikonis (2022) Decommits From Florida

Lithuanian National Teamer Tomas Navikonis has decommitted from Florida, a hit for the program as it looks to rebuild after loosing a large senior class.

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ASCA Announces Six Nominees for 2022 Coach of the Year

On September 8th, the ASCA will be announcing the winner of the 2022 George Haines Coach of the Year award from the six nominated coaches.

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World Championsips Medalist Carson Foster Gets Engaged To Longtime Girlfriend

Foster got engaged to Meredith Wolf, who he has been dating since August 2017. The two of them swam on the Mason Manta Rays swim club together.

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Gretchen Walsh, Kieran Smith Named High Point Award Winners at US Nationals

Virginia swimmer Gretchen Walsh and Florida Gator Kieran Smith have been named the female and male high point award winners at US Nationals.

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Five Big Takeaways From 2022 U.S. Nationals — Men’s Edition

In this article, we break down our five main takeaways from the men’s side of the 2022 U.S. National Championships meet that happened last week.

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