Nick Silverthorn

14-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Scares 400-Meter Free NAG Record with 3:58.85 in Prelims

Luka Mijatovic moved up to third in the U.S. boys’ 13-14 NAG rankings behind only Michael Phelps (3:58.80) and record holder Evan Pinion (3:57.61). 

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12-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Blasts 1:45.64 200 Free on Day 1 of SC Far Westerns

The swim took 1.62 seconds off Mijatovic’s personal best, vaulting him to #4 all-time in the 11-12 age group. 

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Mason Turner Breaks Boys 11-12 500 FR NAG With 4:41.26

The 11-12 boys 500 free record which Turner broke had stood since 2008, and was held by Nick Silverthorn.

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Arizona’s Brooks Fail Swims 4:14 in 500 Free Time Trial at Pac-12s

Fail’s time would have been 3rd in the 500 free final – but he wasn’t on Arizona’s scoring roster at the meet.

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Rafael On The Road – Cal Photo Vault

Rafael Domeyko is hitting the road this NCAA swimming season to photograph school’s around the country. In his second stop of “Rafael On The Road” series is Cal Berkley.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Boys’ High School Team of the Year

With three national public school records, the boys from Chesterton High School stood out as the obvious choice for the 2014 Swammy Award.

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College Swimming Previews: Dynasty? Loaded #1 California men are narrow favorites to repeat

Ryan Murphy is the latest Cal superstar, and he leads a talented crew in search of the Golden Bears’ 4th title in the past 5 seasons.

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What to Watch For on Day 3 at U.S. Nationals: Phelps Races Again, Whitaker a 400 IM Scratch

Michael Phelps will be back in the water, swimming his new specialty the 100 fly, on Friday at the 2014 U.S. National Championships in Irvine, California.

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2014 US Junior Nationals: Okubo at home, leads 200 fly after day 1 prelims

Swimming in his own Southern California backyard, Aquazot’s Corey Okubo is the top seed in the boys 200 fly heading into tonight’s final.

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7 Stories to Watch at Speedo Junior Nationals – plus previews, links and more

Connor Hoppe is one of several big-name swimmers set to collide in the boy’s 100 breaststroke on day 1 of Junior Nationals.

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Ranking the 2014 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #1-#4

Justin Lynch, who is faster in the 100 meter fly at 16 than Michael Phelps was, leads the #1-ranked class in the country in 2014.

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NCS Walk-On Meet Features Justin Lynch Against High School Star Rooney

Justin Lynch and Maxime Rooney had a great race in the men’s 100 free on Sunday at the NCS Walk-on Meet.

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Granada Boys Break National Public School Record in 400 Free Relay

The Granada High School boys’ 400 free relay, featuring three seniors, has broken the National Public High School Record.

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Preview of California’s North Coast Section (NCS) High School Championships 2014

The Campo boys (left) and Granada boys (right) went toe-to-toe at last year’s CIF Championship meet. Who’s in the driver’s seat this year?

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Poppe Siblings Sweep Breaststrokes as San Ramon Valley Sweeps EBAL Championships

Girls Meet The top 3 teams from last year’s California – North Coast Section Championships on the women’s side all…

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