Ryan Held

2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Cassidy Bayer will be one of the key names contesting the women’s 200 fly this morning at U.S. World Trials.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: 50 Fly May Be Veterans’ Best Chance

Veterans Tim Phillips (23.83) and Giles Smith (23.85) have the fastest time among US swimmers this year, and the top two personal best times of anyone entered (23.42 and 23.30, respectively).

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2017 U.S. Trials Previews: Can Adrian Hold off Dressel in 100 Free?

After Caeleb Dressel’s eye-popping 40.00 in the 100 free at NCAAs, swimming fans are eager to see what he can put together in the long course pool.

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Keep Tabs On All Of SwimSwam’s Official 2017 U.S. Nationals Previews

U.S. Nationals are just a few weeks away in Indianapolis, with the Americans selecting their World Champs and World University Games teams for later this summer. We’ve gotten started with our yearly event-by-event previews, and now we’re compiling them all in one place.

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2017 U.S. Trials Previews: The Race for Sub-51 in Men’s 100 Fly

Jack Conger and Tom Shields headline a group of men in the 51-low range who could become the first swimmers other than Phelps to break 51 seconds since the end of the supersuit era.

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Ryan Held Set to Take on Sprint Butterflies at Trials

According to the entries, NC State sprint champ Ryan Held will be taking on the 50 and 100 fly, as well as the sprint freestyles.

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Jimmy Feigen A Surprise Entrant At U.S. Nationals

Jimmy Feigen is entered in the 50 and 100 free at U.S. Nationals, a surprise considering we haven’t seen him compete since Rio.

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Ryan Held & Veteran Tim Payne Participate In Swim Across America

On Jun 11, 2017 at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC Ryan Held, 2016 Rio Gold Medalist and 2016…

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Combined Results: Top 8 Men from Santa Clara, Charlotte, Bucceto, & Namesnik

To give a comparison of times across all of the meets, we’ve compiled the top 8 times in each event.

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Michael Chadwick Pops 48.6 100 Free PB In Charlotte

Michael Chadwick exploded for a 48.6 PB at the Charlotte Ultraswim.

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Hannis Becomes 4th Fastest American Ever With 30.19 50 BR In Charlotte

Molly Hannis became the 4th fastest American in history with a blistering 30.19 in the women’s 50 breaststroke.

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Irie, Maranhao & McHugh Double Up On 2nd Night Of Charlotte Ultraswim

Ryosuke Irie was one of three swimmers to win two events on the 2nd night of the Charlotte Ultraswim.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: Veterans vs. Dressel in 50 Free

Though he’s relatively young on the international stage, Florida’s Dressel poses a serious threat in this event, and could knock Adrian or Ervin out of this race in Budapest.

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Ryan Held To Swim Across America Memorial Event For Dr. Brian Goldman

Ryan Held will be participating in the Mudpuppies Swim Across America Event in Memory of Dr. Brian Goldman. For the…

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Leah Smith Clocks World’s 4th Fastest 800 To Open Charlotte Ultraswim

Leah Smith threw down the 4th fastest 800 free of the year on day 1 of the Charlotte Ultraswim.

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