Shannon Vreeland

2016 US Olympic Trials: Ledecky Leads Loaded Field in Women’s 200 Free

The women’s 200 freestyle is absolutely loaded with talent. Okay, every event at the Olympic Trials is ostensibly loaded with talent, but not in the same way that the women’s 200 free is.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Great Depth In Women’s 100 Free

The race for the top 6 spots should be extremely close, and we may see at least 8 swimmers under the 54 barrier. The race for and individual Olympic bid in this event will be even more exciting, with the likes of Franklin, Manuel, Weitzeil, Coughlin, and possibly Ledecky contesting for a top 2 finish.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Indy Sunday Morning Scratch Report

Hali Flickinger has scratched the women’s 200 back this morning to focus on the 100 free.

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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Indianapolis: Day One Prelims Live Recap

Canadian Olympian Brittany MacLean is the top seed in this morning’s first event; the women’s 200 freestyle…

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Vreeland, Bentz, Luthersdottir Among Late Indy PSS Scratches

Heat sheets for the first day of the Arena Pro Swim Sereis at Indianapolis have been posted, and Shannon Vreeland, Gunnar Bentz and Hilda Luthersdottir are among the more notable day 1 scratches.

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Jaeger, Lawrence, Vreeland Highlight Indianapolis Pro Swim Psych Sheet

Olympians Connor Jaeger, Micah Lawrence and Shannon Vreeland are among the biggest names highlighting the Indianapolis stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

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Manuel, Smith, and Schmitt Set New Benchmarks in Race for Olympic Gold

After their lifetime best performances at the Atlanta Classic and Charlotte Pro Swim, Simone Manuel and Leah Smith are in good position to earn an Olympic 800 free relay bid.

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Atlanta Classic Day 1 Finals: Live Recap

Katie Ledecky posted one of the world’s fastest times in the prelims of the 200 free, but how fast will she be in finals after also swimming a monster 400 IM and almost chasing down NCAA champion Ella Eastin?

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Atlanta Classic Day 1 Prelims: Live Recap

The Atlanta Classic kicks off this morning with world, national, and NCAA champions converging at Georgia Tech to square-off in the long course pool, in another opportunity to prepare for the Olympics and Olympic Trials.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to These Swim Stars of Irish Descent

12-time Olymipc medalist, Natalie Coughlin, is one of over a dozen U.S. Swim Stars of Irish descent.

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Georgia Ties For Most 800 FR Wins, MacLean & Flickinger Go Top Splits

With their 800 free relay win tonight, Georgia ties the record for most overall 800 free relay wins with Stanford.

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Psych Sheets For 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series – Orlando Released

Many of swimming’s best, including Phelps, Ledecky, and Dressel will come together this weekend in Orlando for the third stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Chase Kalisz went head-to-head with North Baltimore teammate Michael Phelps, roaring home on the last 50 to win this morning’s 200m IM in 2:02.42.

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Chase Kalisz Among 8 Georgia Athletes at World Championships

Melanie Margalis, Shannon Vreeland, Nicolas Fink and Chase Kalisz will represent the United States, while Matias Koski and Chantal Van Landeghem will compete in their respective countries’ colors.

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2015 World University Games: SwimSwam’s post-meet awards

Shannon Vreeland led all swimmers with 4 gold medals at the 2015 World University Games.

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