Tom Shields

With A 1:54.35 200 Fly PR, Urlando Becomes Third-Fastest Performer In The World

Urlando’s time was done at the 2019 Mel Zajac International Meet – a time that would have earned him an Olympic bid for the 2016 Rio Games.

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Katinka Hosszu Plans To Continue Swimming Through 2024 Olympics

The Iron Lady is freshly motivated to continue her professional swimming career through the next two Olympic cycles, but plans to retire after 2024.

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Michael Andrew, Tom Shields Among Americans to Compete at 2019 Mare Nostrum

5-time World Short Course Champion Michael Andrew will attend among a group of about a dozen senior-level Americans, and a large contingent of juniors as well.

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2019 Bloomington Pro Swim Series: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will take on the 200 free on day three of the TYR PSS in Bloomington.

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Shields Scratches 100 FR to Focus on 200 FL at Night 2 Bloomington PSS

On day 2 of the Bloomington Pro Swim Series, Tom Shields scratched his 100 free to focus solely on the 200 fly.

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2019 Bloomington Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Projections

Michael Andrew and the Adams Family lead the SwimSquad points battle, but with the national team splitting between Bloomington and the Atlanta Classic, this month’s SwimSquad starting lineups could be a little thinner than usual.

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Ethan Hu Clocks 45.72 100 Fly, Narrowly Misses Schooling’s Nat HS Record

His swim comes on the heels of Luca Urlando breaking the National Public School Record just over a week ago with a 45.88.

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Kredich and Bultman Named Head USA Coaches for 2019 Pan American Games

USA Swimming announced today that Matt Kredich and Steve Bultman will lead the men’s and women’s teams, respectively, at this summer’s Pan American Games.

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Tom Shields Swims 1:40 in 200 Fly at Pacific SCY Masters

Tom Shields swam his best 200 yard fly time in almost 3 years on Sunday at the Pacific Masters champioships.

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Kusch Becomes 5th-Fastest 100 Flyer of All Time with 44.32

Marius Kusch went 44.32 to win the 100 fly at NCAA Division II Championships and become the 5th-fastest 100 flyer of all time.

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Andrew Seliskar Breaks Pac-12 Record for Male Individual Titles

Andrew Seliskar is now the winningest male (by individual titles) in Pac-12 Conference Championship history.

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2019 Men’s Pac-12 Champs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Another interesting aspect of today is the brewing team battle between USC and Utah for 5th place. The Utes only are lagging behind the Trojans by 38 points going into today, and with that margin, anything is poosible.

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2019 Pro Swim Series- Des Moines: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Live prelims coverage from day 4 of the Des Moines Pro Swim Series. Featured events include the 100 back, 200 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Stars Turn Out for Pro Swim Series – Des Moines (PSYCH SHEETS)

While overall entries are lower than even Knoxville, the number of stars (including international swimmers) willing to make the trek to Des Moines is sway up. That includes Caeleb Dressel, who will swim his first long course meet since Pan Pacs.

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