Tom Shields

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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Dressel Includes 100 Fly, 200 Free in World Champs Trials Lineup

All-in-all, Dressel has entered 5 events: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly, and 100 fly.

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Check Out The Full Schedule For 2017 U.S. Nationals

Check out the full schedule for the upcoming U.S. National Championships.

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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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100 & 200 Free Among Six Entries For Tom Shields At Nationals

Tom Shields has entered six events for the upcoming U.S. World Champ Trials, including the 100 and 200 freestyle.

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Olympian Tom Shields’ Take On The New FINA World Cup Rules

“Medalists will show up out of shape and waste a finals spot, or in “deep training” and do the same. It will not work out well,” Tom Shields says of the new FINA World Cup rule where Olympic and World Championship medalist earn automatic berths into World Cup finals.

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Watch: Conger vs. Dressel Battle Comes Down to the Wire in Santa Clara

Dressel tried to run down Conger, putting up the fastest closing split of the field with a 27.17, but Conger did just enough to hold him off.

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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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2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 4 Race Videos

Today’s highlights included a rare tie in the 200 IM after a hard fought battle between age group phenom Michael Andrew and Georgia’s Jay Litherland.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Swimmers are slated to compete in the 200 fly, 100 breast, 100 back, 200 IM, women’s 800 free, and men’s 1500 free.

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2017 Arena PSS – Santa Clara: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Jay Litherland will be back in action today at the Santa Clara Pro Swim after an impressive double last night with wins in the 400 IM and 200 free.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS: #1 Seeds Worrell, Shields Scratch 200 Fly Final

Top seed Kelsi Worrell has scratched out of the 200 fly final after clocking a quick 2:09.37 to top the heats.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 3 Race Videos

Today’s highlights included a fantastic winning double by Georgia’s Jay Litherland in the 400 IM and 200 free, in which he took gold in back-to-back events.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Swimmers are slated to compete in the 200 free, 200 back, 50 free, and 400 IM.

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2017 Arena PSS – Santa Clara: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for a live recap of day 3 prelims from Santa Clara.

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