Zane Grothe

arena Swim of the Week: Ryan Erisman Reaches Another Level With 3:44.03 400 Free In London

The 19-year-old was on fire at the AP Race London International, shattering his personal best times in the men’s 400, 800 and 1500 free.

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The 19 Club – Exercising Caution on Breakout German Johannas Liebmann’s 800 Free

Johannes Liebmann is not the first young distance swimmer to threaten one of the world’s great swimming records. But is history on his side?

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2025 Swammy Awards: Breakout Male Swimmer of the Year – Ahmed Jaouadi

Ahmed Jaouadi earns the Breakout Male Swimmer of the Year award after shocking the distance free field in Singapore and setting a textile World Record

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Leon Marchand Breaks US Open Meet Record With 3:44.70 400 Freestyle

Marchand dropped almost four seconds off his lifetime best as he came home much stronger today than back in May.

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Luka Mijatovic Obliterates His Own 15–16 500 Free NAG Record With 4:08.57 In Pleasanton

Luka Mijatovic swam a 4:08.57 to obliterate his own 15–16 NAG Record in the 500 freestyle, marking his second record of the day and third of the meet.

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Mitchell Schott Drops 3:41 400 Free In Toronto, Continues Great Form From WUGs This Summer

Mitchell Schott had a breakout summer in long course, and continued in the same vein in his first swim of the season in Toronto this morning

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“Best of the Rest” IMer Aiden Moy Sends Verbal to Michigan for Fall of 2026

Badger Swim Club’s Aiden Moy, IM record holder from the same program that produced Cody Miller and Zane Grothe, commits to Michigan for 2026.

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2025 World Championship Previews: German Duo & Wiffen Make Finke Not a Sure Shot in the 1500

2025 World Championships July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming) Singapore, Singapore World Aquatics Championships Arena LCM (50m) Meet…

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Swimmers React To The Addition Of Stroke 50s At The Olympics: Social Media Edition

Sarah Sjostrom took to Instagram saying, “All 50s are finally being added to the Olympic program! Best news ever for the swimming world.”

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Noah Millard Becomes 9th Fastest 500 Freestyler Ever on Day 2 of Ivy League Championships

Noah Millard swim 4:07.68 in the men’s 500 to become the 9th fastest performer in history and to break the meet and pool record in the event.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #12 Auburn Men Continue to Showcase Relay Depth

Now with two top-12 NCAA finishes in a row under their belt, the Auburn men will rely on relays and returning swimmers to keep their national momentum.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Hobson Heads 200 Free With Wide Open Relay Battle Pending

Luke Hobson and Kieran Smith are the pre-race favorites for the individual 200 freestyle spots while it’s chaos behind them in the fight for a relay berth.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: The Men’s 400 Free and the Quest for The Olympic ‘A’ Cut

Amid the American men’s struggles in the 400 freestyle, Kieran Smith has become a consistent presence since making the Tokyo team.

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Why Zane Grothe Thinks Leon Marchand Is Capable of a 4:02 in the 500 Free

Zane Grothe was once the fastest man ever in the 500 yard free, so his guess at Marchand’s potential carries a little more weight than most.

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Bob Swift, Who Zane Grothe Credits for Saving His Swimming Career, Dies at 72

Bob Swift, who coached the Boulder City Henderson Heatwave Swim Team for 30 years, died last week. He was 72 years old.

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