Zane Grothe

2018 Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Olympic champion Ryan Murphy is one of several stars competing tonight. Murphy is the top seed in the 200 back.

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2018 Pro Swim Series – Austin: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

After what he thought was a disappointing Winter Nationals, Chase Kalisz will begin his long course season on Thursday with a 400 IM – an event where he’s the current World Champion.

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USA Swimming SwimSquad Lineups Announced; L. Smith Not Starting

USA Swimming tweeted out the four starting SwimSquad rosters during this morning’s prelims sessions, with a couple of key changes from our predictions earlier this week. That includes #4 overall pick Leah Smith not starting for Team Sandeno.

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2018 Austin Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Battles Preview/Cheat Sheet

Team Natalie Coughlin has some tough choices to make before Austin, including whether to start #7 overall pick Melanie Margalis as an IMer, breaststroker or in the flex spot.

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2017 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Races of 2017

Where does 40.0? Rank on our Top 10 Races of 2017? How about 49.86?

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Zane Grothe

Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves…

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InZane Holiday Training

American Record Holder Zane Grothe recently traveled with Indiana University to Arizona State University for their annual holiday training trip.  See the monster 4,000-yard set Zane did in one of the practices that week.

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2017 Swammy Awards Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year: Zane Grothe

A late-breaking entry for the award, American swimmer Zane Grothe had his big break-through at 25 years old when he broke the American and U.S. Open Records in both the 500 and the 1650 yard freestyle at the US Winter National Championships in the waning days of November and into December.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Pick Grothe’s 500 Free Over 1650

In a very tight poll result, 51.7% of voters said Zane Grothe’s 4:07 500 free was more impressive than his 14:18 mile.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Final Team Scores

The team scores for college men and women, club men and women, and combined for both show Louisville and Nation’s Capital to be the big team winners form the meet.

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Mallory Comerford and Melanie Margalis Tie for Winter Nats High Point

Melanie Margalis and Mallory Comerford tied for the women’s high point at WInter Nationals, with 90 points apiece.

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WATCH: All Race Videos from the 2017 U.S. Winter Nationals

Zane Grothe dismantled two American records last week, and you can watch the action from those races, along with all of the rest of the race videos from Winter Nationals, right here.

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Race Video: Watch Zane Grothe Break American Record in 1650 Free

2017 U.S. WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS November 29th-December 2nd Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, Columbus, OH Short Course Yards Meet…

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How to Train InZane

 Zane Grothe lit up the American record books last weekend with freakishly fast swims in the 500 (4:07) and 1650…

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SwimSwam Pulse: 400 IM Narrowly Edges 200 FR As Fan Choice For Ledecky

The people have spoken, and Katie Ledecky will be swimming the 400 IM at this year’s NCAA Championships.

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