Gold Medal Minute

Triple World Champion Leon Marchand Fought Back From Sickness and Surgery

Triple World Champion and 400 IM World Record holder Leon Marchand withdrew from the 2023  U.S. Open Championships.  Plagued by sinus issues…

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Google Says Katie Ledecky’s The Greatest Female Swimmer Of All Time. Is She?

Katie Ledecky is on her fourth Olympics, which is a big milestone. That got me thinking, and then I got lost down a Ledecky rabbit hole.

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Caeleb Dressel Said He Lost A Lot Of Muscle Mass And He Has Got To Gain It Back

Dressel provides context on his performances at 2023 U.S. Trials, noting he simply didn’t have the power needed, the muscle needed, to swim fast.

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Gretchen Walsh Goals: Three Wins In Record Time at NCAA Champs

Coming off her breakout summer, Gretchen has big goals for the 2024 NCAA Championships, and she put them out there, stating she’d like to…

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Thomas Heilman Unpacks His First World Championships Performance and Gold Medal

16 year old Thomas Heilman dives deep detailing his first World Championships experience, and he responds to the college commit question.

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Kaylee McKeown Discusses Her World Champs DQ, Regan Smith, And Cate Campbell’s Comment

McKeown unpacks every topic, even whether or not she’ll do the Olympic 200 IM/200 Back double. If I missed a question, let me know in the comments.

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Thomas Heilman, The Youngest Member Of The U.S. 2023 World Championship Squad

Thomas Heilman is only 16 years old. What do you hope he learns and gains from World Champs, this stepping stone in his career?

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Bobby Finke 2023 World Championship Predictions

The distance defending Olympic Champion has a big target on his back in a field deep with talent. How fast will Bobby Finke swim?

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Regan Smith vs. Kaylee McKeown at 2023 World Championships

Regan Smith is back and better than ever training under coach Bob Bowman. Facing off with Aussie star Kaylee McKeown, how fast will Regan swim?

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Katie Ledecky 2023 World Championship Predictions

10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky qualified for her sixth World Championship in Indianapolis throwing down solid times.

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Shaine Casas Back To The 90s Sporti Swim Collection Behind The Scenes

Go behind the scenes of the Shaine Casas Back To 90s Sporti Swim Collection with nearly 30 products.

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Ryan Murphy Lost 20 Pounds Of Muscle In The 2022 Off Season

Murphy confirms loss of muscle mass with a DXA scan, but he’s back in race-shape now. So, let’s play the World Trials prediction game.

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The Walsh Sisters Take Us Behind The Scenes of Their Second Sporti Swim Collection

The Walsh sisters were the first collegiate swimmers in history to team up with a nationally recognized brand for a co-branded swimwear collection.

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What Will Shaine Casas Swim at the 2023 U.S. World Championship Trials?

Shaine Casas ripped a 1:56.06 200 IM at the Westmont Pro Swim touching 2nd to Leon Marchand’s 1:55.68 — both finishing under the previous Pro Swim Record.

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Why Does Regan Smith Prefer Pro Life to the College Swimming Life?

Regan Smith is loving the pro life, and it showed at the Pro Swim Series Westmont where she set a new 200m back U.S. Open Record.

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