Rhyan White on Difficulties of Getting Back into Her Groove Post-Olympics
Rhyan White took gold in the women’s 200 back, but admitted that she hadn’t been highly motivated in training since the Olympic Games
Alia Atkinson Shares Thoughts on 50 Breast DQ, Retirement from Swimming
In the 100 breast, The field’s veteran, co-World Record holder Alia Atkinson finished in fourth, just off the podium. This was the last race of her career
Will Licon on Bouncing Back from Second 3rd Place Finish at OT’s in Career
Will Licon won his first world champs medal, a bronze in the 200 breast, after earning the same place (for the 2nd time in his career) at Trials this summer
Claire Curzan Studied Video of Kromowidjojo, Sjostrom Before the 50 Fly Final
Claire Curzan broke the World Junior Record with a massive personal best. After going low-25s in prelims and semifinals, Curzan broke through with a 24.55
Siobhan Haughey on Earning 3 Medals, 2 World Titles, and 1 World Record
Haughey continued her red-hot short course season in Abu Dhabi, winning golds in the 100 and 200 free as well as bronze in the 400 free
Tomoe Hvas on What it Means to be a Professional Athlete
Tomoe Hvas clipped his own Norwegian Record of 51.39 from semifinals to take 2nd in the men’s final of the 100 IM, marking his first-ever world medal
Gold Medalist Sydney Pickrem Almost Didn’t Come to World Champs At All
Canada’s Sydney Pickrem used a massive back half, including a 35.53 breast split, to take the win in the women’s 200 IM in 2:04.29
Shaine Casas Looking Forward to What Future Holds After 6-Medal Haul at Worlds
Casas walked away as one of the most decorated athletes of the championships, taking 2 gold, 3 silver, and a bronze in Abu Dhabi
Carson Foster Left Abu Dhabi with Motivation After Individual Silver, Bronze
At his first senior international meet with Team USA, Foster walked away with a gold, silver, and bronze medal. But he told us he still wants more
Ranomi Kromowidjojo Had 50 Fly World Record Hopes, but Happy with PB
Kromo’s swim is the 2nd-fastest women’s 50 fly of all-time, behind only the World Record performance of 24.38 by Therese Alshammar.
Li Bingjie Talks to Media After Distance Sweep at World Champs (Chinese)
Just 24 hours after cracking the Championships Record in the 800 free, Bingjie took the lead immediately in the 400 and never gave it back
Ilya Borodin Enjoyed Racing the Best in the world through ISL This Season
Nearly running down Seto in the 400 IM was Russia’s Illia Borodin, who shattered Seto’s World Junior Record by almost three seconds by touching in 3:56.47
UGA Head Coach Jack Bauerle Gives Commencement Address at Graduation Ceremony
University of Georgia Head Coach Jack Bauerle gave the commencement address to the graduating class of 2021 on December 17.
MacNeil Wouldn’t Have Believed That Her First WR Would Have Been Backstroke
Canada’s Maggie MacNeil obliterated the World Record in the women’s 50 back by over three tenths to take the gold medal in 25.27.
Vlad Morozov Split 20.3 and Hasn’t Lifted Since June
Russia’s Vlad Morozov out split USA’s Ryan Held by .15 on the free leg of the men’s 4×50 medley relay in Abu Dhabi to secure the tie
