Kieran Smith: “It’s good to know that I can still be on top of the 200 Free”
Kieran Smith won the men’s 200 free from lane 6, putting up the fastest time in the world so far this season in 1:45.25.
SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 4 Instant Reactions
We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Drew Kibler on Men’s 4×200: “I think there’s a redemption story in the making”
Drew Kibler remained in the second position throughout the entire race, coming with .07 of Smith. His 1:45.32 is the #2 time in the world thus far.
Regan Smith Focusing on Rebuilding Herself as a New Swimmer
Smith came to the wall in a blazing 57.76, winning by half a body length and taking down the U.S. Open Record, which she had set in 2021 with 57.92.
WATCH: Regan Smith’s 100 Back U.S. Open Record And Other Day 4 Races
The men’s and women’s 400 free, 100 breast, and 100 back were contested on night 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
Emma Weyant “I think I back-halved a lot more than I thought I would have to”
After earning a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 400 IM, Weyant backed that up by placing 2nd in the 400 IM in Greensboro
Less is More for Berkoff as Sprint Training Pays Dividends
Berkoff went 27.12 to claim the American Record and the U.S. Open Record and become the first-ranked 50 backstroker in the world
Charlie Swanson Did 3k Singles for 3 Weeks Before Making the World Champs Team
After a sub-par midseason meet in San Antonio, Swanson went into super taper mode back home in Austin, only swimming 6 times per week for 3 weeks
Michael Andrew Breaks Down His Arduous Day 3 Triple
Michael Andrew had a huge night 3, securing his spot on the 2022 world champs team by placing 2nd in the 100 fly and winning the 50 breast
Dressel on 100 Fly: “It was bad… I wasn’t gonna go a world record tonight”
Caeleb Dressel added .19 from his morning swim but it was still enough to win the men’s 100 fly final by nearly half a body length.
Hunter Armstrong on 50Bk WR: “The more walls there are, the worse I get”
After taking down the AM and U.S. Open Records in prelims with 24.01, Armstrong took another three-tenths off his new PB to beat Kliment Kolesnikov’s 23.80
WATCH: Hunter Armstrong 50 Back World Record Celebration
In an explosive ending to the Day 3 finals session, Hunter Armstrong broke the World Record in the 50 back with a massive 23.71.
SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 3 Instant Reactions
We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Kate Douglass on 2:21.4 200 Breast: “I think I’m still learning how to swim it”
Douglass turned up the pressure over the second half of the race and finished .24 behind King with 2:21.43 to become the 4th-fastest performer in US history
Bacon/White 200 Back Tandem: “We’re ready to really race the rest of the world”
White had the fastest final 50, coming home one-tenth faster than Bacon, but it wasn’t enough to grab the title. Bacon won in 2:05.08 to White’s 2:05.13
