Alexei Avakov on Huge Breaststroke Improvement at IU: “My confidence has built a lot”
Avakov clocked personal bests at IU’s mid-season meet of 51.34 & 1:54.19 in the 100/200 breast then went to US Open and won the 100 breast (LCM) in 59.45
WATCH: All Race Videos From The 2025 Australia vs. The World Meet
SwimSwam News has compiled all of the race videos from last night’s Australia vs. The World meet.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Shaine Casas Cracks Top 10 All-Time With 50.24 100 Fly
Casas put up a time of 50.24 to lower his three-year-old best time and move past Joseph Schooling and Ian Crocker into the top 10 all-time.
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Bob Bowman on Pro Group Altitude Camp: “It’s like doing 6 weeks of training in 3”
Even though Bowman’s goal for the camp was to get them a lot of aerobic work, he said that he wanted to make sure their speed was still intact.
Race Video Roundup From The 2025 European Short Course Championships
SwimSwam has compiled a list of all available race videos from the 2025 European Championships, including all of Marrit Steenbergen’s European-Record swims.
After Breaking Texas Pool Record, Ilia Sibirtsev Reveals New Distance Free Technique
Ilia Sibirtsev had a successful weekend at the US Open, winning the 1500 and placing 2nd in the 800, notably topping Olympic champion Bobby Finke in both
Regan Smith on OTC Altitude Camp: “Bob is using this year as… a giant training year”
Reflecting on altitude training camp with the rest of Bob Bowman’s pro group, the world record holder was honest with the fact that the camp was excruciating
Carson Foster on 4:07.0 400 IM: “One of the best swims of my career”
At the US Open in his home pool in Austin, Carson Foster threw down a 4:07.02, which was a significant swim in many ways.
Simone Manuel: “200 #2 for the season at 1:56.6, I really can’t complain”
This is Manuel’s fastest 200 free since 2019 and 2nd fastest performance ever.
Hubi Kos on Bowman Training Camp: “It’s what I needed… it was time to face the music”
Kos had to stop racing at some point and put in base work, which is exactly what Bob Bowman had on the menu for the Hungarian in November.
Caeleb Dressel on US Open: “It was a very good swim meet and I actually need to believe that”
Competing at the US Open, Dressel finished 4th in the 100 fly (51.33), 5th in the 50 fly (23.49), and 9th in the 50 free (21.94).
Gretchen Walsh Will Take Break Over Holidays Then “Head Down” LCM Focus Through to Pan Pacs
In Austin, Walsh took first in the 50 and 100 fly, 2nd in the 100 free, and 3rd in the 50 free.
Summer McIntosh on OTC Camp with Bowman: “Definitely got us in shape very quickly”
Summer McIntosh had a notable weekend of racing in Austin, clocking the #2 400 Free ever and the #4 200 Fly ever.
WATCH: Summer McIntosh’s 2:02.62 200 Fly & Other Day 4 U.S. Open Race Videos
SwimSwam has compiled a list of race videos from the final night of the U.S. Open, including Summer McIntosh’s 2:02.62 200 butterfly.
