Greg Meehan comments on Women’s 2017 Worlds Team (Video)
Team USA will take 24 men and 21 women to Budapest next month for the 2017 World Championships.
Caeleb Dressel: “I’ve had nightmares about that race” (Video)
Caeleb Dressel had it from the start, exploding into his breakout with an advantage and never relinquishing it, winning the men’s 50 in a time of 21.53
Abbey Weitzeil talks through rough transition of freshman year (Video)
Though this year hasn’t been the easiest for Abbey Weitzeil, she was able to keep it light and fun enough to put herself back on team USA
Simone Manuel: “I think I put too much pressure on myself” (Video)
Simone Manuel executed a great 50 free tonight, winning by nearly half a second in 24.27 to move into #3 in the world
Nathan Adrian: “I certainly worked more aerobic this year” (Video)
Even though Nathan Adrian will once again compete for the USA on the big stage in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, his training has been a bit different this year
Abrahm DeVine doesn’t even think his coaches saw this coming (Video)
DeVine charged home in a blazing 27.81, out-splitting the entire field to move into 2nd in the closing metres
Kevin Cordes is kind of superstitious about his food (Video)
When it comes to big meets, Kevin Cordes doesn’t just eat whatever happens to be in front of him at the time
Smoliga: “I was definitely gentle on my start this time” (Video)
Olivia Smoliga of the Athens Bulldogs gets her individual event in Budapest with a 2nd place finish in 59.17
Zane Grothe: “Sometimes I have to tell myself to look around” (Video)
After turning 1st at the 200, Grothe pulled away from Smith and Haas, clocking in at 3:44.43 to lower his personal best
Kathleen Baker: “I think i really mastered the details” (Video)
Cal’s Kathleen Baker put up a new meet & U.S. Open Record of 58.57 to win the women’s 100 back, improving her personal best that she posted winning the Olympic silver last year
Cody Miller: “That was a rollercoaster of a week” (Video)
Miller touched 2nd in 59.11 in the 100 Breast, earning him a berth on the World Championship team
Ledecky: “I didn’t set time goals for myself this year” (Video)
Katie Ledecky was gone from the gun in the women’s 400 free final, toying with world record pace the entire race
Katie Meili announces Law School at Georgetown in the Fall
Making her first World Championships team wasn’t the only exciting reveal Katie Meili had in store for fans tonight
Grevers: “Felt great to touch the wall and see a 1 by my name” (Video)
With the pressure on, Matt Grevers delivered in the men’s 100 back final. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist came through with the win in a time of 52.71
Tim Phillips: “I put my head down and said ‘not this time'” (Video)
When it was all said and done it was Tim Phillips getting to the wall for 2nd in 51.30, booking himself a ticket to his second straight World Championships
