Berkoff on Women’s Backstroke Depth: “You can’t ever really get a break in that event”
At the Pro Swim in Ft Lauderdale, Katharine Berkoff took the win the 50 back, touching in 27.38.
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Santa Margarita Hangs On In 400 Free Relay At CIF-SS D1 Champs
Teagan O’Dell led off the Santa Margarita girls’ team in a blistering 48.01 as they ultimately held off Mira Costa in an exciting 400 free relay battle.
Luka Mijatovic Reflects On Performances From North Coast Section Champs (Race Videos Included)
Watch Luka Mijatovic’s impressive 1:34.44 in the 200 free and 4:14.17 in the 500 free from the North Coast Section Championships.
Claire Weinstein Sans Katie Grimes or Bella Sims to Train with: “Now I have to race the boys”
In Ft Lauderdale, Claire Weinstein was the only swimmer to takedown a red-hot Katie Ledecky, touching first in the 200 free in a world-leading 1:54.93
Emma Weyant on Rebounding After 2023 DQ: “I’m finally confident enough to swim my stroke”
In Ft Lauderdale at the recent Pro Swim, Weyant not only won the 400 IM, but did so in 4:33.95, the fastest she’s been in the event since 2022
Todd Desorbo on Training Gretchen Walsh: “Slow is not in our vocabulary”
Going from 18 to 17 strokes, Walsh asked DeSorbo, “You want me to go slower?” to which DeSorbo replied, “No, slow is not in our vocabulary
Kos on Olympic 50s: “Hope we can keep getting faster in those short events as well as the 200”
After breaking national records in the 50 and 100 back at the Hungarian Championships recently, Hubi Kos was back in the pool at Ft Lauderdale last weekend
Skyler Smith on Surprise PSS 50 Breast Win & Season Best: “I was not expecting any of it”
In a race where the top 3 were separated by .14 and 3 of the top 4 swimmers were Olympics, in was UNC All-American Skyler Smith who came out with the win
Carson Foster on UT Freestyle Depth: “We’ve got a whole 2 relays of guys that can throw down”
Foster noted that Texas could field two 4×200 free relays and most likely be competitive on the international stage.
Shaine Casas Unsure of World Champ Trials Lineup, 100 Fly & 200 IM Most Likely
Shaine Casas once again walked away from a Pro Swim with multiple wins, touching first in the 100 free, 200 IM, and 50 back in Ft Lauderdale
Alex Walsh after Pro Swim: “More than anything, Showing myself I’m ready for a big time drop”
After the competition, Walsh said she’s moving into the rest of the summer with confidence, showing herself that she’s ready for big time drops
Simone Manuel on Bowman Practices: “The hardest training I’ve ever done in my entire career”
Although the Ft Lauderdale Pro Swim didn’t net the results Simone Manuel was expecting, she has seen many positive signs for her swimming this winter
Sven Schwarz Describes Training Camps with Lukas Martens, Florian Wellbrock, & Oliver Klemet
Germany’s Sven Schwarz is coming off a weekend that saw him break his first European Record, dropping a 7:38.1 in the 800 free
Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Shatters World Record With 54.60 100 Fly
Walsh became the first woman under the 55-second barrier while taking 49 one-hundredths of a second off her hours-old world record.
Watch Sven Schwarz’s European Record-Setting 800 Free (7:38.12) From The German Championships
The race video of Sven Schwarz’s European record-setting 800 freestyle has been made available, and can be viewed below.
