Ledecky After Historic 1500: “That’s a pretty crazy start to the year”
At age 28, that was not only the fastest Ledecky has ever been in January, but it was the 2nd fastest time ever swum in the event
IU Freshman Noah Cakir: “I’ve doubled my yardage since club… First time doing doubles”
At IU’s mid-season meet, the Ohio State Invite, Cakir clocked personal bests of 52.11 and 1:51.68 in the 100/200 breast.
USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring Talks About The State of Swimming and Answers the Hard Questions
New USA Swimming CEO Kevin Ring sat down with SwimSwam Editor-in-Chief Braden Keith for a candid interview about all things swimming.
Phoebe Bacon Has Finally Achieved a Lifelong Dream in Swimming: Training in the 400 IM Group
Not only has Bacon had to adapt to a new philosophy and training style under head coach Jack Brown, but she has also been moved to the 400 IM group
IU Freshman Liberty Clark: “Pretty low yardage background, training pretty much 4 days a week”
Coming from a limited swimming background where she never really swam club year-round, Clark has emerged as one of the top freestylers in the nation
Kate Douglass Clocks 2:07.8 in First 200 IM Since Paris: “It’s Good To… Get Back Into It”
After time not competing in it for more than a year, Douglass is open to dipping her toes back into the medley waters.
During Year-Long Pool Closure, Mary-Sophie Harvey Had to Train at 6 Different Facilities
At age 25, Mary-Sophie Harvey won her first individual LCM Worlds medal last summer, earning bronze in the 200 IM.
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
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.
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).
