Pernille Blume Swims .01 Off Gold Medal Time Post-Surgery (Video)
Blume won with a season best of 24.08, still the third-fastest time in the world. Sjostrom remains on top with her 23.91 from Budapest.
Pebley on 200 Back Win: “I haven’t beaten Ryan in 5 years” (Video)
Into the finish, Pebley defeated his former Cal teammate by 16/100.
Ryan Murphy Shares Thoughts on FINA Champions Series (Video)
After Matt Grevers went out fast with a 25.57 opening 50, Ryan Murphy took over with a scintillating final 50 (27.15) to win the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.99.
Danas Rapsys’ Small Changes Lead to Big In-Season Swims (Video)
Lithuanian Danas Rapsys completely took over the men’s 200 free race on the back half, picking up his second straight win in the event for the series after losing a close battle at the first stop against Sun Yang.
Cody Miller thinks FINA Series is “a step in the right direction” (Video)
Crowd favorite Cody Miller had a big performance in Champions Series debut, splitting faster than the rest of the field opening up (27.90) and closing (31.36) to win the men’s 100 breast in 59.26.
Kromowidjojo Explains Being on a Relay with 3 Americans (Video)
it was Team 4 consisting of Michael Andrew (49.87), Jacob Pebley (49.41), Kelsi Dahlia (54.18) and Ranomi Kromowidjojo (54.81) who ran away with the win in a time of 3:28.27
Vlad Morozov Didn’t Train for a Week Before the FINA Champ Series (Video)
Russian Vladimir Morozov picks up the win in the men’s 50 free in a time of 21.65, edging out Michael Andrew (21.86) by just over two-tenths.
King: “I gotta see where my competitors are at” (Video)
Lilly King had a phenomenal performance to take down Yuliya Efimova in the women’s 200 breaststroke.
Bahamian National Team Swimmer Katelyn Cabral Gives TEDx Talk
In the talk, which was featured on the TEDx YouTube channel, Cabral discusses what makes her different than her peers, and how she believes that embracing diversity and being proud of those differences are what defines her.
Devon Nowicki Forwent his Final Year of College Eligibility to go Pro (Video)
Another example of a swimmer following their own path, it seems to be paying off for Nowicki in the pool.
Hali Flickinger’s Has a New Evening Routine: Walking Her Cat (Video)
2019 ATLANTA CLASSIC May 17th-19th, 2019 Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia LCM (50m pool) Meet Information Psych Sheets…
Erika Brown and Ryan Coetzee Act As One Another’s Butterfly Mentors (Video)
In Atlanta, Brown and Coetzee gave us a little insight into their relationship as training partners, and told us how they work together to help one another improve.
Lilly King was Shooting for #1 Times in the World This Weekend (Video)
Lilly King made it two-for-two in the women’s breaststroke events with a win in the 50, touching in 30.03 to move past Yuliya Efimova (30.26) for the top time in the world this year.
Mallory Comerford Takes us Through her Whirlwind Weekend (Video)
We later learned that Comerford’s scratch on Night 3 was to go to a teammates wedding in Columbus, Ohio, a 4-hour drive from Bloomington
Simone Manuel on 100 Free: “I’m a little frustrated with my 2nd 50” (Video)
After being the only swimmer sub-54 in the prelims, Simone Manuel got the job done tonight in the A final. She posted a 53.65, a touch off of her morning swim.
