Jake Armstrong: From Linebacker to 2x Big 12 Champion (Video)
Defending Big 12 champion in the 100 breast, Jake Armstrong, dropped a 52.11 this morning in prelims. A few years ago, he was barely a swimmer.
Bowen Becker: “I’ve Just Been Able to Flourish Here” (Video)
Minnesota’s Bowen Becker has been on fire all season, and the heightened competition of this week’s 2018 Big Ten Championships has only stoked the flames.
Austin Katz Has “Viktor Krum” Look with New Haircut (Video)
Texas freshman Austin Katz isn’t turning heads just with his fast swimming in his first ever conference championship
Vini Lanza On Expectations, 400 Medley Relay, and Pool Records
Vini Lanza and the Hoosier men are re-writing the record board at the University of Minnesota this week, but this is the pool where the 2018 NCAA Championships is going to take place. All the better, since that’s IU’s main focus this season, anyway.
Blake Pieroni On 800 Free Relay B1G Win and 1:31.51 Split
Blake Pieroni helped Indiana University kick off their 2018 campaign for another Big Ten Championship victory by providing a 1:31.51 split in the 800 freestyle relay, which Indiana won handily over 2nd-place Michigan, 6:11.50 to 6:16.51.
Ray Looze Shares First Take on 2018 Men’s B1G Champs
Indiana University Head Coach Ray Looze took a few minutes following last night’s session to fill us in on how the two early victories set the team up for the rest of Big Ten’s, and where the team wants to be at NCAAs.
How the University of Minnesota Tapers for Big Ten’s (Video)
SwimSwam recently paid a visit to the University of Minnesota to watch as the Golden Gophers prepared for the Big Ten Championships.
Gregg Troy Explains “The Dressel Effect” (Video)
After an amazing SEC meet as a senior for Caeleb Dressel, one has to wonder: how does this affect his teammates?
Mauro Castillo: “We’re Showing the Classes Below Us It Can Be Done” (Video)
Though never winning an individual title, Mauro Castillo scored big points for the Aggies, placing 2nd in the 100 fly as well as the 100 and 200 breast.
Asia Seidt on Taking Over Kentucky Backstroke Reins
Seidt battled back down the final stretch, outsplitting Bratton to take the win by 18 hundredths.
Akaram Mahmoud is Gunning for Grothe’s Records at NCAA’s (Video)
The Gamecocks swept the distance events this week as 500 free runner-up Akaram Mahmoud picked up a win in the 1650 free
Dressel Talks Senior Class, Winning SEC’s 4-in-a-Row (Video)
Caeleb Dressel hauled in a 3rd gold and another SEC Meet Record, successfully defending his title with a 41.01
Jing Quah on Following Her Brothers Footsteps (Video)
Texas A&M freshman Jing Quah got out to the early lead in the women’s 200 fly and held on until the end, touching in 1:53.05 to earn the win
Anna Belousova: “(A&M) Doesn’t Give you the Opportunity to Fail” (Video)
She was a little slower than this morning, but Texas A&M’s Anna Belousova secured her first ever SEC title with a 58.86
Jan Switkowski – I Think I expected a Little More (Video)
Coming back after a disappointing 4th place finish in the 200 fly, Switkowski anchored Florida’s 400 Medley relay to victory with a 41.92 freestyle split
