Rex Maurer on US Open Record: “I think I was due for a big drop in the long course pool”
After having a breakout meet which saw him finish 3rd in the 400 IM and 4th in the 200 free, Maurer saved the best for night 4.
G. Walsh on US Trials: “I can see how practice is translating and it makes me really excited”
Gretchen Walsh has had a sensational week in Indy, already qualifying for 3 individual events for the world champs and swimming historic times in the process
Quintin McCarty on US Men’s Backstroke: “Striving to hopefully be the next guy for Team USA”
NC State’s Quintin McCarty kept his season’s momentum rolling in the men’s 50 back final, touching first to qualify for his first world championship team
Katharine Berkoff on 50 Back American Record: “I felt like the details weren’t perfect”
Berkoff became the #2 performer of all-time in the event and 3rd woman to go under the 27-second barrier.
Lilly King on Aging as an Athlete: “Proud of myself for being able to get over that hump”
Lilly King left no doubt that she’s still got it, Touching in 29.88 and taking a dominant win in the 50 breast while sneaking under the 30-second barrier
Claire Curzan on Outside Smoke Redemption Win: “I was really happy I was in Lane 1”
After missing the Olympic team by the slightest of margins last year, Claire Curzan bounced back one year later in Indianapolis.
Luke Hobson on 200 Free World Record: “That’s the overall goal in my lifetime”
Luke Hobson unleashed a big 200 free in Indianapolis, clocking a 1:43.73 to become the 5th fastest performer ever.
Claire Weinstein Gives Full Breakdown of 100 Free/800 Free (4:15/4:04) Double
On the first night of world trials, Claire Weinstein took on a hefty double, swimming the 100 free final less than half an hour before the 800 free final
Katie Ledecky Knew Big Swims Were Coming: “I pushed a 15:49 in a practice suit”
Last night in Indianapolis, Ledecky showed she was still very much on form, swimming the #3 time ever in the 800 free (8:05.76)
Jack Alexy on Simplifying his Race: “It’s just swimming two laps down the pool”
Alexy did his best to simplify his race and not overthink it, especially with the inherent pressure of qualifying for a world championship team present
Caroline Bricker on Surprise 200 Fly National Title: “I thought it was a mistake”
Rising Stanford junior Caroline Bricker took the first night of 2025 US Trials by storm, upsetting the field to touch first in the women’s 200 fly in 2:05.80
Bob Bowman Gives Thoughts on Longhorn Elite Invite: “On the whole, very good”
Bowman shared that after world trials, the athletes who qualify for world champs and WUGs will be competing at the Indy Summer Cup
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.
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
