Carson Foster: “I swim my best races when I’m next to Leon”
Foster is no stranger to racing Marchand and divulges that he actually enjoys the challenge of racing him (in the long course pool).
Claire Weinstein on Running Down Ledecky: “I didn’t even know I was catching up to her”
Claire Weinstein took the 200 free national title in Indianapolis, notably running down distance queen Katie Ledecky to get her hand on the wall first.
Matt Fallon on 200 Breast Race Strategy: “I like to draft off of people”
Not only has Fallon accepted that he goes out slower than most of his competitors, but he has embraced it.
Luke Hobson Went 1:50 in the 200 Free Two Weeks Before Winning the National Title
NCAA Champion Luke Hobson had a dominant win in the 200 Free, touching in 1:45.1 to clear the field by nearly half a second.
Kieran Smith on Rampant US Trials DQs: “It would be one thing if there was consistency”
Smith notes it would have been less jarring if this scrupulous behavior were to have been implemented is the US Open and throughout the Pro Swim Series
Lilly King Gets to Train in Sprint Group Now
Lilly King stuck to her guns in the 200 breast final on Wednesday, going out fast and maintaining the lead while holding off a charging Kate Douglass
Ryan Murphy on Cal Teammates: “That’s what keeps me fresh”
Ryan Murphy won his 7th LCM national title in a row in the 200 backstroke on Wednesday night, cruising to the win ahead of his Cal teammate, Destin Lasco
Worlds Head Coach Bob Bowman on Men’s Relay Lineups: “The only goal is to win”
USA Men’s head coach for the 2023 world championships Bob Bowman spoke with the press after Wednesday night in Indianapolis
Kate Douglass: “I never really thought I was capable of going under 53”
Kate Douglass surprised many, including herself, by winning the 100 free on NIght 1 in Indianapolis with a 52.57.
Carson Foster on 2Fly: “First time I’ve ever really swam it with someone in my face”
Foster admitted that this was the first real 200 fly race where he had had competition close to him.
Regan Smith: “I’ve never worked this hard in my entire life”
Smtih reiterated after the race that she’s loving life in Tempe, reflecting that she has never worked as hard in training as she had this season
Bobby Finke on Splitting his Race: “I was gonna try to look back at the board”
Finke admitted that he had his sights on the historic mark and nearly took a glance at the score board at the 800m mark of the race to see how he was pacing
Thomas Heilman on 200 Fly: “Last year at this meet I think I was 1:58”
Heilman discusses his improvement curve over the last two years as well as idolizing Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel.
Katie Ledecky Describes Journey from Nat’l Team Rookie to Leader
After yet another decisive win in the 800 free, Katie Ledecky reflected on her long career when asked about younger swimmers looking up to her.
Katie Ledecky on Caeleb Dressel: “There’s so much that you all don’t see”
“There’s so much that you all don’t see on a day-to-day basis just on the joy that he brings to the pool deck every day”
