Ryan Held on Splitting 46, Winning Gold at LCM Champs for 1st Time in 6 Years
Ryan Held, who won relay gold in 2016 then missed every other LCM champs since, got his redemption swim, splitting 46 and earning gold again
Claire Curzan Fine-tuning Details in Croatia for Busy Worlds Schedule in Budapest
Curzan spoke to her preparation as she heads into this world champs with 4 individual events (plus relays) to tackle over the course of the 8-day meet.
Michael Andrew Gives Team USA Training Camp Update from Croatia (VIDEO)
Andrew speaks to the fine line of being teammates yet competing for the same relay spot, a situation he will encounter throughout the course of these champs
Michael Andrew Moves Through Mare Nostrum with Worlds on His Mind
After getting an enormous amount of racing in over the 3-meet circuit, Andrew will stay in Europe and prepare for Worlds
Luke Greenbank Coming Off “One of the best blocks of training I’ve ever done”
With a front half of 56.52 and a back half of 1:00.36, Greenbank of Great Britain/Loughborough beat the next closest swimmer tonight by nearly a second.
Sophie Hansson Finding Success in Longer Breaststroke Training
Renshaw touched in 2:25.47 to McSharry’s 2:25.58, while Sweden’s Sophie Hansson was just behind in 2:26.70 for bronze.
Nicholas Santos: “My best time is 22.6… I think I can swim faster”
For Santos, he’s been as fast as 22.73 so far this season, a time which situates him as the #2 swimmer in the world behind Russia’s Oleg Kostin
James Guy on In-season Swims: “You have to swim fast at the right time”
After his races, Guy emphasized that in-season swims were good to practice, but the focus was is on swimming fast when it matters most.
Cate Campbell “Siamo Umani, Non Supereroi”
L’australiana Cate Campbell parla dell’importanza che gli atleti condividano i propri problemi di salute mentale “Non siamo supereroi”
Cate Campbell “We Don’t Have To Be Ashamed On Mental Health Struggles”
Cate Campbell talks about the many high-profile swimmers who have discussed their experiences with mental heath struggles.
Matt Sates Taking Slight Taper for World Champs, All in for Comm Games
Sates, who already did major damage on day 1 by beating Olympic champion Dean in the 200m free, got it done for 200 IM gold tonight in 1:58.31
Why Loughborough University is Becoming a Hot Spot for NCAA Post Grads
After getting a first-hand look at Loughborough, it’s easy to see why an NCAA athlete looking to keep swimming might take the leap across the pond.
Ben Proud on Staying at the Top Level of Sprinting Consistently
Proud produced 21.89 for silver in the men’s 50 free while winning the B-final of the 50 fly in a time of 23.22, which would have placed 2nd in the A-final
Kamminga Would Rather Race Adam Peaty Head On Than Win World Title Without Him
Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands nabbed the men’s 200m breast victory here in a time much quicker than Monaco.
Anastasia Gorbenko Planning for Packed Event Schedule in Budapest
Israel’s national record holder Anastasia Gorbenko was the fastest woman in a very tight 200m IM field, which saw the top 3 finishers separated by only .34.
