Hali Flickinger on 2:06 200 Fly: “I go that time… all the time”
Veteran Hali Flickinger was just a bit off of her time from this morning, but her 2:06.87 was plenty to get the win in a very small field
Lilly King: “The first long course race of the season is always a little shaky”
World record holder Lilly King went out fast, hitting the wall at 31.08, and she held on to win in 1:06.24, which is the 2nd-fastest time in the world
Michael Andrew on 59.0 100 Br: “Heck, I should try to go for Peaty’s Record”
After throwing down a sub-1:00 this morning, Michael Andrew went faster tonight, touching in 59.05 and coming within 0.19s of Adam Peaty’s Pro Swim Record
Megan Van Berkom on Dropping 7+ Seconds in 200 IM from Last Year to This Year
Megan Van Berkom, a Minnesota sophomore who finished 35th in this event at Big Tens last year, was creeping up on Romano on the final 50, and touched 2nd
Maggie MacNeil on Big Ten Performances: “I didn’t really rest for this meet”
As she took her first stroke, there was little doubt Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was well on her way to winning yet another Big Ten title
World Champs Head Coach Anthony Nesty Speaks on UF Olympic Culture, SEC Champs
SwimSwam sat down with newly named world championship head coach Anthony Nesty to pick his brain about what makes him tick on deck
Kliment Kolesnikov Shares What he Gained from the 2021 ISL Season
Kolesnikov, coming off of a 6-medal performance in Abu Dhabi, reflects on his entire SCM fall and what he’s gained through so much racing
Ilya Shymanovich Speaks on First Ever World Title
Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich, who set the World Record earlier this year, broke the SC Worlds meet record en route to the gold medal in 55.70
Shaine Casas Recaps First Short Course (Or Any Course) World Title
The United States’ Shaine Casas pulled off the upset win in the men’s 100 back, touching first in 49.23 two tenths ahead of Russian star Kliment Kolesnikov.
Charlotte Hook on Building From Morning Swim to Produce Outside Smoke Silver
The United States’ Charlotte Hook charged hard on the second half, moving from 8th at the 50 and 6th at the 100 to grab the silver medal in 2:04.35
Nic Fink Analyzes Training Transition from Athens to Georgia Tech
USA’s Nic Fink came in third for bronze in 55.87, posting the field’s fastest 2nd 50 (29.66). Both Martinenghi and Fink were under the former meet record
Abbey Weitzeil on Winning Her First Individual International Medal
American Abbey Weitzeil was in 2nd at the halfway point, only 0.05s behind Haughey, and she hung on to just touch out Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick for bronze
Lana Pudar Did Not Expect a 200 Fly Bronze Medal at Age 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Lana Pudar took home 200 fly bronze in 2:04.88, breaking her own national record by a full second
Andrei Minakov on Training at Stanford: “Best place for me in world”
After coming off an electric performance at the NC State Invitational in November with his Stanford team, Minakov backed that up with 6 medals in Abu Dhabi
Kamminga: “I do a lot of racing, and this was like extra a lot of racing”
The breaststroke machine, who won silver in the 200 in Abu Dhabi, raced nearly every weekend from September to December of this fall
