Nic Fink on Learning How to be Unafraid to Lose
Nic Fink and Andrew Wilson went 1-2 for Athens Bulldogs Swim Club in the 100 breast, with Fink again dropping under a minute as he did in prelims.
Kasia Wasick on Pro Swim: “My goal was to swim FINA A cut without resting”
ISL Sprint Star Kasia Wasick acheived her goal in Mission Viejo, coming into the meet with no rest and getting under the FINA “A” cut with a 24.73
Michael Andrew’s Thoughts on 1:57 200 IM in Mission Viejo: “Ehhh”
Andrew pulled out his second 2021 PSS win in the 200 IM with a season best of 1:57.98. He now moves up to No. 8 in the world
Madisyn Cox Talks UGA Training Trip, 8×250 IM/8×100 Free with Melanie Margalis
Out-splitting Kathleen Baker on the breaststroke 37.40 to 39.13, Madisyn Cox built an indestructible lead to win the event with a season-best of 2:10.00
Hugo Gonzalez on Training at Cal: “They just go hard every day”
Mission Viejo’s 200 Back final felt like Pac-12s, as the Cal bears went 1-2-3-4-6-8, with Gonzalez placing 2nd at 1:57.51
Beryl Gastaldello Breaks Down Irvine Training Camp with Dave Salo
After competing at the pro swim in Mission Viejo this weekend, Beryl Gastaldello talked with us abut the training she had done prior to the meet with Salo
Ryan Murphy: “I honestly wish every meet was morning finals”
Ryan Murphy blasted off the start from lane 3, flipping in 25.6 to lead the field by half a body length over and ultimately stopping the clock in 53.11
Michael Andrew Explains Building Base for 200s Long Course in Hawaii
Michael Andrew came into this meet seeded at 2:13.00 in the 200 breast, and went PR’s in both prelims and finals, ending the morning with a 2:11.3
Lilly King on 200 Breast: “2:22’s kind of becoming the new norm”
Annie Lazor began to close the gap over the second half of the race, but King held on and got the win, 2:22.38 to 2:22.73
Abbey Weitzeil Explains Training for a No-Breather LCM 50 Free
Abbey Weitzeil improved on her prelims time of 24.80 to win with 24.57. With a 24.57, she now ranks 9th in the world for the season.
Emma Nordin Details 30×100 LCM Holding 1:04-1:05s
Nordin broke through for third in the 800 free with a 8:29.67, which is her first time under 8:30 and a massive lifetime best by over seven seconds
Sean Grieshop Breaks Down 400 IM Victory, Cal NCAA Season
Jarod Arroyo pulled up on Grieshop after the breaststroke leg, but Grieshop closed the door on free, going 4:16.14, dropping two seconds from prelims
Kelsi Dahlia Is Happy With her Longer Butterfly Training in Louisville
Kelsi Dahlia had a brutally long finish, but she still put up virtually the same time as she did in prelims (58.10) to win it (58.11)
Melanie Margalis Likes Morning Finals for Swimming the 400 IM
Melanie Margalis opened up a huge lead through the breaststroke leg, and she put down the hammer with a 4:35.18, ranking second in the world this year
Caeleb Dressel on Breakthrough 200 Free Win: “I always baby it”
Caeleb Dressel of Gator Swim Club threw down a 27.1 third 50, though, and he finished with a 27.6 to take the win at 1:47.57
