Ryan Murphy Says Coach Durden “Wanted me to feel like I was swimming a 150”
Winning the 200 back by over three full seconds was Ryan Murphy, touching in at 1:56.06. That now re-writes his top US time this season of 1:56.82
Melanie Margalis Explains How Anxiety Led to 400 IM Negative Split (Video)
Throughout the whole IM race, Margalis split 2:19 on the 200 fly/back and 2:18 on the 200 breast/free coming home, effectively negative splitting the race
Molly Hannis Describes Flatter, More-Forward Breaststroke Technique (Video)
As the rest of the field tired on the last 50, Molly Hannis continued to accelerate into the finish, touching in with the top time in the nation at 1:07.10
Simone Manuel is Now Kicking Out to Nearly 15m On her 100 Free (Video)
With a tight race in the women’s 100 free, six swimmers touched within two-tenths of a second, but it was Manuel who put her head down and got the win
Michael Andrew Gives In-Depth Analysis on “All over the place” 100 Breast Win
Andrew remains 3rd in the nation after his morning 1:00.23 swim. At the January PSS meet here in San Antonio, Fink’s acceleration earned him the win at 1:00.8
Katie Ledecky Comments on “Milestone” First Race Back in San Antonio (Video)
Ledecky hasn’t raced the event in almost exactly a year with her last long course 1500 occurring on March 3, 2020, when she hit a 15:29.51.
The Top Quotes From the 2021 PAC-12 Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship
Here’s a look at some of the best interviews from the PAC-12 Women’s Championships, including quotes from Brooke Forde, Teri McKeever, and Isabel Ivey.
SSPC: The Black Swimmers Association talks “Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel”
The new film, “Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel,” will feature scripted scenes combined with real interview footage of 14-25 year olds from the Black community
Cal Training Helping Isabelle Stadden “Regain my touch with the water” (Video)
Stadden, currently in her freshman year at Cal, dipped under her swim from Knoxville last January by .01, a positive sign as we reset the Olympic year.
How Focusing on Fly/Breast Has Improved Kathleen Baker’s 200 IM (Video)
This was Baker’s third-fastest performance ever, having been 2:08.32 in the summer of 2018 and 2:08.75 in February of last year.
Abbey Weitzeil Describes the Mental Struggles of Getting Back In Shape (Video)
Weitzeil’s last long course 50 prior to this weekend came in December of 2019, where she went 24.70 at a time trial in Minnesota.
Ally McHugh Talks Racing all Stroke 200s, Taking Mile Out Fast (Video)
16:12.87 is the 23-year-old’s third-fastest swim ever, and quickest since August of 2019. It also makes McHugh the second-fastest American in 2020-21.
Nic Fink Explains Why Georgia Swimmers Finish Races Well By Design (Video)
Nic Fink home like a freight train down the stretch to sneak by Will Licon for the 200 breast win in 2:11.28, with Licon just .02 back. Fink’s final 50: 33.20
Zane Grothe on Training: “I’ve really focused on having a better 1500” (Video)
Grothe, 28, finished in a time of 15:10.29, stacking up as his fastest swim since July of 2019 while also making him the second-fastest American this season
Kieran Smith Breaks Down the Approach That Led to Lifetime Best 200 IM (Video)
Smith’s 1:59.38 showing lowers his previous PB of 1:59.56, set way back at the 2017 World Juniors, and ranks him 13th in the world this season.
