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The USA Swimming 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento continued on Thursday, May 21. A plethora of Olympians both foreign and domestic are on the slate for a fast meet, hosted by DART Swimming. The Day 2 events are the 100 butterfly, 200 breaststroke, 50 backstroke and 400 IM. Here is a look ...

Every Swimming Journey is a Little Different: Focus On Your Own Path Comparison can be one of the fastest ways to lose joy in swimming.  It can happen in a single practice. You may look at your teammate in the next lane holding faster paces; you may see someone your age dropping time every meet whil...

The Bob Bowman Medley Tree: Dominance Cannot Be Denied At last summer's World Championships in Singapore, the medalists in the men's 200-meter individual medley were quite familiar with one another. While they represented three different countries, they saw each other on a daily basis, under the wat...

Claire Weinstein Pulls out of Sacramento Pro Series After Migraine Lands Her in ER U.S. Olympian Claire Weinstein will not compete in the 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series in Sacramento this week. Weinstein pulled out of the event after experiencing a severe migraine headache that landed her in the emergency...

Pro Swim Series Sacramento, Day 1 Finals: Luka Mijatovic Dominates 1500 Freestyle With First Sub-15:00 Performance The USA Swimming Pro Swim Series resumed Wednesday in Sacramento, Calif., with numerous high-level swimmers competing for the first time in months. Three-time Olympian Ryan Murphy was c...

The USA Swimming 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento kicked off on Wednesday, May 20. A plethora of Olympians both foreign and domestic are on the slate for what looks to be a fast meet, hosted by DART Swimming. The Day 1 events are the 200 IM, 50 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 200 free. H...

Katie Ledecky Recognized with Honorary Degree by Yale University Distance freestyle legend Katie Ledecky added another accolade to her list of achievements last weekend, when Yale University awarded the 29-year-old with an honorary doctorate of humane letters. The recognition was part of Yale's comm...

Your Summer Reading List: Sacramento Opens, Pan Pacs Brings the Fireworks to Greater LA 2026 TYR Pro Preview: Schedule, Psych Sheets & Must-Watch Races Think of this as your California summer reading list. Different? Totally. Kind of perfect? Also yes. Only this list trades short beach stories for l...

Following Strong Freshman Campaign, Kennedi Dobson Preparing for Senior Team Debut at Pan Pacs A bronze-medal-winning performance at the World Junior Championships last August had ramifications that went beyond just the podium finish. Kennedi Dobson finished in 4:06.66, behind the Chinese duo of Yan...

Claire Weinstein Chasing Breakthrough Performances in Middle-Distance Freestyle Among the Olympians scheduled to race at this week’s TYR Pro Series stop in Sacramento is Claire Weinstein, still a teenager but already a longtime staple for Team USA at the international level. Is the 19-year-old’s bes...

Already an All-Time Backstroke Great, Ryan Murphy Returning With Eyes on Home Olympics A decade ago, Ryan Murphy became the sixth man to sweep Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke, joining the likes of East German Roland Matthes plus fellow Americans John Naber, Rick Carey, Lenny Krayze...

Andy Dobrzanski Drops Best Time in 100 Breast at Sun Devil Open Andy Dobrzanski dropped a best time in the men’s 100 breaststroke at the Sun Devil Open on Saturday. Dobrzanski went 1:00.49 to win the event at the long-course meters event in Tempe. He had started the three day meet on Friday by setti...

TYR Pro Series Stop in Sacramento is Latest Checkpoint for Michael Andrew One of the top storylines for this week's TYR Pro Series stop in Sacramento will be the presence of Michael Andrew, who is entered in six events in the Golden State capital. Andrew is once again training under the direction of...

Torri Huske Returns to Long Course Competition After Stellar Collegiate Finale The last time Torri Huske raced a long course meet, she fought through gastrointestinal sickness to earn four medals at the World Championships. Huske's symptoms were so severe that she was forced to withdraw from the 100...

Grant House, Andy Dobrzanski Post Strong Times Saturday Evening in Tempe Veteran Grant House and breaststroke standout Andy Dobrzanski were among the swimmers to record victories at the Sun Devil Open in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, while on the women's side, France native Marie Wattel nearly got unde...

Shareef Elaydi Just Misses Michael Andrew NAG in 100-Yard Breaststroke While racing at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championships in Fresno, Archbishop Mitty junior Shareef Elaydi just missed the National Age Group (NAG) record in the 100-yard breaststroke for the 15-16 classifica...

The field has been announced for the 2026 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento. The long-course meet, hosted by DART swimming, takes place from May 20-23. Ryan Murphy will make his return to competitive swimming for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics where he won the bronze medal in the ...

Ryan Murphy Slated to Return to Competition at Pro Swim Series in Sacramento Olympic champion Ryan Murphy will be back in the pool for his first competition since the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. DART Swimming, the host of next week's Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento announced Murphy's return on soci...

Luka Mijatovic Preparing to Chase 17-18 Records, Continue Rapid Distance Rise A year after his first appearance on a senior-level U.S. team did not go as planned, Luka Mijatovic will have to wait a little longer to show what he can do for the Stars and Stripes. Mijatovic qualified for the World Cham...

Elite Sprint Coaches Discuss Development of Athletes (Part II) The world is in the midst of a sprint swimming renaissance. From the jaw-dropping world record of Cam McEvoy in the 50 freestyle to the continued impressive races of Indiana's Van Mathias, we're constantly seeing great racing from strong...