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Winter Junior Nationals: Thomas Heilman, Maximus Williamson Put on 200 Free Show at Separate Sites, Both Set NAG Records A pair of future University of Virginia teammates, both regarded as future stars on the international scene, competed at the two different sites of U.S. Winter Junior Nationals to...

Winter Junior Nationals: Alex Shackell Ties Fastest 50 Fly Relay Split Ever Before 1:42 200 Free Just over four months ago, Alex Shackell dove into the pool for the biggest moment of her career, anchoring the U.S. women's 800 freestyle relay at the World Championships. Shackell earned her spot after...

Speedo Winter Junior Championships Fields Set (Psych Sheets) The field has been released for the 2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships. There will be two meets, East and West. The East meet will take place Dec. 6-9 at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus. Th...

Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel Show Progress Toward Paris Goal at U.S. Open Their immensely successful sprint careers both exploded after golden moments at the 2016 Olympics, where Simone Manuel won the individual Olympic title in the 100 freestyle and anchored the American women to medley relay gold...

Torri Huske Comeback Could Be Huge for U.S. Women's Olympic Prospects In her breakout international performance at the 2022 World Championships, Torri Huske won six medals overall, including gold in the 100 butterfly and bronze in the 100 freestyle. She played a key part in four 400-meter relays (U....

Olympians Katie Hoff, Missy Franklin Launch New Podcast, ‘Unfiltered Waters’ Olympians Katie Hoff and Missy Franklin Sunday announced a new podcast they’re collaborating on called Unfiltered Waters. The two former swimmers and friends will launch the show on Jan. 3, 2024. Their goal is to use their ...

U.S. Open: Hubert Kos Impressive in 200 Backstroke; Bobby Finke Closes the Deal in 1500 (Men's Recap) Four months ago, Hubert Kos was mostly known as a medley swimmer, but that was before he upset Ryan Murphy for a 200 backstroke world title. Now racing at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., Kos had ...

U.S. Open: Regan Smith Aces Grueling 200 Back-200 Fly Double; Katie Ledecky Shines in 1500 Free (Women's Recap) The final evening of swimming at the U.S. Open began with a usual display of Katie Ledecky dominance as she beat the field in the longest race in the pool by almost 25 seconds. But after t...

The U.S. Open continued from Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning. Abbey Weitzeil led a loaded 100 free field just ahead of Simone Manuel, while some of the top names on the men's side missed the A final. Summer McIntosh, Ryan Held, Cody Miller and Kate Douglass cla...

Klete Keller Sentenced to Six Months Home Detention, Three Years Probation for Role in January 6 Insurrection Almost three years after Klete Keller participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection protesting the results of the previous Presidential election, a judge has sentenced Keller to six month...

U.S. Open: Caeleb Dressel Picks Up Win in Tight 100 Fly Final (Men's Recap) When he swam at U.S. Nationals this summer, Caeleb Dressel never expected to qualify for the World Championships team. Instead, he made the trip to Indianapolis to gauge his fitness and form in his return to the sport after ...

U.S. Open: Siobhan Haughey Pulls Off 200 Free-100 Breast Double; Torri Huske Shines in 100 Fly (Women's Recap) The five women's championship finals taking place on Friday night at the U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C., included a teenage world-record holder obliterating the field in the 400 IM and a pai...

U.S. Open Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Comes Out Strong with 51.83 in 100 Fly Based on the evidence of Thursday, Caeleb Dressel’s U.S. Open looks less sluggish than sluggish to start. The five-time Olympic gold medalist in Tokyo rectified a B final placement in prelims Thursday by blasting a time of 21.9...

U.S. Open: Shaine Casas Rips 200 IM in B-Final; Caeleb Dressel Also Wins in Consol Heat (Men's Recap) On an evening when Drew Kibler ripped a lifetime best to announce himself as a Paris contender in a new event, veteran Chase Kalisz scored a come-from-behind win and Michael Andrew won a 50 freestyl...

U.S. Open: Summer McIntosh Tops Katie Ledecky in 400 Free; Kate Douglass Pulls Off Double (Women's Recap) When Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were part of a highly-anticipated showdown with Ariarne Titmus in the women's 400 freestyle at this summer's World Championships, Ledecky finished ahead of...

U.S. Open Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Goes 22.35 in 50 Free Return for B Final Caeleb Dressel’s first swim at the U.S. Open in Greensboro Thursday morning was the men’s 50 free, resulting in a time of 22.35 for 13th place. The swim lands Dressel in the B final. He was well off the pace set by Quintin Mc...

Over the years, I have attended numerous awards ceremonies from the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation banquet to the Golden Goggle Awards and high school and university season-ending celebrations. Last (week) was the 20th G...

U.S. Open: Katie Ledecky Dominates 800 Free; Charlie Clark Pulls Off Comeback Win In a dominant stretch now entering its 13th year, Katie Ledecky has turned American women's distance swimming into an uncompetitive sport. The field she was racing in the 800 freestyle on the opening night of the U.S. ...

Maddie Musselman, Kate Douglass Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Sports List American water polo player Maddie Musselman and swimmer Kate Douglass were named to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Sports List for 2024. Forbes’ annual industry list for North America, “highlight the all-star athletes, innovative...

Can Simone Manuel Return to Apex of American Sprinting, Reach Third Olympics? Since the 1984 Olympics when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer tied for gold in the 100 freestyle, only one American woman has reached the top of the podium — and she, too, finished in a tie for gold. At the 2016 Games...