Will Licon: “I just need to get my pop down for trials” (Video)
The times may not show it, but Will Licon feels ready for World Champ trials in just a few short weeks
Chase Kalisz races through mental adversity (Video)
Kalisz was able to get his hand to the wall faster at the finish, winning in 1:56.60 to teammate Pace Clark’s 1:56.75
Kylie Masse: “World Record is definitely a goal going forward” (Video)
Canadian backstroke star Kylie Masse (1:00.34), the Olympic bronze medalist in this race, took off on the back half to outpace the rest of the field
Gunnar Bentz confident after Bob Bowman Training Camp (Video)
Bentz negative split his 200 Free on Night 3 of Santa Clara, turning in a 54.83 at the 100 and bringing it home in 54.71 for a final time of 1:49.54
Allie Szekely: ” I haven’t dropped in the 400 IM since 2012″ (Video)
Stanford’s Allie Szekely dropped another chunk of time tonight, bringing her lifetime best down to a 4:41.10 en route to bronze
Jay Litherland: “The quick turn around helps me not think about it”
Jay Litherland was on fire on Night 3 of the Santa Clara Pro Swim, grabbing back-to-back victories in the 400 IM and 200 Free
Ledecky: “I’m happy with the changes I’ve made this weekend” (Video)
Stanford’s Katie Ledecky blasted her way to the top of the world rankings, tearing through the water en route to a world-leading 1:55.34
Ryan Murphy would love an avocado sponsorship (Video)
Cal’s Olympic backstroke duo of Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley battled closely in the 200 back tonight in Santa Clara
Beisel is BACK after 8 month training break (Video)
In her first race since the Rio Olympics, Elizabeth Beisel made a triumphant return to the pool, garnering a 2nd place finish in the 400 IM
No Mile for Clark Smith at World Champ Trials (Video)
Texas’ Clark Smith was the only man to break 3:50 tonight, taking it out in 1:53.54 to lead the race from start to finish
Kelsi Worrell has new motivations going into this summer (Video)
Olympic gold medalist Kelsi Worrell rocked a season best 57.44 to dominate the 100 fly field, clipping .06 off her former season best of 57.50
Katie Drabot: “My experience at NCAA’s helped me move forward” (Video)
Stanford’s Katie Drabot had a big swim in the 400 free, knocking 3 seconds off her lifetime best to win the race in 4:08.33
Prenot: “The field makes it nerve wracking, but also makes us better”
Prenot took to his usual back-half surge, however, taking off and never looking back as he won the race in 2:10.80.
Simone and Lia have very different takes on the 100 Free (Video)
Simone Manuel and Lia Neal took the top 2 spots in the 100 free in Santa Clara, but had very different things to say about it
Jack Conger still unsure of event lineup at Trials (Video)
Dressel was the fastest of the field coming home in the 100 fly with his 27.17 closing split, but Conger did just enough to secure the gold, holding him off with a 52.24