Grevers: I Still don’t like the 200 Back (Video)
Matt Grevers, the defending Olympic gold medalist in this event, won the men’s 100 back handily with a 53.48
Jonathan Roberts: I’m looking forward to my time in the hottub (Video)
Texas’s Jonathan Roberts surprised the crowd with a big-time over-a-second victory over defending Olympic champion in the 100 distance Matt Grevers
Allison Schmitt: I’m really excited with where I am (Video)
North Baltimore’s defending Olympic gold medalist Allison Schmitt took the win tonight in what will certainly be one of the most hotly-contested events in Omaha
Townley Haas builds on confidence from NCAA’s (Video)
Defending NCAA champion and 2016 breakout swimmer Townley Haas blasted his fastest long course time this season, swimming 1:47.86 to cut nearly half a second from his previous season best
Will Licon has Olympic Fever (Video)
Two-time defending 200 breast NCAA champ Will Licon had a convincing win in the men’s 200 breast over Chase Kalisz
Schooling – Phelps next to me made the difference (Video)
In the very tight, very exciting race everyone was hoping for, Joseph Schooling emerged victorious over Michael Phelps and Jack Conger
Top 20 (+1) Quotes from the Atlanta Classic (Video)
The Atlanta Classic was a much more relaxed meet than a typical pro swim, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t fun storylines to follow
Ella Eastin: Long course is going a lot better than I expected (Video)
After completing a very successful freshman year at Stanford, Ella Eastin seems to be finding her groove in the long water heading into Omaha
Ledecky on Gold Medal Prospects: “I don’t think big picture like that”
Katie Ledecky isn’t motivated by gold medals or the fame and glory that come with them. What drives her is something much more simple.
Elizabeth Beisel: Taper for Trials is mentally different (Video)
Elizabeth Beisel, swimming her second final of the evening, emerged victorious with a time of 2:12.10
Josh Prenot: You have to redefine what “Good” is (Video)
Josh Prenot picked up his second win of the meet by besting the 200 IM in a time of 1:59.51
Sean Grieshop: I live by the motto “Every Practice Counts” (Video)
17 year-old Sean Grieshop won in dominating fashion, finishing almost fifteen seconds ahead of the field with a time of 15:18.88
Ella Eastin in depth on 200 IM race plan (Video)
Stanford women swept the top two spots in this event, with Ella Eastin winning in 2:10.54
Reece Whitley: My body’s a lot different than it was last year (Video)
Reece Whitley has been seeing gains outside of the pool as well as inside
Joe Schooling: I have no “pop” right now (Video)
Joseph Schooling led the men’s 200 fly from start to finish, completing his sweep of the butterfly events with a 1:57.37