You are working on Staging1

Articles by James Sutherland

View 's Biography

I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

All eyes will be on Caeleb Dressel at the U.S. Olympic Trials, set to kick off on June 15 in Indianapolis. Follow along with our event-by-event previews here.

  192 Comments

Kyle Chalmers Scratches 100 Fly At Australian Olympic Trials Amid Back Injury

Chalmers was coming in as the #3 seed, but the combination of dealing with a back injury and an illness all week kept him on the sidelines of the event.

  22 Comments

Yuliya Efimova Becomes First Russian Swimmer Granted Neutral Status For Paris Olympics

Efimova still needs to register a qualifying time before the June 23 deadline to earn a berth to a fifth Olympic Games.

  57 Comments

SwimSwam Pulse: 68.9% Correctly Predicted Aussie Women Would Break WR At Trials

Ariarne Titmus shattered the world record in the women’s 200 free, while former record holder Mollie O’Callaghan also went under the existing mark.

  16 Comments

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: The 50 Free Is Dressel’s Domain

Caeleb Dressel has shown similar in-season form to previous years in the 50 free, indicating he’s the man to beat at the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.

  29 Comments

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Women’s 100 Breast – The Rematch

The Lilly King/Lydia Jacoby rivalry is alive and well entering the Olympic Trials, with King’s unblemished track record on U.S. soil giving her an edge.

  14 Comments

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: The Casas Conundrum In Men’s 200 IM

Shaine Casas has led the U.S. rankings in the 200 IM in three straight seasons, but his unpredictability makes him anything but a lock for an Olympic spot.

  60 Comments

Lia Thomas Loses Legal Battle Over World Aquatics Rules On Transgender Participation

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Thomas was simply not eligible to appeal the World Aquatics rule due to not being a member of USA Swimming.

  94 Comments

2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Alexy Ascends To The Top In Men’s 100 Free

After roaring to silver at the 2023 World Championships, Jack Alexy solidified himself as the man to beat in the 100 free at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

  77 Comments

WATCH: Ariarne Titmus Breaks World Record, Mollie O’Callaghan Swims #2 200 Free All-Time

Ariarne Titmus shattered the world record and Mollie O’Callaghan also went under the previous mark in what was a sensational final at the AUS Olympic Trials.

  70 Comments

Aussie Swimming Legends Feature In Celebrity Relay At Olympic Trials

Former world record holder Jessicah Schipper was one of several Australian swimming greats competing in the celebrity relay on Wednesday in Brisbane.

  14 Comments

1007 Swimmers Qualify For 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials As Updated Psych Sheets Released

Kaitlyn Dobler will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials as the updated psych sheets show her as the #3 seed in the women’s 100 breast and #6 in the 200 breast.

  70 Comments

McKeown Rattles World Record With #2 Swim In History, O’Callaghan Joins Sub-58 Club In 100 BK

Kaylee McKeown came within earshot of her world record, while Mollie O’Callaghan became just the fourth woman ever to dip under 58 seconds in the 100 back.

  69 Comments

Iona Anderson Breaks Kaylee McKeown’s Aussie Age Record With 58.43 100 Back

Anderson swam to a new lifetime best of 58.43 to touch third, lowering McKeown’s Aussie Age Record for 18-year-old girls of 58.52 from 2020.

  12 Comments

15-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Downs Leisel Jones’ Aussie Age Record From 2000 In 100 Breast

Toohey scorched her way to a time of 1:07.01 in the final of the 100 breast, breaking Leisel Jones record for 15-year-old girls set at the Sydney Olympics.

  19 Comments