SwimSwam Pulse: 76% Betting On American Legacy in Men’s 100 Back
More than three-quarters of voters expressed confidence that the Americans would keep their historic levels of dominance in the men’s 100 backstroke, with no other country getting more than 11% of the total votes.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Flickinger Fires Up In Georgia
With arguably the most important U.S. Nationals of the Olympic cycle coming up, there’s no better time for a swimmer to start heating up. Hali Flickinger is doing just that.
Top Junior Contenders For Team USA’s Junior Pan Pacs Squad
We’ve compiled the top 6 swimmers in each event eligible for the Team USA’s 2018 Junior Pan Pacs squad.
Holloway, Desorbo, Looze & Bottom To Coach ACC/Big Ten Challenge Teams
Coaching staffs are taking shape for the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with Braden Holloway and Todd Desorbo to lead the ACC All-Stars and Ray Looze and Mike Bottom heading the Big Ten All-Stars.
Smith, Kalisz Secure Pro Swim Series Leads In Columbus, Nats Remain
Leah Smith took over the Pro Swim Series points lead from absent Melanie Margalis, while Chase Kalisz expanded his lead over Zane Grothe with just one Pro Swim Series scoring event remaining.
Yet Again, Krayzelburg Wins SwimSquad Title in Columbus, Leads By 53
The KrayzelburgSquad has won its fourth-straight SwimSquad meet with a 10-point victory in Columbus. Krayzelburg has now won five of the six stops and leads the series by 53 points.
SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Predict Sjostrom As Top 100 Freestyler of 2018
Almost half of voters predicted that Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom would hold the world’s fastest 100 freestyle time by the end of this summer’s season.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: A Proud Performance in Rome
Last week’s Sette Colli Trophy was a shockingly fast meet that even included a world record. But our Swim of the Week seemed to inspire even more awe and discussion than that: Ben Proud’s 21.16 in the 50 free.
Robert Glinta Contemplating Pro Career After One NCAA Season
Romanian Olympian and USC All-American Robert Glinta is away from his college program and contemplating turning pro and leaving the NCAA.
Olympic Trials Semifinalist Katharine Ross Retires
SEC Champion and 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials semifinalist Katharine Ross has retired from the sport to move on to law school.
2018 Columbus Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Projections
Columbus will see a bit of a skeleton crew for SwimSquads – every team should have an empty spot amongst its starters, making contributions from the top-tier swimmers even more vital.
See Columbus Pro Swim Series Psych Sheets Here
The psych sheets for the 2018 Pro Swim Series’ final regular-season stop show a somewhat-lighter field (though still dotted with plenty Olympians) and much of the drama centered around the ongoing battles for the series points lead.
WKU Eliminates All Funding for Suspended Swimming & Diving Program
Western Kentucky University has eliminated all funding for its swimming & diving programs, a local newspaper reports, leaving the program unlikely to return from what was originally framed as a five-year suspension.
What’s At Stake At 2018 U.S. Nationals? All Selection Procedures Here
Team USA will select its travel teams for five major 2018 and 2019 international meets at this summer’s National Championships. Check out simplified selection procedures for all five meets here.
UGA’s Laak Moving On To High Performance Director Job With USA Diving
University of Georgia diving coach Dan Laak will be leaving the college realm to move into the High Performance Director job with USA Diving. The diving federation announced the move today.