Carter, Tjon-A-Joe Hit 49s in CISC 100 Free Dual; 3 Earn B Cuts
The third of four days at the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISCs) was highlighted by an outstanding 100 free showdown, with Dylan Carter and Renzo Tjon A Joe both hitting FINA “B” cuts.
U.S. Open Record-Holder Brendan McHugh Wraps Career at Olympic Trials
U.S. national champ and current U.S. Open record-holding breaststroker Brendan McHugh will call it a career following his events at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials – though the Trials finalist stopped short of the word “retirement.”
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule
Check out the publication schedule for all 26 of our event-by-event U.S. Olympic Trials previews, plus links to each event page as it goes live.
‘They Rested!’: How Fast Swimming Doesn’t Always Imply Full Taper
It’s one of swimming’s time-honored past-times: poring through meet results mid-season and arguing about whose swims count and who rested to achieve their big upset.
DiRado, Eastin Enter Tough 200 Free/200 Fly/200 IM Triples At Olympic Trials
Most athletes on the U.S. Olympic Trials psych sheets (released earlier today) are over-entering with the flexibility to scratch later, and that seems to be the case with Maya DiRado and Ella Eastin, both of whom could face tough event triples during the meet.
Caitlin Leverenz Enters Only IM Races At U.S. Olympic Trials
2012 Olympian Caitlin Leverenz will only swim the 200 and 400 IM at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, per the psych sheets that dropped earlier today.
Ryan Lochte Enters 400 IM at U.S. Olympic Trials
Defending Olympic champ Ryan Lochte is officially entered in the 400 IM at U.S. Olympic Trials, per the psych sheets that dropped today.
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Olympic Trials Get a Little Younger
13-year-olds Gretchen Walsh, Ellie Andrews and Tristen Ulett all earned U.S. Olympic Trials cuts over the weekend, making them three of the four youngest Trials qualifiers this cycle.
Team USA’s Frank Busch Talks Doping Control & More On Podcast
U.S. National Team Director Frank Busch talks to the Swedish Snabbanan podcast this month, sharing about doping control for foreign athletes on U.S. soil, along with his thoughts leading up to the Rio Olympics.
Documents Explain Judge’s Logic in Turner Sexual Assault Sentencing
Court documents reveal the reasoning behind Judge Aaron Persky’s sentence toward former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, a sentence some have criticized as overly lenient.
Meghan Lynch Hits #2 400 IM, #6 200 Breast All-Time Among 11-12s
12-year-old Meghan Lynch came up with a pair of top-10 swims all-time within the 11-12 age group on Saturday night of the Michael Lohberg Invite in Coral Springs, Florida.
Andrew Doubles, 2 Swimmers Earn New Trials Cuts On Day 2 Of Omaha Cup
Michael Andrew won a pair of events on night 2 of the Omaha Cup, setting one new 17-18 National Age Group record.
Michael Andrew Re-Breaks 100 Breast NAG With 1:00.37
17-year-old Michael Andrew broke the 100 breast National Age Group (NAG) record for the second time in a day, going 1:00.37 in finals at the Omaha Cup.
Westchester 11-12 Girls Break 400 Medley Relay NAG
The girls of Westchester Aquatic Club set a new National Age Group (NAG) record in the 11-12 400 medley relay, going 4:34.46 at the Redtails International Invitational in New York.
Gretchen Walsh Becomes Youngest Trials Qualifier With 25.9 50 Free
At the Speedo Summer Sizzler in Tennessee, 13-year-old Nashville Aquatic Clubber Gretchen Walsh put up a 25.96 to win the 50 free and become the nation’s youngest Olympic Trials qualifier of this Olympic cycle.