Previews & Recaps
Smith & Murphy Lead PSS As 16 of Top 20 Swims of Season Come In Des Moines
Backstrokers Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith lead the 2020 Pro Swim Series as the Des Moines stop produced 16 of the top 20 swims of the season in FINA points.
R. Smith, Andrew Lead Des Moines Money Earners, Smith Leads Entire PSS
Regan Smith earned the most prize money of any athlete for a second-consecutive Pro Swim Series stop, and she now leads the entire series in earnings at $13K.
2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
The 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will have its concluding session, featuring the finals of the 800 free, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.
2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
The final preliminaries session of the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will feature the 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free.
2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Tonight, Regan Smith will aim for a 200BK/100FL double while Katie Ledecky (200 FR) and Michael Andrew (100 BR) will aim for another PSS win in Des Moines.
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Pancake Hot Take: Top 5 Swim(mer)s & Surprises from Des Moines/Pac-12s
This weekend really blew my socks off for a beginning of March, in-season meet. We saw many top times in the world & so many historic, top-10 all-time swims.
Gunnar Bentz on Living with Fellow Olympian Kevin Cordes (Video)
Gunnar Bentz describes cooking, sleeping, and TV with recent UGA transplant and fellow Olympian, breaststroke specialist Kevin Cordes
Ryan Held Describes Killer Coley Stickels Set (Video)
Ryan Held breaks down Coley Stickels Sprint training, including a set that burns the arms, the legs… burns just about everything if done right
Michael Andrew Describes Changes in his Swimming after Getting an Agent (Video)
Michael Andrew blasted out to a lifetime best in the 200 IM at 1:56.83, ranking 4th in the world this season and 6th All-time among Americans
Ryan Held Analyzes 100 Free Field Heading into Olympic Trials (Video)
Dean Farris (48.97), Ryan Held (48.99) and Blake Pieroni (49.00) had virtually nothing between them as took third, fourth and fifth
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Des Moines Pro Swim Series: Dressel 21.51 Nuovo Record Del Circuito
Des Moines, Pro Swim Series: nuovo record del circuito per Caeleb Dressel nei 50 stile libero maschili conio tempo di 21.51
Kasia Wasick Breaks Own LCM 50 FR Polish Record (24.58) at PSS Des Moines
At the 2020 Pro Swim Series- Des Moines, Poland’s Kasia Wasick zipped to break her own LCM 50 free Polish record (24.58), defeating World champ Simone Manuel.
Michael Andrew Rocks 1:56 200 IM at PSS Des Moines, 6th Fastest American Ever
Andrew turned in 1:26.69 at the 150-mark, closing with a 30.14 free split. For comparison, Ryan Lochte split a 1:26.51 at the 150 in his World Record swim.
After Almost 8 Years of Retirement, Brent Hayden Hits Olympic “A” time
The 36-year old Hayden swam the 4th-fastest time of his career on Saturday in his 3rd meet back from a nearly 8-year hiatus from the sport.
R. Smith Drops 2IM for 1BK, Gastaldello Favors 50FR over 1BK in Des Moines
For the concluding session in Des Moines, Regan Smith, who set a lifetime best in the 200 IM, has scratched her #4 seed to defend her top 100 BK seed.