SwimSwam Pulse: 51% Pick 2:06 200 IM As Most Likely Women’s Barrier To Fall In 2024
Kaylee McKeown, Kate Douglass and Alex Walsh are all candidates for the first sub-2:06 in history in the 200 IM, as is Canadian star Summer McIntosh.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #50-41
Cate Campbell has a very good chance of returning to the Olympic podium in the 50 free 16 years after she claimed bronze in Beijing.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #60-51
The defending Olympic champion in the 400 IM, Chase Kalisz could be back on the podium in Paris, but he’ll need to be at the top of his game.
Olympic Silver Medalist Erica Sullivan’s Fourth Annual Oscars Thread (And Our Thoughts)
Sullivan created her fourth annual thread giving swimming equivalents to the “Best Picture” Oscar nominees on X (formerly known as Twitter).
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #60-51
After breaking out in a big way in 2023, there’s a path for Kennedy Noble to the Olympics despite being in a stacked crop of female backstrokers in the U.S.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #70-61
Adam Peaty comes into the year as the two-time defending Olympic champion in the men’s 100 breast. Does he have a chance at a three-peat?
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #80-71
Destin Lasco had a long course breakout in 2023, but the question now becomes can he perform well at back-to-back LC meets and win a medal on the big stage.
Should NCAA Meets Be Allowed to End In Ties?
The Arizona State vs. Cal dual meet on Saturday was one of the most-anticipated dual meets in college swimming in recent memory. It ended in a tie.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #90-81
Chen Juner broke the super-suited Chinese Record in the 200 fly last year, but subsequently missed the semi-final at Worlds. Can he deliver in Paris?
SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Think 14:30 In 1500 Free Most Likely Men’s Barrier To Fall
After an epic duel in the 1500 free at the 2023 World Championships, Ahmed Hafnaoui and Bobby Finke could have the 14:30 barrier within reach in 2024.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #70-61
After an under-the-radar rebound year in 2023, Olivia Smoliga has emerged as a prominent contender for a third straight Olympic team in 2024.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #80-71
Anastasia Gorbenko has incredibly versatility, but if she can narrow her focus towards the 200 IM, she could do some real damange in 2024.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #100-91
Jake Foster is one of many male breaststrokers in contention for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in 2024.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #90-81
British freestyler Freya Anderson highlights the next group of women ranked inside SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2024.
SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #100-91
Our first installment of the Top 100 For 2024 has arrived, and Cal backstroker Isabelle Stadden is among the women featured in the 91-100 range.