2024 Speedo Grand Challenge: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Regan Smith is the second fastest 100 backstroker this season (57.64 from March) behind only world record holder Kaylee McKeown (57.33).
Regan Smith Breaks Speedo Grand Challenge Record in 100 Back (59.23) During Day 3 Prelims
Regan Smith claimed the top qualifying spot in the 100 back with a time of 59.23 on Sunday morning, breaking Kathleen Baker’s meet record (1:00.20) from 2018.
Regan Smith Blasts Best Times In 100 Butterfly (56.26) And 200 Freestyle (1:57.23) In Irvine
Smith now sits at #3 in the US in the 100 fly and #5 in the 200 freestyle so far this year. She dropped .1 in the 100 fly and almost a second in the 200 free.
2024 Speedo Grand Challenge: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Saturday night promises to be another fast session as Paige Madden (women’s 200 free) and Regan Smith (women’s 100 fly) broke meet records in prelims.
Owen Chiles, Hayden Hakes, Joe Polyak All Earn US Olympic Trials Cuts In Iowa
Chiles earned the cut in the 200 IM, Hakes in the 200 back, and Polyak earned his 200 breast cut during a time trial.
Paige Madden, Regan Smith Break Speedo Grand Challenge Records During Day 2 Prelims
Paige Madden took down another Speedo Grand Challenge meet record on Saturday, this time in the 200 freestyle with the top qualifying time of 1:57.53.
Leah Shackley, Rachel Bernhardt Swim Season Best Times At Charlotte Open
Shackley sits at the 9th fastest American women in the 100 back this season while Bernhardt is now #9 in the 100 breast.
Audrey Derivaux Becomes #4 All-Time In Girls 13-14 200 Fly (2:10.81) And 200 Back (2:10.36)
Derivaux also became the 5th fastest 13-14 girl in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly as she earned the Trials cut in the 200 IM and broke the 1:00 mark in the fly.
Paige Madden Swims Lifetime Best 4:03.02 400 Free, #2 American This Season
Madden passes Claire Weinstein as the #2 American in the event so far this season and will look to make her 2nd straight Olympic team.
2024 Speedo Grand Challenge: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
Leon Marchand will go up against Michael Andrew in the 100 breast before taking on Hubert Kos and Chase Kalisz in the 200 IM.
At Age 39, Matt Grevers Qualifies For 7th US Olympic Trials In Career With 22.50 50 Free
Grevers has competed in every US Trials since 2000 and swam his fastest 50 free since 2015 with a 22.50 time trial on Friday.
Leon Marchand Breaks Kitajima’s Meet Record in 100 Breast Prelims at Speedo Grand Challenge
With a personal-best 1:00.62 100 breast, Leon Marchand snuck under the meet record set by four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima (1:00.63) back in 2010.
Anya’s Top 10 Swims From Across All Of the US Meets Last Weekend
Dressel has consistently been improving since returning from his comeback and is now tied for the 5th fastest American in the 100 free this season.
Alex Walsh Shares Her Olympic Trials Lineup, With a Surprising Event Missing
Alex Walsh was 4th in the world last year in the 400 IM and felt like a lock to make the US Olympic Team in that event. But she won’t swim the race in Indianapolis.
Sandpipers, Bob Bowman’s Crew are Entered in Speedo Grand Challenge This Weekend
2024 NOVA Speedo Grand Challenge May 24-26, 2024 William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Pool, Irvine, California Long Course Meters (50…