5 state records, 1 national record go down on day 1 of Tennessee High School Championships
The Baylor School boys broke a national high school record in the 200 medley relay and followed it up with two individual state records on day one of the two-day state championship.
Baylor School breaks Bolles’ national high school record in 200 medley relay
On day one of the Tennessee high school state championships, Luke Kaliszak, Dustin Tynes, Sam McHugh and Christian Selby went 1:27.74 for the Baylor school to break a national high school record in the 200 medley relay.
Coach of CIF-SS Division I Defending Champs Resigns; Katie McLaughlin to Leave Program
In an abrupt turn as the California high school season is heating up, Katie McLaughlin and her mother Mary McLaughlin, the school’s…
Virginia Independent Schools Alter State Championship Schedule for Weather
Call it a recency bias, but I don’t ever remember reporting this many weather-related issues in a month as we…
HardCore Swim of the Week: Another mind-boggling record-smash from Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky doesn’t break records. She smashes them. Now she’s done it again after becoming the first woman in history under 4:30 in a 500 freestyle.
Wyoming swimmers help two car wreck victims on team bus ride home from competition
A bus full of high school coaches and swimmers put their lifeguarding skills, quick thinking and bravery to great use when they came upon a destructive car wreck on the way home from a meet.
Indiana Girls; Texas Boys & Girls HS State Championship Psych Sheets Released
USA Swimming Junior National Champion Lilly King highlights a strong breaststroke field at the Indiana girls’ state meet.
Litherland Triplets Take Seven Events, Set Three State Records At Georgia 6A State Meet
The Georgia-bound Litherland triplets had a big weekend in their final high school meet at the GHSA 6A State Swimming and Diving Championships.
Marvin Ridge, Chapel Hill win North Carolina 3A state titles, freshman Emmaline Peterson breaks state 500 free record
The 3A meet saw North Ridge triumph for the girls and Chapel Hill pick up the boys state title, while Hickory freshman Emmaline Peterson broke a 3A state record in the 500 free.
RACE VIDEO: More Big Swims, More Records at DC Metro Champs
SwimSwam’s Matt Rees was on deck at the 2014 DC Metro Champs, and he caught Katie Ledecky’s National High School…
Georgetown Prep and Churchill Win Team Titles in Washington Metros, as Ledecky and Vissering Set National Records
Carsten Vissering led his Georgetown Prep team to the title at the DC Metro Champs.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: SwimSwam talks to high school record-holder Carsten Vissering post-race
Georgetown Prep junior Carsten Vissering talked to SwimSwam after his national high school record in the 100 breaststroke. Vissering praised the atmosphere at the D.C. Metro Championships, saying he swam his 53.49 race on adrenaline. Video courtesy of Matt Rees.
RACE VIDEO: Carsten Vissering breaks national independent high school record in 100 breaststroke with a 53.49
Carsten Vissering went 53.49 to break the national independent high school record in the 100 breast. Watch his outstanding race here.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Katie Ledecky talks Metro Champs, records and pre-race strategies
SwimSwam caught up with American record-holder Katie Ledecky after her headline-grabbing performances at the D.C. Metro Championships to get her feelings on what was a huge weekend for the rising star.
RACE VIDEO: Katie Ledecky smashes national high school record with 1:42.38 200 free
This on-deck video captures Katie Ledecky’s second high school record of the Metro Championships. In this race, the freestyling phenom goes 1:42.38 to dominate the 200 free with the fastest time ever swum in a high school competition. Video courtesy of Matt Rees.