2022 U.S Trials: Day 5 Finals Preview
It’s the last finals session, and after missing out in the 100 free, Abbey Weitzeil looks to finally punch her ticket to Worlds in the 50 free.
Matt Hurst Hired As New Head Coach Of Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club
Hurst, who was promoted to associate head coach at Penn State in January, will be leaving the school to take on the head coaching position at Chelsea Piers.
Qualification Doubles Leave Tough Medley Relay Choices for US Coaches
Claire Curzan caused a Medley Relay conundrum for Team USA coaches when she qualified to swim the 100 fly, 100 free, and 100 back at the World Championships.
Leah Smith On Falling Flat on Her Face and Then Getting Back Up
After missing the 2020 Olympic Team last year, Leah Smith has convincingly made her way back onto 2022 world champs team
Kieran Smith: “It’s good to know that I can still be on top of the 200 Free”
Kieran Smith won the men’s 200 free from lane 6, putting up the fastest time in the world so far this season in 1:45.25.
SwimSwam Breakdown: US Trials Day 4 Instant Reactions
We breakdown all the exciting results from night three of the 2022 US World Championships Trials in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Drew Kibler on Men’s 4×200: “I think there’s a redemption story in the making”
Drew Kibler remained in the second position throughout the entire race, coming with .07 of Smith. His 1:45.32 is the #2 time in the world thus far.
Shaine Casas Absent From 200 IM Heats At U.S. Trials
Casas opted not to race the event due to a scheduling conflict with the 200 backstroke at the World Championships.
Olympic Bronze Medalist Kate Douglass No-Shows 200 IM At U.S. Trials
Douglass won Olympic bronze in the women’s 200 IM last year but has opted out of the event at World Trials in Greensboro.
2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 4 Update
This post contains the updated scores for the SwimSwam Pick’ems contest on and through day 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.
2022 U.S. Trials: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked
In prelims, Metroplex Aquatics 18-year-old Zhier Fan posted a massive personal best of 1:00.64 in the men’s 100 breast, qualifying him for the ‘A’ final.
2022 U.S Trials: Day 5 Prelims Preview
Kate Douglass will take on the tough 200 IM and 50 free double in the short last prelims session of U.S World Trials in Greensboro.
Regan Smith Focusing on Rebuilding Herself as a New Swimmer
Smith came to the wall in a blazing 57.76, winning by half a body length and taking down the U.S. Open Record, which she had set in 2021 with 57.92.
So Who Gets to Swim the Stroke 50s At Worlds?
If USA Swimming’s Olympic selection criteria isn’t Byzantine enough, the stroke 50s add a whole other layer of complexity to Worlds qualification.
2022 U.S. Trials: Torri Huske, Michael Andrew Out of 200 IM
Huske, who was the third seed in the 200 IM, will not be swimming the event to focus on the 50 free later in the same session.