This Week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss our top recruit for the Class of 2022, Claire Curzan, finally announcing her college commitment (Stanford), Matt Sates impressing with 2 World Jr Records in Berlin, and Mike Unger leaving USA Swimming and what that means for the Tim Hinchey era. See our full list of topics below:
- #1 ranked recruit for the Class of 2022 and 2020 Olympian Claire Curzan announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at Stanford, starting in the fall of 2022.
- 18-Year-Old Matt Sates broke 2 World Jr Records at the World Cup stop in Berlin in the 200 free (coming off of the 400 IM) and 200 IM
- We saw the first-ever ISL death match in which the DC Trident won their first-ever ISL match while Iron took 2nd, advancing both teams to the ISL playoffs in Eindhoven
- Team USA brought a formidable team of Jrs to the World Cup in Berlin, including a foursome that broke the previous WJR in the mixed 4×50 medley relay, previously held by 3 Tokyo Olympics in Michael Andrew, Alex Walsh, and Regan Smith as well as Florida All-American Trey Freeman
- USA Swimming Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mike Unger is leaving the organization after 28 years and is expected to be named FINA’s new Director of Sports Competition.
SINK or SWIM
- Should NCAAs be short course meters Always? Ever?
- Will Matt Sates actually show up in Athens and compete for UGA after record-breaking world cup?
- Overall, was the first World Cup stop exciting?
- Stanford or Virginia: Who had the better NCAA weekend?
- Peaty or Pernille: Who had the better weekend on the dance floor?
ISL’s next step is Salary Caps…..
Less price money but enhanced salary allotments to each team.
UVA vs Stanford is what Georgia vs Cal was on the women’s side a decade ago. Eventually another team will put themselves back in that conversation. Maybe there’s an edge to be had out there in recruiting exceptionally talented swimmers who are dummies.
ISL death match?
Does this mean that the pool has shards of glass, barbed fire, and electric current going through it?
I mean if ISL is running out of money to pay their swimmers this could be the solution to get more views
They should have a draft for swimming classes! Something like that per program, Imagine that!
Thanks for doing this. I enjoy these and look forward to them every week.
You three remind me of 3 siblings in the backseat of a car on a long road trip… with Coleman stuck in the middle seat.
Coleman, it will be great if you remove that sound before and after each 4 minutes for the future breakdowns. Thanks!
Please! or at least a softer sound
I disagree, and may I suggest – air horn?
A reggaeton air horn is a solid compromise imo.
Also y’all gotta get audio drops for SINK OR SWIM. Maybe a sea shanty? Those were all the rage for like, ten minutes there.
Will Sates & the other teens even be peaking for Paris?? Popovici’s still gonna be a teen there I think, the rest in their early 20s.
I guess it’s less likely any swimmer that’s performing at a high level right now will not only maintain that level but improve upon it for seven years, but physiologically their actual peaks might not be until then.
Who knows?