WATCH: Commonwealth Games Full Day 2 Finals
Catch up on all the highlights from Day 2 finals of the Commonwealth Games, including Lewis Clareburt’s record breaking 400 IM.
Olympic Champ Bobby Finke Going Pro, Foregoing Final Season of NCAA Eligibility
Three-time NCAA Champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Bobby Finke has decided to turn pro and forego his 5th year of eligibility at Florida.
WATCH: Sam Stewart Blast 1:56.91 200 IM at College Station Futures
Watch Sam Stewart swim 1:56.91 in the 200 IM, becoming the ninth-fastest American of all time at College Station Futures.
Jake Magahey on Matt Sates: “The most ridiculous swimmer I’ve ever swam against”
In Sates’ short time in Athens, Magahey says the South African did things in practice he couldn’t believe (and that also got his rear in gear)
Watch: Commonwealth Games Day 2 Finals Session Race Videos
Duncan Scott added a gold in the 200 free and a bronze in the 400 IM to Scotland’s medal totals on Day 2 in Birmingham.
Justin Ress Realizing Swimming Doesn’t Have to be “We only swim fast twice a year”
In the post-race interview, Ress mentioned that he hadn’t had the “easiest month” since Worlds, including a bout of Covid.
Kaitlyn Dobler on Experimenting with Training, Keeping Momentum Rolling
Dobler won the 100 Breast in 1:06.8, the 3rd-fastest time of her career, coming in behind a 1:06.19 from April’s US Trials and a 1:06.29 from Olympic Trials
Rhyan White: “I wanted to be first at the 15, first at the wall, and hold on”
White, who represented the US in this event in Tokyo, had the 2nd-fastest second 50 in the field, closing in 30.40 to win in 58.91 as the only woman under 59
WATCH: Commonwealth Games Full Day 1 Finals
Watch Summer McIntosh set a Commonwealth and Americas Record in the women’s 400 IM, and all the other action from Day 1 of Commonwealth Games.
Jake Magahey on 400 Free National Title: “I thought just swim it like a 500”
Magahey touched first in the men’s 400 free with a 3:46.36. That’s a new personal best for the 2021 NCAA Champion in the 500-yard free
Josh Matheny on 59: “I felt like I was a pro at going a minute”
With 25m to go, it looked like there were several men in the race, but Matheny turned on the jets from there, powering home to a 59.44 victory.
WATCH: Katie Ledecky 200 Fly, Leah Smith 100 Breast Time Trials
After an epic battle in the women’s 400 IM, neither Katie Ledecky nor Leah Smith raced any of Day 4’s events. However, they did each time-trials events
WATCH: (Almost) All the American Records from 2022 Worlds
Five American records went down at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary — two by Torri Huske, two by Bobby Finke, and one by Nic Fink.
WATCH: (Almost) All the Freestyle Races from 2022 Worlds
Relive 11 of the 12 freestyle races through video highlights from last month’s 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Erin Gemmell Was Katie Ledecky for Halloween (Video Interview)
Erin Gemmell of NCAP posted a 1:56.14 in the 200 free, putting her 10th in the world this year, a strong swim for the 17YO who’s never broken a NAG