Andrei Minakov on Training in Russia, Return to Stanford, Epic Dual with ASU
NCAA Champion Andrei Minakov made a big splash this weekend for Stanford against ASU, clocking 44.1 in the 100 fly (1st) and 1:38.6 in the 200 fly (2nd)
Isabelle Stadden Sees Olympic Focus (LCM) Pay Off in College Season (SCY)
Stadden is coming off of a training trip to Colorado Springs with the Cal men’s team in which she was able to focus a bit more on long course swimming
Ilya Kharun Shares What has Clicked So Well for Him at ASU
Arizona State standout freshman Ilya Kharun had another incredible weekend of racing, clocking a PB of 1:37.9 in the 200 fly, the #2 swim of all-time
After King Accepted Ledecky’s 400 IM Challenge in 2023, They Went Head-to-Head in Knoxville
In 2023, Lilly King said she could throw down a good 400 IM. Fellow Olympic champion Katie Ledecky told King to put her money where her mouth was.
After Successful Pro Swim, World Champ Nic Fink Looks Ahead to Doha
With the like of Peaty, Martinenghi, & Kamminga, Fink welcomes the opportunity to race at the highest level months before the US Olympic Trials in June.
Gretchen Walsh on Winter Training: “Some of the best training I’ve had my whole life”
Virginia Junior Gretchen Walsh has already had a stellar start to her 3rd NCAA season and it looks to keep Improving from here.
Todd DeSorbo’s 2 Favorite Winter Training Sets
2024 Women’s Swimming Olympic coach Todd DeSorbo shares his 2 favorite sets to give his athletes during winter training.
Hunter Tapp Describes NC State Winter Training ‘Ladder Set’
NC State’s Hunter Tapp took the win in the 200 back at the Knoxville Pro Swim, Clocking a 1:58.91.
Jack Alexy on Balancing ‘Overnight’ Success with Chasing Olympic Goals
Jack Alexy asserted himself on the sprinting stage this summer, winning silver medals in the 50 and 100 free at the 2023 World Championships
Tess Cieplucha on Winning 400 IM in Knoxville: “2024, so far, is off to a good start”
Swimming on her home turf, Canadian Olympian and world champion Tess Cieplucha claimed a decisive win in the 400 IM at the Knoxville Pro Swim
Jordan Crooks on Olympic Year: “Focusing on what’s happening right in front of me”
With a SCM world title and an NCAA title under his belt from 2022-23, Jordan Crooks is heading into the Olympic year as one to watch in the 50 and 100 free
Simone Manuel Considered Retirement After Tokyo: “2021 was a very painful experience”
After being diagnosed with Overtraining Syndrome in spring and still making the 2021 Olympic Team that June, Manuel had to take a break from swimming
Carson Foster Finds 400 IM Rhythm with 4:13: ‘I feel like I’ve been forcing it’
Foster said his goal for the meet was to NOT force anything and find his natural rhythm, which seems to have paid off.
Lilly King on World-Leading 1:05 “I had no idea what I was going to go tonight”
Not 16 anymore, King described the grace and patience she has learned to afford herself and her body after harder practices
Jack Alexy Describes Cal 400 Free Relay Time Trial at Olympic Training Center
Cal junior Jack Alexy took a strong win in the men’s 100 free last night in Knoxville, clocking 48.2 in both the prelims and finals.