Hali Flickinger on 2:06.4 200 Fly: “I’ve never been 2:07 in-season” (Video)
Flickinger finished with a 2:06.40, now the fastest time in the world. Flickinger’s time also was faster than Hosszu’s Budapest time of 2:06.62.
Kylie Masse Excited to be a part of Big International Competitions (Video)
Kylie Masse and Anastasiia Fesikova raced to a tie in the women’s 50 back, posting identical times of 28.20.
Justin Wright Sees Inconsistent Training as a Positive (Video)
Jack Conger held second through the 150, but was overtaken by Justin Wright and Zach Harting down the stretch as Wright snagged second in 1:57.93. Harting (1:58.83) got Conger (1:58.96) at the touch for third.
Gabrielle Detti Explains Winning Strategy in 400m Freestyle (Video)
Detti shut out the Lithuanian by a tenth with a 3:46.13. Detti and Rapsys have the second fastest time in the world, both swimming 3:43.36. China’s Sun Yang holds the top time with a 3:42.75.
The 100 Freestyle is Too Long for Bruno Fratus (Video)
Although he barely broke 50 in the 100m free in Indianapolis, it was a good sign for the Worlds medalist who’s still recovering from a recent surgery
Leah Smith: “We kinda have been getting wrecked the last 3 weeks” (Video)
After taking fourth in the 200 fly, Leah Smith picked up a silver just less than a second in the 200 free behind Oleksiak with a 1:57.84
Kelsi Dahlia is Enjoying Racing Sarah Sjostrom So Much (Video)
Dahlia raced Sjostrom in both Guangzhou and Indianapolis, giving her good experience leading into the 2019 World Championships
Pieter Timmers: 31-Years-Old and Swimming the Best of his Career (Video)
Belgium swimmer Pieter Timmers did it again and won in another stacked field in the 100 free. Timmers dominated the field by a full second with a 48.36. Timmers maintained consistency from his Budapest winning time of 48.32.
Michael Andrew, Lilly King, Katinka Hosszu Give Thoughts on FINA Series (Video)
With the inaugural FINA Champions Series coming to a close in Indianapolis, the media was very curious to see what the athletes thought of the series as a whole.
Pernille Blume Swims .01 Off Gold Medal Time Post-Surgery (Video)
Blume won with a season best of 24.08, still the third-fastest time in the world. Sjostrom remains on top with her 23.91 from Budapest.
Pebley on 200 Back Win: “I haven’t beaten Ryan in 5 years” (Video)
Into the finish, Pebley defeated his former Cal teammate by 16/100.
Ryan Murphy Shares Thoughts on FINA Champions Series (Video)
After Matt Grevers went out fast with a 25.57 opening 50, Ryan Murphy took over with a scintillating final 50 (27.15) to win the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.99.
Danas Rapsys’ Small Changes Lead to Big In-Season Swims (Video)
Lithuanian Danas Rapsys completely took over the men’s 200 free race on the back half, picking up his second straight win in the event for the series after losing a close battle at the first stop against Sun Yang.
Cody Miller thinks FINA Series is “a step in the right direction” (Video)
Crowd favorite Cody Miller had a big performance in Champions Series debut, splitting faster than the rest of the field opening up (27.90) and closing (31.36) to win the men’s 100 breast in 59.26.
Kromowidjojo Explains Being on a Relay with 3 Americans (Video)
it was Team 4 consisting of Michael Andrew (49.87), Jacob Pebley (49.41), Kelsi Dahlia (54.18) and Ranomi Kromowidjojo (54.81) who ran away with the win in a time of 3:28.27