Missy Franklin Gives Emotional Interview After Nationals Performances (Video)
Missy commented that she was very disappointed with her swims, but she realized that this was a stepping stone to the bigger meet in 2 years
Michael Andrew: “That’s the first race I’ve cried afterwards” (Video)
Andrew earned a spot on the 2019 Worlds team as he out-touched American Record holder Dressel by 4 hundredths for the win, 22.93 to 22.97
Abbey Weitzeil Makes Strides After Freshman-Year Transition (Video)
Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil continues on her way to a comeback as she hit the wall 4th in 53.56. That’s her fastest time since she set her lifetime best 53.28 at 2016 Trials
Katie Drabot’s Best 200 Fly Was 2:25 Coming Into This Summer (Video)
Over the course of 4 months, Katie Drabot has dropped a whopping 18 seconds in her long course 200 fly
Why’d Zach Harting Go So Fast? He Drinks From A Gas Can (Video)
Conger led the way through the 150, but faded on the final 50 as Louisville’s Zach Harting busted out a lifetime best 1:55.11 to take 2nd
Justin Wright Attributes Success to Bulky Fly Sets… Really Bulky Fly Sets (Video)
Arizona’s Justin Wright, a newly signed pro with A3, brought the thunder tonight.
Hali Flickinger on US Open Record: “It’s a relief” (Video)
After breaking the 37-year-old U.S. open Record this morning, Georgia’s Hali Flickinger got the job done in finals
Wilimovsky Swims 1500 After Already Qualifying for Pan Pac Team (Video)
Open water World Champion Jordan Wilimovsky was 3 seconds over his best to win the race in 14:48.89.
Katie Ledecky: “It didn’t feel very fast” (Video)
As usual, Katie Ledecky dominated. She was under American record pace for the first part of the race, but faded off the pace to win in 8:11.98.
Blake Pieroni: “I thought my 100 was going to struggle” (Video)
Though Indiana’s Zach Apple had the fastest time of the day with his 48.06 from prelims, it was teammate Blake Pieroni who brought home the national title, swimming a lifetime best 48.08
Simone Manuel Doing Things in Practice She’s Never Done Before (Video)
Simone Manuel took over the U.S. Open Record by 3 tenths as she rocked a 52.54, marking the 2nd fastest swim ever done by an American
USMS World Record Holder Steve West Trains with his Daughter (VIDEO)
If Steve West was going to get up at 4:15 to drive his daughter, Summer, to practice, he figured he might as well join her.
2016 Trials Semifinalist Brandon Fischer Attempting Comeback at 29 (VIDEO)
“I sat down and had a really hard conversation with myself and some really close people and said, ‘should I come back?’ And deep down, my heart told me ‘yes.'”
Bethany Galat: “Big things are coming” (Video)
After swimming in the 100 breast final last night, Bethany Galat gave swimswam an idea of where she’s at in her taper and what she expects out of the next few weeks
Andrew Wilson: “I get the taper blues pretty bad” (Video)
Andrew Wilson swam so fast tonight that he broke a lane line.