Minnesota Freshman Mackenzie Padington on School Record & Team Culture
With a school record already under her belt in her first semester at college, Minnesota freshman Mackenzie Padington is setting herself up to have a great freshman season.
Harnish, Murphy, Humphries Review Georgia Invite (Video Interviews)
Freshman Camden Murphy and Courtney Harnish explain being Bulldogs so far, while Associate Coach Harvey Humphries reviews expectations from the invite
Cal Freshman Daniel Carr Reaps Benefits of College Training (Video)
It was a big weekend in Athens for Cal’s Daniel Carr, who put up his first sub-46 swim in the 100 back to win the event in 45.96 on night 2 at the Georgia Invite
Abbey Weitzeil and Amy Bilquist Review Georgia Invite (Video)
For their part, Abbey Weitzeil and Amy Bilquist contributed big swims for the Cal bears on Night 3 of the Georgia Invite
Top 20 (…+4) Quotes From Winter Nats (Video)
As the 2017 Winter Nationals wind down, SwimSwam doesn’t want the party to end. So we put together our favorite quotes from the weekend
Reece Whitley Goes In-Depth on Nats Performances (Video)
Listen to what Whitley has to say about his swims this weekend, helping the JR team to World Gold, and his future with the Cal Golden Bears
Kylie Stewart: “I Actually Got Switched into Sprint Group This Year”
Georgia’s Kylie Stewart came from behind to out-touch Cal’s Bilquist by a hundredth, 51.61 to 51.62
Hugo Gonzalez on Training in the US Since August (Video)
Gonzalez, the 2017 Junior World Champion in the 400 IM, used his breaststroke speed to pull away from Georgia’s Jay Litherland, posting a 3:39.28 to Litherland’s 3:39.96
Felix Auboeck Discusses First Ever Mid-Season Meet (Video)
Michigan’s Felix Auboeck was the only man to swim below the 2017 NCAA invite time in last night’s 200 free
Fink on Breaststroke Depth: “We All Make Each Other Faster” (Video)
It was a tight race between Nic Fink and Cody Miller, with Fink hitting the wall in 50.80, erasing Miller’s Meet Record and Pool Record from this morning
Kelsi Worrell Breaks Down Married Life (Video)
Louisville postgrad swimmer Kelsi Worrell came within a half second of her American Record tonight
Kalisz: “This is Probably the Best Fall I’ve had Training-wise”(Video)
Kalisz’s lead was never in question. He was already body lengths ahead of the field by the halfway mark and only extended his lead from there, dominating the 400 IM in 3:39.45
Comerford: “Being Around Good People has Helped Me Drastically” Video
Louisville’s Mallory Comerford put up a pair of head-turning times on night 2 of the USA Swimming Winter Nats
Olivia Smoliga Loves! Short Course (Video)
Georgia postgrad Olivia Smoliga tacked on another gold medal tonight as she dominated the 100 back from start to finish in 51.23
Ryan Murphy: “I Think the Hard Part is Behind Us” (Video)
Olympic champ Murphy took charge early on and never looked back as he dominated in 45.03