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
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.
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
Kevin Vargas: “Kieran really brings the best out of all of us by letting us know he beat us”
Vargas came into the day with a best of 4:16.54, lowered that mark to a 4:14.27 in prelims, then took nearly another two seconds off of that time tonight.
Shields on Motivation Through 2024: “You’re starting to train your replacements”
After swimming in the B Final at the 2022 US Nationals on Thursday, 2x Olympic champion Tom Shields spoke with the media about his future in the sport.
Leah Smith Compares “Epic” 2017 Worlds in Budapest to Captaining in 2022
After missing the Olympic team last year, Leah Smith bounced back to not only make her 2nd world champs in Budapest, but medal twice and co-captain Team USA
Shaine Casas on 50.40 100 Fly: “I’ll take it for this season”
Shaine Casas is now the 3rd-fastest American ever in this event, behind only Caeleb Dressel and Michael Phelps (and tied with Ian Crocker)
Katie Ledecky on 400 IM Battle with Leah Smith: “It was fun to deliver that”
Ledecky made up over a second on the first 50 of the freestyle leg alone and while Smith battled hard, Ledecky ultimately won 4:35.77 to 4:36.66
Gretchen Walsh: Float Like a Butterfly… Almost Stung By a Bee?
Even though Gretchen Walsh took the win in the 100 fly in Irvine, before the race she was preoccupied with the potential threat of a bee on one of the blocks
Luke Hobson is Convincing Eddie Reese to Put Him in the 100 Free Over the Mile
It was Texas’ Hobson who got to the wall first with a lifetime best time of 1:46.14, crushing his previous best time from April by .7.
Isabelle Stadden Discusses Training without Teri McKeever, Staying at Cal
On the third 50, Stadden was able to push just a little harder an split 32.71 compared to White’s 32.86 and she held that narrow lead until the finish.
Jack Aikins: “I’m actually up, like, 18lbs since I got to UVA”
SwimAtlanta’s Jack Aikins took the early lead and he just didn’t let it go, flipping first at the 100-meter mark at 56.69 with a .6 lead over the field.
Mac Looze on Duel in the Pool: “When I found out, both my parents and I cried”
Looze hit the wall first, demolishing her lifetime best time from prelims by two seconds and becoming the 25th all-time fastest American in history
Matt Fallon Details Training with Georgia Over the Summer
U.S. National Teamer Matt Fallon of Athens Bulldogs just became the 7th fastest American of all-time, winning the race as the only swimmer under 2:08.00