SWIMSWAM
July 18, 2020—
U.S. National teamer Coleman Stewart posted a 44.6 in the 100 yard backstroke and 45.9 in the 100 yard butterfly in a time trial published on Stewart’s Instagram account on Saturday, July 18th. Stewart stated that the two swims were his first races since the 2020 ACC Championships in February, where he won the 100 (44.04) and 200 backstrokes (1:37.71) and took 2nd in the 100 butterfly (44.92). Stewart was named the 2020 ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Year.
SWIMSWAM
March 31, 2020—
Cal men’s head coach Dave Durden was featured on a new episode of on Monday, discussing his thoughts on the postponement of the Olympic Games and what the experience was like for his swimmers in the lead-up to the official deferral of the Games last week. In a snippet of the interview posted by the Pac-12 Network on Twitter, Durden detailed how his athletes felt like a weight had been lifted off their shoulders once the Games were finally postponed. But in addition to that relief, it was also a bit of a letdown. Durden served as the assistant men’s coach at the Rio Olympic Games in ...
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THE QUAD-CITY TIMES
March 30, 2020—
Life for Moline native Bryce Bohman has revolved around a hunger to improve himself as a swimmer for most of his life.
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SWIMSWAM
March 20, 2020—
Swimming legend Michael Phelps has taken to Instagram to announce that he will be contributing to the ‘Athlete’s For COVID-19 Relief Fund’. All funds raised by this initiative are going directly to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s (CDP) COVID-19 Response Fund with the goal of supporting “preparedness, containment, response and recovery activities for those affected and for the responders.” Phelps will be donating a “game worn” suit, cap, and goggles to the cause. Those interested can donate at www.athletesrelief.org for a chance to win the gear. The 5-time Olympian is most deco ...
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SWIMSWAM
March 20, 2020—
Nathan Adrian Ryan Murphy Natalie Coughlin Nathan Adrian Mike Lewis Jack Spitser Ryan Murphy Adrian will award a prize package to a donor that includes signed swimming memorabilia and a round of golf with Adrian and USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey
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@SwimXps Nice work --> Nathan Adrian Raising Money for COVID-19 Relief Fund
SWIMSWAM
March 16, 2020—
United States President Donald Trump issued a new set of strict guidelines for Americans on Monday, including a request to limit social gatherings to a maximum of 10 people as the country looks to slow the spread of the coronavirus . Also among the guidelines , which are not mandatory, is to avoid discretionary travel, have school-age students learn from home when possible, and to steer clear of bars, restaurants and food courts. Trump also told the press that the country will likely be facing certain restrictions through July or August, if not longer. From a swimming perspective, wh ...
THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN
March 11, 2020—
The Cal men’s swim and dive team easily swam to victory for its third consecutive Pac-12 title in Federal Way, Washington.
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SWIMSWAM
March 9, 2020—
It’s a backstroker’s world; we just live in it. Backstrokers Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith lead the 2020 Pro Swim Series as the Des Moines stop produced 16 of the top 20 swims of the Pro Swim Series season in FINA points. Smith already led the series by a pretty-much-insurmountable margin. In fact, after her 986-point 100 back swim in Knoxville, we did some fun math to project just how improbable it would be that anyone could beat that swim over the rest of the tour.
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 8, 2020—
The final night of the TYR Pro Series stop in Des Moines was very much a sneak preview of what is to come at the United States Olympic Trials in June, especially in the women’s 100 backstroke. One night after prevailing in the 200 backstroke, Regan Smith bested a strong field at half the distance with the sixth-fastest time in history. Smith led wire-to-wire in a field that also included former world-record holder Kathleen Baker and Olivia Smoliga , the world champion in the 50 backstroke.
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SWIMSWAM
March 8, 2020—
The Cal men had another dominant showing at the Pac-12 Championships as they won the 2020 team title. That marks their 3rd-straight conference victory. This is their 8th title in program history and their 5th under Head Coach Dave Durden . The Bears took down several Meet Records, including records in the 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, and an 11-year-old Meet Record in the 200 free relay. Reigning NCAA Champion Ryan Hoffer was among the top performers for Cal. He won titles in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 100 free.
Final Team Scores- Cal 856 pts
- Arizona 578 pts
- Stanford 573.5 pts
- Arizona State 567 pts
- Utah 384 pts
- USC 318.5 pts
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@SwimXps Congrats #CAL men's #swimming three-peat #PAC-12 champs
SWIMSWAM
March 8, 2020—
Cal’s Daniel Carr made history on Saturday night at the men’s 2020 Pac-12 Championships. Carr, a junior, dropped nearly a second to win the 200 back, breaking 1:38 for the first time in 1:37.87. It was his 2nd title of the meet, as he also won the 200 IM in a lifetime best on Thursday. He was the silver medalist in the 100 back. Carr’s Splits Carr’s time took down the former Pac-12 Record, which stood at a 1:38.07 done by Cal’s Ryan Murphy in 2017. Murphy was a 4-time NCAA Champion in the event.
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 8, 2020—
Regan Smith will get another chance to show what she’s got in Saturday night’s final day of the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Des Moines. She enters the evening as the top seed in the 100 backstroke, an event where she holds the world record, after a morning swim of 58.79 seconds. The second seed is Olivia Smoliga in 59.60 with Kathleen Baker also under a minute in the morning prelims.
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SWIMSWAM
March 7, 2020—
The final prelims session of the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines will feature the 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free. After winning both the 200 back and taking 2nd in the 100 fly on Friday, Regan Smith will cap off her Des Moines campaign with her top seed in the 100 back.
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SWIMSWAM
March 7, 2020—
Dropping 4.55 seconds from prelims to take the 200 back win was Cal’s Ryan Murphy, clocking in a new World top time of 1:55.22. Taking second was Wolfpack’s Christopher Reid (1:58.10), touching out Team Elite’s Jacob Pebley (1:58.83). Pebley is currently 4th in the world with his August season best of 1:56.37, but ranks 19th with this 2020 swim.
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 7, 2020—
Regan Smith, the teenage phenom, flourished on Friday night at the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series stop in Des Moines, Iowa. She competed in the 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly in her latest tuneup competition for the United States Olympic Trials.
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@SwimXps Reagan Smith looks to be in good form, great performances at Pro Series in Des Moines
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 7, 2020—
Three winners from Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines are set to show down Friday night in the women’s 200 freestyle. Katie Ledecky earned the top seed in the morning with a time of 1:56.19. She’s chasing her third title of the meet, after winning the 1,500 free and 400 free the last two nights. The second seed is Hali Flickinger, winner of Thursday’s 200 butterfly, in 1:59.16. She’s just .02 ahead of 100 free champ Siobhan Haughey, who Friday made the move to ISL club Energy Standard .
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 6, 2020—
The insane depth of the U.S. men’s sprint program makes the 100 freestyle one of the most intriguing events as Olympic Trials nears. And if that needed further illustration, a B final at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Des Moines that features four Olympians should do the trick Thursday night.
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OLYMPICTALK | NBC SPORTS
March 3, 2020—
Katie Ledecky starred for two seasons at Stanford, but she was the face of women's swimming long before then.
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SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 2, 2020—
The pre-scratch psych sheets for the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa have been posted by USA Swimming. The competition will start March 4 and will go until March 7. Many Olympians will be in attendance with Ryan Lochte , Caeleb Dressel , Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel . The meet will be missing a significant amount of undergrad collegiate swimmers as the Division I women’s meet will be in 17 days and many swimmers will be in the middle of preparation for those championships.
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SWIMSWAM
Jan. 1, 2020—
Here it is: our totally, utterly, completely indisputable list of the best swimmers of the last decade. We're sure you will all 100% agree.
@SwimXps SwimSwam's Top 20 Swimmers of the Decade
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