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SWIMSWAM
Jan. 22, 2021—
Japan’s Katsuo (Katsuhiro) Matsumoto already made history by becoming the first man from his nation to medal in the 200m freestyle at a World Championships. But now the 23-year-old has leveled up to a new tier of competition in the event, firing off a shiny new national record to kick-off his 2021 racing calendar. While competing on day 1 of the 2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup, an annual domestic meet in Tokyo known for wicked-quick performances, Matsumoto blasted a winning 200m free effort of 1:45.13. That not only took the gold in a huge lifetime best, but it also lowered his own national ...
2021 Kosuke Kitajima Cup
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 19, 2021—
Whether you are at the Olympics or a summer league meet, you will see people behind, or on, the blocks doing their little pre-race ritual. Some are just subconscious tics that you don’t even realize you do every time you get behind the block. Some are silly. Some are intimidating. And some are just plain annoying. Here are a few of the most common ones I would see at a meet: The Phelps back slap – You’ve all seen this one. When the GOAT would step up on the block and stretch that mighty 6’7’’ wingspan behind his back and then lets go to do the mighty back slap. When you see this happ ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Jan. 17, 2021—
Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrection: Tracing the Rise and Fall of Klete Keller There’s no sugarcoating the effect on the world of swimming that seeing Klete Keller’s among protestors storming the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 has had, just as there’s no diminishing the chilling effect of five lives lost that day or that the insurrection has had on American democracy. It’s made for a convenient hook in headlines of the coverage – of CEOs, elected officials and yes, an Olympic swimmer, joining an unruly mob of right-wing protestors trying to stop the certification of an election lo ...
SWIMMER'S DAILY
Aug. 24, 2020—
Ryan Lochte is on the mend The swimmer shared with his millions of Instagram followers before and after selfies from a hospital bed after undergoing appendicitis surgery. “Wish me luck,” he captioned the first pic. Just a few hours later, the 36-year-old shared a selfie with breathing tubes inserted in his nose and assured to his fans that the operation went well!
SWIMSWAM
July 16, 2020—
I’ve found myself rooting for Ryan Lochte since his return to the national stage in summer 2019. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about why that’s the case — he has repeatedly brought negative attention to the sport and to himself for making undeniably poor choices, and yet, I’m always drawn back by his “party boy-turned-family man” narrative. His latest foray to the small screen, “ In Deep with Ryan Lochte ” – while entertaining – did little to quell that confusion. The 69-minute film is a well-executed attempt by NBC to paint Lochte as a sympathetic figure. I teared up at times, l ...
SWIMSWAM
April 10, 2020—
1213 swimmers are already qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, now scheduled for 2021. We’ve broken that group down by age, event, LSC and more. More names could join this list when the sport eventually resumes after the current pandemic pause in competition. But USA Swimming has said it will introduce different qualifying standards for new swims in an effort to keep the size of the meet more manageable.
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
April 3, 2020—
When the NCAA cancelled its winter championships last month due to the coronavirus that has affected the entire world, it was a huge blow to all involved. Coaches and athletes would miss out on seeing their hard work pay off, left to wonder what could have been. Fans of swimming missed out on seeing records, a tight team race – all the things that make the NCAAs so enjoyable. Florida sophomore Kieran Smith was an athlete who many were itching to see. In February at the SEC Championships, Smith broke the American record in the 500 freestyle with a 4:06.32. The night before, he led off ...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 30, 2020—
The coronavirus pandemic had caused the world to go into a frenzy the last few weeks. Athletic events were being cancelled left and right. Facilities were closing down. Sports, what was once a form of escape during times of panic like these, was suddenly completely wiped away from our lives in a matter of what felt like the blink of an eye. With roughly four months still to go to the Olympic Games, the coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a worse time. Athletes everywhere were struggling to find places to train. Gym equipment became nearly impossible to get their hands on. Whi ...
@SwimXps Swimmers prepare for challenges ahead ...
SWIMSWAM
March 30, 2020—
12-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Lochte has given several interviews following the IOC announcement that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed to 2021. The 35-year-old gave an interview with the Los Angeles times soon after the Olympics were officially postponed. Lochte voiced his frustration at the beginning of the interview, saying “I was a little pissed because I’ve been training my butt off, and I’ve been feeling great.” He went on explain the significance of these Olympics for him personally, telling the LA Times “This Olympics was going to be the most important of my career because ...
SWIMSWAM
March 27, 2020—
Some interesting insight from Michael Andrew ‘s latest vlog, as the U.S. National Teamer breaks down his nation-leading 200 IM from earlier this month. The 20-year-old Andrew is vlogging daily through the current coronavirus/COVID-19 quarantine. This time around, he plays the race video of his 1:56.83 200 IM from the Des Moines Pro Swim Series, giving commentary over the top about his race strategy and how he can improve. Andrew has done some cool research, compiling a bunch of the top 200 IM swims in the past three years and breaking them out by split to see where each of his stroke ...
SWIMMER'S DAILY
March 26, 2020—
He’s the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history.
@SwimXps Ryan Lochte Discusses Olympic Delay #swimming
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
March 20, 2020—
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) Induction Weekend has been postponed to the fall of this year (2020) due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. A tentative date of October 2nd and 3rd has been selected pending the availability of honorees, award winners, and successful negotiations with Marriott and sponsors. At this point, our Masters of Ceremonies – Rowdy Gaines and Debbie Meyer – have reaffirmed their intent to remain co-emcees for the event. Brenden Hansen has won a total of 25 medals in major international competition; 18 gold, four silver, and three bronze – spanning the ...
SWIMSWAM
March 9, 2020—
There was uncertainty within the swimming community when Gregg Troy announced his retirement from head coach responsibilities from the University of Florida in the spring of 2018 as how the programs would go forward. Coach Troy wasn’t “fully” retiring from coaching as he was just going to focus his efforts on the professional swimmers, including Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte , in Gainesville (be on a lookout for a future article that discusses the pro group more as this article will focus on the collegiate programs). Speculation turned into reality as it was eventually announced the ...
@SwimXps Gregg Troy now spending time with the pros, it's working in Forida
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.
@GoodbyeChlorine Congrats #CAL Daniel Carr 200 #backstroke PAC-12 conference record
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.
SWIMSWAM
March 8, 2020—
World Championships medalist Michael Andrew had a big swim on Saturday night at the 2020 Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. Andrew raced to a 1:56.83 in the 200 IM, finishing over a second ahead of the field. That dropped over half a second from his former best. NCAA Champion Andrew Seliskar took 2nd in 1:58.01, taking a couple of tenths off his lifetime best from 2018. Andrew’s former best was a 1:57.49 from the Richmond Pro Swim Series last April.
@SwimXps Michael Andrew shows his training is paying dividends in Des Moines
SWIMSWAM
March 8, 2020—
The 2020 American Short Course Championships concluded tonight in Austin, Texas. While it’s a club meet, it also serves as a last chance qualifier for local swimmers to try to make the cut for NCAAs. Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas put up another best time tonight, winning the 200 fly in 1:40.33. That’s a second faster than his lifetime best from the 2019 NCAA Championships. Casas is now ranked 3rd in the NCAA this season.
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.
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 .
SWIMSWAM
March 6, 2020—
It’s been a good week for Michael Andrew ‘s butterfly. The 20-year-old hit personal bests in both the 100-meter and 100-yard butterfly within eight days, thanks to this morning’s 51.49 meter swim. Andrew qualified first at the Des Moines Pro Swim Series, shaving .04 off of his career-best with a finals swim still to go. Just last Friday, Andrew knocked half a second off his 100-yard fly best, going 45.47 at the Carlsbad Sectional. The versatile Andrew is still paring down his lineup for this summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials.
@SwimXps Michael Andrew's 100m and 100y #butterfly is in good form
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