April 9, 2021
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Ledecky blazed to a 1:54.40, taking down her own 2016 PSS record of 1:54.43 from five years ago and tying Allison Schmitt's US Open record
Katie Ledecky on 200 Free US Open Record: "I like to be 1:54 in-season"
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April 9, 2021
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Katie Ledecky, the reigning Olympic champ in the 200 freestyle, swam a lifetime season best of 1:54.40 in the 200 freestyle on Friday morning
April 9, 2021
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Kicking off the first AM finals session of the 2021 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo was Katie Ledecky's 200 FR win, marking a new PSS/U.S. Open record.
April 9, 2021
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The TYR Pro Series has moved on to Mission Viejo, where many of the United States' top swimmers are tuning up for June's Olympic Trials.
March 19, 2021
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Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil finally, finally broke through to become the first woman to break 49 seconds in the 100 butterfly with a 48.89
Feb. 13, 2021
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In 2012, Emma McKeon was ready to quit swimming, but since then, she has become become a significant international force and a relay star.
June 4, 2020
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According to NISCA, the tournament is intended to create a fun activity in light of the coronavirus pandemic, especially since swim meets around the country have been canceled. In order to enter, teams had to fill out a form and include their top times all-time for their entries. Each swimmer was allowed to “swim” up to two individual events and two relays like they would in a traditional high school dual meet. Real times from verified high school competition had to be used for entries. Once the field was narrowed down to 64 schools, the regional finals were completed. Teams that mad ...
March 6, 2020
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Hali Flickenger and Regan Smith put together an epic showdown to highlight Thursday’s finals of Day 2 of the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. In the 200 butterfly, Flickinger held off Smith for victory, finishing in 2:06.11, a Pro Swim Series record. It was the No. 1 time in the world this year and faster than her time that won the silver at worlds this summer. Meanwhile, Smith broke the 17-18 National Age Group Record to finish second in 2:06.39. The previous mark was set by Katie McLaughlin in 2015 (2:07.68).
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200 #butterfly at Pro Series: Flickinger meet record, Smith 17-18 NAG #swimming
March 6, 2020
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17-year-old Regan Smith set another NAG Record on Thursday night at the Des Moines Pro Swim Series. In the 200 fly final, Smith raced to a lifetime best 2:06.39. That erases the former 17-18 NAG Record of 2:06.95 set by Katie McLaughlin at the 2015 World Championships.
March 6, 2020
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The fourth installment of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo will have a wrinkle designed to prepare swimmers for the Tokyo Olympics, with finals flipped to the morning. The announcement for the April 16-19 stop in California was made Wednesday. At the penultimate event in the 2020 Pro Swim Series , prelims will be held in the evening with finals the following morning. It’s an effort to acclimate swimmers to the calendar in Tokyo, where the morning swims will be the finals, to accommodate for the time difference between Tokyo and many major television markets across the globe.
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Swimmers will have a chance to try the morning finals format before the Tokyo #Olympics
Jan. 16, 2020
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The TYR Pro Swim Series heads to Knoxville Thursday. It’s the first big North American meet of the year where a multitude of Olympic hopefuls will compete.
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TYR Pro Series in Knoxville on Thursday #swimming
Jan. 9, 2020
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Izzy Ivey Building on First Full Season at Cal. The sophomore played a huge role at last year's NCAA championships despite being there for matter of weeks.
Dec. 27, 2019
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Swimming World Interviews of the Year: Abbey Weitzeil, Amy Bilquist, Katie McLaughlin and Isabel Ivey had the best interview of the year.
Sept. 23, 2019
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Despite a great senior class graduating last year, Cal still returns a talent-laden roster, headed by the nation's top sprinter: Abbey Weitzeil.
March 5, 2019
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This week’s ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to Cal’s 400 free relay of sophomore Robin Neumann, senior Katie McLaughlin, senior Amy Bilquist, and junior Abbey Weitzeil for their NCAA record-breaking performance at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships!
March 3, 2019
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The Cal team of Robin Neumann, Katie McLaughlin, Amy Bilquist, and Abbey Weitzeil did the unthinkable Saturday night and took down the 2017 NCAA record in the 400 free relay set by Stanford’s dream team of Olympians Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel and Lia Neal as well as national champion Janet Hu.
