May 5, 2021
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The University of Alabama has picked up their third verbal commitment for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Drayden Bell of Wichita, Kansas. He will join Connor Little and John Hayes in Tuscaloosa at
April 10, 2021
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Ryan Held swam lifetime bests in the 50 and 200 free on Saturday. He's scheduled to swim two more races, including the 100 fly, on Sunday.
March 14, 2021
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Ian Finnerty won the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2019 World University Games and is the fastest man ever in the 100 yard breaststroke.
Feb. 21, 2021
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Georgia is having a ridiculously impressive season, though, and a very strong A&M team could also make things interesting at the 2021 SEC Champs.
Feb. 20, 2021
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Georgia's Zoie Hartman, already winner of the 200 IM and 100 breast, will seek her 3rd SEC title of the meet on Saturday in the 200 breast.
Jan. 21, 2021
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The Energy Standard Training group, usually based in Turkey, has been unable to resume training there since before they dispersed for the Christmas break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Current travel restrictions, as a result of rising Covid-19, have meant that the group never returned in the new year to their base in the Gloria Sports Arena. With the pandemic worsening in many countries across the world, head coach James Gibson said: “It’s not the best time to run an international program.” He added: “All of the group are training at home to get some consistency in their work towa ...
Jan. 19, 2021
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Ryan Held Assesses His Career on the Ultimate Swimmer Podcast The latest episode of the Ultimate Swimmer Podcast with Josh Davis featured Team USA sprinter Ryan Held, a member of the 2016 gold-medal winning 400 freestyle relay at the Olympic Games in Rio. Here is a look at some of the topics that Held discussed during his Ultimate Swimmer Podcast visit. By Noah Yanchulis Ryan Held is among the elite when you talk about sprint talent in America. He was a multi-time Illinois state champ in high school, multi-time NCAA champion in college, has won national titles on the pro level and ha ...
Sept. 8, 2020
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John Hayes , a 3-time individual high school state champion in Kentucky, has verbally committed to Alabama. A high school junior, Hayes is expected to arrive in the fall of 2022. He is the 16th-ranked recruit in the boy’s high school class of 2022 . I’m excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my studies and swimming career at the University of Alabama. ROLL TIDE🔴🐘 A post shared by John M.Hayes (@john_mhayes) on Sep 4, 2020 at 4:45pm PDT He is the 3rd top-20 boys’ recruit to have announced his verbal commitment so far, following Lance Norris and Michael Cotter , who commi ...
March 9, 2020
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Storming off the blocks, as per usual, and breaking the 2016 PSS record was Caeleb Dressel , clocking in the fastest time of 2020 at 21.51. Dressel’s time eclipsed Nathan Adrian ‘s 21.56 record, who also placed second in tonight’s final (21.88). While Dressel ranks 2nd for the 2019-2020 season globally, Adrian has now moved up to 8th in the world with his Saturday swim. Canadian Brent Hayden had a standout performance during his comeback, hitting the Olympic A cut for third place at 21.97 . Hayden now ranks 11th in the world this ...
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Ryan Held, "It's what it takes to get better." (video)
March 5, 2020
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Beata Nelson stormed to the win in this event last year, erasing every record to become the fastest female 100-yard backstroker in history (by a long shot). She won this event by almost an entire second, a gigantic win for the now-senior at Wisconsin. Nelson returns as favorite again with clear water behind her; she’s the only swimmer under 50 seconds this year at 49.70, and all signs point to another victory for her.
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Beata Nelson is the favorite 100 #backstroker, but others could join her in the sub-50 hunt
March 4, 2020
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Coley Stickels, Head Coach of the Univ of Alabama has a history of producing some of the best sprinters in history, including Abbey Weitzeil and Santo Condorelli. He discusses his approach with Chris Ritter, on how he uses drills during his workouts and it’s probably not how you think!
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Coley Stickels has a fresh approach to #swimming drills
Dec. 24, 2019
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Anna Ogren, Winter Junior National finalist in the 200 butterfly, has committed to swim for the University of Alabama beginning in fall 2021.
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Anna Ogren Commits to University of Alabama #swimming
June 14, 2019
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Alabama head coach Coley Stickels announced the addition of Rio Ramirez to his staff as the Crimson Tide’s diving coach, this week. “We’re excited to have Rio on board to lead our diving contingent,” Stickels said. “He brings a tremendous amount of experience both as a coach and as a championship diver in his own right. I have no doubt that he will add to Alabama’s amazing legacy of...
