Freestyle
Pac-12 Conference Champs, Day Four Finals: Cal Rallies To Capture Team Title
1. CAL: 1519.5, 2. Stanford: 1445, 3. UCLA: 1169
snapped Stanford's 4-year winning streak...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Feb. 28, 2021—
Stanford headed into the final night of the Pac-12 Conference Championships with a lead over Cal, but the Bears were storming from the start.
2021 PAC-12 Men's Swim & Dive Champs
ACC Men’s Championships, Day 3 Prelims: Youssef Ramadan, Evgenii Somov, Lukas Miller Set Meet Records
Evgenii Somov, Louisville 100 breaststroke: 51.36...
Lukas Miler, NC State 200 free: 1:32.28...
Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech: 100 fly 44.53...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Feb. 26, 2021—
The third day of the ACC Men’s Championships got off to a flying start with three meet records in the morning session.
2021 ACC Men's Swim & Dive Champs
@SwimXps Fast swimming this morning at #ACC Champs. 3 records fall.
Powerful Catch = Faster Freestyle
a clever way to think about changing freestyle speed...
SWIMMER'S DAILY
Feb. 26, 2021—
Does applying more power in your catch phase lead to swimming faster times?
Body Position
EFFORTLESS SWIMMING
Feb. 26, 2021—
Watch the next video > Head and body positions are always the first thing that I look at when doing stroke analysis for swimmers and triathletes. If you’re sitting low in the water it doesn’t matter how good your pull or kick is you will be using a lot of energy to move through the […]
2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships Day 3 Finals: Maggie MacNeil Wins 100 Fly
1. OSU: 771, 2. Michigan: 650, 3. Indiana 530
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Feb. 26, 2021—
2021 Big Ten Women's Championships Day 3 Finals: Live Recap. The third day of the Big Ten Women's Championships continued from Minneapolis.
2021 Big Ten Women's Swim & Dive Champs
ACC Men’s Championships, Day Two Finals: Matt Brownstead Speeds to 18.88 Win in 50 Free
1. VA Tech: 454, 2. Louisville: 428, 3. NC State: 428, 4. UNC: 350
Virginia freshman Matt Brownstead 18.88 50 free win...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Feb. 26, 2021—
Heralded freshman Matt Brownstead registered a time of 18.88 to win the 50 freestyle on Thursday night at the ACC Men's Championships.
2021 ACC Men's Swim & Dive Champs
Kieran Smith Rattles American Record in 200 Free But Texas A&M Ends Florida’s 800 Free Relay SEC Winning Streak (RACE VIDEO)
Texas A&M Ends Florida’s 800 Free Relay SEC Winning Streak...
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Feb. 24, 2021—
Kieran Smith Rattles American Record in 200 Free But Texas A&M Ends Florida's 800 Free Relay SEC Winning Streak
2021 SEC Men's Swimming Champs
@SwimXps Kiieran Smith sub 1:30 200 yd free, hunts American Record
Why Changing Tempo Matters In Freestyle Swimming
SWIMMER'S DAILY
Feb. 18, 2021—
Why Changing Tempo Matters In Freestyle Swimming! // This video is dedicated to analyzing both Dean Farris and Elijah Winnington’s freestyle technique and tempo control at the 200M freestyle USA Nationals.
@SwimXps Great technique evaluation, freestyle tempo #swimming
Beagle Breaks NSIC Record While Winning 1000-Freestyle
10:10.03, besting the field by two seconds...
AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Feb. 12, 2021—
It was a quick start for Augustana senior Taylor Beagle on the first day of the NSIC Swimming and Diving Championships in West Fargo, North Dakota.
@SwimXps Congrats Taylor Beagle New 1000-Freestyle NSIC Record
Waka Kobori Becomes Japan's 4th Fastest 400 Freestyler Ever
4:07.24, a lifetime best...
sliced more than a second off of her previous PB...
SWIMSWAM
Feb. 4, 2021—
20-year-old Asian Games multi-medalist Waka Kobori of Japan made some waves in the women's 400m free tonight at the 2021 Japan Open.
2021 Japan Open
Zach Apple 100 Meter Freestyle 2020
analyzing his freestyle timing...
SWIMMER'S DAILY
@SwimXps An in-dept look at Zach Apple's #freestyle timing #swimming
Hoagland Wins Three as Fighting Irish Down Pool Records at Shamrock Invite
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 22, 2021—
A scaled-down Shamrock Invite takes on a different format this year, as the timed finals meet will see a total of six sessions over three days. The men swam morning and afternoon sessions yesterday, then wrapped up with a morning session today, and then women will swim this afternoon and tomorrow. Instead of the normal bevy of teams, this iteration of the annual invite featured only the hosts Notre Dame and Missouri State on the men’s side, with the Fighting Irish completing a clean sweep and winning 268-86. With still almost a month to go until ACCs, Notre Dame got some big performa ...
How Going 47's in the 100m Freestyle Became Routine for James Magnussen
How Going 47's in the 100m Freestyle Became Routine ...
Partying and injury ...
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 19, 2021—
As promised, we brought back Aussie legend James Magnussen for part 3 of his swimming story. Maggie brought us through the tail end of his career, post-2013 world champs all the way to the 2016 Olympic Games. Before his shoulder injury in 2014, Magnussen describes his plan for racing as much as he could and how he came to casually drop in-season 47s every time he hit the pool. It’s worth a listen to hear this candid account of what being on top of the world can feel like… and how that feeling can bring you back down. James speaks to the fact that even though he could go 47 anytime, h ...
@SwimXps Cool #swimming podcast featuring James Magnussen ...
Mid/Distance Freestyler Manning Haskal (2022) Verbally Commits to Texas
SWIMSWAM
Jan. 17, 2021—
Manning Haskal from Encino, California has announced his verbal commitment to the University of Texas for the 2022-23 school year and beyond. “I couldn’t be happier to announce my verbal commitment to continue my swimming and academics at the University of Texas! This incredible opportunity wouldn’t be possible without the support of all my coaches, teammates, family, and friends. The outstanding UT coaching and team camaraderie is a dream come true and I can’t wait to contribute in every way possible to my future longhorn family! Hook ‘em🤠🤘” Haskal is a junior at The Buckley School ...
7 Swim Drills You Didn't Know You Needed | Unusual Freestyle Swimming Drills | Global Triathlon Network
You didn't know you needed these ...
SWIMMER'S DAILY
Jan. 8, 2021—
Freestyle swimming drills aren’t the most exciting part of swim training but they are essential for improving our stroke. There are a group of common ones we all use for working on the major areas of front crawl and they do their job well. Here are the swimming drills you didn’t know you needed!
Sprint Freestyler Alyssa Schwengel Gives Verbal to Arizona Wildcats
SWIMMING WORLD NEWS
Sept. 1, 2020—
Sprint freestyler Alyssa Schwengel of South Barrington, Ill. has handed her verbal commitment to the University of Arizona for the fall of 2021. She will join Stella Copeland , Steffi Beisel and Lexi Duchsherer as a member of the Wildcats’ class of 2025. Regarding her commitment, she said: “I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and swimming career at the University of Arizona! Thank you to all of my family, friends, and coaches for pushing me to the place I am at today! Another big thanks to the Arizona coaching staff and team for bei ...
@SwimXps Alyssa Schwengel Commits to #Arizona #swimming
WATCH: Michael Andrew Analyzes His Own 1:56.8 IM & That Freestyle Split
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 ...
University of Stirling Swimming club making history
BRIG NEWSPAPER
March 21, 2020—
USSC men’s team was able to end Loughborough university’s 32-year winning streak of the Long Course Championship.
@SwimXps University of Stirling Swimming club breaks Loughborough university’s 32-year winning streak
Helena High's Parker Keller headlines Helena IR all-area swimming team
HELENA INDEPENDENT RECORD
March 19, 2020—
After a stellar senior season, Helena High's Parker Keller has been selected as our All-Area Swimmer of the Year.
@SwimXps Congrats: Parker Keller All-Area #Swimmer of the Year
Romanchuk Clocks World-Leading 14:41 1500 Freestyle
SWIMSWAM
March 14, 2020—
To cap off the 2020 Ukraine Winter Swimming Championships, Mykhailo Romanchuk produced an Olympic-qualifying mark in the men’s 1500m freestyle. The 23-year-old Team Energy Standard member posted a winning time of 14:41.63 to beat the domestic field by well over 30 seconds to take the gold and qualify for this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The FINA ‘A’ standard for Tokyo stands at 15:00.99. Romanchuk’s time here in Kharkiv represents the man’s 4th quickest ever, with his career holding a personal best effort and Ukrainian natio ...