April 24, 2022
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Caeleb Dressel will kick off the U.S. International Team Trials in the 100 free, and other top races include the 400 IM, 400 free & 100 back.
Aug. 2, 2021
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Read about Aiden Hayes, who set two national high school records this season and competed at Trials as the fastest 18-year-old butterflier in the country.
May 22, 2021
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Ryan Murphy is the defending Olympic champion in the 100 backstroke, though he missed the podium in that event at the 2019 World Championships.
May 16, 2021
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The women's 100 backstroke has been considered the best race of Olympic Trials, but results across the country have raised the bar further.
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. 5, 2020
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The NCAA Championships is one of the most intense competitions a swimmer might compete in, and falls just short of the U.S. Olympic Trials in terms of the cut-throat attitudes of the athletes and coaches vying for titles and a spot in history. First place in a relay at the NCAA Championships will earn a team 40 points, while eighth place is worth 22 points–2 points more than an individual victory. Needless to say, there is a lot of pressure to perform well on relays. The stage was set for the final of the men’s 200 yard medley relay at the Men’s 2007 NCAA Championships. 32 men on 8 t ...
Sept. 8, 2018
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Make it 2-for-2 for Vladimir Morozov. After setting the World Cup record in the 50 free on Friday, he added another World Cup record in the 50 backstroke.
Morozov, from Russia, won the event in 24.43 to break the World Cup record of 24.58, set by David Plummer of the U.S. in 2015.
Sept. 8, 2018
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After a fast first night of finals at the 2018 FINA World Cup in Kazan, including two new World Cup records from Sarah Sjostrom and Vlad Morozov, the same swimmers are back.
July 29, 2018
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Ryan Murphy remembers the awkward and painful moments of a disappointing 2017 World Championships as he seeks to regain backstroking superiority.