arena Swim of the Week: Lorenzo Galossi Becomes #2 16&U 800 Freestyler In History
Galossi, who only turned 16 this past May, produced a time of 7:46.28 in the men’s 800 freestyle, trailing only Franko Grgic in the all-time 16U rankings.
Swimming Canada Officially Names Ryan Mallette Head Coach of HPC-Ontario
Mallette has served as in the interim head coach since March after the departure of Ben Titley.
Isaac Cooper On Being Sent Home From Comm Games: “This Is The First Step Back Up”
Cooper said the decision to send him home was “based on my behavior and mental health and was made in my best interest” in a statement.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/22/2022
Age group swimmers around the country were making waves last weekend at their respective state championship meets.
Baylor Stanton Drops Eight Best Times At Georgia’s 14&U State Championships
Stanton’s swims included a 52.52 swim in the 100 free, moving him into 16th all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group
2022 Commonwealth Games Previews: Can McIntosh Disrupt Titmus’ Distance Double?
Ariarne Titmus could sweep the women’s distance events for the second consecutive Commonwealth Games, but Summer McIntosh is hot on her heels in the 400 free.
Sydney Pickrem Out of 2022 Commonwealth Games Due To Personal Reasons
Pickrem marks the third prominent Canadian female to drop out of the Games in recent weeks, joining Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez.
Raya Mellott Moves To #13 All-Time In 13-14 Age Group After Hitting 1:10.3 100 BR
The 14-year-old Mellott recorded a time of 1:10.33 in the girls’ 100 breast to rank 13th among 13-14 girls and also dropped three seconds in the 200 breast.
Ingrid Wilm, Kierra Smith Headline 2022 Canadian Championship Psych Sheets
The 24-year-old Wilm will race five events over the course of the events, holding the top seed in the 50 back (27.39) and 100 back (59.54).
NCAP’s Spink, Gemmell & Sun Highlight PVS LC Open Championships
Nation’s Capital’s Camille Spink put up a time of 25.53 in the women’s 50 free, faster than she was at the 2022 International Team Trials.
Kaylee McKeown Enters Both IMs, All Three Backstrokes In Birmingham
The 21-year-old Aussie has entered five individual events for the six-day competition, and is also slated to swim on both of Australia’s medley relays.
Summer McIntosh Opts For 400 IM Over 200 Free At Commonwealth Games
McIntosh has entered four individual events for the six-day competition, managing to avoid swimming twice in one session over the entirety of the meet.
2022 Commonwealth Games Previews: Winnington, Jervis Highlight Men’s Distance Free
After winning World Championship gold in the 400 free in June, Australia’s Elijah Winnington is poised to add the Commonwealth title to his resume.
Former Boulder Swim Coach Arrested For Child Sexual Assault
A swim coach based in Atlanta is facing charges for sexual assault of a child stemming from his time working in Colorado more than two decades ago.
Australian Olympian Isaac Cooper Out of 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cooper, 18, was sent home from the Australian team training camp in Spain following some “wellbeing challenges” that included the use of medication.