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Pro Swim Series

Zane Grothe Scratches 100 Free Final After 49.8 Prelim In Des Moines

After breaking 50 for the first time in his career this morning, distance star Zane Grothe will drop the 100 free B final tonight and focus on the 400 free at the Des Moines Pro Swim Series.

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Penny Oleksiak Scratches 100 Free At Des Moines Pro Swim Series

Top-seeded Penny Oleksiak is no longer swimming the 100 free at this morning’s Pro Swim Series prelims in Des Moines.

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Everything You Need to Know for the 2019 Des Moines Pro Swim Series

Caeleb Dressel is set to compete in his first long course meet since Pan Pacs, and will look to redeem himself against the fast-rising and newfound sprint rival Michael Andrew.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Live Stream/Webcast Info

The broadcast schedule for the Des Moines PSS stop will be very similar to the schedule for January’s Knoxville stop.

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2019 Des Moines Pro Swim Series: SwimSquad Projections

There’s a backstroker shortage in Des Moines: two teams will struggle to fill complete lineups this month, while several captains will face tough decisions about what to do with versatile talents like Michael Andrew (pictured) or Caeleb Dressel.

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Stars Turn Out for Pro Swim Series – Des Moines (PSYCH SHEETS)

While overall entries are lower than even Knoxville, the number of stars (including international swimmers) willing to make the trek to Des Moines is sway up. That includes Caeleb Dressel, who will swim his first long course meet since Pan Pacs.

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Speedo Fastskin – A History of the World’s Fastest Swimsuits

Inspired by the varying skin texture of a shark, the original Fastskin suit came with compression and ridges in key areas as Speedo developed a fabric which mimicked nature and helped swimmers glide through the water.

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Speedo Announces New Tech Suits: Fastskin Pure Valor and Pure Intent

The new Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin LZR Pure Valor combine innovative new technologies and new fabrics applied intelligently to make the perfect suit for every type of competitive swimmer.

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Time Standards Softened for Upcoming Des Moines Pro Swim Series

While USA Swimming doesn’t explicitly say this, they may be trying to make room for more entrants after a very dismal showing at the Knoxville stop.

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Adams Leads SwimSquads After 101-Point Knoxville Showing

It was a fast start for Cammile Adams’s team in USA Swimming’s SwimSquad Battles. The Adams Family outscored the other three teams by 10 points to take an early SwimSquads lead.

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Top 20 (+7!) Quotes from the Knoxville Pro Swim (Video)

Watch our biggest meet quote compilation to date to find out what your favorite athletes had to say at the pro swim in Knoxville

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Knoxville Pro Swim Series Participation Less Than Half of 2018 PSS Average

This season for the first time the locations of Pro Swim Series stops was determined by a bidding process. This…

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Penny Oleksiak on Move to Toronto, Absence at Pan Pacs (Video)

Oleksiak says this is one of her best meets in the past 2 years, racing well in all her events and even taking the win in the 50 fly

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Ledecky Wins $6,000 In Knoxville, Leads 2019 Pro Swim Series Early

One meet into the 2019 Pro Swim Series and Katie Ledecky leads all money-earners and also sits atop the chase for the $10,000 top swim bonus.

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How do you Manage Training for Open Water and Pool Events?

Even though she was stellar in the pool in Knoxville this weekend, Ashley Twichell’s main focus right now is the Open Water Nats in May. How does she balance training for both open water and pool?

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