Brandonn Almeida Breaks Brazilian 1500 Free Record To Highlight Day 2 of Maria Lenk Trophy
18 year old Brandonn Almeida won the 1500 freestyle, establishing a new Brazilian Record with his time of 15:12.20.
SwimSwam’s Way-too-early preview of the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships
After a dominant showing in 2015, Texas’s young core returns as the favorite to win the 2016 national title. The ‘Horns boast the nation’s best butterfly group of all-time, led by freshman NCAA champ Joseph Schooling.
SwimSwam’s Way-too-early preview of the 2016 Women’s NCAA Championships
Rachel Bootsma had a resurgent 2015 season, and that momentum joined by a devastating recruiting class make Cal the early favorite picks for the 2016 NCAA title, pending one major enrollment decision elsewhere in the Pac-12.
2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Five Prelims – Top 10 Women’s 100 Free All Go Sub-55
Cate and Bronte Campbell, the second- and third-ranked 100 freestylers in the world so far this year, qualified first and second, respectively, for the 100 free semi-finals.
Oliveira breaks South American record with 1:58.53 in 200 free to open 2015 Maria Lenk Trophy
Larissa Oliveira (right) broke the South American 100 back record previously held by Manuella Lyrio (left), who finished second.
Medeiros drops 1:00.7 in 100 back, 4 qualify for Junior Worlds at Maria Lenk Day 1 prelims
Brazil’s long course national championships – known as the Maria Lenk Trophy – kicked off this morning in Rio de Janeiro, with rising star Etiene Medeiros headlining.
2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Four Prelims – All 16 Semi-finalists in Men’s 100 free under 50
Mitch Larkin, who won the 100 back final on Sunday, made it through to the semi-finals in the 200 IM on Monday morning in Sydney.
2015 Australian Nationals and Trials: Day Three Prelims
Bronte Barratt swam today in the prelims of the 200 free at the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney.
Final Night of 2015 Portuguese Nats: Carvalho and Santos Clear 200 IM Rio Qualifying Standard
Diogo Carvalho is one of two men who clocked Rio-qualifying 200 IM times on the final day of the 2015 Portuguese Nationals. This marks the first time that Portugal will have two athletes swimming in the same event at an Olympic Games.
2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Day Five Finals – Gastaldello Gets 2 More Entries for Kazan
French record-holder Benjamin Stasiulis edged Jérémy Stravius in the final of the men’s 200 back on Saturday in Limoges to earn a ticket to Kazan.
Germany’s National Championships and Trials Begin on April 9th
The German National Championships, which are going to take place next week in Berlin, are one of two obligatory trials…
Harnish, Konopka, Small break more national records as Middle Tyger & Sarasota win YNats team titles
The individual stars of the meet all week, Courtney Harnish, Katrina Konopka and Meghan Small closed out Short Course YMCA Nationals with an individual national record apiece.
2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Day Four – Top 4 Men’s 100 Free Among World’s Fastest; Gastaldello Breaks Record
Jérémy Stravius of Amiens won the 100 free, the most anticipated -and exciting- race of the day, with 48.50 to qualify for Kazan.
Middle Tyger’s Katrina Konopka breaks two YMCA national records on night 4 of YNats
The Short Course YMCA National Championship meet continues to be a showdown between the girls of Middle Tyger YMCA and the girls of York Y. On Thursday night, Middle Tyger had the upper hand, breaking two national records.
Sebastiaan Verschuren goes 48.3 in 100 free to highlight day 1 of Swim Cup Eindhoven
Star sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo also won an event on the opening day of Eindhoven’s Swim Cup.