Penn Freshman Matt Fallon Posts Blistering 1:49.71 200 Breast at Zippy Invite
The freshman made waves in the prelims session, swimming a blistering personal best of 1:50.53 in the men’s 200 breast to establish new meet and pool record.
Matt Fallon Becomes Second-Fastest Freshman 200 Breaststroker Ever
Matt Fallon swam a 1:50.53 200 breast at the prelims of the Zippy Invite, becoming the second-fastest freshman to ever swim the 200.
Khosla Wins 3 in Princeton Sweep of Penn, Cornell in Tri-meet at Sheerr Pool
Princeton’s Raunak Khosla won the 100/200 fly and 200 IM, setting a Sheerr Pool record in the latter, in a tri-meet on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Penn Women and Men Sweep Visiting Ivy League Rival, Brown, at Sheerr Pool
The Quakers came away with a pair of wins in the home pool on Saturday as the men edged Brown 152-148 and the women defeated the Bears, 179-121.
Penn Sweeps Villanova, Men and Women Winning Eleven Events Each
The University of Pennsylvania defeated Villanova on November 10, with both the men’s and women’s teams winning 11 events.
Practice + Pancakes: Penn Breaststroke Group Goes SCM Pace 50s, Friday Power
University of Pennsylvania, the new home to national teamer (200 breast) and freshman Matt Fallon, is no stranger to elite breaststroke
1,239 Swimmers Named to USA Swimming 2021 Scholastic All-American Team
Olympians Lydia Jacoby (pictured) and Torri Huske headlined the 2021 selection to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team.
Ranking The 2021 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: Honorable Mentions
Griffin Hadley (pictured) brings a strong free/back presence to the Tennessee Volunteers this season.
SwimSwam Pulse: 1/3 Think Aiden Hayes Will Be Highest Impact Freshman Sprinter
Just over one-third of readers picked top-ranked recruit Aiden Hayes to have the highest-impact freshman season among male freestyle sprinters.
Re-Rank: Top 20 Boys NCAA Swimming Recruits, Class of 2021
See how we re-ranked the boys’ high class of 2022 as these swimmers enter the NCAA for their freshman seasons.
Junior of the Meet Matt Fallon Goes Into Detail on Breakout 2021 Olympic Trials
Fallon had my personal favorite swim of the meet in the 200 breast semis, where he touched 8th at the 100 wall and then came home in 1:05.2 to touch 1st
2021 US Olympic Trials: SwimSwam’s Awards
It was a fun, exhausting, and at-times surprising week in Omaha. Check out our full list of Olympic Trials award winners here.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Caeleb Dressel’s first opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team comes in tonight’s final of the men’s 100 freestyle.
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II: Day 5 Finals Preview
Day 5 in Omaha will feature 4 semifinals and 4 finals. Olympians will be crowned tonight in the men’s 800 FR, men’s 200 BR, women’s 200 FL, and men’s 100 FR.
Matt Fallon: “To feel like that on the last 100 again, that’s just the goal”
Fallon dropped more than a second off his best time from this morning’s prelims in 2:10.13, and then turned things up a couple notches in tonight’s semis.