Kaitlyn Dobler on Experimenting with Training, Keeping Momentum Rolling
Dobler won the 100 Breast in 1:06.8, the 3rd-fastest time of her career, coming in behind a 1:06.19 from April’s US Trials and a 1:06.29 from Olympic Trials
Rhyan White: “I wanted to be first at the 15, first at the wall, and hold on”
White, who represented the US in this event in Tokyo, had the 2nd-fastest second 50 in the field, closing in 30.40 to win in 58.91 as the only woman under 59
WATCH: Commonwealth Games Full Day 1 Finals
Watch Summer McIntosh set a Commonwealth and Americas Record in the women’s 400 IM, and all the other action from Day 1 of Commonwealth Games.
Jake Magahey on 400 Free National Title: “I thought just swim it like a 500”
Magahey touched first in the men’s 400 free with a 3:46.36. That’s a new personal best for the 2021 NCAA Champion in the 500-yard free
Josh Matheny on 59: “I felt like I was a pro at going a minute”
With 25m to go, it looked like there were several men in the race, but Matheny turned on the jets from there, powering home to a 59.44 victory.
WATCH: Katie Ledecky 200 Fly, Leah Smith 100 Breast Time Trials
After an epic battle in the women’s 400 IM, neither Katie Ledecky nor Leah Smith raced any of Day 4’s events. However, they did each time-trials events
WATCH: (Almost) All the American Records from 2022 Worlds
Five American records went down at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary — two by Torri Huske, two by Bobby Finke, and one by Nic Fink.
WATCH: (Almost) All the Freestyle Races from 2022 Worlds
Relive 11 of the 12 freestyle races through video highlights from last month’s 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Erin Gemmell Was Katie Ledecky for Halloween (Video Interview)
Erin Gemmell of NCAP posted a 1:56.14 in the 200 free, putting her 10th in the world this year, a strong swim for the 17YO who’s never broken a NAG
Kevin Vargas: “Kieran really brings the best out of all of us by letting us know he beat us”
Vargas came into the day with a best of 4:16.54, lowered that mark to a 4:14.27 in prelims, then took nearly another two seconds off of that time tonight.
Shields on Motivation Through 2024: “You’re starting to train your replacements”
After swimming in the B Final at the 2022 US Nationals on Thursday, 2x Olympic champion Tom Shields spoke with the media about his future in the sport.
Leah Smith Compares “Epic” 2017 Worlds in Budapest to Captaining in 2022
After missing the Olympic team last year, Leah Smith bounced back to not only make her 2nd world champs in Budapest, but medal twice and co-captain Team USA
Shaine Casas on 50.40 100 Fly: “I’ll take it for this season”
Shaine Casas is now the 3rd-fastest American ever in this event, behind only Caeleb Dressel and Michael Phelps (and tied with Ian Crocker)
WATCH: Ledecky’s 400 IM, Casas’ 100 Fly, And Other Day 3 Race Videos
On the third day of the 2022 U.S. National Championships, the 400 IM and 100 fly were contested. Watch the races courtesy of USA Swimming here.
Katie Ledecky on 400 IM Battle with Leah Smith: “It was fun to deliver that”
Ledecky made up over a second on the first 50 of the freestyle leg alone and while Smith battled hard, Ledecky ultimately won 4:35.77 to 4:36.66