SwimSwam Breakdown: Russia/Ukraine, Conference Week #2, & the Westmont Pro Swim
we discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all of last weekend’s college conference action, and the upcoming Pro Swim Series in Westmont
Olympic Star Katie Ledecky Moves to Gainesville To Train With The Guys
Did 10x Olympic swimming medalist Katie Ledecky move to Gainesville to train with the Gator men’s distance group? I think so. What do you think?
WATCH: Matt Sates Swims His First IM Races in Yards
WATCH: Olympian Matt Sates (above) swim his first 200 and 400 IM races in short course yards at the University of Georgia.
Practice + Pancakes: Thomas Heilman Dazzles in Cavalier Aquatics Speed Practice
Cav Aquatics had a fun warm up full of drills and speed work before getting into some 100 pace, where Heilman threw down some sizzling butterfly times
2012 Big 12 Champs Day 4 Race Videos: Anna Elendt Crushes 200 Breast in 2:03
Watch race videos from the final day of the 2022 Big 12 Championships, including Anna Elendt’s conference record swim in the 200 breast.
WATCH: 14-Year-Old Thomas Heilman Goes 48.0 100y Fly in Practice
This stellar 100 fly is just a preview of what Heilman dropped in this speed set… full practice video coming tomorrow.
2022 Big 12 Champs Day 3 Video: Elendt’s 57.3, Foster’s 3:37, Texas Relay DQ
Watch Anna Elendt’s Big 12 record, Carson Foster’s 3:37 in the 400 IM, and other A-finals from the 2022 Big 12 Champs Day 3.
WATCH: Spink, Helms, Gentry & Dyer Shine At VHSL Class 6 Champs (Race Videos)
Battlefield’s Camille Spink (pictured) remained a perfect six-for-six individually at the State Championships, sweeping the girls’ 50 and 100 free.
WATCH: 2022 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships Day 1 Race Videos (Men’s)
Carson Foster split 1:31.1 on the anchor of Texas’ 800 free relay to give the Longhorns the win on night 1 of the 2022 Big 12 Championships.
NC State’s Braden Holloway Talks Sprint Training, Taper Strategies
We dove into sprint specific topics including taper strategies, which are tricky to balance for his team heading into conference.
SwimSwam Breakdown: ALL Things College Conference Meets
we cover all of the Power-5 Conference Championships from last weekend plus international news including an ongoing ISL/FINA lawsuit
Practice + Pancakes: Virginia Cavaliers Work 100 Speed after Dryland
It culminated with 1 50 free all-out at the end of practice, highlighted by Olympians Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, and Walsh’s younger sister, Gretchen Walsh
7x Olympic Gold Medalist Dressel Describes Painful Practices Under Coach Nesty
7-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel unpacks painful training under Coach Nesty and explains the transition from Coach Troy.
WATCH: 2022 SEC Championships Final Day Race Videos
Olympians Kieran Smith (above) and Rhyan White won the 200 backstrokes on the final day of competition at the 2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships.
Megan Van Berkom on Dropping 7+ Seconds in 200 IM from Last Year to This Year
Megan Van Berkom, a Minnesota sophomore who finished 35th in this event at Big Tens last year, was creeping up on Romano on the final 50, and touched 2nd