Leah Hayes on 4:03 400 IM, National Team Training Camp, and Racing Future UVA Teammates
SwimSwam sat down with World Champs medalist Leah Hayes after her superb racing at the 2023 Chicagoland Championships, highlighted by her 4:03.05 400 IM
Head Coach Rick Bishop Preached Belief All Season in LSU’s Chase for an SEC Relay Title
Bishop, a big Bill Belichick and New England Patriots fan, preached belief and “doing your job” all year long, and the LSU women did just that on both relays
Jake Mitchell on Florida: “Best environment ever for training”
With mid-distance stars like Kieran Smith, Bobby Finke, and Katie Ledecky to train next to, Mitchell is on pace to have a bounce-back performance at NCAAs
Zoie Hartman Explains Difference in Training with Georgia Split Programs
Moreno Williams took over the women’s program this year and Hartman noticed a difference, saying Moreno gears the training for the women specifically
Brooklyn Douthwright Only Decided to Swim the 100 Fly/200 Free Double at SECs 1 Week Ago
Tennessee’s Brooklyn Douthwright took on quite the double last night, placing 12th in the 100 fly before going on to win the 200 free half an hour later
Stege Sisters Go 1-2 in SEC 500 Free Final | DOUBLE INTERVIEW
With no race plan or strategy going in, the two sisters said they just wanted to be on the podium with one another when all was said and done
Charlie Hawke, Current NCAA Leader, Was a Relay Alternate at 2022 NCAAs
This season, Hawke is the current NCAA-leader in the 200 free, clocking a 1:31.2 to win SECs, and one of the favorites to final at the NCAA championships.
Josh Liendo Embracing the Florida “No Breath Last 25” (VIDEO)
Josh Liendo used the patented “Florida no breath last 25” last night to power past Jordan Crooks in the men’s 100 fly, touching first in 44.11
After Adjusting to 5 Morning Workouts per Week, Baylor Nelson Finding Groove with Aggies
The freshman from North Carolina admitted that college training was a hard adjustment for him at the beginning of the season
MacNeil on 20.9 50 Free: “Hopefully there will be another drop come NCAAs”
Although this was a historic swim and the Canadian superstar’s first time under 21, MacNeil was expecting for a little more.
On 3rd 50 of the Day, Race Execution “Came Together” for Jordan Crooks in 17.93 50 Free
After clocking an 18.2 in prelims and 18.4 leading off Tennessee’s 200 free relay, Crooks said he had felt a little disconnected in both swims
“It’s okay to fail. It’s okay to lose the battle. just don’t lose the war.”
Louisville swimmer Abdelrahman Elaraby gave an emotional speech after winning Wednesday’s ACC title in the 50 free, less than a year after suffering a mental health crisis.
Freshman Phenom Gui Caribe Hoping to Follow in Teammate Jordan Crooks’ Footsteps
Caribe told us how his adjustment to Tennessee swimming has gone so far and why he has found so much success, including being taken under Jordan Crooks’ Wing
Captani on Worlds Head Coach: “Being a really good listener so you can take the most in”
Capitani feels a big part of her role is listening so that she “can take the most in” and make informed decisions based on that.
Kelly Pash on Nation-Leading Times: “Kinda surprised myself out there”
Kelly Pash threw *down* in Austin this weekend, posting 1:42.7 in the 200 free and 1:53.8 200 IM before clocking a 46.5 anchor in the 400 free relay