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The Week That Was: Dressel Takes Home USA Swimming Athlete Of The Year
This week, Caeleb Dressel was named the USA Swimming Athlete of the Year award at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention, while some Olympic news finally became official and a former U.S. Olympian
Conor Dwyer Finds New Teammates in Dylan and Zac Efron
Since winning bronze in the 800 Free Relay at the 2017 World Championships, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Conor Dwyer has found a new set of teammates to race with. On
Video Interview: John Atkinson on Swimming Canada’s Strategies in Recent Success
Swimming Canada has been on the upswing in recent years, with its young women’s team winning six medals at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and then another four medals at
Jessica Hardy and Dominik Meichtry Expecting Their First Child Next Year
U.S. Olympian Jessica Hardy and her husband, Dominik Meichtry, announced Sunday that they are expecting their first child, a girl, next spring. The two have been married since Oct. 5, 2013. https://twitter.com/swimhardy/status/909537349956124673 Hardy wrapped
U.S. Masters Swimming Announces New Officers and Award Winners
U.S. Masters Swimming has concluded its annual meeting during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas, Texas. In addition to committee meetings and rules and legislation reviews, USMS held
Villanova Gets First Verbal Commitment from Virginian Grace Wielar
NEW COMMIT: The defending Big East Champion women have received their first verbal commitment for the Class of 2022. Grace Wielar has given her verbal commitment to Villanova University. Wielar hails from Richmond, Virginia and
Purdue Snags Verbal Commitment from Tessa Wrightson
NEW COMMIT: Purdue University has kicked off recruiting for the Class of 2022 with a verbal commitment from Zionsville, Indiana’s Tessa Wrightson. She’s primarily a backstroker and freestyler at Zionsville Swim Club.
Lilly King, Chuck Wielgus, Ashley Twichell, Jordan Wilimovsky and Others Receive USA Swimming Awards
Among the USA Swimming awards presented in Dallas was the Phillips 66 Performance of the Year Award, which went to Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana University) for her world-record and gold-medal performance in
Dave Durden Engineering Consistently Fast Swimming
Morning Splash by David Rieder. Dave Durden made no effort to sugarcoat it. “I wasn’t a very good swimmer,” he said. As a coach, though, Durden acquitted himself well. Entering his