3 Fun Facts About Olympic Rookie Molly “Pikachu” Hannis
By Taylor Padington, Swimming World College Intern For many, the U.S. Olympic Trials is the most daunting meet in the world. Why wouldn’t it be? You are surrounded by some of
Keaton Blovad, Jared Smith Near 100 Back Meet Records in Day Three of Gresham Sectionals
By Katie Lively, Swimming World College Intern Oregon swimmers swept the top three spots of the men’s 100 breaststroke in what turned out to be a dominant day three for
Wisconsin Aquatics Dominates Night 2 of Brown Deer Sectional
By Allison Pierce, Swimming World College Intern In the second night of competition, Wisconsin Aquatics took eight top three finishes—more than any other team. In the men’s 400 free relay,
Michael Andrew Wins Two on Night Three of Columbia Sectionals
By Caitlin Daday, Swimming World College Intern On the third night of Columbia Speedo Sectionals, 16 year old Michael Andrew made his first appearances of the meet, sweeping both the 100
Kenisha Liu Wins Her Third Individual Event on Day 2 in Roseville
With an exciting start to the night, the women’s 200 meter free took off with the top three all finishing within about a half second of each other. Mckenna Meyer stole
5 Reasons to Count on First-Time Olympian Cierra Runge
By Chandler Brandes, Swimming World College Intern Cierra Runge punched her ticket to Rio in the women’s 200 free at the 2016 Olympic Trials. After finishing fifth in 1:57.16, the first-time Olympian
Power Outages Alter Columbus Sectionals Schedule
After two days of fast swimming, action came to a stop this morning at the Speedo Sectionals in Columbus, Ohio. According to host Ohio State Swim Club’s website, “McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
6 Fun Facts About First-Time Olympian Jacob Pebley
By Katie Lively, Swimming World College Intern After finishing seventh in the 200 back at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Jacob Pebley moved up to second this year to clench
IOC Announces Second Wave of Positive Beijing and London Retests
This morning the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that results from the second round of retests from the 2008 and 2012 Games have returned. Thirty athletes from Beijing tested positive
IPC Opens Suspension Proceedings Against NPC Russia
After the release of the McLaren Report on Monday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) released a statement in which is expressed shock and sadness. Additionally, the IPC promised to look into