This morning marked the start of the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event commences this morning, Thursday June 30, and will
Abbey Weitzeil, Amanda Weir and Dana Vollmer posted the three fastest qualifying time prelims in the women’s 100 free, and afterwards all three stopped to chat with Swimming World. Weitzeil spoke about what she
Olympian Chase Kalisz did not swim the 200 IM prelims this morning at Olympic Trials. Kalisz instead chose to focus on training and preparing to swim the 400 IM at the Olympics in
Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte have owned the 200 IM. Of the 11 fastest times in history in the event, six belong to Phelps and the other five to Lochte. Lochte has
On Friday, the Danish Swimming Union, named 15 swimmers to the roster for the 2016 Olympics in August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pernille Blume, Sarah Bro, Lotte Friis, Julie Kepp
After scratching his 200 backstroke to focus on this 200 IM, the World Record holder Ryan Lochte touched in 1:58.05, now the eighth best in the world this year. Before this morning, Lochte
In London Micah Lawrence was sixth in the 200 breaststroke. The 25 year old swam a 2:26.27 for the top seed this morning in Omaha. Texas A&M’s Bethany Galat had an excellent back half
Cal’s Jacob Pebley has been as fast as 1:56.38 this season, the world’s tenth best time entering prelims in Omaha. This morning he swam an incredibly smooth 1:56.29 to improve that time
Matthew Klotz clocked a deaf world record of 2:03.50 just two weeks ago in order to qualify for Trials. This morning the 20 year old took nearly a second off that
Commentary by Casey Barrett If you want to be an Olympian, here is the hardest possible path: Try qualifying in the American men’s 100 backstroke… You’re 30-years-old. Your second child
