(Video Interview) Simone Manuel Bounces Back After Early Stumble in Santa Clara
Simone Manuel’s weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara got off to a rough start after a head-on collision in the warm-up Friday, but she bounced back to
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David Rieder
David Rieder is a staff writer for Swimming World. He has contributed to the magazine and website since 2009, and he has covered the NCAA Championships, U.S. Nationals, Olympic Trials as well as the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. He is a native of Charleston, S.C., and a 2016 graduate of Duke University.
Katie Ledecky Quick to Figure Out Pro Swimming
By David Rieder. The 12 flags lined up on deck at the Santa Clara International Swim Center were rippling in the 17 mile-per-hour wind. All over the pool deck, coaches
Minnesota’s Backstroking Finest: Regan Smith and Isabelle Stadden
By David Rieder. When Regan Smith swam at her first-ever Pro Swim Series meet in 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif., she was a little-known 15-year-old backstroker. The Minnesota native had recently
Dressel Leads 50 Fly, Scratches 50 Free on Final Morning of TYR Pro Swim Series Santa Clara
The final morning session of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Calif., featured action in the 400 free as well as the 50s of each stroke. Katie Ledecky was the
Why is 33-Year-Old Ryan Lochte Still Swimming?
Morning Splash by David Rieder. There was a time when Ryan Lochte was the undisputed No. 1 swimmer in the world—in 2011, for instance, when the then-26-year-old won four individual golds
Photo Gallery: Check Out Action at TYR Pro Swim Series Santa Clara
During the first few sessions of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Swimming World photographers JD Lasica and Becca Wyant have been patrolling the pool deck posting shots of some of the
Ryan Murphy, Lilly King, Simone Manuel Among Top Seeds Saturday in Santa Clara
During the Saturday morning prelims session at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, Olympic gold medalists Ryan Murphy (men’s 100 back), Lilly King (women’s 100 breast) and Simone Manuel (women’s 100 free) all
Caeleb Dressel Following in Footsteps of Michelangelo
Morning Splash by David Rieder. In 1506, Pope Julius II commissioned 31-year-old Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Completed six years later, that fresco is now considered one
Veronica Burchill Putting Together the Pieces for Elite Sprinting
Morning Splash by David Rieder. Veronica Burchill did not swim at Olympic Trials in 2012. Then just 14 years old, she didn’t even have Junior Nationals cuts. But she did spend
Engineering Can Wait: Why Nic Fink Won’t Stop Swimming Yet
By David Rieder. For almost any swimmer, retirement comes with some reluctance and nostalgia. When one particular activity has been such a serious part of someone’s life for so long,
