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The final night of the 2019 Speedo USA Junior Nationals was packed with close races, fast speeds, and is sure to hold lifelong memories for the swimmers and their families. Starting off the final night of the meet was the women's 200 IM, where Justina Kozan added another gold to her growing collecti...

The third night of finals at the 2019 FINA Swimming World Cup in Jinan, China has a total of twelve events. The FINA Swimming World Cup launched in 1988 and gathers world-class swimmers to numerous two-day meets across Asia, Europe and the Middle East between the months of August and November. The ...

The younger generation had some jaw dropping finishes on Day Four of the 2019 Speedo USA Junior Nationals. The 15-year-old women were on fire tonight as Justina Kozan won the 200 freestyle, Emma Weber won the 200 breaststroke, and Kennedy Noble won the 100 backstroke. Jack Walker went a time of 1:49...

Some of the best of the best young swimmers hope to make their Olympic Trials dreams come true as they head into day two of finals at the 2019 Speedo USA Junior Nationals. Harvard swimmer Felicia Pasadyn, claims the gold in the women's 200 backstroke with a fast time of 2:12.90. Swimming World named...

The first night of the Speedo USA Junior Nationals turned into a celebratory affair for more than 60 swimmers who garnered qualifying times for the 2020 Olympic Trials in Omaha. Being held at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center, the meet follows last week's U.S. Nationals and features a mix of athletes ...

Men’s 100 Fly (Maxime Rooney) The first two days of Nationals produced a pair of superb performances from Maxime Rooney, as he popped a personal-best performance of 47.61 in the 100 freestyle and 1:46.78 in the 200 freestyle. Neither of those efforts, though, delivered a national title. That scenari...

Women’s 100 Fly (Kelsi Dahlia) Sixth at the turn, Kelsi Dahlia dialed up a strong finish and reeled in her foes over the last length to capture the national title in the 100 butterfly. Dahlia posted a time of 57.35, quick enough to beat Amanda Kendall (57.51). Dahlia covered the last lap in 30.29 to...

Men’s 400 IM (Bobby Finke) The 1500 freestyle title pocketed earlier in the week, Bobby Finke turned to his distance base to track down Carson Foster for the gold medal in the 400 individual medley, Finke touching in 4:13.15 and Foster going 4:13.39. En route to his second national title, Finke cove...

Women’s 400 IM (Emma Weyant) A year out from the United States Olympic Trials, Emma Weyant has established herself as a top contender for a berth to Tokyo in the 400 individual medley. Heading into her senior year of high school, Weyant pulled away from Stanford’s Brooke Forde down the last lap to c...

Day 3 of prelims was filled with close finishes, a family rivalry, fast times, and a heartfelt goodbye. Tonight's finals begin with the women's 400 IM. This event should be one to watch as the top eight swimmers each shine in their own top strokes, possibly switching the lead at every wall. Followin...

Men's 200 Back (Austin Katz) A World University Games gold medal in his pocket and now a national title in his possession, Austin Katz is heading into the Olympic year on a high note. The University of Texas standout came up with a sterling finish to prevail in a head-to-head duel with Shaine Casas ...

Women's 200 Back (Asia Seidt) It's been quite the summer for Asia Seidt, the three-time SEC champion in the 200 backstroke. Just a few weeks after capturing the silver medal in her prime event at the World University Games, Seidt added a national title to her resume by racing away from the competiti...

Men's 200 Breast (Reece Whitley) At a time when the United States certainly needs a boost in the breaststroke events, Reece Whitley and Daniel Roy engaged in a quality duel, Whitley (Cal) getting the best of Roy (Stanford), his Pac-12 Conference rival. On the way to a winning mark of 2:09.69, Whitle...

Women's 200 Breast (Madisyn Cox) A year after being forced to sit out of Nationals due to a positive doping test, Madisyn Cox made the most of her return to the meet by easily besting the field in the 200 breaststroke. Cox moved through her four laps in 2:23.84 to take the gold medal, finishing well...

Men's 200 Free (Elijah Winnington) Australia's Elijah Winnington made a comeback this evening with a time of 1:46.19, dropping over a second from prelims to claim the victory. Winnington, who was fourth at each turn, was 1.29 seconds off of countryman's Clyde Lewis' fastest time of the year, 1:44.90...

Women's 200 Free (Allison Schmitt) Dropping nearly two seconds from prelims and leading the pack from the beginning was Allison Schmitt, the eight-time Olympic medalists claiming the gold medal with a time of 1:56.97. Schmitt was roughly two seconds off of what Italy's Federica Pellegrini posted (1:...

Women's 4x100 Free Relay  The relays in heat two of three in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay were on fire, taking the top 6 places. Taking the lead on the first 50 Vic-NSW with swimmers, Kotuku Ngawati, Elyse Woods, Julia Hawkins, and Kayla Costa claimed the gold with a time of 3:41.43, roughly 1...

Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble Day two finals of the 2019 Phillips 66 US National Championships should start off with a splash as fifteen year old Claire Tuggle holds the top seed in the women's 200 free heading into the night. Though Dressel and Lochte aren't in tonights finals of the men's 200 fre...

Men's 1500 Free (Bobby Finke) There's no doubt that the distance freestyle events are among the weakest for the American men these days. Perhaps Bobby Finke is a guy who can provide a spark. Behind a time of 14:51.15, Finke comfortably won the 1500 freestyle at Nationals, bettering Zane Grothe (14:5...

Women's 800 Free (Ally McHugh) Ally McHugh knows what it's like to sit around and wait to race. At the World Championships, McHugh's lone event of the meet was the 400 individual medley, which was not scheduled until the last day of the eight-day competition. At least at Nationals, McHugh had the ch...