At World Junior Champs, Taylor Ruck Returns to Budding Stardom
By David Rieder. As a 15-year-old in 2015, Taylor Ruck starred at the FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore, winning individual gold medals in both the 100 and 200 free.
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Elementary Schoolers Filling the Stands at World Junior Championships
By David Rieder. When Andrew Abruzzo dove in for his 400 free heat at the FINA World Junior Championships, he already had a legion of fans—hundreds of local elementary school
Top Five Races to Watch at FINA World Junior Championships
By David Rieder. He was totally overshadowed by Caeleb Dressel, but Kristof Milak put up one of the most impressive performances of this year’s FINA World Championships in Budapest. The Hungarian
ICARUS film review: “Awesome!”
Commentary by Steven V. Selthoffer. The ground-breaking and enormously successful film ICARUS, directed and written by Bryan Fogel, does more to promote clean sports and fair play in one two-hour documentary than
World University Games Offer U.S. Swimmers a Second Chance
Morning Splash by David Rieder. Four hundredths—that’s how much Ryan Held missed the World Championships team by. It was a deep field of sprinters vying for spots on the 400 free
Heart Surgery Behind Him, Aussie Olympian Kyle Chalmers Eyes Return
By David Rieder. At only 18 years old, Kyle Chalmers had made his first Olympic Games and his first Olympic final in the 100 free. The 6-foot-4-inch teenage dynamo had overachieved
6 Places to Visit While Waiting to Swim the English Channel
By Abby Bergman, Swimming World College Intern. Swimming the English Channel is considered the pinnacle achievement of marathon swimming, but fickle weather in England and changing conditions in the channel
Just Outside New York City, USA Swimming’s Up-and-Comers on the Verge
Morning Splash by David Rieder. The Nassau County Aquatic Center could be anywhere. The facility holds a 10-lane, 50-meter competition pool and a diving tower, and it smells strongly of chlorine. A recently-built outdoor long course
Meet Daniel Roy, the Stud Teenage Breaststroker You’ve Never Heard Of
By David Rieder. Daniel Roy stands a not-that-imposing 5 feet 8 inches, and he doesn’t dictate the race right off the gun in his signature event, the 200 breast. But once
After World Champs Debut, Dakota Luther Returns Confident and Motivated
By David Rieder. With no offense to the other swimmers at Junior Nationals, the caliber of competition is not nearly as high as at the last meet Dakota Luther swam
