2016 YMCA Long Course Nationals - (Tag)

With all of the excitement occurring in South America with the 2016 Rio Olympic Games going on, Swimming World wanted to take a moment to highlight the accomplishments of those swimming state-side. Leading up to the beginning of the Games and continuing into them multiple meets have occurred featuri...

The psych sheet for the 2016 YMCA Long Course Nationals has been released with the five day meet kicking off tomorrow in Indianapolis, IN at the IUPUI natatorium. Phoenixville's Emma Seiberlich enters the meet with four total events, two of which she ranks as the top seed. Watch for Seiberlich in th...

The 2016 Long Course YMCA Nationals kicked off tonight in Indianapolis. The first night of action featured prelims of the women's and men's 200 freestyle relays and timed finals of the 1500 freestyles. The last event of the night was the most exciting. Cheshire's Karl Bishop won the men's 1500 for t...

On the fifth and final day of the 2016 long course YMCA Nationals, another national record fell and multiple swimmers made repeat podium finishes as the Hickory women continued to show their distance prowess and Wilton took the top spots in the sprints. Cheshire's Karl Bishop continued a successful ...

On day four of YMCA Nationals, Leah Braswell won the 400 freestyle for the second year in a row. The York 16 year old posted a 4:17.76, a second shy of her own National record. Hickory's Emmaline Peterson out touched Boise's Abbey Erwin for silver as the two finished in 4:19.39 and 4:19.21. The men'...

Camryn Forbes started night three of YMCA Nationals off with a bang, taking four tenths off her own National record in the 100 backstroke. The Butler swimmer clocked a 1:02.14, faster than her 2015 time of 1:02.54. Joining her under the old mark was North Shore's Kaitlin Harty in 1:02.32. Edwardsvil...

Fanwood Scotch Plains kicked off night two of the 2016 YMCA Long Course Sectionals with a solid win in the women's 200 free relay. The team of Marlise Moesch (26.76), Sarah Davis (26.05), Darlene Fung (26.44), and Amanda Banasiak (26.79) posted a combined time of 1:46.04 to beat the competition by m...