2018 TYR Pro Swim Series - (Tag)

This was a huge week of competitions across the United States as national and international swimmers continue to prepare for this summer’s big long course meets. Check out a recap of all the records that were broken along with the biggest stories of the week below in the week that was! The Week That...

The final morning of action from the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series at Austin featured a new lineup as the 50 stroke shootouts will make an appearance later on tonight at finals. Michael Andrew is the only swimmer that is the top seed in more than one event as he leads the 50 free and 50 fly heats. The 40...

Michael Andrew powered to a swift 50 fly win against competition including Giles Smith, Tim Phillips, and Pace Clark at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Arizona yesterday. His time of 23.38 ranks him among top ten in the world so far this year. He also put up admirable times in the 50 freestyle shoo...

With only one event on the final day of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series, the session was short, though there was plenty of fast swimming to watch in Austin. This session’s events include: Women 1500 Freestyle Men 1500 Freestyle For event-by-event coverage, check below. Hit “refresh” for the latest cove...

This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to Lilly King for her dominant win in the 50 breaststroke at the Santa Clara stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series. Swimming on the final day in Santa Clara, King added to her two wins from earlier in the meet to make it a perfect sweep of ...

This week’s Performance Of The Week, sponsored by LumaLanes, goes to Olympic medalist Chase Kalisz for his win in the 400 IM to kick start the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Austin, Texas this week. Kalisz swam a 4:10.80 to break his own pool record on Thursday night, winning the event comfortably...

Michael Chadwick, who put up strong times in the men's 50-meter freestyle shootout this weekend at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Arizona, discusses coming back to racing after a break since short course nationals. A lot happened during that break, the least of which he married his long-time girlf...

Cal's Nathan Adrian cruised to a 48.75 to take the win in the 100 freestyle A final while Wolfpack Elite's Ryan Held posted a 49.35 to take second. The third place position was awarded to Daniel Krueger who swam a 49.77. Rounding out the top eight was Cal's Ryan Murphy in 51.08. https://youtu.be/XpD...

The action continued on day two of the Austin stop of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series. In the middle of her comeback, Margo Geer threw down an impressive 100 freestyle, while Aggie Sydney Pickrem blasted a sub-2:14 200 IM. Notable absences included Jack Conger in the 100 free and Tom Shileds, who has n...

Here you’ll find all you need to follow along live with the Austin edition of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series day one preliminary session. This session’s events include: Women 400 IM Prelims Men 400 IM Prelims Women 100 Fly Prelims Men 100 Fly Prelims Women 200 Back Prelims Men 200 Back Prelims Women 2...

Team USA legends Natalie Coughlin, Lenny Krayzelburg, Jason Lezak and Kaitlin Sandeno – who combined to win 28 career Olympic medals – will serve as team captains for #USASwimSquads, a new feature for 2018 that allows USA Swimming National Team members to compete for team points and a grand prize th...

This week’s ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to Annie Lazor for her performance in the 200 breast this week at the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville, Tennessee. Lazor had an impressive few days in Knoxville, recording multiple personal bests from the 50 to the 200 breast. However, her win...

Alys Thomas out of Wales won the 200 butterfly in the only sub-2:10 time of 2:09.50 while Zhang Yufei took the silver in 2:10.22. The bronze was awarded to Athens Bulldog Hali Flickinger with her 2:10.37. Winner of the 100 backstroke earlier in the session, Regan Smith, took fourth in 2:11.66 while ...

Taylor Ruck continued her star-studded weekend by winning the 100 freestyle in a 53.51, though she was followed closely by the Mission Viejo swimmer on a comeback, Margo Geer, who swam a 53.74 for the silver. Geer posted a personal best of 53.76 in this morning's prelims, which set her up for anothe...

Leah Smith, who claimed her third victory of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mesa last night in the 400-meter freestyle, spoke with Swimming World about her international line-up of events, her performance in the distance events this weekend, and her increasing preparation for the 400 IM. Overall, she wa...

After winning the 200 breaststroke last night NYAC's Katie Meili swam to another victory in the 100 breaststroke with her 1:06.49 while Rachel Nicol swam a 1:07.70 for the silver while the bronze was awarded to Tennessee's Molly Hannis in 1:07.93. Taking fourth and fifth was Melanie Margalis and Bre...

Matt Grevers continued his strong comeback by winning the men's 100 backstroke in a quick 53.73, just ahead of the 53.93 posted by Ryan Murphy. The bronze was awarded to Justin Ress in 54.43. Taking fourth and fifth place was Cal's Jacob Pebley and Great Britain's Nicholas Pyle. In sixth and seventh...

Leah Smith claimed her third title of the meet by taking the 400 Free in 4:07.25. Smith was also victorious in the 200 and 800 distances. Her swim in the 400 gives her a seventh-place world ranking and is faster than she swam at this meet last year. Despite being second through the halfway point (Le...

Auburn graduate Zane Grothe took the men's 800 freestyle tonight with a solid in-season time of 7:56.69 while N.C. State's Anton Ipsen took second with a 7:57.64. Clark Smith faded to third with his 8:00.70 while China's Qiu Ziao and Louisville's Marcelo Acosta took fourth and fifth. In sixth was Ja...

Athens Bulldog Chase Kalisz swam swift 1:55.63 to take the win in the 200 butterfly. Taking silver was Japan's Masayu Umemoto in 1:57.64 while Jack Conger faded to third in 1:58.09. Longhorn freshman Sam Pomajevich was the last of the sub-2:00 club in 1:59.77 while Louisville's Nicholas Albiero and ...