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Simone Manuel came in with the top seed from prelims and that seed held up. Manuel won the 50 free in 24.39 to hold off Madison Kennedy (24.87) at the 2018 U.S. Winter National Championships. Anna Hopkin finished third in 24.93, followed by Margo Geer (24.97), Grace Cooper (25.34), Amanda Kendall (2...

In the closest race of the 2018 US Winter Nationals so far, Christopher Reid was second after the butterfly leg of the 200 IM, but took control of the race during the backstroke leg and never surrendered the lead, finishing in 2:02.18 to win the national title and qualify for the Olympic trials. Nic...

Nic Fink used a great back half to run down Kevin Cordes in the 200 breast final on Saturday night at the 2018 US Winter Nationals in Greensboro. Fink swam a 2:10.24 thanks to a 1:06.4 second 100, compared to Cordes who came home in a 1:08.64. Cordes finished in second at 2:11.34. Fink, who was prob...

Katie Ledecky and Jordan Wilimovsky earned their second wins and Olympic Trials cuts of the 2018 USA Winter Nationals, more swimmers reached the top of the podium. Madisyn Cox, Nathan Adrian and Simone Manuel also earned wins. DAY 2 RESULTS. 2018 USA Winter Nationals Day 2 Order of Events: Women's 4...

Athens Bulldogs' Nic Fink touched out Phoenix Swim Club's Kevin Cordes by four hundredths to top the National final of the 100 breast. Fink, who was sixth at the 50-meter mark, came in at 1:00.18, while Cordes touched in 1:00.22. Cordes swam two tenths faster in prelims, when he nearly broke 1:00 wi...

Jay Litherland has been as quick as 4:10.21 in the 400 IM this year, a time bettered by only his Georgia training partner Chase Kalisz and Japan's Daiya Seto. He was not nearly that quick in winning the event at Winter Nationals, as he swam a time of 4:20.16. But Litherland never had any serious com...

Numerous Olympic Trials cuts were made on the third day of the 2018 USA Winter Nationals. Events ranged from two cuts in the men's 400 IM to 17 qualifiers in the men's 100 Breaststroke. Madison Cox, Amanda Kendall, Katie Ledecky, Micah Sumrall and Kylie Masse claimed top seeds for the women while Ja...

Christopher Reid, a South African Olympian and member of the Alabama Crimson Tide, used a strong burst over the final 15 meters to hold off Jacob Pebley to win the 100 back national title. Reid finished in 53.95, just ahead of Pebley in 53.99. Pebley was going for his second win of the evening after...

After Katie Ledecky and Jordan Wilimovsky earned the first wins and Olympic Trials cuts of the 2018 USA Winter Nationals, more swimmers will dive into action on the first day of prelims competition. Ledecky will be back in the first event as the top seed in the 400 Freestyle. Alto Swim Club teammate...

Katie Ledecky was her usual dominant self in the women's 200 free final in Greensboro, leading by a half-second early and pulling away. Always fast year-round, Ledecky swam a time of 1:55.32, less than a second off her 2018 best time of 1:54.56 from June. The title was Ledecky's third of the meet af...

Micah Sumrall finished strong over the final 25 meters to take a Winter Nationals win in the 100 breast. Considered better at the 200-meter distance, Sumrall has been as quick as 1:06.34 this season, good for eighth in the year, and this time she finished in 1:07.51. NC State's Sophie Hansson took s...

Madisyn Cox, competing this weekend at Nationals for the first time since a six-month substance-related suspension and clearing her name of any wrongdoing, won her second title of the weekend in the 400 IM. Cox trailed early in the race but ended up pulling away to win in 4:38.52. That clipped her p...

Canada's Kylie Masse made an appearance at U.S. Winter Nationals in Greensboro and was the class of the field in her signature event, the 100 back. The World Champion and former world record-holder touched in 59.27, less than a second off her season best of 58.29. Nation's Capital's Phoebe Bacon alm...

Amanda Kendall, a 27-year-old now training at Indiana, put up a lifetime best to take the win in the 100 fly at Winter Nationals. Her time of 57.80 bumped her up to No. 4 in the country this year behind Kelsi Dahlia, Katie McLaughlin and Kendyl Stewart. Teenager Olivia Bray of the Virginia Gators pu...

During the Friday night finals session at the 2018 U.S. Winter Nationals, Katie Ledecky took the win in the women's 200 free, while other notable victors included Kylie Masse in the women's 100 back and backstroker Jacob Pebley in an unusual event for him, the 200 free. Meanwhile, Madisyn Cox and Ch...

One of the most familiar faces in swimming closed the second night of the 2018 US Winter National Championships in a familiar place — on top of the podium. Nathan Adrian surged to the men’s 50 free title. The Olympic gold medalist clocked a 21.94 to hold off a closing Michael Chadwick, who finished ...

Some of the biggest names in swimming are slated to participate in next week’s U.S. Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. The meet runs Nov. 28-Dec. 1. As per usual in winter national events, there are very few current collegiate swimmers in the long-course competition. They are in the m...

Jacob Pebley, last year's World Champs bronze medalist in the 200 back, gave the 200 free a shot at Winter Nationals, and he ended up pulling out a victory with a lifetime-best time of 1:49.33. Pebley led wire-to-wire and held off a quick last 50 from Gator's Mitch D'Arrigo, who settled for second i...

Madisyn Cox continued her strong showing at the USA Winter Nationals in the 200 IM. After taking the top seed in prelims, she bettered the field by winning the event with a finals time of 2:10.76, easily a trials cut (2:17.39). Kelsey Wog finished seconding 2:11.69, followed by Erika Seltenreich-Hod...

Phoenix Swim Club's Giles Smith, always strong over the first part of his races, blasted out to a 24.27 first 50 split in the 100 fly final, and he held on to take the title even as he faded down the stretch. Smith came in at 52.94, four tenths slower than his 52.54 prelims time. Grand Canyon's Dani...