Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series: Katie Ledecky Drops Strong Early-Season Marker for 200 Free Triumph08 November 2019TYR Pro Swim Series (Greensboro) The gold medal captured by Katie Ledecky in the 800 freestyle at last summer's World Championships would suffice for most athletes. However, the American star's trip to Gwangju was anything but was what was envisioned a year shy of the next Olympic Games. That win fo...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series Prelims: Star-Studded 200 Free on Tap; Smith Goes 57.75 in 100 Fly06 March 2020Three winners from Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines are set to show down Friday night in the women’s 200 freestyle. Katie Ledecky earned the top seed in the morning with a time of 1:56.19. She’s chasing her third title of the meet, after winning the 1,500 free and 400 free the la...
Read more2TYR Pro Series: Regan Smith Wins Sneak Peek of Trials Final in 100 Back07 March 2020The final night of the TYR Pro Series stop in Des Moines was very much a sneak preview of what is to come at the United States Olympic Trials in June, especially in the women’s 100 backstroke. One night after prevailing in the 200 backstroke, Regan Smith bested a strong field at half the distance wi...
Read moreSW Biweekly: Regan Smith's Early Season Scorcher at the TYR Pro Swim Series Stop in Knoxville - On Sale Now!23 January 2020The latest issue of Swimming World Biweekly is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about Regan Smith's scorching 58.26 performance in the 100 backstroke at the TYR Pro Series stop in Knoxville, fueling massive expectations around this summer's T....
Read more21TYR Pro Series: Katie Ledecky Pops Fifth-Fastest 1500 Free in History04 March 2020Katie Ledecky - 1500 Freestyle A month ahead of the start of Olympic Trials season around the world, American distance ace Katie Ledecky put down an impressive marker in the 1500-meter freestyle to open action at the TYR Pro Series stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday night. Unchallenged and racing...
Read moreTYR Pro Series: Regan Smith Snares Win in 200 Backstroke, NAG in 100 Fly06 March 2020At this stage of the Olympic season, much of the discussion will revolve around how athletes look with the Tokyo Games just more than four months away. Well, count Regan Smith in the right-on-track category, as the teenage phenom flourished on Friday night at the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series stop in ...
Read moreErica Sullivan Jumpstarts Pro Series in Knoxville With Victory in 800 Free16 January 2020Erica Sullivan (Pro Swim Series - Knoxville) The United States’ Olympic season officially started on Thursday night in Knoxville, Tenn., as the second stop of the TYR Pro Series opened at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. With competitors focused on flourishing at the appropriate time, the winning tim...
Read moreAshley Twichell, Zane Grothe Open Up Greensboro Pro Swim Series With 1500 Wins06 November 2019The 2019-20 TYR Pro Swim Series in Greensboro, North Carolina started Wednesday night with the heats of the 1500 free as Ashley Twichell won the women's race at 16:11.19 and Zane Grothe won the men's race at 15:18.71. Women's 1500 Free Twichell is racing in her first pool meet since the 2019 World C...
Read moreTYR Pro Series: Regan Smith Scorches 58.26 for 100 Backstroke Gold in Knoxville18 January 2020TYR Pro Series - Knoxville (Day Three) RESULTS The expectations surrounding Regan Smith and what she might accomplish at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo are massive, fueled by what the teenager managed at last year’s World Championships. Given what Smith did on the third night of the TYR Pro Se...
Read more8USA Swimming Unveils Revamped Schedule; Athletes Can Start Planning27 April 2020With the Olympic Games officially being pushed back a year to avoid safety issues with the coronavirus pandemic, an entire sporting calendar needed to be shifted. USA Swimming officially moved its Olympic Trials earlier this month to June 13 - 20. On Monday, USA Swimming President & CEO Tim Hinchey ...
Read moreZUMO Performance of the Week: Katie Ledecky Back on Track With 8:14 800 Free in Greensboro13 November 2019 This week's ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to Katie Ledecky for her 8:14.95 in the 800 freestyle at the first stop of the 2019-20 TYR Pro Swim Series in Greensboro, North Carolina. Although it seems like a ho-hum swim for Ledecky, sitting outside the top 25 all-time swims in the 800 free, she ha...
Read moreZUMO Performance of the Week: Regan Smith Swims Casual 58.2 at TYR Knoxville Pro Series21 January 2020 This week's ZUMO Performance of the Week goes to Regan Smith for her 58.26 at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday. Smith started her 2020 on a good note as she put up really good swims at the Pro Series against some of her chief rivals. She put up a best time in the 100 fly ...
Read more4USA Swimming Releases Schedule For 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series: Knoxville, Des Moines to Host For Second Straight Year20 June 2019USA Swimming announced today that swimmers from around the globe will be making five stops in the United States next year as part of the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series. Scheduled between November 2019 and May 2020, athletes will use the world-class domestic events in Greensboro, N.C.; Knoxville, Tenn.; De...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines: Lochte, Manuel, Dressel, Ledecky Highlight Pre-Scratch Psych Sheets01 March 2020TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines The pre-scratch psych sheets for the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, Iowa have been posted by USA Swimming. The competition will start March 4 and will go until March 7. Many Olympians will be in attendance with Ryan Lochte, Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky and Si...
Read moreUSA Swimming Calls Off TYR Pro Swim Series at Indianapolis23 March 2020Following the closure of the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana because of the coronavirus pandemic, USA Swimming will be unavailable to host the TYR Pro Swim Series that was originally set to be swum from May 6 - 9. Indianapolis marked the final stop of the 2020 TYR Pro Swim Series, following p...
Read moreWhat to Watch For at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville15 January 2020The TYR Pro Swim Series heads to Knoxville for the weekend, starting Thursday. It’s the first big North American meet of the year (and second Pro Swim Series stop of the season) where a multitude of Olympic hopefuls can lay down early markers for the pivotal year that lies ahead. Four years ago, wha...
Read moreAmericas Recap: Three Canadians Pick up Wins at TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville20 January 2020Americas Recap Americans like Regan Smith and Allison Schmitt might have dominated the headlines at last weekend’s TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville, Tennessee. But there were plenty of other headlines generated from a sizeable international contingent at the event. Here’s a look at the highligh...
Read moreSimone Manuel, Regan Smith Highlight Psych Sheet For 2020 Knoxville Pro Swim Series10 January 2020The 2020 Knoxville Pro Swim Series will kick off the new year in style in Knoxville, Tennessee as some of USA Swimming's best will be in attendance at the University of Tennessee from January 16 - 19. Individual World champions Simone Manuel and Regan Smith will be in attendance as they continue the...
Read moreAllison Schmitt Posts Strong Early Marker in 200 Freestyle at Pro Series Stop in Knoxville17 January 2020Allison Schmitt knows a little something about starring at the Olympic Games, and the veteran freestyler certainly opened her Olympic season in stylish fashion on Friday night. Kicking off the second night of the TYR Pro Series stop in Knoxville, Schmitt produced a strong performance to secure top h...
Read moreTYR Pro Swim Series: Simone Manuel Opens Road to Tokyo With Dominant Win in 100 Freestyle07 November 2019TYR Pro Swim Series (Greensboro) With the Olympic year just around the corner, Simone Manuel used the first stop on this year's Pro Swim Series to deliver a strong performance, as the reigning world champion in both sprint-freestyle events blew away the field in the 100 freestyle. After posting the ...