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The Top 15 U.S. Male Swimmers Before World Championship Trials It’s hard to believe it, but the U.S. Trials for this summer’s World Championships are already approaching quickly. While the top meet in the United States usually falls between mid-June and late July, this year’s meet will be held April...

U.S. International Team Trials: Jake Foster Breaks 2:10 for First Time in 200 Breast Prelims; Nic Fink Third Less than an hour after Carson Foster swam a lifetime best to top the men's 200 freestyle at the U.S. International Team Trials, older brother Jake Foster pulled off the same feat in the 200 ...

U.S. International Team Trials: Katie Ledecky Secures Fourth Victory in 1500 Freestyle; Katie Grimes Takes Second As if there was ever any doubt. Whenever Katie Ledecky is in the pool for the 1500 freestyle, she is expected to dominate, and she did just that at the U.S. International Team Trials Sat...

U.S. International Team Trials: Michael Andrew Finishes 0.03 Ahead of Caeleb Dressel in 50 Freestyle Prelims Michael Andrew and Caeleb Dressel have each qualified for the World Championships in multiple individual events, and they will be the favorites in the splash-and-dash as well. Andrew posted t...

Ahead of U.S. Trials, the Top-15 Female Swimmers in the Country With the U.S. Trials for this summer's World Championships coming up in less than a week, it is time to assess the best American female swimmers. We previously discussed the top-15 men, and now we will rank the top-15 American female sw...

U.S. International Team Trials: Michael Andrews Buzzes American Record, Lilly King Tops in 50 Breast A routine set of 50 breaststroke heats at the U.S. International Team Trials got a jolt on the last swim, with Michael Andrew nearly downing an American record. There’s no surprise in the top seeds i...

U.S. International Team Trials: Regan Smith Swims Eighth-Fastest 100 Back in History for U.S. Open Record; Claire Curzan Second It has become an annual tradition for the women's 100 backstroke to be one of the most competitive events in the United States. This year presented a bevy of legitimate con...

U.S. International Team Trials: Kieran Smith, Drew Kibler Head Trio of 1:45 200 Frees By the historical view, it was a shocking result, though it should’ve surprised no one in the present. Of all the performances at the Tokyo Olympic Games by Americans, the biggest historical outlier came in the men...

Alex Walsh Raises the Bar Again, Becomes World Title Favorite in 200 IM In the 2021 Olympic Trials final of the 200 IM, Alex Walsh used brilliant backstroke and breaststroke splits to surge into the lead, and that put her 50 away from qualifying for her first Olympic team. Then she faded hard, and t...

Leah Hayes ‘Honored’ as She Qualifies for Worlds, Breaks Katie Hoff’s National Age Group Record Leah Hayes walked out for the 400 IM final at the U.S. International Team Trials as the top seed, and the 16-year-old was staring at the biggest moment of her swimming career so far. To her right in lane ...

U.S. International Team Trials: Caeleb Dressel Downs U.S. Open Record in 50 Fly The math was tantalizingly simple in the 50 butterfly at U.S. International Team Trials Wednesday night. Two Olympians. One spot at Worlds. One fast but thrilling race. Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew duked it out, Dre...

Claire Curzan Fulfilled Immense Promise at U.S. International Team Trials After this week’s U.S. International Team Trials in Greensboro, the question “What can Claire Curzan do?” has become obsolete. Now, we know. After a year of watching Curzan flash her potential across a wide range of events, sh...

U.S. International Team Trials: Phoebe Bacon Swims 2:06.78 in 200 Back Prelims; Rhyan White, Regan Smith 2-3 At last year's Olympic Trials, Rhyan White and Phoebe Bacon pulled off an upset in the women's 200 backstroke as they earned the two spots on the U.S. Olympic team ahead of world-record holde...

U.S. International Team Trials: Claire Curzan Edges Kelsi Dahlia for 50 Fly Top Seed; Michael Andrew Tops Men's 50 Fly After qualifying for her first World Championships team Tuesday evening with a runnerup finish in the 100 freestyle, Claire Curzan returned to competition for the 50 butterfly Wedne...

U.S. International Team Trials: Lilly King Edges Kate Douglass, Annie Lazor in 200 Breaststroke Heats At the Tokyo Olympics, Lilly King was the silver medalist in the 200 breaststroke, and training partner Annie Lazor claimed bronze. That duo was favored to capture the American spots in the 200 brea...

Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke, Katie Ledecky Share Thoughts on Trials, Joke About Training (VIDEO) A trio of University of Florida-based Olympic gold medalists, Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke and Katie Ledecky, all earned one final win Saturday evening at the U.S. International Team Trials in Greensboro....

Claire Weinstein Breaks Through, Becomes Youngest U.S. Swimmer on Worlds Team Since 2007 (VIDEO) In one length of freestyle, Claire Weinstein stamped her arrival on the national level. She was racing in the final of the women’s 200 freestyle at the U.S. International Team Trials following a brillian...

The USA Swimming International Team Trials kicked off with the first morning of prelims on Tuesday from the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The men’s 100 freestyle featured Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel and he didn’t disappoint. Dressel touched out NCAA champion Brooks Curry to win the final heat and t...

U.S. International Team Trials: Chase Kalisz Leads Loaded 400 IM As events at U.S. International Team Trials go, the men’s 400 individual medley qualified as stacked. The field in Greensboro Thursday morning included a pair of Tokyo Olympic medalists, the fastest swimmer in the event in the world in...

U.S. International Team Trials: Katie Ledecky Dominates 200 Free With 1:55.15; Claire Weinstein Finishes Second There was never any doubt as to the favorite in the women's 200 freestyle final at U.S. International Team Trials. Katie Ledecky was the only swimmer in the field returning to the national...