Read moreRefocused Hali Flickinger Wins 200 Butterfly in U.S. Open Record; Regan Smith Adds to Program17 June 2021Hali Flickinger started the Olympic trials strong, but it turns out, she was just getting started. Flickinger won the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:05.85 — that was a U.S. Open record — and officially punched her ticket to Tokyo after getting second in the 400 IM earlier in the meet. Now that is offi...
Read moreJustin Ress Puts Up Impressive 100 Back, Curzan Swims Lifetime Best in LCM 50 Free at TAC Titans Meet02 October 2020Some of North Carolina's best made an appearance at the TAC Titans October meet on Friday in Cary, North Carolina just outside of Raleigh, as some NC State pros raced against some of the best high schoolers at TAC Titans. 16-year-old Claire Curzan of the TAC Titans in North Carolina made her long co...
Read moreUSA Swimming 18 & Under Girls Virtual Spring Championships - Final Report02 April 2021USA Swimming 18 & Under Girls Virtual Spring Championships - Final Report USA Swimming has created the Spring Virtual 18 & under Championships to offer more opportunities for age-group swimmers across the country. It will allow athletes to compete from the comfort of their own local pools, while see...
Read more12019 Speedo Sectional Cary Day 2: Regan Smith Leads Record Night08 March 2019The 2019 Speedo Sectional in Cary, North Carolina, continued on Friday with a full slate of events. The session consisted of the 200 free, 100 breast, 100 fly, 400 IM and 400 free relay. Liam Bell broke the sectional record in the 100 breast to highlight the session. The very next event was a meet r...
Read moreMatthew Sates, Emma McKeon Crowned 2021 FINA World Cup Champs02 November 2021Matthew Sates, Emma McKeon Crowned 2021 FINA World Cup Champs South Africa’s Matthew Sates and Australian Emma McKeon were crowed the top point-getters at the 2021 FINA World Cup. The duo were the high scorers in each gender over the World Cup stops this fall, in Berlin, Budapest, Doha and Kazan. Ov...
Read more1For Claire Curzan and Canadian Duo, Abu Dhabi Serves as Latest Stage for Rising Teen Stars19 December 2021For Claire Curzan and Canadian Duo, Abu Dhabi Serves as Latest Stage for Rising Teen Stars A pair of experienced rivals went head-to-headin the wo men’s 50 butterfly at the Short Course World Championships, and 31-year-old Ranomi Kromowidjojo ended up edging out 28-year-old Sarah Sjostrom for gold b...
Read moreClaire Curzan Swims Solid 58.0 100 Fly LCM on Friday Night of Speedo Sectionals Cary06 March 2020On the same night that 17-year-old Regan Smith broke the national age group record in the 17-18 age group with a 57.3, 15-year-old Claire Curzan swam an impressive 58.00 at the Speedo Sectionals Cary meet in North Carolina. Curzan is second all-time in the 15-16 age group behind Torri Huske, who was...
Read moreCharlotte Hooks Hits 2:09 200 Fly, Justin Ress Swims 53.8 100 Back at Speedo Sectionals Cary07 March 2020The 2020 Speedo Sectionals Cary continued Saturday from North Carolina as some of the Tar Heel State's best performed some solid in-season times on Saturday night. 16-year-old Charlotte Hook of the TAC Titans was a two-time winner with an impressive 2:09.55 in the 200 butterfly to start the night. H...
Read moreSwimming World Presents - A Voice For The Sport: Teenage Tradition At Trials - By John Lohn01 April 2021The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here A Voice For The Sport: Teenage Tradition At Trials By John Lohn As much as change is a constant in the world, some things have remained steady throu...
Read moreUSA Swimming Releases 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Time Standards - 15 Cuts Faster than 201805 April 2019USA Swimming released the time standards for the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships, via the USA Swimming News Twitter account. The qualifying period for the meet began November 1, 2018 and will run through the entry deadline a few days before the meets begin December 11-14, 2019. The West meet...
Read more1US Olympic Trials: Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass Throw Down Sub-2:10 200 IMs in Semi Finals15 June 2021US Olympic Trials: Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass Throw Down Sub-2:10 200 IMs in Semi Finals The Virginia Cavaliers, fresh off an NCAA title in March earlier this year, have quietly had an incredible meet at the 2021 US Olympic Trials through three days with one swimmer already on the team in Paige Madde...
Read moreCOVID Pandemic Has Opened Olympic Door For Rapidly Developing Youngsters16 May 2021COVID Pandemic Has Opened Olympic Door For Rapidly Developing Youngsters In less than a minute at an under-the-radar April swim meet in Cary, N.C., two teenagers changed the complexion of the women’s 100 butterfly in the United States. 16-year-old Claire Curzan swam a time of 56.20, and 18-year-old ...
Read more1USA Swimming Names 43 Junior Athletes to Represent Country at FINA World Cup Series13 July 2021After some of the nation’s fastest teenagers put on a display at June’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, USA Swimming today announced the names of 43 athletes who will represent the U.S. at the third and fourth legs of the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup. Those competitions will take place October ...
Read moreClaire Curzan Rips 1:48.50 200 Back as Stanford Women Continue Impressive Performance at NC State Invite19 November 2022Claire Curzan Rips 1:48.50 200 Back as Stanford Women Continue Impressive Performance at NC State Invite During the final session of the NC State Invitational in Greensboro, N.C., Stanford freshman Claire Curzan posted the top performance as she jumped onto the all-time top-10 list in the women's 20...
Read moreHali Flickinger Rips 2:06 200 Butterfly; Quah Holds on at 1:56.9 at TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis13 May 2021Hali Flickinger neared her season best of 2021 in the finals of the 200 butterfly with a 2:06.70 on Thursday night in Indianapolis as she stayed controlled throughout. Regan Smith took the race out hard, turning at the 100 in 59.58 to Flickinger's 59.94, and held the lead at the 150 with a 1:32.59 t...
Read moreStanford Sweeps Events on Senior Day Win Over San Jose State24 January 2026Stanford Sweeps Events on Senior Day Win Over San Jose State The Stanford women's swimming and diving team defeated San Jose State 210-64 on Saturday, Jan. 24. Stanford celebrated senior day, where the Cardinal celebrated its 10 graduates - Lucy Bell, Jamie Brennan, Sophie Duncan, Charlotte Hook, To...
Read moreAlex Walsh and Carson Foster Highlight Winter Junior Nationals East Psych Sheet03 December 2018With the USA Winter Nationals behind us, the swimming world will shift its focus to the junior ranks with the Winter Junior Nationals set to go off on Wednesday. The meet will be split between west and east with the west meet taking place in Austin, Texas, while the east meet will be in Greensboro, ...
Read moreClaire Curzan Drops Another Sub-50 Effort in 100-Yard Butterfly11 December 2020Claire Curzan Drops Another Sub-50 Effort in 100-Yard Butterfly Claire Curzan, the 16-year-old rising American star, is making sub-50 performances in the 100-yard butterfly a routine occurrence. Racing at the TAC Titans Blizzard Blitz Meet in North Carolina on Friday night, Curzan posted a time of 4...
Read moreShort Course World Championships: Louise Hansson Leads Sweden to Relay WR, Then Wins Individual Gold (Day Two Women's Recap)17 December 2021Short Course World Championships: Louise Hansson Leads Sweden to Relay WR, Then Wins Individual Gold (Day Two Women's Recap) The second evening of racing at the Short Course World Championships began with a bang as Sweden's group of Louise Hansson, Sophie Hansson, Sarah Sjostrom and Michelle Coleman...
Read moreClaire Curzan Hits 21.6 50 Free; Twichell Goes 4:40 500 Free at TAC Titans Invite07 August 2020The TAC Titans hosted their own invitational with the Marlins of Raleigh on Friday evening as 16-year-old Claire Curzan swam a 21.61 in the 50-yard freestyle to just miss her own national age group record that she set a couple weeks ago at 21.51. Curzan swims for the TAC Titans in North Carolina as ...