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RACE VIDEO: Gianluca Urlando Lowers 100 Fly National Age Group Record

For the second time today, DART Swimming's Gianluca Urlando set a new boys' 15-16 National Age Group record in the 100 fly. After posting a time of 45.97 during prelims at the 2018 Junior National Championships - West, 16-year-old Urlando erased Michael Andrew's previous record of 46.23 set back in ...

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Luca Urlando Proving To Be Rare Teen Phenom at Men's National Level

By David Rieder. Luca Urlando figured he could drop a second, maybe two in the 200 fly, and perhaps claim a spot on the Junior Pan Pacs team. But as it turned out, in his first swim at this summer’s U.S. Nationals, Urlando swam nearly three seconds faster than he ever had before, putting himself in ...

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Justin Wright Uses Amazing Back Half To Win Tight 200 Fly

Arizona's Justin Wright used an incredible back half to win the 200 fly, dropping nearly a second from his top seeded 1:55.49 to take the win and punch his ticket to Pan Pacs with a 1:54.63. Wright was sitting seventh through the first 100 meters of the race, but came on considerably over the last s...

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Trey Freeman Holds Off Townley Haas in TYR Pro Series Clovis 200 Free

The second night of competition at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Clovis featured five events including a victorious 200 freestyle for Trey Freeman. DAY 2 RESULTS Men's 200 Freestyle Trey Freeman was able to hold off a charging Townley Haas 1:47.86 to 1:48.02. Freeman held the lead for the entirety of...

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Chase Kalisz Takes 200 IM Title at Knoxville Pro Swim Series

Chase Kalisz was just one tenth off his time in the 200 IM from last year's Pro Swim Series. His time of 1:57.68 gave him the dominant victory over Mason Manta Rays' Carson Foster. Foster posted a quick 2:00.13 for second and was followed by Josh Prenot (2:00.33) and Gianluca Urlando (2:01.14). Fost...

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Luca Urlando Touches Out Chase Kalisz in Knoxville 200 Fly

Teenager Luca Urlando swam head-to-head with Olympic medalist Chase Kalisz over the back half of the men's 200 fly final in Knoxville, and he did just enough to nip Kalisz at the finish. Urlando finished in 1:57.04, barely ahead of Kalisz in 1:57.12. Fourth went to HPC-Ontario's Mack Darragh in 1:59...

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2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Knoxville: Ledecky, Andrew Cruise to Top Seeds

The first morning of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series from Knoxville did not see anything too crazy with the likes of Katie Ledecky, Michael Andrew and Andrew Wilson posting the top seeded times in a few events. Michael Andrew was the headliner for the morning with a new Pro Swim Series record in the ....

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5 Men's Events to Watch at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials

5 Men's Events to Watch at the 2021 United States Olympic Trials After more than a year of uncertainty, the United States Olympic Trials are sett to take place next month. With Wave II about three weeks away, most top swimmers have finished their final preparation meets and have their eyes targeting...