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Courtesy of a clean finish, America's Daniel Carr found a way to out-touch Brazil's Guilherme Guido (53.54) for the victory, shaving nearly half a second from his time in prelims. The Cal Berkeley youngster is quickly becoming one of America's marquee backstrokers, winning the gold in last night's 2...

The U.S. winning streak came to a shrieking halt in the men's 100 free, as Marcelo Chierighini (48.09) of Brazil upset top seed Michael Chadwick (48.88) for the victory. Chierighini wasn't the only one to get his hand on the wall before the American sprinting stalwart, as Nathan Adrian created outsi...

With the 200 breast being their only event of the meet, Will Licon and Nic Fink (2:08.16) had to make it count. After going 1-2 in prelims, the two men entered tonight's final with the sole purpose of earning the U.S. its first medal in this event since 2011. In reality, the race was all their own, ...

Margo Geer reserved lane four this morning in the women's 100 free, posting the only sub-55 swim with an eagerness to lock down her first individual medal of the meet. Having already anchored two winning relays this week, Geer was armed and ready for another lights-out swim, which she more than acco...

The recent addition of mixed relays to the FINA event program has proved enormously beneficial to USA Swimming, promoting aggressive strategy particularly in the mixed medley. With the States possessing enormous strength in sprint stroke events, there's no stopping the powerhouse from quickly establ...

BARBADOS - World champion Alex Meyer swam to victory in the 5km race of the 3rd Barbados Open Water Festival on Sunday in Carlisle Bay. The 2010 World Champion (25 km) and current US National 5km champion, Meyer, finished in 55 minutes 51 seconds and was never threatened by Taylor Abbott, the 2014 F...

The U.S. entered the third day of the 2019 Pan American Games holding the cards after tallying ten gold medals in a single finals session on Night Two. With a target on its back, the swimming powerhouse sought a repeat, as the third day's eclectic slate of events seemed to cater to the States' stren...

Andrew Abruzzo furthered his already impressive individual schedule by earning top honors in the men's 800 free, dropping a 7:54.70 to better Miguel Velente of Brazil's mark of 7:56.37. Reminiscent of a sprint race, the heat was tightly packed, as Mexico's Ricardo Vargas (7:56.76) and America's Nico...

Three meet records fell on the first night of action at the Speedo Junior Nationals East in Knoxville on Wednesday. There were only two relays but records went flying, including the top four under the old meet record in the men's 800 free relay. This is setting up to be a very fast meet as some of t...

Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina disrupted any plans of a U.S. clean sweep in the 800, as she cruised to an 8:29.42 finish to cinch a decisive victory. Gaining a commanding lead at the outset, Pignatiello used America's Mariah Denigan as a source of motivation throughout the race, keeping her at her...

NEW COMMIT: The University of Southern California has gained a new member for the class of 2023, this time coming from Jack Kirby. He will join the Trojans in the fall of 2019. Originally from Barbados, Kirby attends The Baylor School in Tennessee where he had a very successful junior year. Last hig...

Last night, her younger sister Gretchen was the talk of the town. Tonight, it is her turn to take center stage. 16-year-old Alex Walsh of Nashville Aquatic Club put up one of the most impressive doubles in junior nationals history. She swam a 58.19 100 breast to smash her NAG record in the 15-16 age...

Unsurprisingly, American Olympic hopeful Annie Lazor quickly turned things around for the States, fending off her teammate Bethany Galat (2:21.84) to seize the win and Pan Am record. A huge swim for both women, Lazor's time of 2:21.40 would rank fifth in the world this year, just behind Lilly King's...