[ad_1] This article originally appeared in the 2024 Olympic Preview edition of SwimSwam Magazine, courtesy of author Daniel Takata. Subscribe to the SwimSwam Magazine here. Take a look at the results of some swimming races of the last Olympic Games, and you will probably have little doubt that swimming is a sport for tall athletes. According to the World Health Organization, “The expected average height of a healthy population should
[ad_1] 2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS We entered day four of the 2024 European Junior Championships with the nation of Italy still atop the medal table while Hungary and host nation Lithuania are hungrily on their heels. Dora Molnar of Hungary staked her claim on the girls’ 100m freestyle, scoring a heats swim of 55.23 to lead a list of seven swimmers under the 56-second barrier. 18-year-old Molnar will try to
[ad_1] 7-time Olympic gold medalist, Caeleb Dressel will defend his 100 butterfly Olympic gold in Paris. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMglTS-ISw[/embed][embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMglTS-ISw[/embed] Caeleb Dressel 24 hours after winning the 50 freestyle and punching his ticket for his first individual Olympic event, Dressel added the 100 butterfly to his Paris schedule. Over the Pro Swim Series season, Dressel proved his second 50-power, but that was not how the race to make the U.S. Olympic team unfolded.
[ad_1] 2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The third night of finals from the 2024 European Junior Championships featured the best swim of the competition thus far, as Turkey’s Kuzey Tuncelli unleashed a stunning performance in the boys’ 1500 freestyle. Tuncelli put on a masterclass, taking the lead from the first 50 and running away from the field to touch first by more than 22 seconds in 14:41.89, taking down Franko Grgic‘s World
[ad_1] 2024 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The Italian contingent extended their lead in the medal table standings on Day 3 of the 2024 European Junior Championships, reaching the podium in three of the five finals at Lazdynai Pool in Vilnius, Lithuania. Italy’s Sara Curtis successfully defended her European Junior title in the girls’ 50 free, putting up a time of 24.68 to win her fourth gold medal of the competition, having also
[ad_1] This article originally appeared in the 2024 Olympic Preview edition of SwimSwam Magazine, courtesy of author James Sutherland. Subscribe to the SwimSwam Magazine here. Coming into the Tokyo Olympic Games, there was uncertainty about, both in the world and in the swimming-verse. In the lead-up, we did our best to gauge the chances the champions from Rio had at defending their titles, just like we’re doing for Paris. Coming
[ad_1] The International Olympic Committee has extended invitations to four Russian and Belarusian swimmers to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as neutral athletes. Russian swimmer Evgenii Somov and Belarusian swimmers Alina Zmushka, Ilya Shymanovich, and Anastasiya Shkurdai are all listed as “eligible and invited athletes” with a Russian or Belarusian passport. Russia and Belarus have been formally barred from the Olympic Games after the countries collaborated on a 2022 invasion of neighboring
[ad_1] While there are so many exciting things surrounding the U.S. Olympic Trials, one of the best parts of the meet is watching a swimmer make their first Olympic team. From moments like Aaron Shackell becoming the first swimmer to punch his ticket to Paris in the 400 free and later watching his younger sister Alex Shackell qualify in the 200 fly, to seeing Gretchen Walsh finally earn her spot
[ad_1] SwimmingVictoria Catterson (Women's 400m, Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)Grace Davison (Female 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)Danielle Hill (Women's 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay)Mona McSharry (Women's 100m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke, 400m Medley Relay)Erin Riordan (Women's 400m Freestyle Relay, 400m Medley Relay*)Ellen Walshe (Women's 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Individual Medley & 400m Medley Relay)(*) – TBC following Women's 400m Freestyle RelayTom Fannon (Men's
[ad_1] Boston College has announced the addition of Bruno Darzi to the coaching staff as an associate head coach for the 2024-2025 season. Darzi marks the first addition to the staff after head coach Dara Torres was hired just two weeks ago. “I’m incredibly honored and excited to have Bruno join our program as associate head coach,” Torres said. “He has over 25 years experience – 15 as a head
