By SwimSwam Contributors on SwimSwam I’ve gotten a lot of questions in and out of the office recently about E. coli and the current state of the open water swim venue in Paris. And so I thought it would be helpful to give a quick overview of what’s going on. First of all, what is…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam 48 swimmers (pool + open water) will represent the U.S. at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games starting on July 27. Besides the NBC coverage of the meet and all of the coverage we’re going to do here at SwimSwam, follow the athletes’ social media accounts directly is a great…
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam American interest in watching the Paris Olympics next month appears to be up from the Tokyo 2021 edition, according to recent polling released by Seton Hall University and Nielsen Sports. The Seton Hall poll, which surveyed 1,611 American adults between June 19-21, found that 59% of respondents plan to watch…
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam 2024 U.S. PARA SWIMMING TRIALS June 27 – 29, 2024 Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center — Minneapolis, MN 50 meters (LCM) Meet Central Psych Sheet (pre-scratch) Results Day 1 Recap Day 2 Recap Day 3 Recap After three days of U.S. Paralympic Swimming Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 33 swimmers were…
By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam For the first time since 2008, World Records were broken at the 2024 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Moreover, American, U.S. Open, and meet records fell as the competition went on. Today, we are going to rank the top-10 swims of the meet, and list a few honorable mentions. The…
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam French star swimmer Leon Marchand is expected to race at the World Aquatics World Cup circuit this fall – in a big departure from his coach Bob Bowman‘s prior superstar athletes, who mostly eschewed the money-heavy fall tour. Bowman said in a press conference Friday that after the Olympics, Marchand would…
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based swimmer who has proven themselves over the past month. As with any item of recognition, Swimmer of the Month is a subjective exercise meant to highlight one athlete whose work holds noteworthy context – perhaps a swimmer…
By Sophie Kaufman on SwimSwam 2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024 Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024 La Défense Arena — Paris, France LCM (50 meters) Meet Central Full Schedule SwimSwam Preview Index BY THE NUMBERS — MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE World Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022) World…
By Retta Race on SwimSwam 10TH SUMMER CHALLENGE MEET (JPN) Saturday, June 29th & Sunday, June 30th Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan LCM (50m) Day 1 Recap Results Several Japanese stars took on the 10th Summer Challenge Meet to sharpen and tune-up ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games beginning just about a month from now. A…
By Retta Race on SwimSwam 2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, June 28th – Sunday, June 30th Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh, Scotland LCM (50m) Day 1 Recap Live Results Livestream Day 2 Highlights We entered day two of the 2024 Scottish Open Swimming Championships with 27-year-old Olympian Duncan Scott diving back in for more tune-up…