Day 2 Grudge Match: Men’s 100-meter Freestyle

Jason Lezak may be taking a visit to the Eiffel Tower while in Paris, but the rest of the crew is all here in Indianapolis. Day two is hosting a match-up that most would think could only be seen at the World Championships and the Olympic Games. But, by whatever forces brought all of these […]

Going into tonight’s finals here in Indianapolis, a number of National Championships are on the line, but the question at the back of everyone’s mind is “how many world records can and will go down?” Conventional wisdom tells us that Kate Ziegler, world record holder in the women’s 1500m free, should have a serious […]

Top 5 Tuesday: Swimming Themed Books

With David Cromwell paying more attention to his swimming than his weekly Top 5, Nathan and I have decided to step in and provide you with some food for thought… the topic? Well, since Nathan is a published author (in fact, he has his latest manuscript in hand - more below), we have decided […]

USA Nationals Day One Prelims in Photos

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USA Nationals Underway in Indianapolis

This morning marks the start of the USA Swimming National Championships. It marks the start of the biggest competition in the United States leading up to the Olympic Trials less than a year away. More than 1,000 swimmers will enter the pool to race this week, and the atmosphere on deck is not […]

Deck Pass Previews the USA Nationals’ First Night of Events

Join Nathan and Scott as they dive into the week that is the USA Nationals with the first of a minimum of six original Deck Pass shows packed with commentary, reviews, previews, interviews and exclusive sound clips. With both Nathan and Scott on deck this week, Timed Finals and Deck Pass are poised to […]

Day 1 Grudge Match: Women’s 200-meter Breaststroke

Each day TimedFinals will be previewing a specific match-up for the following day of competition. It may be a one-on-one duel or it may be a wide-open race for the title; in any case, the most anticipated event of the day will be displayed on our feature Grudge Match.
The first day of competition will play […]

Swimming Could Be Cut at Queens University in the Near Future

Swimming at the collegiate level is dwindling amid budgetary cuts, Title IX issues and in some cases because of low participation numbers, but these issues are not isolated in the United States. As a recent proposal shows, Queens University in Ontario, Canada is finding out the hard way that funding for your sports programs […]

Grant Hackett Posts Swift 400 and 800 at Victoria Short Course

About a week ago, Grant Hackett was quoted in the Daily Telegraph as being “disgusted” with his performance at the World Championships. As Hackett said, despite many fans being “thrilled and encouraged that I actually got up on the blocks,” the performance was not up to his own high standards. This performance has […]

Canadian Senior Nationals Conclude with Strong Performances

The Canadian Senior Nationals came to a close yesterday, but not without some final night fireworks. Starting the evening, Mackenzie Downing continued her strong week-long performances as she was victorious in her fourth event and won the 800m free in 8:55.54. In one of the most heated events of the night, Stephanie Horner won […]

Swedish Nationals Close - Fagundez Tops National Mark in 400 Free

The National Swimming Championships concluded today in sweden, with a number of high quality swims, including another National Record by Gabriella Fagundez and a quality 50m free by Stefan Nystrand. To start of the day’s finals, Eva Berglund topped the 400m IM for women in 4:51.11. Simon Sjödin won the men’s 200m fly […]

We Haven’t Forgot About Thorpe, Appears Neither Has Australia

A lot can happen in four months. But apparently one thing that cannot is getting to the bottom of the Ian Thorpe Drug Test Controversy. Under intense media and governmental pressure, Ian Thorpe’s medical and legal team have reportedly declared that they will have their evidence to clear Thorpe’s name in two weeks.

Texas Sectionals Conclude

The action has drawn to a close tonight, and the eyes of Texas are upon a few very talented up-and-comers who showed off all the potential in the world tonight in San Antonio.

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