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U.S. Nationals, Day Five Men's Finals: Caeleb Dressel Rips 21.35 in 50 Freestyle to Cap Sterling Meet It wasn't hard to pinpoint the top performance of prelims during the fifth day of the United States National Championships. When Caeleb Dressel fired off a 21.45 performance in the 50-meter freestyl...

U.S. Nationals, Day Five Women's Finals: Gretchen Walsh Scares World Record in 50 Freestyle Can the final night of the United States National Championships match the excitement of the afternoon time trials? Following prelims on Saturday, Kate Douglass threw down the gauntlet with a clocking of 51.93...

Kate Douglass Rips 51.93 in 100 Freestyle Time Trial at National Championships A little more than two months after Anna Moesch became the first American women to break the 52-second barrier in the 100-meter freestyle, one of her teammates has joined the club. During a time trial on Saturday at the U...

U.S. Nationals, Day Five Men's Prelims: Caeleb Dressel Rockets to 21.45 in 50 Freestyle All eyes will be on Caeleb Dressel during the final day of the United States National Championships, as the three-time Olympian is scheduled to contest the 50-meter freestyle at the William Woollett Aquatics Cent...

U.S. Nationals, Day Five Women's Prelims: Gretchen Walsh Pops Sub-24 Outing in 50 Freestyle University of Virginia superstar Gretchen Walsh, the world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle, will be in action in that event on the final day of the United States National Championships in Irvine, Cali...

U.S. Nationals, Day Four Men's Finals: Alexei Avakov Pulls Away in 100 Breaststroke, Joins Sub-59 Club This year's U.S. Nationals has produced a new series of standout American breaststrokers, with Josh Bey and Gabe Nunziata going 2:07s in the 200-meter race before Watson Nguyen pulled off a shock w...

Luka Mijatovic Overtakes Ryan Erisman in Electric 400 Freestyle Battle, Crushes NAG Record With 3:43.45 Two up-and-coming mid-distance freestylers went head-to-head in the men's 400 freestyle final at U.S. Nationals Friday evening. Ryan Erisman, a 20-year-old coming off a strong freshman year at Cal...

A big session for the University of Virginia is expected on Night Four of the United States National Championships in Irvine, California. The Cavaliers claimed the top seed in all three events that will be contested on Friday night at the William Woollett Aquatics Center, including Isabelle Stadden ...

McKenzie Siroky Blasts Personal Best in 100 Breaststroke to Claim National Title By now, the story of McKenzie Siroky is well-known in the sport. She was a former ice hockey standout who arrived late to the pool, only to rapidly develop into a standout at the University of Tennessee. Part II of Siro...

Gabi Brito Entered in Seven Events for Junior Nationals (Psych Sheets) In between the United States National Championships and the Pan Pacific Championships, the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California will play host to the Junior National Championships. The meet will run from August ...

U.S. Nationals, Day Four Men's Prelims: Luka Mijatovic Tops 400 Free But Heading to 18-and-Under Final Prelims of three men's events took place Friday morning at U.S. Nationals in Irvine, Calif., with action in the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. An unusual scenario played out in...

U.S. Nationals, Day Four Women's Prelims: Kate Douglass Debuts With Top Time in 100 Breaststroke The fourth prelims session of U.S. Nationals featured the first race in Irvine, Calif., for Kate Douglass, the multi-talented standout from the University of Virginia who is expected to star for the Unit...

On Road to LA28, Men's 100 Butterfly Will Be a Difficult Gauntlet to Navigate Two years out from the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, certain battles for Team USA berths are rapidly shaping up. Much has been made about the women's backstroke events in the United States, where the top-end talent an...

Rowan Cox Lowers 17-18 National Age Group Record in 100 Butterfly, Finishes Third at Nationals In the center lanes of the men's 100 butterfly at U.S. Nationals, Ilya Kharun overtook Caeleb Dressel in the final 25 meters on the way to posting the fastest time in the world this year. Dressel, the Toky...

U.S. Nationals, Day Three Men's Finals: Ryan Erisman Demolishes 400 IM Field for Second Win of Meet The first men's final Thursday evening at U.S. Nationals in Irvine, Calif., featured 19-year-old Ryan Erisman dominating the men's 400 IM, swimming a big personal-best time to win his second national ...

Day Two of the 2026 USA Swimming Toyota National Championships is in the books. There were several memorable moments on the second night. Swimming World Chief Photographer Peter H. Bick was on deck to capture those moments. Here is a look at the top photos from day one in Irvine. [gallery type="slid...

Ilya Kharun: 'Happy To Be With the Big Dogs'; Olympic Medalist Eager to Represent Team USA The decision of Ilya Kharun to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States forced a sacrifice for the Arizona State University star. Because he had to sit out a year before representing Te...

Ilya Kharun Rips U.S. Open Record in 50 Butterfly; Caeleb Dressel Continues to Look Sharp When Ilya Kharun made the decision to switch his sporting nationality from Canada to the United States, the Arizona State star recognized a short-term sacrifice: No major international competition for the 2026 ...

Isabelle Stadden Continues Stellar Year With 2:04.76 200 Backstroke for National Title One year ago, Isabelle Stadden was outside of the championship finals in the 100 and 200 backstroke at U.S. Nationals, having not swum a best time in four years. Now, she has moved to the forefront of the world ba...

U.S. Nationals, Day Two Men's Finals: Josh Bey, Gabe Nunziata, David King Climb World Rankings Four men's finals took place Wednesday evening at U.S. Nationals in Irvine, Calif., including the 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke and 50 butterfly. With many veteran swimmers absent as they...