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The SwimSwam Podcast - Calvin Werts on How to Make Your Passion for Swimming and Creativity Into a Job
We sat down with Calvin Werts, swimmer at the University of Puget Sound and video producer at the CG Sports Company. Calvin, like many other athletes, has numerous passions, two of them being swimming and video production. After going to a swim clinic led by Olympian Jacob Pebley, Werts ended up calling Pebley's agent, CG Yung and asking if he needed help on the video-side of things.
2019 Pro Swim Series- Des Moines: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Live prelims coverage from day 4 of the Des Moines Pro Swim Series. Featured events include the 100 back, 200 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 50 free.
Linnea Mack Trumps Team Elite Stars at Presidents' Day Classic
Former UCLA swimmer Linnea Mack won both of her individual finals on the weekend at a meet that was loaded with big names and big swims from age group, professional American, and international backgrounds.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Lilly King Has 6 Banners
Torrey Hart by Torrey Hart 0 February 18th, 2019 News, TopTenTweets We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse. From a solid workout after a 15-year taper to Stanford basketball’s intimidation strategy, scroll to see what made the cut! Featured Instagram Post of the Week: View this post on Instagram arena ONE: Single-piece construction means less drag, less water absorption and more comfort.
Team Elite Pros; Age Group Stars to Race at San Diego Senior Classic
2019 San Diego-Imperial Swimming Senior Classic February 15th-18th, 2019 Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Complex, Coronado, California SCY (25y) pool Psych...
Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Super Bowl Squares
Torrey Hart by Torrey Hart 0 February 11th, 2019 News, TopTenTweets We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse. From kids looking cute in swim gear to Featured Instagram Post of the Week: View this post on Instagram Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day! 🙋♀️👭🏊♀️ We are lucky to have so many talented ladies as part of #teamarena. Tag a leading lady you look up to in the world of sports.
Ryan Murphy Breaks Down Cal Training Camp: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com
Gold Medal Mel Stewart by Gold Medal Mel Stewart 0 January 24th, 2019 Gold Medal Minute, News, Video Three-time 2016 Olympic Champion Ryan Murphy regained his focus in 2018 sweeping 100-200 backstroke at the Pan Pacific Championships. Coming off of Short Course Worlds, after the holidays, Cal hammered a hard training camp at the Olympic Training Center, one which head coach Dave Durden said was their best to date.
Leah Smith Scratches Thursday Morning Races in Knoxville
SwimSwam Store Subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine SwimSwam on Facebook SwimSwam on Vimeo SwimSwam RSS Feed SwimSwam on Pinterest SwimSwam Instagram SwimSwam on Twitter SwimSwam on LinkedIn Swim Swam After not racing on Wednesday evening as the top seed in the women's 800 free, Leah Smith is also absent from Thursday morning's heat sheets at the Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville.
Best Underwater Swimming Photos of 2018
2018 was a truly exciting year in our sport which led to the creation of some interesting imagery. Once again, we did an end of year sit down with swimming photographer Mike Lewis and mined his photo library for our favorite underwater swimming shots from the past year. Here’s our compilation of the best underwater swimming photos of 2018. As we did in 2017, we’ve included a bit of backstory for each of the images.
Mondiali Hangzhou-Day6: La Staffetta 4×100 Mista Femminile In Finale
Siamo giunti all’ultimo giorno di questi Campionati Mondiali in vasca corta. Il programma delle batterie eliminatorie prevede solo due gare individuali: i 200 metri dorso maschili ed i 200 metri rana femminili. Scende in vasca nei 200 metri dorso Matteo Restivo, che nuoterà la batteria numero 2.
2018 SC World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview
2018 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, December 11th – Sunday, December 16th Hangzhou, China Tennis Centre, Hangzhou Olympic & International Expo Center SCM (25m) Prelims: 9:30 am local, 8:30 pm ET / Finals: 7:00 pm* local, 6:00* am ET *The final night of finals will be one hour earlier, starting at 6:00 pm local and 5:00 am ET Live Results (Omega) The sixth and final prelim session from Hangzhou will be very light with only two individual events on the slate in the men’s 200...
Urlando Scratches 200 Back, Going All-in on 200 Fly at Jrs West
2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West December 5th-8th, 2018 Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas SCY (25y) pool Psych Sheet Live Results Gianluca Urlando of Sierra Marlins, who has already broke 2 National Age Group Records at 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, will forego this 3rd opportunity in finals on Day 4 to focus on the 4th.
Wang Shun, AKA "Steve," Crushed Jacob Pebley in an IM Practice (Video)
2018 US WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS If you don’t know the name Wang Shun yet, it’s time to commit it to memory. In 2016, Wang Shun won the bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing behind 4-peat gold medalist Michael Phelps and Japan’s formidable Kosuke Hagino. Later that year at the 2016 Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Wang won gold in the 200 SCM IM in a time of 1:51.74.
Jacob Pebley Talks 200 Freestyle Victory & Short Course Worlds (Video)
Reported by Karl Ortegon. 2018 US WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIDEO MEN’S 200 FREE FINALS Olympic Trials cut: 1:50.79 Jacob Pebley – 1:49.33 Mitch D’Arrigo – 1: Carson Olafson Jacob Pebley of Team Elite showcased his versatility and snuck by the middle of the pool out of lane 2 for the win. He posted a 1:49.33, a personal best by over a second and his first time under 1:50.
USA Swimming Winter Nationals Day 4 Photo Vault
It’s been a great time in Greensboro, North Carolina – the venue for the 2018 USA Swimming Winter Nationals. It was the first opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Olympic trials and there were load of fast swims and good times. Mike Lewis has been on site capturing imagery from the event and here’s some of his distinctive brand of swimming photography.
Katie Ledecky contre Simone Manuel sur 200 mètres
Championnats d’hiver des Etats-Unis 2018 Ancien nageur, Eric Lahmy est journaliste, écrivain, rédacteur en chef, et reporter. Il anime depuis 2013 Galaxie-Natation, un blog dédié à son sport préféré.
USA Swimming Winter Nationals Day 3 Photo Vault
The fun and fast swimming continues. We have Mike Lewis on hand in Greensboro bring us some of his swimming photography. Here’s some of what he captured on day 3 of the USA Swimming Winter nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Energy For Swim: Dopo Il Monito FINA, Firmano Anche Murphy-Neal-Pebley
Ryan Murphy, Lia Neal e Jacob Pebley sono soltanto gli ultimi tre olimpici degli Stati Uniti in ordine di tempo a firmare per l’evento Energy For Swim 2018. La manifestazione è in programma a Torino per il 20 e 21 Dicembre, ma FINA ha chiarito che l’evento non è autorizzato. Approvazione che Energy For Swim al momento non ha e non può ottenere in un mese.
Ryan Murphy, Lia Neal, Jacob Pebley Join Energy For Swim Lineup
Ryan Murphy, Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley are the latest three U.S. Olympians to sign on for the Energy for Swim 2018 meet, which is scheduled to take place in Torino, Italy next month, though FINA has made clear the meet is not authorized. A rule interpretation by FINA has classified the event as an international competition that needs FINA approval, something the event doesn’t have and doesn’t have time to obtain.
Practice + Pancakes: Team Elite, Chinese Pros Suit Up + Throw Down
SwimSwam wants to give you an inside look at what a normal day-in-the-life looks like for any given swimmer, and how that differs from team to team or city to city. We send our head of production, Coleman Hodges, to be a fly on the wall at practice, then relay what he discovered back to you over pancakes. Or at least breakfast. With October rolling around, most teams are getting back into the swing of training.
Louise Hansson Throws Down 47.9 100 Free On Day 2 Of USC Invite
The 2018 Trojan Invite wrapped up today with 2 sessions, one including the 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 free relay, and the other the 300 medley relay, 1000 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 300 free relay. Team Elite’s Yan Zibei posted a pair of extremely quick breaststroke times today. Zibei won the 100 breast in the 1st session with a 51.45, outpacing runner-up Carsten Vissering (USC) by .37 seconds.
Chadwick, Pebley: Dynamic Duo on Team TYR and Team Elite (Video)
We caught up with Jacob Pebley and Michael Chadwick, both of whom have recently relocated to San Diego and started training with David Marsh at Team Elite, and both of whom are TYR athletes. Pebley walked us through how he struggled with confidence this summer in the pool, and his plan to get back on the right track in the coming months.
On Eve of First Wisconsin Meet, Yuri Suguiyama Reflects on Transition to Head Coaching
You probably know him as “Katie Ledecky‘s coach.” Or perhaps, “The Cal Men’s Assistant.” But Friday, Yuri Suguiyama will coach his first collegiate meet at the helm of a program decidedly his. So, who is “The Wisconsin Head Coach,” and how did he get there? “I just finally got to a point where I was comfortable taking on the challenge of a head coaching role,” said Suguiyama of the end of his six year tenure in Berkeley.
2016 U.S. Olympian Jacob Pebley Joining Team Elite - San Diego
2016 U.S. Olympian and U.S. National Team member Jacob Pebley has moved to San Diego and will be joining the Team Elite pro training group coached by 2016 U.S. Olympic women’s head coach David Marsh. The club is based out of UCSD, where Pebley’s fiancée Nikki is currently attending medical school. Pebley qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team in the 200 back, where he placed 5th. A year later, at the 2017 World Championships, he placed 3rd in the same event.
2018 Pan Pacs Preview: Murphy Eyes Sweep In Men’s Backstroke
American Ryan Murphy is in position to sweep the backstroke events at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships just as he did two years ago at the Olympic Games. In Rio, Murphy continued the tradition of American excellence with gold medal victories in both the 100 and 200 back, and finished the meet off in spectacular fashion with a world record lead-off leg on the U.S. medley relay that also won gold.
2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 3 Pan Pacs (& More) Projected Roster Updates
Doubles are extremely scarce three day into U.S. Nationals, suggesting that 3rd-place finishers might be in tough shape to make the Pan Pacs squad. Through three days, we only have two priority 1 doubles on the men’s side and just one on the women’s side. We were just able to lock in the top two second-placers in modified world rank on the men’s side (Jay Litherland and Jacob Pebley), but the rest of the second-placers are still waiting for official Pan Pacs selection.
Murphy: “I don’t need a certain swim to prove to myself that I’m good” (Video)
Olympians Jacob Pebley and Ryan Murphy battled mid-pool, with Pebley leading by hundredths halfway. Murphy used a huge underwater to break ahead right off the wall after the flip, building a body-length lead to win it in 1:54.15. This bodes well for Murphy, who had an off summer in Budapest. The only time he’s ever been faster was when he won the backstrokes in Rio. He was half a second shy of his lifetime best tonight.
Reilman Hits PR, Becomes #4 in US 2018 Rankings in 200 Back in Athens
Rising Tennesee senior Joey Reilman became the 4th-fastest American in the 200 backstroke this season, posting a 1:58.87 to finish about two seconds ahead of 2nd place Ian Grum of Dynamo (2:00.74 PR). Reilman finished 7th in this event at the 2017 U.S. Nationals, but just 25th at NCAAs — he’s projecting as more of a LCM swimmer, which will help his chances to qualify for an international roster at the upcoming U.S. Nationals.
Practice + Pancakes: Cal Men Get Meet Ready With Socks Speed Work (Video)
SwimSwam wants to give you an inside look at what a normal day-in-the-life looks like for any given swimmer, and how that differs from team to team or city to city. We send our head of production, Coleman Hodges, to be a fly on the wall at practice, then relay what he discovered back to you over pancakes. Or at least breakfast. Returning to the Bay Area for the Pro Swim in Santa Clara, SwimSwam took full advantage and payed a visit to the Cal men in Berkeley.
Ryan Murphy Practiced with the Stanford Women (Video)
Three of the world’s best in the men’s 200 back battled it out in the A-final, with Ryan Murphy getting out to the early lead and ultimately holding on to win in 1:56.06. Murphy is ranked 3rd in the world with his 1:55.46 from Atlanta. Team Elite’s Ryosuke Irie made up nearly six tenths on the last 50, splitting 28.71, but settled for 2nd in 1:56.36, and Murphy’s teammate Jacob Pebley was 3rd in 1:57.34.
Ryan Lochte: “I’m having more fun than I ever have” (Video)
Three of the world’s best in the men’s 200 back battled it out in the A-final, with Ryan Murphy getting out to the early lead and ultimately holding on to win in 1:56.06. Murphy is ranked 3rd in the world with his 1:55.46 from Atlanta. Team Elite’s Ryosuke Irie made up nearly six tenths on the last 50, splitting 28.71, but settled for 2nd in 1:56.36, and Murphy’s teammate Jacob Pebley was 3rd in 1:57.34.
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
We’re set for the first night of finals from the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara, with some of the sport’s biggest stars taking centre stage.
Bay Area Olympians Highlight 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Standout Bay Area-based Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Stanford Swimming), Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Stanford Swimming), Nathan Adrian (Bremerton, Wash./California Aquatics) and Ryan Murphy (Jacksonville, Fla./California Aquatics) are expected to lead a fast field for next week’s TYR Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara, June 7-10 at the George F. Haines International Swim Center.
Murphy, Seliskar & Baker Lower Meet Records At Speedo Grand Challenge
After duelling for the 200 freestyle crown on night 1 of the 2018 Speedo Grand Challenge, California teammates Ryan Murphy and Andrew Seliskar each lowered a meet record at day 2 finals in Irvine. Murphy, who won that 200 free race on Friday, took down his own meet record in the 200 back, while Seliskar lowered the mark in the 100 fly.
Nicolas Albiero Describes Having Had Both Parents as Coaches (Video)
Cal’s Jacob Pebley took control of the men’s 200 back final on the second 50 and cruised to a big win by over two seconds, touching in 1:57.03. Pebley sits 4th in the world this year with his 1:55.85 from Atlanta (when he was racing teammate Ryan Murphy head-to-head). Russian Grigory Tarasevich of Cardinal Aquatics was the only other one sub-2:00 in 1:59.39, while 16-year-old Carson Foster of the Mason Manta Rays passed veteran Matt Grevers on the fourth 50 to grab 3rd.
Carson Foster: What’s His Best Event? (Video)
Cal’s Jacob Pebley took control of the men’s 200 back final on the second 50 and cruised to a big win by over two seconds, touching in 1:57.03. Pebley sits 4th in the world this year with his 1:55.85 from Atlanta (when he was racing teammate Ryan Murphy head-to-head). Russian Grigory Tarasevich of Cardinal Aquatics was the only other one sub-2:00 in 1:59.39, while 16-year-old Carson Foster of the Mason Manta Rays passed veteran Matt Grevers on the fourth 50 to grab 3rd.
Matt Grevers Finds Just Rewards: GMM presented by SwimOutlet.com
After missing the 2016 Olympic Team, 6-time Olympic medalist Matt Grevers bounced back in a big way at 2017 World Championships. Missing an Olympic Team is a big blow to anyone, especially a defending champion. It’s usually career ending. Matt Grevers shares how he got back to form and how he’s keeping swimming in balance with life as a father. MY “2017” GREVERS PREDICTIONS FROM JAN AND JUNE: In January I predicted Grevers would swim 52.4 or faster in the 100m backstroke at the U.S. Nationals.
Florida's Tribute to Troy
We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse. From Cameron van der Burgh loving Kiera Smith‘s dog to the college athlete experience, scroll to see what made the cut! #10 No thanks! #9 lol he's practicing with his mama for his swim class tomorrow lol what an icon pic.twitter.com/Jc3SBWSc05 — Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 25, 2018 A follow-up from last week. Motion for everyone to use those goggles?
"I have more confidence in the water" (Video)
Matt Grevers flipped in 26.52 to take a slight edge over Ryan Murphy, but Murphy pulled ahead on the back half to win it by half a second. After narrowly missing the Olympic team in 2016, Grevers came back to form to make the 2017 World Championship team, and says since medaling in Budapest last summer he has had a lot more confidence in the water. Grand Canyon’s Mark Nikolaev, who made program history as their first NCAA scorer this season, edged out Jacob Pebley (54.88) for the bronze.
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series - Mesa: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
The 2018 Tyr Pro Swim Series stop at Mesa is set to begin this morning in Arizona. Swimmers will compete in prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, and 200 free. A couple of the top races to watch on the men’s side are the 400 IM and 200 back. Chase Kalisz will go after his own Pro Swim Series Record in the 400 IM, while teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley will battle it out in the 200 back.
Jacob Pebley Becomes First Swimmer to Sign Cliff Bar Sponsorship
2016 U.S. Olympian Jacob Pebley has signed a new sponsorship agreement with Clif Bar & Company, making him the first swimmer to be an officially-signed Clif Bar athlete. Pebley, 24-years old, won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in the 200 backstroke and won 3 medals at the 2016 World Short Course Championships: all silver, including individually in the same event. He was also the 200 back World University Games champion in 2015.
Ryan Murphy is Pleased with How Training has Been This Season (Video)
Reported by Lauren Neidigh. MEN’S 100 BACK: Pro Swim Series Record: 52.40- David Plummer, Indianapolis 2016 Pool Record: 53.08- Ryan Murphy, 2016 GOLD: Ryan Murphy– 53.24 SILVER: Ryosuke Irie– 53.26 BRONZE: Jacob Pebley– 53.93 Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy got the early lead as he flipped in 25.72. Japanese Olympic medalist Ryosuke Irie was closing in on the back half, but Murphy held him off by hundredths at the touch.
Cal Men's Swimming & Diving... at the Winter Olympics?
The University of California men’s swimming and diving team is in the final stretch leading up to the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Championships, but that doesn’t keep them from dreaming about competing at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea. Guess which sports head coach David Durden and his swimmers Tom Shields, Jacob Pebley, Josh Prenot, and Ryan Murphy would choose if they were winter athletes? Click on the link below to find out if you are right.
NOVA Of Virginia Aquatics Wins USA Swimming Foundation Grand Prize
The USA Swimming Foundation announced that NOVA of Virginia Aquatics (Richmond, Va.) is the 2017 Swim-a-ThonTM Contest Grand Prize winner. NOVA of Virginia Aquatics raised $116,039 during their annual Swim-a-Thon and will receive a personal club visit from Olympian and 2017 Swim-a-Thon Ambassador Katie Meili.The team will also receive one year of free licensing fees from Swim-a-Thon’s online fundraising partner, TeamUnify.
Blueseventy Swim the the Week: Grevers Gets It Done For KrayzelburgSquad
Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The BlueSeventy Swim is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get to examine as closely in the flood of weekly meets.
Matt Grevers is Still Looking for the Perfect Race (Video)
Reported by Lauren Neidigh. VIDEO MEN’S 50 BACK – 3 ROUNDS: Pro Swim Series Record: Junya Koga, 24.74, Charlotte 2015 WINNER: MATT GREVERS – 24.81 Round 1: Matt Grevers used his long reach to take the win in 25.20 over Nicholas Pyle (25.39). Justin Ress (25.40) and Jacob Pebley (25.50) were the next 2 into the semis. Round 2: Ress and Grevers reached for the wall almost simultaneously in 25.10 and 25.11 respectively.
Austin Pro Swim Series Day 1 Photo Vault
New year, new format and loads of fun: the Austin Pro Swim Series kicked off today and we’ve got images from swimming photographer Mike Lewis. Here’s some of today’s imagery.
Ryan Murphy Shares Good Performance Set From OTC Trip (Video)
Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley were neck-and-neck in this one. Pebley led Murphy, 56.70 to 56.96, up front and extended his lead to half a second at the 150-meter mark. Murphy shifted gears on the final 50, outsplitting Pebley 29.17 to 30.00 to take the win in 1:56.11. That was just a half second shy of the Pool Record set by backstroke legend Aaron Piersol. Luke Greenbank had touched 3rd, but was ultimately disqualified for a 15-meter violation.
Ryan Murphy: "I Think the Hard Part is Behind Us" (Video)
As expected, Cal postgrad Ryan Murphy was much faster than his prelims time. Olympic champ Murphy took charge early on and never looked back as he dominated in 45.03. Teammate Jacob Pebley secured a 1-2 finish for the Bears with his 46.03 for the silver. Louisville postgrad Grigory Tarasevich and Longhorn Aquatics’ Bryce Bohman were stroke-for-stroke into the wall in the battle for bronze. Bohman was just 5 hundredths ahead at the halfway point.
Winter Nats: Michael Andrew (200 IM) Among Scratches for Day 2 Finals
The 2017 U.S. Winter Nationals continues tonight in Columbus, Ohio with finals of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 4×100 medley relay. Among the big scratches for day 2 finals was junior standout Michael Andrew in the 200 IM. In prelims, Andrew took 3rd in the event with his 1:44.27, which would have pitted him against fellow junior star Reece Whitley in the final. However, Andrew also qualified 4th for the 50 free final, and has opted to focus on that race instead.
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