By Wendy Mayer on SwimSwam

CBSE Ki Website Par 2018-19 Ke CBSE Inter-Sports & Games Competitions Ka Sports Calendar Publish Ho Chuka Hai. Jisme Swimming Ke Zonal And National Competition Ki Details Bhi Di Hui Hai. Calendar Me Btaya Gya Hai Ki Sabhi Sports Ke Cluster/Zonal Level Ke Events 01.09.2008 Se 10.10.2018 Ke Beech Me Honge And National Level Ke Events 01.11.2018 Se 30.11.2018 Ke Beech Me Honge. National And Clusters/Zonal Ki Tentative Date Di Gayi Hai. Baki Sari Details Ke Liye Aap Niche Di Gayi Official Pdf Ko Download Karke Dekh Skte Hai.

Winner & First Runner-Up:  Athletics (Individual Events), Table-Tennis, Badminton, Judo, Skating,

Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Football-Girls, Chess (02 Top Teams),Rifle-Shooting (Top 02 Teams & 05 Top Individuals), Boxing And Archery.

Upar Btaye Gye Sabhi Sports Ke Winner & First Runner-Up Individuals/ Teams Ko CBSE National Me Participate Karne Ko Milega.

Winners Only: Lekin Team-Events Jaise Athletics, Basketball, Football-Boys, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho,

Volleyball, Handball And Hockey, Me Sirf Winner Teams Ko CBSE Nationals Me Participate Karne Diya Jayega.

Swimming (Zonal)

1- Far East Zone (Guwahati Region And Bhubaneswar Region)

Tentative Date – 06.10.2018 – 08.10.2018

Venue-Dav Model School

Iit Campus Kharagpur,

West Bengal – 721302

2-East Zone (Patna Region And Allahabad Region)

Tentative Date – 12.10.2018 – 15.10.2018

Venue-Sri Sri Surya Deo Singh Smriti Gurukulam

Dhanbad, (Jharkhand)

3-South Zone (Chennai Region And Thiruvananthapuram Region)

Tentative Date – 09.10.2018 – 12.10.2018

Venue-Delhi Public School

Karunapuram, Pedda Pehdyal, Dharamsagar,

Warangal (Telangna) – 506151

4-West Zone (Ajmer Region)

Tentative Date – 17.09.2018 – 19.09.2018

Venue-Delhi Public School

12th Km Stone, Tiwarakhed Mohkhed,

Mp-480001

5-North Zone – Ii (Panchkula Region)

Tentative Date – 29.09.2018-01.10.2018

Venue-Montessori Cambridge School

Defence Road Pangoli

Pathankot, Punjab-145001

6-North Zone – I (Dehradun Region)

Tentative Date – 10.09.2018 – 14.09.2018

Venue-Vidya Global School (59096)

247, Vidya Knowledge Park,

Baghpat Road, Meerut, Up – 250002

7-Central Zone (Delhi Region)

Tentative Date – 28.09.2018 – 30.09.2018

Venue- Mother Divine Public School

G-31 Sector 3 Rohini, Delhi – 110085

Swimming (National)

CBSE Sports Calendar Ke According National Competition Delhi Public School Sail Township, Dhurwa, Ranchi Jharkhand Me Hoga, Jiski Tentative Date 22 Nov Se 26 Nov Hai.

Downloads –

• CBSE Sports Calendar (2018-19)
• Circular CBSE Sports (2018-19)
• Extension Of Last Date For Registration And Applying To Participate In CBSE Sports (2018-19)

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By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

Marietta, Georgia’s Brady Fields will join the Gardner-Webb University men’s swimming and diving team next fall.

“I chose Gardner Webb because I fell in love with the pride the team has for their school in addition to the amazing coaching staff. I believe I will be pushed, supported, and invested by my coaches, professors, and teammates. I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this team.”

Fields made his announcement earlier this year, before the changing of the guards in the coaching staff. The Bulldogs’ longtime coach Mike Simpson was hired in July to be an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina. A month later Gardner-Webb announced the addition of former NAIA Coach of the Year Scott Teeters as the program’s new head coach.

A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and NISCA All-American, Fields swam for Hillgrove High School in the GHSA 6-7A division. He won the 50 free and was runner-up in the 100 fly at the Georgia 6-7A State Meet during his senior season; the previous year he finished 2nd and 6th in those respective events. Fields does his year-round swimming with Marietta Marlins. He excels at sprints, and was an A finalist in the 50 free, 50 back, and 50 fly, and a B finalist in the100 free, 100 back, and 100 fly, at the 2018 TYR ISCA Junior Championship Cup in March. He swam the 50 free, 100 back, and 100 fly at 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals in Irvine, where he tied his 50 free PB with 23.78.

Top SCY times:

• 50 free – 20.70
• 50 back – 22.55
• 50 fly – 21.99
• 100 free – 46.20
• 100 back – 50.24
• 100 fly – 49.44

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: GHSA 6-7A Sprint Champ Brady Fields Headed to Gardner-Webb

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Meet site
• Psych Sheet
• Start Lists
• Meet Results

The penultimate preliminary session from the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo will feature the 400 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 IM, with the 400 free relays being added to the schedule for finals.

Some of the highlights today include Japan’s Rikako Ikee and American Kelsi Dahlia going head-to-head in the women’s 100 fly, Americans Katie Ledecky (400 free), Caeleb Dressel (100 fly) and Chase Kalisz (200 IM) competing in (one of) the events in which they are the reigning World Champion, and Japan’s Yui Ohashi leading a stacked field in the women’s 200 IM.

The men’s 400 free will also feature 200 free winner Townley Haas, 1500 runner-up Zane Grothe, and 2016 Olympic Champion Mack Horton.

Women’s 400 Free Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 3:58.37, Katie Ledecky (USA), 2014

1. Katie Ledecky, USA, 4:02.57
2. Leah Smith, USA, 4:04.91
3. Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 4:06.47
4. Ally McHugh, USA, 4:08.72
5. Madeleine Gough, AUS, 4:09.09
6. Kiah Melverton, AUS, 4:10.07
7. Emily Overholt, CAN, 4:10.58
8. Waka Kobori, JPN, 4:10.78
9. Katie Drabot, USA, 4:11.09
10. Kennedy Goss, CAN, 4:13.00
11. Chihiro Igarashi, JPN, 4:13.14

Defending champion Katie Ledecky cruised to the top seed in the women’s 400 free with a win in the third and final heat, clocking a time of 4:02.57. Her American teammate Leah Smith (4:04.91) took 2nd in the heat and ends up in that position overall heading to tonight’s A-final.

Ariarne Titmus, the 2nd fastest woman in the world this year behind Ledecky, easily won heat 2 in 4:06.47 for the 3rd seed, and her teammate Madeleine Gough (4:09.09) beat out Kiah Melverton (4:10.07) for the 2nd Aussie spot in the A-final.

Emily Overholt of Canada had a big performance from heat 1 to qualify 5th into the final, clocking 4:10.58 for her fastest swim in over three years. American Ally McHugh improved her previous personal best of 4:11.32 all the way down to 4:08.72 and will swim the B-final along with Katie Drabot tonight.

Men’s 400 Free Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 3:41.83, Ian Thorpe (AUS), 1999

1. Zane Grothe, USA, 3:45.32
2. Jack McLoughlin, AUS, 3:45.41
3. Mack Horton, AUS, 3:47.75
4. Grant Shoults, USA, 3:48.23
5. Conor Dwyer, USA, 3:48.60
6. Elijah Winnington, AUS, 3:49.27
7. Naito Ehara, JPN, 3:50.17
8. Robert Finke, USA, 3:51.23
9. Fernando Scheffer, BRA, 3:51.78
10. Sean Grieshop, USA, 3:52.04
11. Shogo Takeda, JPN, 3:52.23
12. Townley Haas, USA, 3:53.36
13. Wesley Roberts, COK, 3:54.08

Zane Grothe produced the 2nd-fastest swim of his career (and fastest this year) to claim the top seed in the men’s 400 freestyle, followed closely by Aussie Jack McLoughlin who was just 0.2 off his best from the Commonwealth Games.

Mack Horton and Grant Shoults slid in for the 2nd A-final spots for Australia and the United States, leaving 5th and 6th fastest overall Conor Dwyer and Elijah Winnington to swim in the B-final. 200 freestyle gold medalist Townley Haas ended up back in 12th overall.

Women’s 100 Fly Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 57.30, Jessicah Schipper (AUS), 2006

Men’s 100 Fly Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 50.86, Michael Phelps (USA), 2010

Women’s 200 IM Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 2:09.93, Emily Seebohm (AUS), 2010 / Maya Dirado (USA), 2014

Men’s 200 IM Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 1:54.43, Ryan Lochte (USA), 2010

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Meet site
• Psych Sheet
• Start Lists
• Meet Results

After 3 days of competition at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the United States still holds a margin in both gold medals (11) and total medals (28), but the mood among the fans of the American team is far from positive.

In 5 relays so far at the meet, the United States has won 1 gold, 2 silvers, and a bronze. With just the men’s and women’s medley relays left to swim, they would need gold medals in both to avoid becoming the first U.S. Pan Pacs team since 2002 to win less than 3 medals.

The American men’s DQ in the 400 free relay, after breaking a championship record no-less, was the icing on the cake for the team’s relay performance at this meet. The DQ itself overshadowed the fact that Caeleb Dressel split just 48.76 on the leadoff leg, which is exactly 1.50 seconds slower than he split on the leadoff of last year’s relay at the World Championships – which broke the American Record.

In the two remaining relevant races, the Americans have a double shot at gold (and avoiding a 1-relay-win meet). In the men’s medley, nobody at this meet has a breaststroker so far ahead as to expose the Americans’ weakness on that leg. Ryan Murphy has raced well this week, and of Dressel’s swims, his 100 fly was his best so far (though, the quality of his swims seems to be lagging as the meet goes on).

The American women have a shot too, with the best breaststroker (Lilly King) in the field. Japan probably doesn’t have enough to go around Rikako Ikee to catch the Americans, but the Australians have been swimming well, and have the better 100 backstroker and freestyler at the meet so far. The battle for gold will come down to whether Cate Campbell‘s anchor is closer to the all-time-best 50.93 she put down on the mixed medley anchor (the whole field was women, so no drafting influence), or the 52.0 that she swam in the individual race.

That relay misfortune for the Americans was to the positive for Brazil, as it bumped their men up to the top of the podium and gave them their first gold medal of the meet.

The U.S. has now won 44% of the gold medals, which is right on pace with where they were in 2014 (but historically low), but their total medal percentage has fallen to 37.3%, which is well 2014 (39.8% of the medals).

Pan Pacs Medals Table After Day 3 (Saturday)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	11	9	8	28
2	Australia	6	10	3	19
3	Japan	5	5	8	18
4	Canada	2	1	3	6
5	Brazil	1	1	2	4
Total		25	26	24	75

Day 3 Medalists

Women’s 400 free

1. Katie Ledecky, USA – 3:58.50
2. Ariarne Titmus, Australia – 3:59.66
3. Leah Smith, USA – 4:04.23

Men’s 400 free

1. Jack McLoughlin, Australia – 3:44.20
2. Mack Horton, Australia – 3:44.31
3. Zane Grothe, USA – 3:45.37

Women’s 100 fly

1. Rikako Ikee, Japan –  56.08  (Championship/Japanese Record)
2. Kelsi Worrell Dahlia, USA – 56.44
3. Emma McKeon, Australia – 56.54

Men’s 100 fly

1. Caeleb Dressel, USA – 50.75
2. Jack Conger, USA – 51.32
3. Vinny Lanza, Brazil – 51.44

Women’s 200 IM

1. Yui Ohashi, Japan – 2:08.16 (Championship Record)
2. Sydney  Pickrem, Canada – 2:09.07
3. Miho Teramura, Japan – 2:09..86

Men’s 200 IM

1. Chase Kalisz, USA – 1:55.40
2. Mitch Larkin, Australia – 1:56.21
3. Kosuke Hagino, Japan – 1:56.66

Women’s 400 free relay

1. Australia – 3:31.58 (Championship Record)
2. USA – 3:33.45
3. Canada – 3:34.07

Men’s 400 free relay

1. Brazil – 3:12.02
2. Australia – 3:12.53
3. Japan – 3:12.54 (Japanese Record)

Read the full story on SwimSwam: U.S. Slips to 1-For-5 in Relays at 2018 Pan Pac Championships (Medals)

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• August 9th-August 13th, 2018
• Tobruk Memorial Pool, Cairns, Australia
• LCM
• Live Stream
• Event Schedule
• Psych Sheets
• Meet Site
• Live results

Day three of the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships featured finals for the women’s S2-S5 50 back, men’s S1-S5 50 back, women’s S5-11, 13, and 14 200 IM, and men’s S6 – 11, 13, and 14 200 IM. There was also a women’s 24-point 4×100 free relay.

Japan’s Mayumi Narita, swimming in the S5 class, won the 50 back in 48.19. Brazil’s Edena Garcia was the fastest S3 in 56.10, and Tammy Cunnington the fastest S4 in 1:10.25. Brazil’s Daniel Dias was the only S5 in the men’s race, going 36.23, and the only other swimmer, S2 Grant Patterson, was 56.96.

The United States’ Becca Meyers won the SM12 200 IM in 2:25.80, a new American record. New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe won the SM10 race over Aurélie Rivard in 2:28.91; Rivard was 2:30.05. U.S. standout Jessica Long won the SM8 race in 2:40.66 over Lakeisha Patterson, who was 2:41.52.

Canada’s SM13 swimmer Nicolas Guy-Turbide broke his own Americas record in the 200 IM, going 2:15.03; his teammate and SM10 swimmer Alexander Elliot won the men’s 200 IM in 2:15.45 – overall, Canada racked up 10 medals Saturday. Australia’s Timothy Hodge won the SM9 race in 2:16:44, and the U.S.’s Robert Griswold won the SM8 race in 2:24.26.

The American and Australian women dueled it out in the 34-point 4×100 medley relay. The Australian team of Ellie Cole, Tiffany Thomas Kane, Paige Leonhardt, and Lakeisha Patterson prevailed in 4:59.12. Americans Hannah Aspen, Mikaela Jenkins, Elizabeth Smith, and McKenzie Coan took silver in 5:00.20.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Becca Meyers Sets SM12 200 IM American Record at Para Pan Pacs Day 3

By Andrew Mering on SwimSwam

European Championships wrapped up this last week. There were many impressive swims. We’ve covered the team trophy, and the medal table, but there is more performance information that we can look at.

Let’s start with finals appearances. Russia and Italy tied for the most with 37 finals appearances in individual events. Next were Great Britain with 29 and Germany with 24.

Germany had the highest percent of prelims swims that ended up making finals (57%). They were the only country over 50%. Next was Italy at 47% and Spain at 44%.

Oddly Sweden had three swims in swim offs.

Turkey scratched the most psych sheet entries (15). Hungary (13), Poland (12), Austria (12), and the Netherlands (10) also had quite a few scratches.

Number of Individual Swims

Time performance vs psych sheet times isn’t a perfect measure of individual success, but it is at least decent. Psych sheet entries usually represent a swimmer’s recent best effort. The median for men at this meet was an add of .6% (780 times, standard deviation 1.3%) when comparing their best time from any round to the psych sheet. The median for women was a time add of .7% (616 times, sd 1.5%). If we limit that to swimmers that made finals men added .2% (134 times, sd .9%) and women added a median of .2% (131 times, sd 1%).

The best single country performance by seed was by the Faroe Islands whose swimmers dropped an average of .5% on 17 swims. The worst came from Cyprus whose swimmers added an average of 3% to 6 swims. If we restrict to countries with more than 25 swims the best performing country was Denmark where swimmers dropped 0.0% from their seed times on 53 swims, and the worst performing country was Israel whose swimmers added 1.5% to 59 swims.

Time Change Data

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2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Meet site
• Psych Sheet
• Start Lists
• Meet Results

Swimmers are getting ready for the 3rd finals session of the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan. We’ll see the races for the championship titles in the 400 free, 100 fly, and 200 IM individually tonight. Swimmers will also race in the 400 free relay finals at the end of the session. There are a few good races to look out for, but also keep in mind that the Americans are racing for Worlds spots tonight. The fastest 2 men and women from finals between this meet and U.S. Nationals will advance to Worlds in the individual races.

Olympic champion and World Record holder Katie Ledecky is going after her own Pan Pacs Record in the 400 free, while Ariarne Titmus looks to break the 4:00 barrier. We also have the Olympic champ in the 400 free with Mack Horton set to battleZane Grothe and Jack McLoughlin. The Japanese women could pick up 2 gold withRikako Ikee (100 fly) and Yui Ohashi (200 IM) as the favorites. Chase Kalisz and Kosuke Hagino will go head-to-head again in the 200 IM. Caeleb Dressel looks to earn his first Pan Pacs gold in the 100 fly.

WOMEN’S 400 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 3:58.37, Katie Ledecky (USA), 2014

1. GOLD: Katie Ledecky, USA, 3:58.50
2. SILVER: Ariarne Titmus, AUS, 3:59.66
3. BRONZE: Leah Smith, USA, 4:04.23

Katie Ledecky got it done again. She was under her own World Record pace through the 300, but fell off down the final stretch. Ledecky still nabbed the win in 3:58.50, just a bit off her own Pan Pacs Record, and she still owns all 10 of the 10 fastest performances in history.

In this final, Ledecky was pushed like she hasn’t been in awhile as Australia’s Ariarne Titmus had a very impressive swim. She took it out with Ledecky, something we don’t usually see, but had fallen off Ledecky’s pace by the 200 mark. Titmus started to pull back up a little bit on the final 100. She came as close as anyone has to beating Ledecky in a distance event in years, as Ledecky’s margin of victory this time was only a second. Titmus hit the wall in 3:59.66, becoming the 3rd woman to ever break 4:00. She’s now the 3rd fastest performer ever.

Olympic silver medalist Leah Smith, who has come close to breaking 4:00 herself, was a few seconds off her best to take bronze in 4:04.23. Smith is the 5th fastest performer in history with her 4:00.65 from 2016.

MEN’S 400 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 3:41.83, Ian Thorpe (AUS), 1999

1. GOLD: Jack McLoughlin, AUS, 3:44.20
2. SILVER: Mack Horton, AUS, 3:44.31
3. BRONZE: Zane Grothe, USA, 3:45.37

Australia’s distance swimmers had a great showing tonight. Jack McLoughlin took it out under World Record pace as he established a big lead early on. Zane Grothe and Mack Horton battle closely behind him through the front half, but Horton broke away to try and run down McLoughlin in the final 100. Horton nearly closed the gap, but McLoughlin held on with a lifetime best 3:44.20 to win it. Horton was narrowly behind in 3:44.31, while Grothe took bronze in 3:45.37. That was a best by a second for McLoughlin, who swam his former best at the Commonwealth Games

The USA’s Grant Shoults is safe for the 2nd American Worlds spot. He was 4th tonight in 3:48.27. Olympian Conor Dwyer won the B final, but couldn’t match Shoults’ Nationals time as he hit the wall in 3:48.45. Dwyer is a 2-time Olympic finalist in the 400 free, but has put more emphasis on his 100 and 200 free during this first half of the quad.

WOMEN’S 100 FLY:

• Pan Pacs Record: 56.90, Rikako Ikee (JPN), 2018

1. GOLD: Rikako Ikee, JPN, 56.08
2. SILVER: Kelsi Dahlia, USA, 56.44
3. BRONZE: Emma McKeon,  AUS, 56.54

Japan’s Rikako Ikee shot off the blocks to the early lead, under World Record pace at the halfway mark. She fell off the pace on the back half, but came very close to becoming the 3rd woman ever under 56. Ikee touched the wall in 56.08 for gold, breaking the Pan Pacs Record and Japanese Record. She’s now the 4th fastest performer in history, moving one slot ahead of Australia’s Emma McKeon.

Team USA’sKelsi Dahlia used a big underwater to close the gap off the turn, but Ikee had the momentum to hang on as Dahlia took the silver in 56.44. That was enough for Dahlia to clip Australian Olympic medalist McKeon (56.54) and was just 7 hundredths shy of Dahlia’s best time.

Katie McLaughlin got out in front of the B heat. It looked like Regan Smith would challenge off the turn, but McLaughlin pulled ahead a bit more down the stretch, winning in 57.80 to Smith’s 58.62. That was McLaughlin’s 2nd fastest swim ever behind her 57.51 from Nationals, and she’s safe to make Worlds in this event. Mallory Comerford swam a 58.25 to take 5th in the final.

MEN’S 100 FLY:

• Pan Pacs Record: 50.86, Michael Phelps (USA), 2010

1. GOLD: Caeleb Dressel, USA, 50.75
2. SILVER: Jack Conger, USA, 51.32
3. BRONZE: Vini Lanza, BRA, 51.44

The USA’s Caeleb Dressel was out a hundredths under World Record pace to establish the early lead. Though he fell off the pace down the stretch, Dressel came through with the win on the back half, touching 1st by half a second in 50.75. That broke the former Pan Pacs Record set by Michael Phelps in 50.86 at 2010 Pan Pacs.

Teammate Jack Conger secured the 1-2 finish, taking a few tenths off his prelims time for silver in 51.32. Conger just out-touched Brazil’s Vini Lanza, who was 2 hundredths shy of his lifetime best in 51.44 for bronze. Narrowly off the podium was Australia’s Grant Irvine in 51.65.

Michael Andrew clipped his best from the B heat, topping the field in 51.55. Andrew’s 50 speed was on full display last summer, but this summer he’s really stepped it up in his 100s. The Americans going to Worlds in this event, however, are Dressel and Conger. Conger has actually been faster this year in season with his 51.00 from the Atlanta Pro Swim.

WOMEN’S 200 IM:

• Pan Pacs Record: 2:09.86, Miho Teramura (JPN), 2018

1. GOLD: Yui Ohashi, JPN, 2:08.16
2. SILVER: Sydney Pickrem, CAN, 2:09.07
3. BRONZE: Miho Teramura, JPN, 2:09.86

Yui Ohashi topped the field by a second to sweep the IMs for Japan. Ohashi built a big lead through the back leg. Canada’s Sydney Pickrem tried to make up some ground on the breast leg, but Ohashi was too far ahead as she won in 2:08.16. That demolished the Pan Pacs Record set by teammate Miho Teramura in prelims and was just a couple of tenths shy of Ohashi’s Japanese Record. Teramura was a few tenths shy of her prelims time in 2:09.86, taking bronze behind Pickrem. Hitting the wall for silver in 2:09.07, Pickrem clipped her own Canadian Record.

The USA’s Ella Eastin was just hundredths shy of the podium in 2:09.90, topping teammateMelanie Margalis (2:10.67). Eastin, who has been recovering from mono, broke 2:10 for the first time to become the 10th fastest American ever. However, Olympic medalist Margalis will take the 2nd Worlds spot behind Kathleen Baker, since Margalis swam a 2:09.43 in finals at Nationals. Baker, the 2nd fastest American ever with her Nationals time, was slated to swim the B final tonight but opted out. Japan’s Sakiko Shimizu, who took bronze in the 400 IM here behind Margalis, dominated the B heat tonight in 2:12.06.

MEN’S 200 IM:

• Pan Pacs Record: 1:54.43, Ryan Lochte (USA), 2010

1. GOLD: Chase Kalisz, USA, 1:55.40
2. SILVER: Mitch Larkin, AUS, 1:56.21
3. BRONZE: Kosuke Hagino, JPN, 1:56.66

As usual, the USA’s Chase Kalisz crushed it on the back half. He took off on the breast leg, winning by almost a second in 1:55.40. That was a best by almost 2 tenths, making him the 6th fastest performer in history. He’s the 4th fastest American ever behind only Olympians Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Eric Shanteau.

Australia’sMitch Larkin turned heads with his silver medal performance. Larkin ran down Japan’s Olympic 400 IM champ Kosuke Hagino on the last lap, out-touching Hagino 1:56.21 to 1:56.66. That was a huge swim for Larkin, breaking the Australian Record and Commonwealth Record. He dropped over a second off his best time and is now 2 tenths shy of breaking into the all time top 10 performers.

Japan’s Daiya Seto, who took bronze in the 400 IM at this meet, was just off the podium at 4th in 1:57.36, holding off the USA’s Abrahm Devine down the stretch. DeVine officially secured his Worlds spot to take 5th in 1:57.81.

WOMEN’S 400 FREE RELAY:

• Pan Pacs Record: 3:32.36, AUS, 2014

1. GOLD: AUS, 3:31.58
2. SILVER: USA, 3:33.45
3. BRONZE: CAN, 3:34.07

Taylor Ruck got Canada off to the lead with her 52.85 split, while Kayla Sanchez maintained it in 53.11 on the 2nd leg. Australia and the USA pulled even on the 3rd leg withEmma McKeon (52.56) and Kelsi Dahlia (53.59) respectively. Cate Campbell blew away the field with a 51.36 anchor leg to clinch the win for the Aussies in a new Pan Pacs Record of 3:31.58. Olympic champ Simone Manuel anchored for the U.S. in 52.79.

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY:

• Pan Pacs Record: 3:11.74, USA, 2010

1. GOLD: BRA, 3:12.02
2. SILVER: AUS, 3:12.53
3. BRONZE: JPN, 3:12.54

The USA’s Caeleb Dressel (48.76) flipped with the lead on the front half of the leadoff leg, but faded on the back half of his split as Japan’sKatsumi Nakamura led the way through the first leg in 48.52. Brazil started to make big moves with Marcelo Chierighini‘s 47.62 on the 2nd leg to take the lead, while the U.S. pulled into 2nd wit

By Loretta Race on SwimSwam

2018 SOUTH AFRICAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9th – Sunday, August 12th
• Kings Park Aquatics Centre, Durban, South Africa
• SCM
• Short Course World Championships Selection Criteria (South Africa)
• Day 1 Recap
• Live Results

After 6 swimmers notched consideration times in their respective events to qualify for the Short Course World Championships, several more South African athletes made the cut with just one day remaining in the South African Nationals selection meet.

Zane Waddell had already notched his mark in the 50m freestyle, but added the 50m back to his line-up here in Durban. Clocking 23.41 in the morning prelims, the former Alabama swimmer was slightly slower in the finals, winning in 23.55. Both marks fall under the 23.98 qualifying time, making him eligible to race the event in China this December.

The men’s 50m butterfly event saw 3 swimmers notch qualifying times, beginning with Olympian Chad Le Clos. Le Clos clocked 22.57 in the day’s prelims to take the top seed, but wound up scratching the event, as well as the remainder of the meet. Taking his place in the final was Ryan Coetzee, who earned gold in 22.99 in a time well under the 23.22 QT.

27-year-old Brad Tandy also made the grade, stopping the clock at 23.12 to earn a QT in the 50m fly. He’ll try to add the 50m free to his list of qualifying events.

After missing qualification in the women’s 800m freestyle by less than a second on night 1, 16-year-old Rebecca Mader bounced back with a qualifying swim in the 200m IM. Stopping the clock in 2:12.71, the teen slid under the 2:12.46 QT to represent the only woman of the field to do so.

19-year-old Erin Gallagher of the Seagulls produced a winning time of 26.07 in the women’s 50m fly, dipping under the 26.26 selection time, while Olympian Cameron van der Burgh notched a QT in the 100m breast in 57.63.

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker wowed the crowd with a new South African National Record in the women’s 100m breaststroke. She touched the wall first in 1:05.12, well under the 1:06.18 QT. Her mark also overtook the old record of 1:05.36, a time that’s been on the books since 2008.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Le Clos, Van Der Burgh, Tandy Book Tickets To SC Worlds

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

Cole Reznick (Pleasanton, CA), David Hallaron (Grapevine, TX), Everett Werner (Olympia, WA), and Matthew Whelan (Richmond, VA) will join incoming freshmen swimmers Colson Zucker, Henry Wu, and John Day and diver Harel Anolick on the Duke University men’s swimming and diving roster in the fall.

Cole Reznick

Reznick swam for Amador Valley High School in Northern California where he specialized in breast and IM. His best 100 breast time came from his sophomore season when he went 55.93 in prelims at CIF-North Coast Section Championships, then placed 3rd in finals with 56.22. His top 200 IM performance came from his senior campaign this past spring. Reznick was runner-up in the 200 IM (1:50.12, 1:49.56 in prelims) and place 4th in the breast. He swims year-round with Tri Valley Aquatics and is a Winter Juniors or better qualifier in the 200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 breast. Top SCY times:

• 200 IM – 1:49.56
• 100 Breast – 55.93
• 200 Breast – 2:01.59
• 50 Free – 21.16
• 100 Free – 45.96
• 100 Fly – 49.50

David Hallaron

Swimming for Grapevine High School at the 2018 Texas UIL 5A State Championships, Hallaron won the 200 IM (1:49.54) and was runner-up in the 100 back (49.92). He does his year-round swimming with North Texas Nadadores. This summer he updated all his LCM times at Austin Sectionals: 50/100/200/400 free, 100/200 back, and 200 IM. A U.S. Open qualifier in the 200 free, a Winter Nationals qualifier in the 500 free, and a Juniors qualifier in the 100/200 back and 200 IM, his top SCY times are:

• 100 Back – 49.92
• 200 Back – 1:48.51
• 200 Free – 1:39.26
• 500 Free – 4:28.89
• 200 IM SCY – 1:49.54

Everett Werner

As a senior at Olympia, Werner placed 4th in the 200 IM (1:54.00, 1:53.79 in prelims) and 4th in the 100 fly (50.97) at the 2018 WIAA 4A Boys State Championships. He swims club with King Aquatic Club, where is he specializes in longer events than what is offered in high school. He is a Winter Juniors or better qualifier in the 200 fly and 200/400 IM. Top SCY times:

• 400 IM – 3:57.13
• 200 IM – 1:52.08
• 200 Fly – 1:48.94
• 100 Fly – 50.43
• 1650 Free – 15:56.82
• 500 Free – 4:35.76

Matthew Whelan

A USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from John R Tucker High School, Whelan won the 100 fly state title (49.33) at the 2018 VHSL Class 5 State Meet. He was also runner-up in the 50 free (20.90) and led off the state-champion 400 free relay (46.47). Whelan swims club for Nova of Virginia Aquatics and is a U.S. Open qualifier in the 100/200 fly and a Winter Juniors qualifier in the 50 free, 200 free, and 200 IM. His top SCY times are:

• 200 Fly – 1:47.21
• 100 Fly – 49.07
• 200 Free – 1:39.45
• 100 Free – 45.52
• 50 Free – 20.61
• 200 IM – 1:53.97

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: Reznick, Hallaron, Werner and Whelan Complete Duke’s Class of 2022

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom has moved to the top of the all-time women’s rankings with 23 all-time medals at the European Aquatics Championships, which includes the long course version of the continental swimming championships.

In spite of finishing the meet with an injured thumb, winning the 50 fly in spite of it, Sjostrom added 4 new gold medals to her tally by winning the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, and 100 fly. Notably, she becomes the only woman in history to have ever achieved that quartet at a single meet, and the 4th person to achieve just the 50 free-100 free double (Franziska van Almsick in 1993, Theresa Alshammar in 2000, and Britta Steffen).

The 4 new titles lifts Sjostrom to 23 total medals (14 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze), which surpasses the trio at 21: Germany’s Franziska van Almsick (18 gold, 3 silver); Sjostrom’s countrymate Alshammar (10 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze); and Hungarian Katinka Hosszu, who won one more gold medal in 2018, the 200 IM, to bring her total titles to 14.

11 of van Almsick’s 18 gold medals were in relays, as were 12 of her 21 total medals. By comparison, Hosszu has just 2 relay golds and 4 total relay medals, while Sjostrom has 1 relay gold and 8 total medals. Alshammar won 9 relay medals in total.

Sjostrom and Hosszu now each have 14 titles, which leaves them 2nd behind only van Almsick’s 18 as the most-ever by a woman.

Russian swimmer Alexander Popov has the most golds (21) and all-time medals (26 – with 3 silvers and 2 bronzes).

All Time Most Medals – Women – Swimming at the European Aquatics Championships

• 23 – Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden – 14 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze
• 21 – Franziska van Almsick, Germany – 18 gold, 3 silver, 0 bronze
• 21 – Katinka Hosszu, Hungary – 14 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze
• 21 – Therese Alshammar – 10 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze
• 18 – Sandra Volker, Germany – 9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze
• 18 – Mette Jacobsen, Denmark – 7 gold, 3 silver, 8 bronze

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Sarah Sjostrom Now Leads All Women With 23 European LC Medals

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

SwimSwam welcomes reader submissions about all topics aquatic, and if it’s well-written and well-thought, we might just post it under our “Shouts from the Stands” series. We don’t necessarily endorse the content of the Shouts from the Stands posts, and the opinions remain those of their authors. If you have thoughts to share, please send themtoshare@swimswam.com.

This “Shouts from the Stands” submission comes from Kalina Emaus, a swimmer at Northern State University.

Dear Coach,

I am driven by passion, seized by obsession, delighted by creation, enthralled with expression, entranced by vision, filled with emotion, and blindsided by inspiration. I am also so much more than just a swimmer.

I am from a small town in Michigan about 30 minutes from Lake Michigan. I have few memories of my childhood not being in the water. We had a pool in our neighborhood and I would be in there from 10:00 in the morning until sunset. I would go in Lake Michigan and go in the water on the coldest of days. Water was my first love and my safe from reality. I dreamed of being a cop and a mermaid as child. But when becoming a professional mermaid was clearly not going to workout for me and I was scared of driving being a cop wasn’t going to work either, I had to find other things to do. Today, I enjoy doing anything outside, skateboarding, being with animals, doodling, deep conversations, playing guitar, antiquing, traveling, 80s music and simple things like blowing bubbles. My dream is to become an outdoor behavior therapists. I’m a self proclaimed geek despite not being book smart & love learning about the world. I’m currently in the process of learning about being a chimera which means being your own twin. And just for a fun fact I’m ambidextrous.

Over time I’ve realized I can do something all day long such as swimming but being a swimmer doesn’t necessarily define who you are. It is simply something I find some kind of meaning in doing but it is not the core of who I am. Who I am and what guides my path is found in what I have learned in life so far.

In 21 years I have learned lessons about hope, strength, and about the light within us that can not be extinguished.

I was struck by an idea presented by Sheryl Sandberg at the University of California at Berkeley commencement ceremony in 2016. That we are not born with a fixed amount of resiliency. It is a muscle we can grow by choosing to find joy and meaning in the face of our challenges. Through growing this muscle we find who we really are.

We are stars, born with fire and wit. When the winds whip around us we all have one gift inside of us. No one can break the light inside of us, no one can tell us who we will become. We choose what we make out of this life. Happiness is not yesterday, tomorrow it is now. Happiness is not dependency but a decision. Happiness is how I’d like to describe who I am. Someone who finds meaning in life, someone who believes this world is still an a beautiful place.

As I entered senior year I have two goals for tg season as well as life which is to work hard and be happy as well as grateful for what each moment of life and swimming brings. Thank you for giving me a chance to be apart of this swim team. I will to do my part in any and every way to make this team a positive environment. Lastly; “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am convicted.”

Sincerely,
More than just a swimmer

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Shouts from the Stands: I am Also So Much More than Just a Swimmer

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Meet site
• Psych Sheet
• Start Lists
• Meet Results

In his last chance to qualify for an individual swim at the 2019 World Championships, 29-year old American captain Nathan Adrian declared a false start in prelims off the 50 free.

On Sunday morning, starting the final day of the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, Adrian opted to not swim the race. The prelims session was a slow one, with only American teen Michael Andrew going sub-22 in 21.83 (he was the fastest qualifier for finals by .34 seconds, ahead of another American, Caeleb Dressel).

Adrian was the 2010 Pan Pac Champion in both the 50 and 100 freestyles, and at the 2014 edition placed 2nd in the 100 and 3rd in the 50 free. Earlier this year, a 3-year undefeated streak at the Pro Swim Series in the 100 free ended. His 8-year USA Swimming National title streak in the 100 free also came to an end.

But Adrian has still shown some juice in that 100 free this week. His 47.27 to anchor the 400 free relay on Saturday was the fastest on the American team by almost half-a-second, and was the second-fastest in the field (Pedro Spajari, Brazil, 46.94) before the Americans were disqualified for swimming in the wrong order.

With the scratch, Adrian, who still may anchor the men’s 400 medley on Sunday evening, will qualify only for the 400 free relay at next year’s World Championships (which he’ll have to swim). This does give him the option to also race at the Pan American Games, because he’s a relay-only swimmer for Worlds.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Nathan Adrian Scratches 50 Free on Final Day of 2018 Pan Pacs

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
• Meet site
• Psych Sheet
• Start Lists
• Meet Results

The fourth and final preliminary session from Tokyo will feature the men’s and women’s 200 back, 50 free and 200 breast, along with timed final heats in the women’s 1500 and men’s 800 free. There will be two early heats of each before the top-seeded heat swims with finals. The finals session will also feature the men’s and women’s 400 medley relay.

Among the highlights this morning (or tonight, depending on where you are) will be a stacked field going head-to-head in the women’s 200 back, with five of the top-six swimmers in the world this year in the lineup. We’ll have Taylor Ruck in heat 1, Kylie Masse and Regan Smith in heat 2, and then Emily Seebohm and Kathleen Baker in heat 3.

The men’s event will be headlined by American Ryan Murphy, who is coming off a very impressive win in the 100. Currently ranked 2nd in the world, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist will be eyeing down Russian Evgeny Rylov‘s time of 1:53.36 from the European Championships done just a few days ago in Glasgow.

The women’s 50 free features the red-hot Cate Campbell, who has a legitimate shot at breaking the world record after swimming the 2nd-fastest 100 of all-time earlier in the meet. The men’s event is highlighted by reigning World Champ Caeleb Dressel and U.S. National Champ Michael Andrew.

The women’s 200 breast will be intriguing with Lilly King looking for the BR double after winning the 100 on day 1, but she’ll have to deal with the likes of Micah Sumrall, Bethany Galat and Melanie Margalis in the prelims who have all been faster than her this year. Despite Galat and King coming in as the top-2 seeds by virtue of their swims last year, Reona Aoki, Sumrall and Satomi Suzuki are all threats for gold as they come in with the 2nd, 4th and 7th fastest times in the world this year.

The men’s event is relatively wide open despite the presence of world record holder Ippei Watanabe, as Josh Prenot has been faster this year and Watanabe was just 10th in the 100. Prenot also didn’t have a great 100 placing 11th, but both are much better at the 200m distance. Watanabe’s Japanese teammate Yasuhiro Koseki, Prenot’s American countryman Andrew Wilson, and Australians Matthew Wilson and Zac Stubblety-Cook will also be factors here.

Women’s 200 Back Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 2:07.48, Elizabeth Pelton (USA), 2010

1. Regan Smith, USA, 2:07.86
2. Taylor Ruck, CAN, 2:08.37
3. Kathleen Baker, USA, 2:08.38
4. Kylie Masse, CAN, 2:08.45
5. Emily Seebohm, AUS, 2:09.26
6. Kaylee McKeown, AUS / Olivia Smoliga, USA, 2:09.27
7. –
8. Natsumi Sakai, JPN, 2:09.48
9. Hali Flickinger, USA, 2:09.63
10. Ali Galyer, NZL, 2:10.11

The big guns all easily cruised through the heats in the women’s 200 back, with Regan Smith leading the way in a time of 2:07.86, less than four-tenths off the meet record. Smith on heat 2, and Taylor Ruck and Kathleen Baker sit 2nd and 3rd after cruising to wins in heats 1 and 3.

Kylie Masse and Emily Seebohm advance in 4th and 5th, and Kaylee McKeown and Olivia Smoliga tied for 6th (though Smoliga will be relegated to the B-final). Japan’s Natsumi Sakai registered a season-best for 8th overall.

Men’s 200 Back Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 1:54.12, Ryan Lochte (USA), 2010

1. Ryan Murphy, USA, 1:54.07
2. Austin Katz, USA, 1:55.69
3. Jacob Pebley, USA, 1:55.95
4. Ryosuke Irie, JPN, 1:56.83
5. Keita Sunama, JPN, 1:57.18
6. Mitch Larkin, AUS, 1:58.15
7. Bradley Woodward, AUS, 1:58.24
8. Javier Acevedo, CAN, 1:58.74
9. Leonardo De Deus, BRA, 1:59.59

Ryan Murphy obliterated the final heat of the men’s 200 back, putting up a time of 1:54.07 that breaks Ryan Lochte‘s 2010 meet record of 1:54.12. That swim lowers Murphy’s season-best from Nationals by .08 (1:54.15).

Austin Katz took out Jacob Pebley head-to-head to solidify his spot in the A-final alongside Murphy, registering a personal best of 1:55.69 to move into 7th in the world rankings. Pebley was 3rd fastest overall in 1:55.95, but will swim the B-final tonight.

The Japanese and Austrlian swimmers cruised through knowing they wouldn’t have a problem advancing, while Canadian Javier Acevedo scored a personal best for an A-final berth in 1:58.74.

Women’s 50 Free Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 23.96, Cate Campbell (AUS), 2014

1. Cate Campbell, AUS, 24.41
2. Emma McKeon, AUS, 24.47
3. Simone Manuel, USA, 24.56
4. Taylor Ruck, CAN, 24.70
5. Rikako Ikee, JPN, 24.76
6. Abbey Weitzeil, USA / Shayna Jack, AUS, 24.91
7. –
8. Kelsi Dahlia, USA / Mallory Comerford, USA, 25.08
9. –
10. Kayla Sanchez, CAN, 25.11
11. Margo Geer, USA, 25.15
12. Larissa Oliveria, BRA, 25.23

Cate Campbell put up the top time of the women’s 50 free prelims in 24.41, and based on her form at the competition will have a lot left in the tank for the final. Emma McKeon made it an Australian 1-2 with a personal best of 24.47.

Simone Manuel won her heat for the 3rd seed in 24.56, and Taylor Ruck had a solid 24.70 in a tight turnaround after her 200 back.

Men’s 50 Free Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 21.44, Bruno Fratus (BRA), 2014

1. Michael Andrew, USA, 21.83
2. Caeleb Dressel, USA, 22.17
3. Katsumi Nakamura, JPN, 22.21
4. Yuri Kisil, CAN, 22.28
5. Shinri Shioura, JPN, 22.30
6. Pedro Spajari, BRA, 22.32
7. Marcelo Chierighini, BRA, 22.34
8. Gabriel Santos, BRA, 22.49
9. Daniel Hunter, NZL / Zach Apple, USA, 22.51

In a very slow men’s 50 free preliminary, Michael Andrew was the only swimmer sub-22 seconds in 21.83. Caeleb Dressel had a pedestrian 22.17, but it was still good for 2nd overall and well clear of the next best American (Zach Apple, 22.51).

Nathan Adrian was surprisingly a no-show for his heat. And another mild surprise saw no Australians qualify for the A-final.

Women’s 200 Breast Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 2:20.69, Rebecca Soni (USA), 2010

1. Lilly King, USA, 2:22.41
2. Micah Sumrall, USA, 2:22.62
3. Satomi Suzuki, JPN, 2:23.57
4. Bethany Galat, USA, 2:23.78
5. Kelsey Wog, CAN, 2:25.13
6. Sydney Pickrem, CAN, 2:25.48
7. Reona Aoki, JPN, 2:25.78
8. Kierra Smith, CAN, 2:26.01
9. Julia Sebastian, ARG, 2:26.73
10. Jessica Hansen, AUS, 2:27.10

Lilly King lowered her season-best time by over two seconds to secure the top seed in the women’s 200 breast in 2:22.41, coming within 0.58 seconds of her personal best from last summer.

Micah Sumrall was 2nd to King in heat 1 with an impressive 2:22.62, giving her the second U.S. spot in the A-final over Bethany Galat (2:23.78). Satomi Suzuki wasn’t far off her season-best for 3rd in 2:23.57.

Olympic finalist Kierra Smith was surprisingly locked out of the A-final as fellow Canadians Kelsey Wog and Sydney Pickrem both managed to be quicker. Smith holds a season-best of 2:23.62, but only managed to go 2:26.01 this morning.

Men’s 200 Breast Prelims

• Pan Pac Record: 2:08.36,

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

CAMPIONATI PAN PACIFICI 2018

• Giovedi, 9 Agosto – Martedì 14 agosto 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Giappone
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• Start List
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Originariamente riportato da James Sutherland

Il quartetto americano composto da Caeleb Dressel, Blake Pieroni, Zach Apple e  Nathan Adrian ha nuotato la staffetta 4×100 stile libero ai Campionati Pan Pacifici, in corso a Tokyo.

Arrivano primi, vincendo l’oro con il tempo di 3:11.67, che sarebbe stato anche il nuovo record dei campionati.

“Sarebbe”, poiché pochi minuti dopo veniva annunciata la squalifica. L’ordine di partenza dei frazionisti era diverso rispetto a quello consegnato dagli allenatori.

Fonti SwimSwam hanno confermato che gli atleti hanno detto che l’ordine era stato comunicato loro dagli stessi allenatori.

Preliminary report: USA men DQ’d due to wrong order. #2018PanPacs

— Rowdy Gaines (@RowdyGaines) August 11, 2018

Dopo la squalifica degli americani, l’oro è andato alla squadra brasiliana.

Sembra che Zack Apple abbia nuotato secondo quando avrebbe dovuto essere il terzo. Il secondo sarebbe dovuto essere Blake Pieroni.

Il tempo nuotato di 3:11.74 avrebbe infranto il Record dei Campionati, stabilito nel 2010 dalla stessa squadra statunitense.

I brasiliani quindi si aggiudicano la medaglia d’oro con il tempo di 3: 12.02. Tra i quattro staffettisti brasiliani spicca  Pedro Spajari  che con 46″94 ha realizzato la frazione più veloce di tutti i partecipanti alla finale.

Prima di essere squalificati, queste sono state le frazioni degli americani:

• Dressel – 48.76
• Apple – 47.92
• Pieroni – 47.72
• Adrian – 47.27

La squadra australiana vince dunque l’argento con 3: 12.53, e sale sul podio anche la squadra giapponese con 3: 12.54, che rappresenta anche il nuovo record asiatico.

La stessa situazione è avvenuta durante i Mondiali in vasca corta di Windsor, Canada, dove la squadra femminile  canadese ha nuotato nell’ordine sbagliato nella staffetta 4×100 stile libero. In quella occasione vinsero la medaglia d’argento, prima di essere squalificate.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Pan Pacifici 2018: Staffetta USA Squalificata Per Ordine Irregolare

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• August 9th-August 13th, 2018
• Tobruk Memorial Pool, Cairns, Australia
• LCM
• Live Stream
• Event Schedule
• Psych Sheets
• Meet Site
• Live results

The fourth day of the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships featured finals for the women’s and men’s 100 back and 50 fly, as well as the men’s 34-point 4×100 free relay.

New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe was the only woman under 1:10 in the 100 back, winning the S10 race in 1:09.05. Australia’s S13 swimmer Katja Dedekind was the next-fastest swimmer in 1:10.11, and her teammate Ellie Cole won the S9 race in 1:10.73.

For the second time this week, Canada’s Nicolas-Guy Turbide set a new Americas record, winning the S13 100 back in 59.28 – he was the only swimmer under 1:00. Canadian teammate Alexander Elliot won the S10 race in 1:02.39, and Australian 17-year-old Timothy Hodge won the S9 race in 1:03.68. American Robert Griswold won the S8 race in 1:04.43.

American Julia Gaffney won the women’s S7 50 fly in 35.90, and USA teammate Evan Austin won the men’s race in 29.26.

The Australian A-team of Matthew Levy, Timothy Disken, Ben Popham, and Rowan Crothers combined to win the men’s 4×100 free relay in 3:50.45. Brazil took second in 4:01.33.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Canada’s Turbide Becomes Repeat Record-Setter at Para Pan Pacs Day 4

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

Campionato italiano di categoria

• Roma – Foro Italico 07/13 Agosto 2018
• Live stream
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L’avevamo lasciata a Glasgow soltanto pochi giorni fa.

Ilaria Bianchi dopo aver gareggiato ai Campionati Europei, è atterrata a Roma, per i Campionati Italiani di Categoria.

100 mt farfalla – seniores

1. BIANCHI Ilaria 57.22
2. TARZIA Claudia 1’00.10
3. GRECO Federica  1’00.53

Con un passaggio ai 50 metri di 26.68 ed un ritorno a 30.54, Ilaria Bianchi stabilisce il nuovo Record Italiano Assoluto con il tempo di 57.22.

Abbassa così il suo record, stabilito durante le Olimpiadi di Londra del 2012, in 57.27.

Agli Europei di Glasgow Ilaria Bianchi gareggiò nella finale dei 100 m farfalla, arrivando quarta con il tempo di 57.72, dietro Elena Di Liddo, che conquistava la medaglia di bronzo con il tempo di 57.68

ILARIA BIANCHI

E’ l’attuale detentrice di due Record Italiani in vasca corta l’ultimo dei quali conquistato durante i Campionati Europei in vasca corta di Copenhagen:

• 100 metri farfalla: 56.13 (16/12/2012 Istanbul)
• 200 metri farfalla 2:04.22 (15/12/2017 Copenaghen)

E di un Record Italiano in vasca lunga:

• 100 farfalla 57.22 12/08/2018

Tesserate con il Gruppo Sportivo  Fiamme Azzurre e NC Azzurra 91 Ilaria ha partecipato alla spedizione azzurra di ben tre Olimpiadi.

La carriera internazionale di Ilaria inizia a 15 anni. Tra le presenze nella Nazionale Junior vi sono:

• EuroJunior 2005 – argento staffetta 4×100 mista
• EuroJunior 2006 – bronzo 100 farfalla
• Mondiale Junior 2006 – oro 100 farfalla, argento 50 farfalla

OLIMPIADI DI PECHINO 2008

Nel 2008  ai Giochi olimpici di Pechino, migliorava il primato italiano dei i 100 metri farfalla con il tempo di 58″12 ottenuto in batteria. Il 10 agosto nella semifinale dei 100 metri farfalla viene squalificata per nuotata irregolare nel tentativo di aggiustarsi gli occhialini persi durante la vasca di ritorno.

Agli Europei del 2012 di Debrecen vince una medaglia d’argento con la staffetta 4×100 mista insieme a Arianna Barbieri, Chiara Boggiatto ed Alice Mizzau., e raggiunge la semifinale nella gara individuale dei 100 metri farfalla.

OLIMPIADI DI LONDRA 2012

Nella sua seconda olimpiade Ilaria Bianchi ottiene il quinto posto nei 100 metri farfalla. Prende parte anche alla staffetta 4×100 mista.

MONDIALI IN VASCA CORTA DI ISTANBUL 2012

Il 16 dicembre 2012 Ilaria è diventata campionessa del mondo per la prima volta in carriera, vincendo la medaglia d’oro nei 100 farfalla ai campionati mondiali di nuoto in vasca corta, a Istanbul.

Con quella medaglia la Bianchi è diventata la prima nuotatrice italiana a vincere un titolo mondiale individuale in vasca corta.

CAMPIONATI EUROPEI 2016

Nel 2016 si torna nella piscina delle Olimpiadi per i Campionati Europei.

Qui Ilaria conquista la medaglia d’argento con la staffetta 4×100 mista femminile e nella 4×100 mista mixed. Vince anche un bronzo nella gara individuale dei 100 metri farfalla.

Alle Olimpiadi di Rio De Janeiro nel 2016, Ilaria non riesce a superare le batterie dei 100 m farfalla. L’azzurra finì 21esima col tempo di 58.48.

Campionati Europei di Vasca Corta di Copenhagen ha conquistato una bellissima medaglia d’argento nei 200 farfalla, con il tempo che le è valso il nuovo Record Italiano.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Ilaria Bianchi Record Italiano 100Fa Ai Campionati Italiani Categoria

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

CAMPIONATO ITALIANO DI CATEGORIA

• Roma – Foro Italico 07/13 Agosto 2018
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Alessandro Miressi è tornato da Glasgow con la medaglia d’oro dei 100 m stile libero in valigia.

Nelle semi finali dei 100 stile libero a Glasgow nuotava il suo personal dei sempre, 48.11. Un continuo miglioramento per il diciannovenne, che aveva siglato il suo precedente  personale al Trofeo Settecolli, (48.25) fissando anche il nuovo Record della Manifestazione.

Nella finale europea, toccava per primo la piastra a 48.01 nuovo personal best, laureandosi Campione d’Europa davanti a Duncan Scott, 48.23 e Mehdy Metella, 48.24.

Come altri atleti della formazione azzurra, anche Alessandro Miressi ha preso parte ai Campionati Italiani Estivi di Categoria, che si stanno svolgendo al Foro Italico di Roma

100 M STILE LIBERO MASCHILE – CADETTI

1. MIRESSI Alessandro 47.92
2. NARDINI Davide 49.85
3. DEPLANO Leonardo 50.28

Miressi, tesserato GS Fiamme Oro/Roma-Centro Nuoto Torino, effettua il passaggio ai primi 50 mt a 23.19 ed un ritorno a 24.73 per un tempo totale di 47.92 che è il nuovo Record Italiano Assoluto.

Alessandro Miressi si conferma l’erede di Luca Dotto. Proprio a Dotto infatti, succede non solo nel titolo europeo, ma anche nel record italiano.

Il precedente Dotto lo aveva stabilito ai Campionati Assoluti di Riccione il 21/04/2016, con il tempo di 47″96.

Queste le dichiarazioni di Miressi subito dopo la gara:

“Era da tempo che me lo stavo promettendo ma non me lo aspettavo proprio. Ora gioco a carte scoperte, sarà bravo il mio allenatore a gestire la mia crescita. Questo record è la ciliegina sulla torta e battere  un mito come Luca Dottoè un onore per me. Adesso vacanze, sono veramente stanco ma poi si riparte con un obiettivo ben preciso: il Mondiale”.

Con il tempo realizzato oggi a Roma, Alessandro balza dall’ottava alla terza posizione nel ranking mondiale stagionale.

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2	Katsumi NAKAMURA	JPN	47.87	02/18
3	Zetao NING	CHN	47.92	09/01
4	Pedro Henrique SILVA SPAJARI	BRA	47.95	04/19
5	Gabriele SILVA SANTOS	BRA	47.98	04/19

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By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

CAMPIONATO ITALIANO DI CATEGORIA

• August 7th-13th, 2018
• Rome – Foro Italico
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After Italy’s record-setting performance in Glasgow last week, where they had the country’s most-successful European Championship ever with 22 medals and 12 senior National Records, a portion of the National team raced home to Rome to race at the Italian Age Group Championships.

That includes freestyler Alessandro Miressi, who won gold at the European Championships in a lifetime best in 48.01, and apparently was still a little short on his taper.

The 19-year old, racing in the Cadetti age group (the age just below the seniors), swam a 47.92 in the 100 free. That breaks the senior National Record of 47.96, swum by Luca Dotto at the 2016 Italian Championships.

Miressi’s best time coming into 2018 was a 48.71, and he’s now bettered that in 7 different swims.

In the senior men’s age group, 21-year old Andrea Vergani, who won bronze in the 50 at Euros and set the Italian Record in that race in 21.37, won in 49.41, while his peer Filippo Megli took 2nd in 49.42. 2016 Canadian Olympian Santo Condorelli, who is now training in Italy with an eye on becoming an Italian sports citizen, was 5th in 50.03.

Italy looked like had missed a sprint window after its 400 free relay took 3rd at the 2015 World Championships. The 4 swimmers on that relay are now all at least 27-years old (Luca Dotto – 28, Marco Orsi – 27, Michele Santucci – 29, Filippo Magnini – 36), and missed the final at the Rio Olympic Games.

But instead, it appears that they may have inspired a golden generation for Tokyo, where at least Dotto and Orsi could still be young enough to contribute to prelims relays before handing off to this new group of young sprinters in the final.

Miressi ties China’s Ning Zetao as the 3rd-fastest 100 freestyler in the world this season.

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2	Katsumi NAKAMURA	JPN	47.87	02/18
3	Alessandro MIRESSI	ITA	47.92	04/12
3	Zetao NING	CHN	47.92	09/01
5	Pedro Henrique SILVA SPAJARI	BRA	47.95	04/19

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: Alessandro Miressi Breaks Italian Record in 100 Free 3 Days After Euro

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS – Open Water

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• Hojo Beach, Tateyama, Japan
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There are only two races remaining at the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. With the pool events wrapped up on Sunday at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, attention turns to Hojo Beach in Tateyama, Japan, which is about 100 kilometers due south of Tokyo at the tip of the Chiba Peninsula.

While the open water events for the 2020 Olympics are being hosted closer to central Tokyo, this week’s activities were moved from their original location at the Odaiba Seaside Park due to water quality testing. Odaiba Seaside Park is planned to be the host to the open water races at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Water temperature measures on the race course on Sunday morning came in at 25.9 degrees Celsius, which is about 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

This reading puts the temperature well-within the FINA rules of 31C, as well as much cooler than the USA Swimming-preferred 29.5 degrees Celsius maximum. For reference, the mandated pool temperature for FINA meets is between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius.

The temperature is slightly warmer than was in Tempe Town Lake at the 2018 U.S. Open Water Nationals (where peak measurements were about 76 degrees, or 24.4 C), but southeastern Japan’s air temperatures have cooled off since a record-setting July. As compared to the triple-digit afternoon heat in Tempe, Tateyama is forecast for about 81 degree air Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning at 7AM when the men’s race begin (the women’s race begins 5 minutes later). Humidity will be very high, but a 12 mile-per-hour wind should help keep surface temperatures cool.

Mid-day highs will only be about  84 degrees this week in Tetayama, which is a little below historical averages.

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2018 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 14, 2018
• Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Swimmers are getting ready for the last finals session of the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Japan. We’ll see the races for the championship titles in the 200 back, 50 free, 200 breast, women’s 1500 free, and men’s 800 free individually tonight. Swimmers will also race in the 400 medley relay finals at the end of the session. For a recap of how this morning’s prelims session went, click here. For a preview of tonight’s events, click here.

Team USA’s Ryan Murphy (200 back) and Josh Prenot (200 breast) lead the way into finals of their respective events after breaking the Pan Pacs Records in prelims. Australia’s Cate Campbell looks for a sprint sweep as she defends her 50 free title while the USA’s Michael Andrew seeks his first individual medal in the 50 free. Katie Ledecky is the clear favorite to win the 1500 and secure the distance sweep. 100 breast champ Lilly King could also pick up a sweep here if she can hold off the 200 breast field. Australia’s Jack McLoughlin, who beat Olympic champion teammate Mack Horton in last night’s 400 free, is one of several stars in the men’s 800 (including Horton).

WOMEN’S 1500 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 15:28.36, Katie Ledecky (USA), 2014

1. GOLD: Katie Ledecky, USA, 15:38.97
2. SILVER: Kiah Melverton, AUS, 16:00.08
3. BRONZE: Leah Smith, USA, 16:00.82

Katie Ledecky took the lead early on and as expected, dominated for the win. Ledecky, who set the World Record earlier this year at the Indianapolis stop of the Pro Swim Series, touched the wall in 15:38.97. Her time marks the 10th fastest performance in history, and she now owns 9 of the 10 fastest times ever.

Australia’sKiah Melverton was just a tenth off her best to take silver in 16:00.08, while teammate Kareena Lee touched 3rd in the heat at 16:03.26. Though Lee was 3rd in the heat, Leah Smith took the bronze with her lifetime best 16:00.82 from the early heats. Smith’s time is still the 3rd fastest American time, however, as Ashley Twichell (16:07.49) earns a Worlds trip with her winning time from Nationals.

MEN’S 800 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 7:44.78, Grant Hackett (AUS), 2002

1. GOLD: Zane Grothe, USA, 7:43.74
2. SILVER: Jordan Wilimovsky, USA, 7:45.19
3. BRONZE: Jack McLoughlin, AUS, 7:47.31

Japan’s Naito Ehara (7:55.02) took it out with the lead, but the USA’sZane Grothe made his move to take over the lead at the 350 mark.Jack McLoughlin of Australia and Team USA’s Jordan Wilimovsky, the mile champion, tried to follow suit, but no one could catch up to Grothe. Grothe took the win in 7:43.74, taking down the 16-year-old Pan Pacs Record and missing the American Record by less than 2 tenths. He’s now the 2nd fastest American ever and dropped almost a second off his best time. Grothe was almost a second ahead of Wilimovsky going into the final 100, and used that same spark we saw at Winter Nationals to open up his lead even more. He ended up negative splitting, going out in 3:53 and coming home in 3:50.

Wilimovsky cut a couple of seconds off his best to take silver in 7:45.19, pulling away from Australia’sJack McLoughlin in the closing legs. Wilimovsky is now the 4th fastest American ever and he put up the 7th fastest American performance in history. McLoughlin, who won the 400 free last night, smashed his best by 5 seconds as he took bronze in 7:47.31.

WOMEN’S 200 BACK:

• Pan Pacs Record: 2:07.48, Elizabeth Pelton (USA), 2010

1. GOLD: Kathleen Baker, USA, 2:06.14
2. SILVER: Taylor Ruck, CAN, 2:06.41
3. BRONZE: Regan Smith, USA, 2:06.46

Kathleen Baker of the USA looked much better tonight than she did in the 100 back. She flipped under World Record pace at the 50 to take the early lead. Baker was ahead by a body length going into the final turn, and held on to win it with a new Pan Pacs Record of 2:06.14. That makes Baker the 4th fastest American ever in this event and the 10th fastest performer in history worldwide. It was also the 9th fastest swim ever done by an American. Baker moves ahead of Elizabeth Beisel, a 2012 Olympic medalist in the 200 back.

Canada’s Taylor Ruck and the USA’s Regan Smith made a big push on the last 50, but came up just short as Ruck took silver in 2:06.41, 5 hundredths ahead of Smith’s 2:06.46 for bronze. Both were just hundredths shy of their best times, with Smith coming very close to her World Junior Record. Canada’s Kylie Masse, the 100 back champion, was just off the podium in 2:07.00, narrowly out-touching Australians Kaylee McKeown (2:07.01), the former World Junior Record hodler, and 2017 World Champion Emily Seebohm (2:07.12).

MEN’S 200 BACK:

• Pan Pacs Record: 1:54.07, Ryan Murphy (USA), 2018

1. GOLD: Ryan Murphy, USA, 1:53.57
2. SILVER: Ryosuke Irie, JPN, 1:55.12
3. BRONZE: Austin Katz, USA, 1:56.00

Ryan Murphy opened up his lead on the front half, flipping under World Record pace at the 100. He fell off the pace by the 150, but still crushed the Pan Pacs Record in 1:53.57. That was Murphy’s first time under 1:54 since he won the 200 back Olympic gold in Rio. It took 5 hundredths off his lifetime best. Murphy is the 7th fastest performer in history. His time was the 5th fastest ever done by an American. Murphy has been very impressive here and has seemed motivated to make his way back to the top of the world rankings after he was beaten in both backstrokes at Worlds last summer. This is a big step in the right direction towards possibly earning his first Worlds individual gold in 2019.

It looked like the USA’sAustin Katz and Australia’s Mitch Larkin would battle for silver, but Japanese Olympic medalist Ryosuke Irie made a big push down the stretch to run them down and take silver in 1:55.12. Katz hit the wall in 1:56.00 for bronze, holding off Larkin (1:56.02), the 2015 200 back World Champion, by a couple of hundredths.

U.S. OlympianJacob Pebley won the B final in 1:57.12, but will maintain his Worlds spot with his time from Nationals. Had Katz swum as fast as his prelims time (1:55.69), he would’ve knocked Pebley off for the spot, but since he was a bit slower in finals, the spot goes to Pebley.

WOMEN’S 50 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 23.96, Cate Campbell (AUS), 2014

1. GOLD: Cate Campbell, AUS, 23.81
2. SILVER: Simone Manuel, USA, 24.22
3. BRONZE: Emma McKeon, AUS, 24.34

Cate Campbell successfully defended her title and kept the Pan Pacs Record streak going. That’s 4 Meet Records in a row going down as Campbell won by nearly half a second in 23.81. That was the 9th fastest performance in history and just 3 hundredths shy of her season best from the Commonwealth Games.

The USA’s Simone Manuel, the Olympic silver medalist in this event, took 2nd in 24.22, while Australia’s Emma McKeon picked up the final podium spot as she clipped her lifetime best from prelims in 24.34. That time by Manuel was the 4th fastest swim ever by an American. Canada’sTaylor Ruck, fresh off a silver in the 200 back, was 4th here in 24.47.

MEN’S 50 FREE:

• Pan Pacs Record: 21.44, Bruno Fratus (BRA), 2014

1. GOLD: Michael Andrew, USA, 21.46
2. SILVER: Caeleb Dressel, USA, 21.93
3. BRONZE: Yuri Kisil, CAN, 22.02

Michael Andrew picked up a win for the USA, narrowly missing the Pan Pacs Record by .02 in a lifetime best 21.46. That clipped his best by a few hundredths and now makes him the 5th fastest American ever. His time is tied as the 8th fastest performance ever done by an American. The only other man to break 22 tonight was teammate Caeleb Dressel in 21.93. Andrew now walks away with his first international gold at the senior level.

Canada’s Yuri Kisil clipped his best from the Commonwealth Games by a hundredth to take bronze in 22.02. Japan’s Katsumi Nakamura out-touched teammateShinri Shioura for 4th, 22.24 to 22.27.

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST:

• Pan Pacs Record: 2:20.69, Rebecca Soni (USA), 2010

1. GOLD: Micah Sumrall, USA, 2:21.88
2. SILVER: Lilly King, USA, 2:22.12
3. BRONZE: Satomi Suzuki, JPN, 2:22.22

U.S. Olympian Micah Sumrall took it out with the lead and held steady through the 150. Teammate Lilly King and Japan’sSatomi Suzuki made a big push on the final 50, but Sumrall held on to win in 2:21.88. That’s the fastest Sumrall, the 2nd fastest American in history, has swum in 5 years. It was just over a tenth shy of her lifetime best from 2013 Worlds.

King hit the wall a tenth ahead of Suzuki, 2:22.12 to 2:22.22, as they rounded out the podium. That was about half a second shy of King’s best from 2017 Nationals and will qualify her to swim the event at 2019 Worlds. Bethany Galat, who formerly occupied the American #2 spot with her 2:23.38 from Nationals, won the B final tonight in 2:24.18.

MEN’S 200 BREAST:

• Pan Pacs Record: 2:08.02, Josh Prenot (USA), 2018

1. GOLD: Ippei Watanabe, JPN, 2:07.75
2. SILVER: Zach Stubblety-Cook, AUS, 2:07.89
3. BRONZE: Matthew Wilson, AUS, 2:08.22

We saw a few lead changes during this race. Japan’s Yasuhiro Koseki was out the fastest at the 50, but Australia’s