Swimming-Dressel and Ledecky shine at U.S. trials
By Rory Carroll
Freestyle Sport News
Dressel and Ledecky shine at US trials
Caleb Dressel delivered the fastest time in the world so far this year in the men's 50m free with a blistering 21.29 second romp at the United States swim trials in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday.
Ledecky, Dressel close USA Swimming's World Championships trials with wins
WASHINGTON: Katie Ledecky closed USA Swimming's World Championship trials with a fourth victory on Saturday (Apr 30), producing yet another dominant win in the 1,500m freestyle.
Hunter Armstrong breaks world record at swimming trials
U.S. Olympian Hunter Armstrong broke the world record in the 50m backstroke at the world championships trials in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday night.
Lilly King sweeps breaststrokes at swimming trials; Lydia Jacoby edged out of worlds spot
Lilly King completed a sweep of the breaststrokes at the world swimming championships trials, while fellow gold medalist Lydia Jacoby missed a spot on the world team by nine hundredths of a second.
Katie Ledecky, by excelling at 25, outswims history once again
When Katie Ledecky won her 50th-plus consecutive 800m freestyle to open this week’s world championships trials, in her fastest time in four years, she achieved a feat lesser celebrated than her seven Olympic gold medals and 14 world records. But just as unmatched.
Ryan Murphy extends backstroke streak at U.S. swimming trials
U.S. backstroke king Ryan Murphy was challenged, but not conquered at the world championships trials.
Khelo India University Games: Olympian Nataraj wins 3 gold medals, Jain University dominate in pool
Srihari Nataraj on Thursday claimed three gold medals as hosts Jain University dominated the pool by winning as many as 14 yellow metals at the ongoing Khelo India University Games (KIUG). Nataraj, representing Jain University, won the 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 4x200m freestyle relay, setting new KIUG records in all the events. Nataraj won the 100m freestyle in 50.98 seconds, bettering the 53.01s set by Rudransh Mishra in the 2020 edition. The silver and bronze were bagged by Heer Shah (University of Mumbai) 52.78s and Adhithya Dinesh (Anna University) 52.79s respectively.