Swimming
SwimmingMichigan Lands Verbal Commitment from No. 11 Treyvn Krauss: The 500-Yard Math and the Front-Speed Gap2026-10-20In the Summer Junior Nationals results sheet, I circled two lines that sit fa...
SwimmingYu Yiting Breaks Asian Record in 200m IM With 2:02.80: The Blueprint Sits in the First Half2026-10-04I remember the silence. Not the cheering, but the half-second hush when the...
SwimmingKatharine Berkoff's Upstream Lane: When the Finish Line Isn't Measured by the Clock2026-09-30I still remember that night in Tokyo, when Warholm crossed the finish line in...
SwimmingCSL Match 2 at Westmont: Virginia Wins, Three Elite Coaches Speak, and Ten Empty Cells2026-09-27Four Filled Cells, Ten Empty Ones In my tracking sheet for CSL Match 2, exact...
Nine Layers of Data in a Single LaneThe scoreboard at a pool lights up with a single line. The stands read that...
2027 World Cup and the 830 Quota Trap: When the Olympics Opens Its Doors to 50m via Knockout FormatTwenty-two. That is the only number in World Aquatics' announcement that made...
Joey Eaddy's 14:55.71: 12th All-Time, But the 25.7-Second Gap Is the Real StoryOn the final weekend of September, at a distance-specific meet in the New...
Yusei Imaizumi's World Junior Record in the 50m Breaststroke: 26.75 Seconds and a Cross-Pool Reality CheckThe electronic clock in lane four stopped at 26.75 in the morning heats. Ten...
Michigan Lands Verbal Commitment from No. 11 Treyvn Krauss: The 500-Yard Math and the Front-Speed GapIn the Summer Junior Nationals results sheet, I circled two lines that sit fa...
Treyvn Krauss Commits to Michigan: Decoding the #11 Recruit Through Lane Data8:10.88, and why the 22nd-place finish is the number that matters At the Summ...
Yusei Imaizumi, 17, Breaks World Junior Record in 50m Breaststroke: 26.75 Seconds at a Prefectural MeetIn 2026, in Bangkok, I wrote about a 19-year-old Indian 400m hurdler named...
Marrit Steenbergen and 50.32: A Short-Course European Record Written from the Back HalfIn a 25-metre lane, Marrit Steenbergen turned at 24.37 seconds. Slower than h...
43.81 Seconds in Silence: Charles 'Bud' Howard, Michigan, and the Multi-Event GambleOn March 13, at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Short Course Championships, a...
The Empty Split Table and the Verification Discipline of a Swimming AnalystJust write the analysis for me — it's fine if the data is blank, readers most...
The Pool Paradox: The Most Detailed Data, The Thinnest AnalysisOne July morning, I sat in the stands of a 50-meter pool in Saigon with a...
An October Saturday in Evanston: Northwestern Sweeps Miami (OH), and a Pool Record Named Lillie NordmannThe pool at nine o'clock on a Saturday morning, when all that remains is the...
Yu Yiting Breaks Asian Record in 200m IM With 2:02.80: The Blueprint Sits in the First HalfI remember the silence. Not the cheering, but the half-second hush when the...
US College Swimming Season Opener: Four Powers Collide, and a Speed Still UnprovenAn October afternoon, and the lights glow over a 25-yard pool, roughly 23...
Katharine Berkoff's Upstream Lane: When the Finish Line Isn't Measured by the ClockI still remember that night in Tokyo, when Warholm crossed the finish line in...
The Data Whiteout: Why Swimming Analysis Must Learn to Say "Cannot Be Assessed"On a Saturday afternoon at a youth swim meet, I sat in the third row and look...
Jack Miceli and the 11-Second Drop in the 400 IM: Signals From the Fall 2027 NCAA PathwayWhen the NCSA Spring Championships 2026 results were released, most viewers...
Golden Goggle 2026: Reading a List of Names to See Where USA Swimming Is HeadingAt the 2026 Golden Goggle Awards in Denver, when four names were read out for...
CSL Match 2 at Westmont: Virginia Wins, Three Elite Coaches Speak, and Ten Empty CellsFour Filled Cells, Ten Empty Ones In my tracking sheet for CSL Match 2, exact...
2027 World Cup and the 830 Quota Trap: When the Olympics Opens Its Doors to 50m via Knockout FormatTwenty-two. That is the only number in World Aquatics' announcement that made...
Joey Eaddy's 14:55.71: 12th All-Time, But the 25.7-Second Gap Is the Real StoryOn the final weekend of September, at a distance-specific meet in the New...
Yusei Imaizumi's World Junior Record in the 50m Breaststroke: 26.75 Seconds and a Cross-Pool Reality CheckThe electronic clock in lane four stopped at 26.75 in the morning heats. Ten...
Michigan Lands Verbal Commitment from No. 11 Treyvn Krauss: The 500-Yard Math and the Front-Speed GapIn the Summer Junior Nationals results sheet, I circled two lines that sit fa...
Treyvn Krauss Commits to Michigan: Decoding the #11 Recruit Through Lane Data8:10.88, and why the 22nd-place finish is the number that matters At the Summ...
Yusei Imaizumi, 17, Breaks World Junior Record in 50m Breaststroke: 26.75 Seconds at a Prefectural MeetIn 2026, in Bangkok, I wrote about a 19-year-old Indian 400m hurdler named...
Marrit Steenbergen and 50.32: A Short-Course European Record Written from the Back HalfIn a 25-metre lane, Marrit Steenbergen turned at 24.37 seconds. Slower than h...
43.81 Seconds in Silence: Charles 'Bud' Howard, Michigan, and the Multi-Event GambleOn March 13, at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Short Course Championships, a...
The Empty Split Table and the Verification Discipline of a Swimming AnalystJust write the analysis for me — it's fine if the data is blank, readers most...
The Pool Paradox: The Most Detailed Data, The Thinnest AnalysisOne July morning, I sat in the stands of a 50-meter pool in Saigon with a...
An October Saturday in Evanston: Northwestern Sweeps Miami (OH), and a Pool Record Named Lillie NordmannThe pool at nine o'clock on a Saturday morning, when all that remains is the...
Yu Yiting Breaks Asian Record in 200m IM With 2:02.80: The Blueprint Sits in the First HalfI remember the silence. Not the cheering, but the half-second hush when the...
US College Swimming Season Opener: Four Powers Collide, and a Speed Still UnprovenAn October afternoon, and the lights glow over a 25-yard pool, roughly 23...
Katharine Berkoff's Upstream Lane: When the Finish Line Isn't Measured by the ClockI still remember that night in Tokyo, when Warholm crossed the finish line in...
The Data Whiteout: Why Swimming Analysis Must Learn to Say "Cannot Be Assessed"On a Saturday afternoon at a youth swim meet, I sat in the third row and look...
Jack Miceli and the 11-Second Drop in the 400 IM: Signals From the Fall 2027 NCAA PathwayWhen the NCSA Spring Championships 2026 results were released, most viewers...
Golden Goggle 2026: Reading a List of Names to See Where USA Swimming Is HeadingAt the 2026 Golden Goggle Awards in Denver, when four names were read out for...
CSL Match 2 at Westmont: Virginia Wins, Three Elite Coaches Speak, and Ten Empty CellsFour Filled Cells, Ten Empty Ones In my tracking sheet for CSL Match 2, exact...
