Dressel Wins Three Golds in One Night at Worlds By By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – With the exception of one little hiccup in the 50m butterfly, the United States’ Caeleb Dressel has been destroying the competition this week at the 17th FINA World Championships, and already having his name mentioned in the same breath as legends Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz.   The 20-year-old Dressel, competing in his first World Championships, won his fourth, fifth and sixth gold medal of the meet Saturday, each in impressive fashion. He is...

Manuel Shocks with Another Win in the 100m Free By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Last year, Simone Manuel shocked the swimming world when she tied Penny Oleksiak of Canada for Olympic gold in the women’s 100m freestyle, beating out the heavily favored Aussie, Cate Campbell, in the process.   Despite that gold medal, Manuel found herself in the role of underdog spoiler once again Friday at the 17th FINA world Championships, capturing gold in an American record time of 52.27.   Continue  

Caeleb Dressel on Fire at Worlds, Wins Gold, Sets AR in 100 Free By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Caeleb Dressel has emerged as one of the hottest swimmers to watch this week at the 17th FINA World Championships.   On Thursday, Dressel and teammate Nathan Adrian took 1-2 in the finals of the men’s 100m freestyle, with Dressel breaking the American record in 47.17 and Adrian touching seven-tenths behind in 47.87.   Continue

Area 3 Champ's Timelines, Heat Sheets & More   The host club, SPA, has released this weekend's Heat Sheets, Timelines and more for the Florida Swimming Area 3 Championships, at Northshore Pool, in St. Petersburg.  Be sure to download your Heat Sheets prior to the meet as you have already paid for them in your entry fees and if they are available at the meet they will be at a premium price.    See you at the meet and Good Luck this weekend!   Click Here   to go to...

Mixed Relay Wins Gold at Worlds, Ledecky Finishes with Rare Silver By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – The United States won gold in the mixed 400m medley relay Wednesday at the 17th FINA World Championships, the team of Matt Grevers, Lilly King, Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel setting a world record with a time of 3:38.56.   This year marks the second time this race has been swum at a World Championships. The first time around, in 2015, there was an air of novelty to the race. This year, however,...

King Backs up Brashness with Win in 100m Breast at Worlds By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Lilly King makes no apologies about it. She’s brash, she’s confident, and she says exactly what’s on her mind.   Last year at the Olympic Games in Rio, King kicked up a firestorm after she made some now-notorious comments about rival Yuliya Efimova’s finger wagging in the semifinals of the women’s 100m breaststroke.   Continue

Cordes and Worrell Bounce Back in Budapest By Jim Rusnak   BUDAPEST – Two swimmers who finished out of the running for individual medals last year in Rio found themselves on the medal stand Monday at the 17th FINA World Championships.   Kevin Cordes and Kelsi Worrell both won medals in their respective events on day 2 of the competition – Cordes with a silver in the men’s 100m breaststroke and Worrell with a bronze in the women’s 100m butterfly.   Continue

Watch the FINA World Championships LIVE!                       Tune-in as 55 members of Team USA compete at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. Watch all the action live on NBC Sport Network, NBC and the Olympic Channel starting July 23.   Find a full schedule here.

Dressel, Ledecky, Relays Shine on First Night of Worlds By Jim Rusnak//Director of Media Properties   BUDAPEST, Hungary – While the spotlight is on Katie Ledecky any time she swims, Caeleb Dressel was able to bask in some of that glow Sunday at the 17th FINA World Championships.   Dressel, the 20-year-old Olympic gold medalist competing in his first long course World Championships, set two American records and won a gold medal in the 400m free relay on day 1 of the competition.   His American records were two of...

8 Things You Didn’t Know about Iron By Jill Castle, MS, RDN   Iron is an important nutrient for any individual, no matter the age. For the growing young athlete, it’s a critical nutrient to pay close attention, especially during the teen years.    Here are 8 things you may be interested to know about iron and its role in the young athlete’s performance:   1. Two types of iron exist in food. Not all foods are equal when it comes to iron.   Continue