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U.S. women's swimming rankings going into 2025 Toyota National Championships
In yet another sign of Gretchen Walsh's progression, she goes into next week's Toyota U.S. Swimming Championships ranked No. 1 in the country in four different events. The top two finishers per event — plus up to the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyles for relay purposes — make the team for the World Championships in Singapore in July and August, should they meet a minimum qualifying time and the total roster not exceed 26 swimmers per gender. Advertisement Walsh followed her first Olympics and first world record in 2024 by again breaking the 100m butterfly world record at her most recent meet — twice in one day at the Tyr Pro Series stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is the fastest woman in the world this year in the 50m and 100m freestyle and 50m and 100m butterfly, according to World Aquatics rankings. Katie Ledecky is the only American woman to win four events at a single spring or summer nationals in the last decade — taking the 200m through 1500m frees at the last two Olympic Trials. The 50m butterfly, which makes its Olympic debut in 2028, hasn't been contested at all of those nationals, though. USA Swimming National Championships 2025 Toyota U.S. Swimming Championships TV, live stream schedule Advertisement The U.S. Championships determine the team for this summer's World Championships in Singapore. Ledecky again tops the seeds in the 400m, 800 and 1500m frees. She hasn't lost any of those three events at nationals since 2012. She's also expected to swim the 200m free to earn a place on the 4x200m free relay at worlds. Regan Smith, an eight-time Olympic medalist, is the No. 1 seed in the 100m and 200m backstrokes and the 200m butterfly and No. 2 in the 50m back and 200m individual medley. 2025 U.S. Women's Swimming Rankings Times taken from USA Swimming's database. Not all swimmers are entered in the U.S. Championships. The late entry deadline is the end of Sunday. Advertisement 50m Freestyle 1. Gretchen Walsh -- 24.33 2. Torri Huske -- 24.47 3. Simone Manuel -- 24.54 4. Kate Douglass -- 24.62 5. Julia Dennis -- 24.79 100m Freestyle 1. Gretchen Walsh — 52.90 2. Torri Huske -- 52.95 3. Simone Manuel -- 53.11 4. Kate Douglass -- 53.61 5. Rylee Erisman -- 53.78 200m Freestyle 1. Claire Weinstein -- 1:54.93 2. Katie Ledecky -- 1:55.51 3. Erin Gemmell -- 1:56.41 4. Simone Manuel -- 1:57.34 5. Torri Huske -- 1:57.71 400m Freestyle 1. Katie Ledecky — 3:56.81 2. Claire Weinstein -- 4:01.26 3. Jillian Cox -- 4:07.34 4. Erin Gemmell -- 4:09.31 5. Emma Weyant -- 4:09.75 Advertisement 800m Freestyle 1. Katie Ledecky — 8:04.12 2. Jillian Cox -- 8:23.58 3. Claire Weinstein -- 8:26.06 4. Kate Hurst -- 8:30.35 5. Michaela Mattes -- 8:34.76 1500m Freestyle 1. Katie Ledecky — 15:24.51 2. Jillian Cox -- 16:04.13 3. Kate Hurst -- 16:14.26 4. Michaela Mattes -- 16:21.06 5. Kayla Han -- 16:28.92 TYR Pro Swim Series Westmont - Day 2 U.S. men's swimming rankings going into 2025 Toyota National Championships Shaine Casas is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in five different events going into nationals. 50m Backstroke 1. Katharine Berkoff -- 27.34 2. Regan Smith -- 27.43 3. Rhyan White -- 27.75 4. Claire Curzan -- 27.86 5. Leah Shackley -- 28.24 Advertisement 100m Backstroke 1. Regan Smith — 57.46 2. Leah Shackley -- 58.53 3. Katharine Berkoff -- 58.79 4. Claire Curzan -- 59.46 5. Kennedy Noble -- 59.63 200m Backstroke 1. Regan Smith — 2:06.32 2. Audrey Derivaux -- 2:06.68 3. Leah Shackley -- 2:08.14 4. Claire Curzan -- 2:08.20 5. Rhyan White -- 2:08.83 50m Breaststroke 1. Skyler Smith -- 30.49 2. Lilly King -- 30.55 3. Emma Weber -- 30.57 4. Alex Walsh -- 30.90 5. Lucy Thomas -- 31.10 100m Breaststroke 1. Kate Douglass -- 1:06.51 2. Emma Weber -- 1:06.63 3. Lilly King -- 1:06.67 4. Alex Walsh -- 1:07.36 5. Skyler Smith -- 1:07.85 200m Breaststroke 1. Kate Douglass -- 2:20.78 2. Alex Walsh -- 2:22.91 3. Leah Hayes -- 2:27.60 4. Isabelle Odgers -- 2:28.89 5. Sarah Zhang -- 2:29.51 Advertisement 50m Butterfly 1. Gretchen Walsh — 24.93 2. Kate Douglass -- 25.39 3. Regan Smith -- 25.63 4. Beata Nelson -- 26.21 5. Torri Huske -- 26.23 100m Butterfly 1. Gretchen Walsh -- 54.60 2. Torri Huske -- 56.59 3. Regan Smith -- 56.85 4. Alex Shackell -- 57.31 5. Leah Shackley -- 57.92 200m Butterfly 1. Regan Smith -- 2:05.38 2. Alex Shackell -- 2:06.13 3. Audrey Derivaux -- 2:06.46 4. Lindsay Looney -- 2:08.59 5. Caroline Bricker -- 2:09.39 200m Individual Medley 1. Alex Walsh -- 2:08.84 2. Regan Smith -- 2:10.25 3. Leah Hayes -- 2:11.12 4. Audrey Derivaux -- 2:11.53 5. Isabel Ivey -- 2:12.52 Advertisement 400m Individual Medley 1. Emma Weyant -- 4:33.95 2. Leah Hayes -- 4:38.78 3. Kayla Han -- 4:40.58 4. Audrey Derivaux -- 4:41.48 5. Katie Grimes -- 4:42.48 Katie Ledecky Katie Ledecky rides world record wave into Toyota U.S. Swimming Championships Katie Ledecky had one of the best meets of her career at her last meet before the U.S. Championships.
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3 days ago
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Lydia Jacoby on break from swimming competition with eyes still on 2028 Olympics
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Lydia Jacoby will not swim at next week's Toyota U.S. Championships as she extends a break since last June's Olympic Trials. 'I've been taking a break from competition to focus on myself and life outside the pool — a reset that's felt much needed,' was posted on Jacoby's social media. 'That said, this is not me stepping away from the sport for good — and definitely not from my Olympic dreams. 2028 is still very much on my mind.' In 2021, Jacoby became the first Olympic swimmer from Alaska, then won the 100m breaststroke at the Tokyo Games at age 17. She placed third in the 100m breast at last June's Olympic Trials, missing the team for Paris by 27 hundredths of a second. Jacoby then announced last winter that she was accepted to study abroad in Madrid for the spring 2025 semester. She swam for the University of Texas in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The U.S. Championships are June 3-7, live nightly on Peacock at 7 ET. Nick Zaccardi,
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01-05-2025
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Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani announce ice dance comeback after 7 years away
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, the 2018 Olympic bronze medalists in ice dance and figure skating's team event, plan to return to competition for the first time in seven years for the 2025-26 Olympic season. They made the announcement in a social media post and video. 'Our experiences and the new skills we've developed during our time away from competition have brought us different perspectives and created some exciting new possibilities,' Alex said in a press release. 'We don't take any of this for granted. We're really enjoying the process and look forward to performing and competing together again.' Siblings Maia, 30, and Alex, 34, last competed at the 2018 PyeongChang Games. The Shibutanis won their first world medal (bronze) in their senior debut season in 2010-11 as the youngest medalists in the event in nearly 50 years. They later won both national titles and world championships medals in 2016 (silver) and 2017 (bronze). In 2018, they became the second set of siblings to earn Olympic ice dance medals after France's Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay in 1992. They were also the first ice dancers of Asian descent to earn Olympic ice dance medals. In December 2019, Maia announced that she had a cancerous kidney tumor removed and that she had SDH-deficient renal cell carcinoma. It was detected early, and no further treatment was required at the time. 'These past seven years have challenged and inspired us in ways we never expected,' Maia said in Thursday's release. 'I'm so happy and grateful to be healthy and in a position to make the decision to return to the sport I love in this way.' In their time away from competition, the Shibutanis wrote four children's books. In their return, they will be coached by Marina Zoueva and Massimo Scali. Zoueva coached them from 2007 through the 2018 Olympics. They worked with Scali as a choreographer in the 2018 Olympic cycle. For the 2026 Olympics, a U.S. Figure Skating committee will select the three ice dance couples after next January's U.S. Championships, taking into account results over the previous year. At this past March's World Championships, Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their third consecutive world ice dance title. Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko, the 2024 and 2025 U.S. silver medalists, were a career-best fifth at worlds, plus made the podium in both of their fall Grand Prix starts for the first time. Carreira, who was born in Canada, is pursuing citizenship to become eligible to represent the U.S. at the Olympics. U.S. bronze medalists Caroline Green and Michael Parsons placed ninth at worlds. The 2025-26 figure skating season begins in earnest in September. The top-level Grand Prix Series starts in October. Nick Zaccardi,
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01-04-2025
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STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® KICKS OFF 40TH SEASON WITH SECOND ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN TROPHY EVENT
Milestone anniversary season promises intense competition between the world's most elite athletes as they chop and saw for a chance at glory on Italian soil VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years after its inaugural competition, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is kicking off its 2025 season with the second annual North American Trophy event on May 3 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Last year's competition was dominated by seven-time U.S. Champion Matt Cogar, who's back to defend his title and return to the top of the podium after being defeated by rising star Nate Hodges at the U.S. Men's Championship. Hodges will be making his return after chopping his way to gold in the 2024 Individual World Championship, ready to go back up against long-standing rivals like Cogar and third-generation lumberjack athlete Jason Lentz. The competition is also heating up in the U.S. women's division this year at the U.S. Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this July. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® powerhouses Erin LaVoie and Martha King – both three-time U.S. champions, with LaVoie conquering last year's competition – face off for the coveted back-to-back title. The season culminates in October, with the grand finale at the World Championships in Milan, Italy: May 3: North American Trophy (Virginia Beach, Virginia). July 25-27: U.S. Championships (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). July 25-26: U.S. Men's Semi-Finals. July 26: U.S. Women's Championship. July 27: U.S. Men's Championship. October 24-25: World Championships (Milan, Italy). October 24: Team World Championship. October 25: Individual World Championship. "Forty years ago, STIHL pioneered TIMBERSPORTS® as the Original Extreme Sport, giving axe wielders and wood choppers a stage on which to showcase their skills," said Adam Wolff, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® USA Team Manager. "This season is sure to be one of the most thrilling yet, with athletes pushing the limits of strength, speed, and precision in every competition. Fans can expect epic showdowns and non-stop action as the athletes fight their way towards glory at the World Championships in Milan." BATTLE AT THE BEACH WITH U.S. VS CANADAMay 3, Virginia Beach, VirginiaThe highest ranked lumberjack athletes from the U.S. and Canada will go head-to-head in the North American Trophy event at the 24th Street Stage in Virginia Beach, right along the iconic oceanfront boardwalk. Sixteen competitors will push their limits in a rapid-fire, single elimination format as they race through four sawing and chopping disciplines back-to-back in under 90 seconds. The Trophy event is a true test of grit and endurance, and only one athlete will be crowned the winner in this intense showdown between two of the best nations in lumberjack sports. SAWDUST & STEINS: STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® AT GERMAN FESTJuly 25-27, Milwaukee, WisconsinFor the third straight year, STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is headed back to German Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 25-27 for the U.S. Men's and Women's Championships. With a $275K prize purse on the line, the stakes are high as the most elite lumberjacks and lumberjills in the nation battle it out for a shot at the podium. Set against the scenic shores of Lake Michigan, the three-day festival celebrates German culture and tradition, with STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® taking center stage as the headlining event. The weekend will initiate with 24 lumberjacks competing in all six disciplines in the U.S. Men's Semi-Finals on July 25-26, all vying for a spot in the championships. To culminate the evening on July 26, 12 fierce lumberjills will face off for the title in the U.S. Women's Championship. Then on July 27, the top-seeded men from the semi-finals will fight for the crown in the U.S. Men's Championship, and the winner will represent the U.S. at the Individual World Championship. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN ITALY FOR THE FIRST TIMEOctober 24-25, Milan, ItalyThe STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® 2025 World Championships will take place in Milan, Italy on October 24-25 at the Allianz Cloud Arena. It will be the first time the most prestigious competition in elite logger sports will be held on Italian soil, as 120 of the world's finest axe-men from 20 nations battle across two days of high-octane wood chopping and sawing. The excitement kicks off at the Team World Championship on October 24 as nations go head-to-head in a knockout format with four athletes on each team powering through four disciplines in a fast-paced relay race. Team USA will have their sights set on Team Australia, who won their fifth consecutive world title in 2024. The Individual World Championship will occur on October 25, where the world's top 12 athletes will compete across all six TIMBERSPORTS® disciplines in a three-round elimination format. In each discipline, the competitors will accumulate points based on the time it takes them to slash through their blocks, with the lowest ranked athletes eliminated at the end of each round. When the sawdust settles, the athlete with the most points will be crowned the 2025 Individual World Champion. TUNE INTO TIMBERSPORTS® AT HOMEFans can livestream the North American Trophy, U.S. Championships, and World Championships on the STIHL website at or the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® YouTube and Facebook pages. Results for all competitions, domestic and international, can be found on the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® database at Want to relive some of the most electrifying moments from the 2024 season? Tune into FOX Sports FS1 on select dates to watch the top athletes duke it out all over again: 2024 North American Trophy – Friday, April 4 at 8:30PM EDT 2024 U.S. Women's Championship – Friday, May 9 at 10:00PM EDT 2024 U.S. Men's Championship – Sunday, May 25 at 12:00PM EDT 2024 World Championships – Sunday, June 29 at 10:30AM EDT Additionally, fans can stay up-to-date on the U.S. season throughout the year on the U.S. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® website at and follow U.S. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® social media channels on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is proud to welcome back returning sponsor John Deere for the 2025 season. About STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® is an international lumberjack sports competition series. Its roots lie in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. Today the world's best athletes compete in national and international events featuring three axe disciplines and three sawing disciplines. Springboard Chop, Underhand Chop and Standing Block Chop are classic axe disciplines; Single Buck (single-man cross-cut saw), Stock Saw (STIHL MS 661 chainsaw) and Hot Saw (tuned, customized chainsaw with up to 80 horsepower) are sawing disciplines. Athletes compete against both each other and the clock. For more information on the sport, the tools and the wood management please visit: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Sign in to access your portfolio
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30-03-2025
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Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title, but he wanted more
BOSTON — Ilia Malinin won a second straight world title Saturday night, this one by a larger margin than the first. But, despite his utter dominance of men's singles skating, Malinin felt upset that he had left something undone. That's why he whacked the ice in frustration after finishing a free skate that left him happy because it brought another gold medal but disappointed because he fell short of his goal. This season, Malinin wanted to further enhance his reputation as the Quadg0d by doing an unprecedented free skate in which all seven jumping passes began with a successful quad, and they were to include all six different types of the jump. The skating gods apparently still think that is hubris. He now has tried it unsuccessfully three times. 'It's a pretty decent challenge that I've given myself,' he said. FIGURE SKATING WORLDS: Results Malinin managed to land six quads, but two of them were a quarter turn short of a full rotation, and he doubled the seventh. He did cleanly land the quad loop, a jump on which he fell hard at the U.S. Championships. But that's the conundrum Malinin has created for himself at age 20 with his otherworldly jumping ability. Anything less than the unbelievable in every performance can make it seem humdrum to a skating world aware of what he has already done – and it leaves him annoyed. 'I really want to nail this down, and I think I'll spend this offseason trying to master it, because I think it is my perfect layout for the Olympics,' he said. 'I really want it to be something I'm able to complete effortlessly and efficiently.' Before another sellout crowd at TD Garden, Malinin's triumph finished a week in which Team USA made history by winning three gold medals at worlds for the first time. Alysa Liu and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates got the others. 'I'm very happy to be one of the three,' Malinin said. The most electric free skate performance Saturday night came from another 20-year-old, Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who made some jump history while finishing second to Malinin by 31.09 points. And Shaidorov also upped his ante to do it. Earlier in the season, Shaidorov became the first person to land a combination that began with a triple and ended with a quad. This time, he did it with a more difficult quad (salchow instead of toe loop), preceded by a triple Axel and half loop. It's the Malinin effect. 'Ilia is really motivating me,' Shaidorov said, through a translator. 'I want to be competitive.' When Malinin took the ice as last of the 24 skaters, he had a huge margin for error because Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, just three points back after the short program, had a badly flawed free skate and barely hung onto third. Shaidorov had been 16 points behind after the short. Malinin resisted any thoughts of doing an easier program. 'Until I land them all, I wouldn't want to cut back,' Malinin said. He totaled 318.56 points, well under his 333.76 at the 2024 worlds, when Malinin landed an unprecedented six clean quads and had a world record free skate score. Teammate Jason Brown, in his seventh worlds, rallied from his worst placement ever after a worlds short program, 12th, moving up to eighth with a classic Brown performance in the free skate. Brown had the effortless flow needed to interpret the intimations of infinity in the Arvo Part composition, 'Spiegel im Spiegel.' Skating at a single tempo, much like the music, Brown's execution was as clean and clear as the music. As has been the case before, Brown's performance was critical in helping the U.S. men have a chance at three men's entries in the Olympic field. Teammate Andrew Torgashev, eighth after the short, staggered through his free skate and wound up 22nd. For a shot at the third entry, which has to be earned at a qualifying event next fall, the top two U.S. finishes had to add up to 13 or less. Malinin now will go to next year's Winter Olympics as a heavy favorite. 'I'll just go back to the drawing board,' Malinin said. He will find seven quads on it.
