Tag: Dana Vollmer

  • Indy Grand Prix Day 1: Phelps wins the 100 butterfly, Lochte does good in the B-final

    Indy Grand Prix Day 1: Phelps wins the 100 butterfly, Lochte does good in the B-final

    At the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday evening, Dana Vollmer won the 100 freestyle in 54.21 and 100 butterfly in 57.73, while Nathan Adrian pipped Phelps in the 100 freestyle with a 48.62 to 48.78. Micah Lawrence managed a 2:24.85 and 2nd best in the world this year in the women’s 200 breaststroke, Clark Burckle won…

  • Video: USA starts Duel in the Pool 2011 with 4×100 medley world record

    Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin demolishing the women’s short course meters 4×100 medley world record with a time of 3:44.55 at the 2011 Duel in the Pool in Atlanta, Georgia. Old record was 3:47.97 from the Duel in the Pool in 2009. Team USA Start Duel in the Pool with World…

  • Dana Vollmer ‘lives on pizza’

    According to Universal Sports, U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer discovered this year that she is allergic to gluten and eggs, meaning no bread and no all-American breakfast. Recently she and her husband discovered a solution in the form of gluten- and egg-free pizza crust, that tastes like normal pizza, and that she therefore uses for pizza…

  • USA announces its 2011 Duel in the Pool roster

    USA Swimming is lining up a lot of its very best swimmers, to compete against an European All-Star team at the 2011 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool on December 16-17. For instance Amanda Beard, Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer and Kate Ziegler, and Tyler Clary, Mark Gangloff, Brendan Hansen, Ryan…

  • Poolside interviews at Santa Clara 2011

    Some media talk before the start of the Santa Clara International Grand Prix this weekend, featuring top names like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Brendan Hansen, Amanda Beard, Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Cullen Jones. Here Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman: Here Ryan Lochte: And here Brendan Hansen: