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Stewart McSweyn

Stewart McSweyn

September 25, 2020

Doha Recap: Faith Kipyegon Sends a Message in 800 & Stewart McSweyn Breaks Aussie 1500 Record as 2020 DL Season Wraps Up

The 2020 Wanda Diamond League season is in the books and Faith Kipyegon, Hellen Obiri and Stewart McSweyn picked up big mid-d/distance wins in Doha. Plus Jessica Hull got crushed but was happy.
September 24, 2020

Doha DL Preview: A stacked women's 3k, Bryce Hoppel takes on the world's best miler, Conseslus Kipruto debuts and Faith Kipyegon drops down

The very strange 2020 track season is almost over as the 2020 DL season concludes Friday in Doha with some interesting distance races. For example, Doha will feature the three best men's steeplers from 2019, but they are all in the 1500. 1500 stars Faith Kipegon and Timothy Cheruiyot will both run the 800. The women's 3,000 is totally loaded with five 2019 World medalists, led by Hellen Obiri.
September 17, 2020

Jacob > Jakob: Kiplimo Tops Ingebrigtsen, 7:26 to 7:27, in Fast 3K Showdown in Rome

The much-hyped duel between the teenagers didn't disappoint, while Stewart McSweyn ran 7:28 to take down Craig Mottram's Australian record.
September 15, 2020

2020 Zagreb Recap: Daniel Rowden Arrives as Bryce Hoppel Is Beaten; Stewart McSweyn Just Misses Aussie Record

World, it's time to introduce you to Daniel Rowden as Britain may have a new 800 star on its hands; Rowden's 1:44.09 was the fastest by a Brit since Andrew Osagie in the 2012 Olympic final.
September 14, 2020

Zagreb Preview: Bryce Hoppel Returns To Action & An Aussie 1500 Showdown Is Set

On Tuesday, American Bryce Hoppel will look to earn the first European victory of his career when he takes on a super deep 800 field (8 men under 1:45 this year) in his second outdoor race of the season, while Stewart McSweynMatthew Ramsden, & Ryan Gregson square off in a de facto Aussie 1500 champs.
February 05, 2020

Stewart McSweyn, Jessica Hull, & More Chase Olympic Berths on Thursday in Melbourne at Australian 5,000m Champs

If you can't wait for the US Olympic Trials, why not whet your appetite by checking out the Melbourne Track Classic as Thusday's race will serve as Australia's 5000 Olympic Trials. Read to find out why Morgan McDonald and Patrick Tiernan are skipping it. Races start at 3:40 am ET and 5;05 am ET.
August 22, 2019

2019 Paris DL: Conseslus Kipruto & Taoufik Makhloufi Return, Grant Holloway Makes DL Debut, & the Noah Lyles Show Rolls On

Two final regular season DL of the season looks like a dandy as two Olympic champs will return to the DL after a long hiatus. Plus will Jakob or Filip Ingebrigtsen win their first DL 1500?
July 18, 2019

2019 London Diamond League Preview: Amos & Kipyegon Try to Keep Rolling, Hassan WR Watch, and Morgan McDonald Makes Pro Debut

Rhonex Kipruto (debut) and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are also in the 5k, while Laura Muir and Konstanze Klosterhalfen will battle Kipyegon in the 1500.