SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 2
Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?
Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 1
Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?
SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft Part 2
The following is a lightly edited transcript of a Slack chat that took place over the last three weeks. This…
Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam 2020 US Olympians Draft
Welcome to the first ever SwimSwam mid cycle US Olympic draft. 8 SwimSwam contributors will attempt to defeat each other by drafting the best possible 2020 Olympic rosters.
Ledecky to Sponsors: Pay Up
In many pro sports the ‘contract year’ is a well known phenomenon. Athletes in the last year of their current deal have extra motivation to perform so that their next contract will be a big one.
NCAA D1 Women’s Improvement at Nationals
We’re now a ways out from women’s NCAA’s, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop breaking down the meet….
NCAA D1 Men’s Improvement at Nationals
Since men’s nationals wrapped up a couple weekends ago, I’ve looked at team scoring, individual performances, and team’s future prospects. Now…
Who Returns the Most Points For Women’s 2019 NCAA’s?
The 2018 women’s NCAA championships wrapped up a couple weekends ago with Stanford defending their title by a wide point margin over California.
Who Returns the Most Points for 2019 Men’s NCAA’s?
The 2018 men’s NCAA championships wrapped up on Saturday with Texas defending their title by a narrow 11.5 point margin over…
2018 NCAA Men’s Championships: Individual Breakdown
The 2018 men’s championships wrapped up last night so now it’s time to look at individual performances.
2018 NCAA Men’s Championships: Final Scoring Summary
Texas won the 2018 men’s championship in a nail biter over Cal and Indiana. Time to examine how it happened from every conceivable angle.
2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Pick’em Final Standings
Following the pattern of the rest of the meet, day 4 saw some unexpected results.
2018 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Up/Downs and Scoring Projection
Adding projected prelims points to real scores as of yesterday gives Indiana a small 1 points advantage over Texas. They lead 426 to 425. Cal are lurking in 3rd with 404.5.
2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Scoring Summary
Indiana grew their day 2 lead on day 3. After 14 events, they lead with 325 points over Texas’ 306 and Cal’s 291.5.
2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’em Update
There were some surprises on day 3 of the men’s NCAA championships, but for the most part, the favorites came through. The 400 IM was won by Abrahm Devine who was picked to win by only 2 entries out of over 600
