Articles by Andrew Mering

Comparing Top NCAA Women’s Teams to Themselves Last Year

A simple way to get an idea of how strong a team is compared to previous years is to compare…

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Comparing Top Men’s NCAA Teams to Themselves Last Season

A simple way to get an idea of how strong a team is compared to previous years is to compare…

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Stanford Women Lead Swimulator Rankings

After the mid season rest meets the Stanford women lead the Division 1 Swimulator rankings (basically scoring out as it…

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Emory Women Lead, Kenyon and Emory Men Tied In D3 Swimulator Rankings

After the midseason meets the Emory women look like clear favorites in Division 3. However the men’s competition is extremely…

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UCSD Men and Drury Women Lead D2 Swimulator Rankings

One note: In the last Swimulator related article I posted on Tuesday, a few commenters noted the relays in the…

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NC State Men Lead Swimulator Rankings

Mid season taper meets have started for college programs, so we have a pretty good idea of the strengths of…

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The Electoral College – Swimming Edition

Today is election day in the United States (remember to vote!). The presidential candidates are competing for votes in the…

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Middleton, Edgewood lead Wisconsin High School Girls into State Meet

Wisconsin girls high schools had their sectional meets on Saturday, so the heat sheets for next weekend’s state meet are…

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Swimulator is Now Part of the SwimSwam Family of Nerds

Swimswam has partnered with Swimulator to expand our college swimming coverage. Swimulator has tools for predicting conference and national meets, simulating…

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Rio Olympic Finalist Men Younger, Women Older Than London

Men peak later than women. Elite men’s swimmers are older than elite women’s swimmers. Those are assumptions most swim fans…

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Americans Led Olympic Performance vs Seed Times

At the Olympics all that really counts is a swimmer’s place, but swimming is a sport measured by times. Expectations…

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2016 Olympics Pickem Contest: Final Results

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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2016 Olympics Pickem Contest, Day 7 Results

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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2016 Olympics Pick ‘Em Contest, Day 1 Results

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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What Swimswam Readers Predict at the Olympics: Pick ‘Em Analysis

Unsurprisingly, Katie Ledeckt is our readers’ favorite in the 400 and 800. Only one race didn’t feature an over-50-percent choice.

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