Articles by Andrew Mering

Checking in on D1 Men’s Freshmen Class: Awesome or Average?

Last winter, Eddie Reese told The Alcalde that this year’s freshmen class is “probably the best group of swimmers that have…

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Emory Women, Kenyon Men Lead D3 Swimulator Rankings

With the end of the major mid season invites, pretty much every team in the country has had a meet…

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Michigan Women Lead Swimulator Rankings

With mid season invites in the bag, pretty much every team in the country has had a meet that they’ve…

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Cal Men Lead Swimulator Rankings

With mid season invites in the bag, pretty much every team in the country has had a meet that they’ve…

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NCAA November/December Performance: Who is Faster So Far?

Mid-season invite season has come to a close, so it’s time to take a look at how teams are doing…

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192 U.S. Olympic Trials Cuts on First Weekend of Qualifying Period

The Olympic Trials qualifying period opened on November 28th. That meant Winter Nationals were the first major meet where swimmers…

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8 Important Swims From the Second Weekend of Mid-Season Rest Meets

This weekend was the second big mid-season invite weekend in the NCAA. Teams usually suit up and rest a little…

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10 Important Swims From the First Weekend of Mid-Season Rest Meets

This weekend marked the start of mid-season invite season in the NCAA. Teams usually suit up and rest a little…

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The Weekend’s Best D1 Dual Meets: Niagara International Split, B1G/ACC

Swimming is most exciting during a close race with something on the line. It’s is a sport about racing. Beating…

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Wisconsin HS Girls D1 State: Middleton Cruise, Bennin Breast Record

Middleton scored 249.5 points to win their 3rd straight Division 1 (large schools) Wisconsin high school girls state title Saturday afternoon.

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Wisconsin HS Girls D2 State: Edgewood 4-peat and 2 Moderski Records

Edgewood comfortably won their 4th straight Division 2 (small schools) Wisconsin High School girls state championship Friday evening at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium

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Top NCAA D1 Men Lag Behind Last Year

We’re a more than a month into the men’s NCAA season and nearly every championship relevant team has competed multiple…

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The Weekend’s Best D1 Dual Meets: Columbia and Rhode Island Comebacks

Swimming is most exciting during a close race with something on the line. It’s is a sport about racing. Beating…

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Cedarburg and Edgewood Lead Wisconsin HS Girls into State Meets

This weekend was Sectionals weekend in Wisconsin girls high school swimming. Besides crowning champions of each individual section, state qualifiers…

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NCAA October Performance: Who is Faster so Far?

Last week I looked at how much valuable information we can glean by looking at October times from D1 swimmers….

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