Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Penn State’s Victor Baganha Scratches NCAAs, Arizona State’s Jack Wadsworth In

Jack Wadsworth brings Arizona State’s roster to 18 swimmers, the maximum allowed for the NCAA. Wadsworth began his collegiate career at D3 Ithaca.

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2024 NCAA Women’s Championships: Fast Facts, First Invites, And More

Florida International currently holds the longest mid-major streak with an individual invite to NCAAs the last 13 years. See other facts here.

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Sydney Schoeck Drops Over 5 Seconds To Win 200 IM In 2:18.12 to Close Columbia Sectionals

Sydney Schoeck won the 200 IM in a 2:18.12 for her 3rd win at Columbia Sectionals. She earned a Trials cut in the 200 back.

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Missouri Freshman Alex Ochsenbein Earns 2nd Olympic Trials Cut With 1:01.97 100 Breast

Missouri’s Alex Ochsenbein dropped over a second in the men’s 100 breast to get the Olympic Trials cut.

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USA Swimming Reveals Olympic Trials Medals For June, Eiffel Tower On Gold & Silver

The gold and silver medals for US Olympic Trials each feature an outline of the Eiffel Tower while the bronze does not.

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Sydney Schoeck Wins 400 IM On Night 2 Of Columbia Sectionals

15 year old Sydney Schoeck was just off earning her second Trials cut in the 400 IM after earning the 200 back last night.

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Virginia Drops Swimmer To Add Diver Elizabeth Kaye To NCAAs, Duke’s Catherine Belyakov In

Duke now has their 7th individual swimmer (Catherine Belyakov) qualify for NCAAs as Virginia has scratched Ella Bathurst from the meet.

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15 Year Old Sydney Schoeck Earns 1st Olympic Trials Cut With 2:12.31 200 Backstroke

Two teenage girls were under the Olympic Trials cut in the 200 backstroke on night 1 in Missouri.

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NC State Drops #25 Seed In 200 Backstroke JT Ewing From NCAA Roster

This is the 3rd year in a row in which NC State has had to drop a swimmer from NCAAs due to the roster limit of 18 athletes with divers counting as half.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 21.02 50 Free At Virginia Sprint Olympics

Walsh broke her own record of a 21.03 from a year ago and was overall faster by 0.19 seconds with improvement on breaststroke.

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2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist In 400 IM Jake Foster “Picks” 100 Breast Over 400 IM For NCAAs

Jake Foster did not swim the 400 IM in either of his two dual meets but is the #11 seed in the 100 breast for NCAAs.

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(UPDATED) Projecting The Cutline: 2024 Men’s NCAA Championships

Kentucky’s Ryan Merani is projected to be the final swimmer in the men’s NCAAs in Indianapolis while Florida State’s Mason Herbet is the first alternate.

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NCAA Releases Pre-Selection Psych Sheets For 2024 Men’s NCAA Championships

Leon Marchand will NOT defend his NCAA title in the 200 IM instead opting for the 500 free on day 2 of NCAAs. See full pre-selection psych sheets here.

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Baylor Nelson Opts For 400 IM Over 200 Free On Day 3 Of NCAAs

Nelson made the US 4×200 free relay for 2023 Worlds but will not swim the SCY 200 free at NCAAs, instead opting for the 400 IM.

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Cranbrook Boys Repeat Michigan D3 High School State Title By 137 Points

Seniors Collin Zexter and Andrew Delzer led the team each with individual wins this past weekend. They also helped on relays.

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