Articles by Ben Dornan

Masse, MacNeil, McIntosh, and More: Psych Sheets Drop For 2023 Canadian Trials (Updated)

Many of Canada’s national teamers will converge in Toronto in the last week of March to race for spots on the 2023 World Champs team.

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2023 SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft: Live Scoring Updates

Follow along during the women’s and men’s NCAA Championships as we track the scores for the SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft.

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2023 NCSA Spring Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Maggie Wanezek is the top seed in the first event of the night, having swum a 24.37 in the 50 backstroke during day 5 prelims.

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Oleksiak Will Not Race At 2023 Canadian World Championships Trials

Oleksiak has opted out of the meet in order to allow her knee to continue healing, having undergone surgery in the summer of 2022.

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Watch: Maggie MacNeil Blasts 20.79 To Reset 50 Freestyle NCAA & US Open Record

Maggie MacNeil swam her way to victory in NCAA record fashion, delivering a 20.79 50 freestyle in the final individual event of the night.

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Adam Janicki Swims 46.43 100 Backstroke D3 NCAA Record During Relay Lead-off

Leading off his team’s 400 medley relay, Adam Janicki brought the NCAA Division 3 record to a 46.43 in the 100 backstroke.

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James McChesney Hits 1:34.74 Division 3 NCAA Record En Route To 200 Freestyle Gold

McChesney became the first D3 man to crack 1:35 in the 200 freestyle, hitting a 1:34.72 for a new division record and a gold medal.

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2023 NCSA Spring Championships – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Camille Spink will be on the hunt for her first gold medal of the meet, heading into the 100 freestyle A final with a field-leading time of 48.66.

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Announcing SwimSwam’s 2023 NCAA Championships Fantasy Draft

The SwimSwam crew has drafted again, this time picking fantasy teams for the upcoming 2023 Women’s and Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Casas And Hafnaoui Take Out 100 Fly, 800 Free Meet Records To Close Out Pro Swim

Hafnaoui and Casas swam world-leading times in their respective events to reset the Pro Swim Series records on the last night of the meet.

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Summer McIntosh Swims 2:08.08 200 IM To Lower World Junior, Canadian Records

With this time, McIntosh became the new Canadian record holder, broke her own world junior record, and became the #8 performer in history.

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Regan Smith Takes World #1 Spot From McKeown With 57.92 100 Backstroke Pro Swim Record

Regan Smith has reclaimed the top spot in the world this season with a 59.72 100 backstroke at the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim.

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Marchand Hits Second-Fastest 200 IM In History With 1:37.81 Pac-12 Title

Marchand was within 0.20 seconds of his NCAA and US Open record in the 200 IM, which he set at the 2022 NCAA Championships.

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Katie Grimes Splits 29.17 On Final 50 To Hit 4:05.18 400 Free At Pro Swim

While she’s still a bit slower than the fastest swimmers in the world, Grimes had a world-class closing split in her 400 freestyle.

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2023 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Tune in here to follow all of the swimming action on the second night of racing at the 2023 Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series.

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