Saturday Night Highlights: 7 NCAA D1 Conference Team Trophies Awarded
The Louisville Cardinals pulled off a 2-point upset, breaking NC State’s 6-year conference championship string on Saturday night.
Sans Conference Meets, Akron and Buffalo Earn NCAA Qualifiers at Last Chance
Akron and Buffalo will have to wait until April for their conference championship meets, but both teams had swimmers swim likely NCAA qualifying times on Saturday.
Florida State’s Jenny Halden Locks Up NCAA Invite at Georgia Last Chance
Jenny Halden of Florida State likely secured an NCAA Championship invite, making her the second woman on the team to do so this season.
Matthew Brownstead Becomes 2nd-Fastest 17-18 Ever in 100 Yard Free
Virginia freshman Matthew Brownstead swept the 50 and 100 freestyles at this week’s ACC Men’s Swimming Championships in Greensboro.
DQs Rage in Prelims at ACC Men’s Swimming Championships
Three swimmers were disqualified in lane 2, and another in lane 3, in the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly on Saturday morning.
Minnesota Frosh Indy Jongman Chooses 200 Back Over 100 Free to Close Big Tens
The final day of the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming Championships in Minneapolis will see Indiana and Northwestern battle for 3rd-place.
Friday Night Digest: Just the Highlights of the 8 D1 Conference Championships
The University of Florida 9th-straight SEC Championship in men’s swimming & diving highlighted a wild night around the country in college swimming.
FINA Delays 2021 World Championships by 3 Days
Abu Dhabi’s sparkling new 18,000 seat Etihad Arena on Yas Island will host the 2021 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.
Sophomore Will Modglin Swims 46.8 Back/1:45.7 IM at Indiana State Prelims
In a preliminary round dominated by seniors, the sophomore Will Modglin stood out among very fast opening rounds on Friday.
VT Freshman Youssef Ramadan Swims 44.3 in 100 Fly; Tied as 5th-Best Ever
As an 18-year old Freshman, Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan is now tied as the 5th-fastest swimmer in the history of the 100 yard fly.
IOC Pres. Bach Hints at April Decision for Tokyo 2020 Foreign Spectators
IOC President Thomas Bach said in a press conference this week that he currently expects a late April or early May decision on whether to allow foreign spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Egyptian Youssef Ramadan Swims .38 Under Shields’ National Age Group Record
2021 ACC MEN’S SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS When: Wednesday, February 24th to Saturday, February 27th Prelims 10:00 am | Finals 6:00 pm (1650…
Two Argentinian Records Go Down at National Selection Meet
Juan Ignacio Mendez (above) re-broke his own Argentina Record in the 200 back this week at the country’s second selection meet for the South American Championships.
Big Ten Heat Sheets: No 100 Back for Maggie MacNeil in Spite of Schedule Relief
Most of the high seeds in the day 4 races at the Big Ten Championship held their entries, with the exception being star Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil.
Casas Chooses Safer Bet, 200 Back, Over 200 Fly on Friday (HEAT SHEETS)
After finishing 3rd in the 100 yard fly earlier in the meet, Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas will finish his week in Columbia with the 200 back.
