Articles by Bradley Bush

2025 College Swimming Previews: Sophomore Class Looks to Carry Momentum For #3 Florida Women

Bella Sims and Emma Weyant will both return as the University of Florida’s top scorers, with a combined 104 NCAA points for the Gators last year.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #5 NC State Men Reload In Pursuit Of Another Top Finish

The Wolfpack men took home another ACC title and a fifth-place NCAA finish last year, what do they have in store for the 2024-2025 season?

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #8 Stanford Men Boosted by Strong Senior Class

The #8 Stanford men will be supplemented greatly by a few standout swimmers, including seniors Jack Ryan, Andrei Minakov, and Ron Polonsky.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Versatile Freshman Class Bodes Well for #9 NC State Women

Kennedy Noble (pictured) scored 42 individual NCAA points for the Wolfpack in 2024, and she’ll be joined by a deep freshman class this year.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #12 Auburn Men Continue to Showcase Relay Depth

Now with two top-12 NCAA finishes in a row under their belt, the Auburn men will rely on relays and returning swimmers to keep their national momentum.

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Junior Pan Pacs: A 10 Year Lookback

It’s been 10 years since the 2014 Junior Pan Pacs. Ten years later, how have the swimmers who debuted on a JPP team developed? (Lilly King, pictured above)

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 1500 Free

Bobby Finke swam a new world-record time of 14:30.67 to win gold in the 1500 freestyle in Paris, defending his win from Tokyo.

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Home Pool Advantage: A Host Country Swimming Analysis

Léon Marchand led France to a historic performance in the pool this year, winning four events in Olympic record time. Did the home crowd have any effect?

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Revisiting the Medal Drought: Post-Olympics Update

Mona McSharry earned a bronze medal for Ireland, the country’s first since 1996. Revisiting the medal droughts, which other countries found success in Paris?

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 100 Back

Kaylee McKeown defended her gold medal from Tokyo in the 100 backstroke, tying her own Oceanian record with a time of 57.33.

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 100 Free

Pan Zhanle broke the world record in a blistering fast time of 46.40 on Day 5 of the Olympics. Let’s dig into the data behind this swim.

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 200 IM

Summer McIntosh swam to a new personal best of 2:06.56 in the 200 IM to win one of the most exciting races of this year’s Olympics.

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Adam Peaty and Nic Fink tied for second behind Nicolo Martinenghi in the men’s 100 breaststroke, the only podium tie we saw from this year’s Olympics.

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Post-Paris: Updated All-Time Swimming Medal Table (France Passes Sweden)

Swimming has been a Summer Olympic event since 1896. 128 years later, after the Paris Games, which countries have shifted in the all-time rankings?

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2024 Olympics Race Data Breakdown: Women’s 50 Free

Sarah Sjöström, the world record holder in the event, recently took home the gold medal in the women’s 50 freestyle. Let’s dig into the data behind her swim.

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