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Michael Andrew Offers Play-by-Play of Dominant 200 IM in San Antonio (Video)

Michael Andrew was out fast, opening the first 100 fly/back in a 54.75, and continued to stay ahead with a 33.29 breast, building a lead no one could catch

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Head Coach Matt Leach on Meaning Behind Washington State’s First Pac-12 Champ

Washington State produced its first-ever individual Pac-12 Champion in program history last week in Chloe Larson, who took the win in the women’s 50 free

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Regan Smith Compares the 2020 and 2021 Olympic Years (Video)

Regan Smith has been comparing this 2021 Olympic year to 2020, but she said realizing that the 2 are very different years is something she strives to see

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Nic Fink Gives Full Account of 6-Week Georgia Training Camp in Athens (Video)

It was tight into the last wall, yet Nic Fink pulled off an impressive closing finish to win the 200 breast at 2:11.92 in San Antonio

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Annie Lazor Was Nervous for Pro Swim After “Pretty Ugly” IU Lactate Set (Video)

Lazor’s sub-2:24 effort in the 200 breast this weekend in San Antonio moves her up to 2nd in the nation and 9th in the world this season

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Nathan Adrian is Figuring Out How to Balance Training and Fatherhood (Video)

Taking 2nd was veteran Nathan Adrian, clocking in at 22.56. Adrian’s season-best of 21.98 ranks second in the nation behind 18-year-old David Curtiss (21.87)

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Cal Head Coach Teri McKeever Gives Perspective on Pac-12 Team Title, NCAA Prep

McKeever is a proponent of prelims/finals relays, as it makes the NCAAs more about overcoming a challenge than putting oneself in a position to go fast. 

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ACC Swimmer of the Meet Jack Hoagland on Leveling-Up After Departure of Yeadon

After Yeadon transferred to Cal, Hoagland explains how he stepped up his game to take the reigns and become the new distance stud on campus

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Simone Manuel Details the Work She’s Doing in Practice to Perfect her 50 Free

Coming out on top again this weekend was Simone Manuel, swimming the only sub-25 time of the event at 24.70. That now moves Manuel up to 2nd in the nation

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Madisyn Cox Enjoying Build of Competition into 2021 Olympic Trials (Video)

Handily winning her only final of the night was Longhorn’s Madisyn Cox, clocking in a sub-2:11 effort of 2:10.84 to take the win over a stacked field

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Ryan Murphy Remembers Exactly What Times He Went in March 4 Years Ago (Video)

Easily winning his signature event was Ryan Murphy, clocking in the top time of 53.56, .01 off his season-best of 53.55 from the January Pro Swim

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Olivia Smoliga Details Brutal Kick/Swim 50s During 6-Week UGA Training Camp

After nabbing the win by over Regan Smith in the 100 back on the final night of competition, Smoliga gives us insight into the work she’s been putting in

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Tom Shields Explains Why Fall of 2020 Was the Best Season of his Career (Video)

Veteran Tom Shields held off Andrew by roughly three-tenths to win at 52.25 with Andrew in second at 52.53. This continues Shields’ success this season

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Freshman Matt Brownstead Gives His Take on Class of 2024 Chasing History

We’ve already seen a slew of 18-unders drop 18+ and 41+ swims in the 50 and 100 freestyles, and Brownstead thinks the NCAA Champs will just bring more.

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