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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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Regan Smith Explains How She Manages Nerves Throughout a Prelims-Finals Meet

Smith reveals that while she doesn’t feel nervous behind the blocks, she does before she walks in the door of a finals session

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Kathleen Baker Sees 200 IM work in Practice Pay Off with #2 Worldwide 200 Back

After accelerating on the third 50, Kathleen Baker distanced herself from Regan Smith, taking the win at 2:07.54 for the fastest time in the nation

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Blake Pieroni Was Surprised by his 200 Free Time After How Much it Hurt (Video)

Seliskar’s winning time of 1:47.01 was nearly 1.5 seconds faster than runner-up Blake Pieroni (1:48.68) after Pieroni took the victory in the 100 free

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Ryan Murphy Says Coach Durden “Wanted me to feel like I was swimming a 150”

Winning the 200 back by over three full seconds was Ryan Murphy, touching in at 1:56.06. That now re-writes his top US time this season of 1:56.82

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