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NCAA Champions Bobby Finke, Kieran Smith Recall Double Taper After SEC Champs

We sat down with NCAA champs Kieran Smith and Bobby Finke, who share some fun stories of training during the in-between of SECs and NCAAs

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Hoffer Disappointed with Front-end Speed, Surprised with Back-Half in 50 Free

Ryan Hoffer was out like a rocket, flipping to a 8.90 at the feet and couldn’t be stopped, defending his NCAA title with a pool record of 18.33

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Shaine Casas on Racing Top Competitors: “It kinda throws off your strategy”

Casas was able to hold off Gonzalez Cal freshman Destin Lasco for his first NCAA 200 IM title at 1:39.53, breaking Lasco’s morning pool record of 1:40.61

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Jake Magahey Goes In-depth on 500 Free Race Strategy of NCAA Field

While Smith massively accelerated to a photo finish with Magahey, it was the freshman who took the 500 free title at 4:07.97

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See 2596 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2996 Swim Jobs.

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Event-by-Event Breakdowns & Predictions for the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championships

From an individual standpoint, short course standouts like Kieran Smith and Shaine Casas will finally get a swing at multiple NCAA titles

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Todd DeSorbo Wanted UVA to “Disrupt” the NCAA Championships

Todd said it was a goal of his for his team to be disruptive at NCAAs, knowing that only 3 teams had finished in the top 2 at NCAAs over the past decade

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Cincinnati’s Blake Hanna Goes From College Club Swimmer to DI NCAA Qualifier

Looking at Blake’s times, specifically his 1:40 in the 200 backstroke, you’d think that he was highly recruited coming out of high school… not the case

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See 2595 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2995 Swim Jobs.

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Paige Madden Reflects on Individual, Relay, and Team Titles in Last NCAA Meet

the 1,650 was Madden’s third win of the meet, making her the only swimmer to claim three victories in addition to a relay title (800 free) and team title

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Sarah Bacon on Ending her NCAA Career as 1 & 3 Meter Springboard Champion

Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon capped off her NCAA career with a feat she had yet to accomplish until this weekend: sweeping the 1 and 3-meter springboard events

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Phoebe Bacon’s Almost Never Been Excited for a 200 Back Until the Last 5 Months

Bacon hits sub-1:50, becoming the third-best NCAA freshman ever at 1:48.32, keeping Wisconsin’s 200 back streak alive after Beata Nelson won in 2019.

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Olivia Carter, Maggie MacNeil Breakdown Michigan Butterfly Sweep at 2021 NCAAs

Carter was 28.3 for a huge third 50 then came home in 29.3, getting to the wall at 1:51.33 to win by over a full second.

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NC State’s Braden Holloway Speaks to Significance of Historic 2nd Place Finish

Taking team runner-up was the NC State Wolfpack, making the team rankings an ACC 1-2 finish. No ACC team has ever finished higher than third place at NCAAs

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Brooke Forde Walks Us Through Her Revamped 400 IM Training at Stanford

Forde pulled ahead of the field into the 100 free, easily winning her first 400 IM NCAA title with a Greensboro pool record of 4:01.57.

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