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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Women’s Edition

Louisville’s Gabi Albiero was an ‘A’ finalist in the 50 free and 100 fly at Women’s NCAAs after we didn’t pick her to finish in the top eight in either event.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Marchand’s Departure Opens Up Vacancy In 400 IM

Texas sophomore Rex Maurer has been on fire during the 2024-25 season, including hitting a big PB of 3:34.19 in the 400 IM to rank #6 all-time.

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final 2025 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings

The Stanford women were the runner-ups at NCAAs, their highest finish since 2019, after we predicted them to finish 3rd in the final power rankings.

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Former Redondo High School Assistant Coach Arrested On Three Counts of Commercial Burglary

Former Redondo Union High School assistant swim coach Sean Masi, who was fired for raising a SafeSport complaint, was booked in Ada County, Idaho.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 3/22/2025

Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 43.8% Most Excited For Sprint Free Showdowns At Men’s NCAAs

Josh Liendo and Jordan Crooks will go head-to-head at the Men’s NCAA Championships in the 50 and 100 free in a pair of highly-anticipated matchups.

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arena Swim of the Week: ASU Women Re-Break 200 Medley Relay School Record, Snag 8th at NCAAs

The Sun Devil women weren’t even seeded to score in the 200 medley relay, but they broke the program record for the sixth time this season to claim 8th place.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Lasco Fends Off Stacked Field In Pursuit of 200 IM Title Defense

Defending champion Destin Lasco is only seeded 17th in the 200 IM at Men’s NCAAs, but is hard to bet against given his track record.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Virginia Women Electrify 200 Medley Relay Record To Open NCAAs

The Virginia women knocked four-tenths off the NCAA, U.S. Open and American Record in the 200 medley relay to open the NCAA Championships on Thursday.

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Female President of International Olympic Committee

In addition to becoming the first female, Coventry will also become the first African to serve as IOC President.

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Cal Baptist To Join Big West Conference For 2026-27 Season

Cal Baptist will move on from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), with the men’s swim & dive team coming off a runner-up finish at the conference champs.

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Canadian Backstroker Raben Dommann Recovering After Suffering Stroke In January

Dommann, a two-time Pan Am medalist and 2024 World semi-finalist, will undergo a surgical procedure to repair what was found to be a congenital heart defect.

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Idaho’s Ginger Kiefer, CBU’s Remi Fabiani Named WAC Swimmers of the Year

Both swimmers swept their individual events at the conference championships, with Fabiani setting a pair of WAC records in the men’s 50 and 100 free.

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NYU’s Kaley McIntyre Lowers Own Division III 50 Free Record To Open NCAA Championships

McIntyre, 20, put up a time of 22.30 in the heats to lower the Division III record of 22.46, which she set en route to winning last year’s national title.

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2025 NCSA Spring Champs: Bedsole Doubles; Sagle, Vatev Climb All-Time 200 Back Ranks On Day 1

Nations Capital’s Alyssa Sagle set a new lifetime best of 1:51.73 to move into 15th all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.

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