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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

Bob Bowman Named Director, Head Men’s Coach At Texas Two Days After NCAA Title With ASU

Bowman takes the reins from the legendary Eddie Reese after a nine-year stint at Arizona State that culminated with the men’s national title on Saturday.

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

Chris Guiliano led the Notre Dame men to a program-best 10th-place finish at NCAAs, significantly better than we predicted in the SwimSwam Power Rankings.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2024 NCAA Event Predictions – Women’s Edition

Lucy Bell was one of four Stanford swimmers to crack the top eight in an event we didn’t predict, along with Gigi Johnson, Kayla Wilson and Lillie Nordmann.

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

Anna Peplowski’s standout NCAA performance resulted in the Indiana women outperforming SwimSwam’s Power Rankings and placing 7th overall.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/31/2024

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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Juniors Claim All Eight ‘A’ Final Spots In 200 Free At Men’s NCAA Championships

Chris Guiliano and Jack Alexy are among the ‘A’ finalists of the men’s 200 free that’s comprised entirely of juniors.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.8% Pick Underwater Work As Most Valuable Skill In College Swimming

Leon Marchand annihilated the field en route to a massive record in the 500 free at NCAAs, and his underwater work played a major role in the swim.

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Oliver Dawson Moves Up Canadian Rankings In 200 Breast

Dawson moved into 7th all-time in the Canadian boys’ 15-16 age group rankings with his time of 2:17.13, breaking the *official* Alberta Provincial Record.

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Kaii Winkler Logs 19.7/42.5/1:35 Freestyles At FGC Senior Championships

The 17-year-old put up a time of 42.56 in the 100 free, just shy of his 42.14 season-best set in November which marked a new National High School Record.

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Education, Inclusion At The Forefront of European Aquatics Strategic Plan Through 2030

The Strategic Plan, along with an announcement of a new Academy and an Aquatics Social Responsibility program, were revealed to the Bureau in Turkey.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Cal, ASU & Florida Set For Sprint Showdown In Free Relays

Florida’s Adam Chaney, Josh Liendo and Julian Smith will aim to recreate the magic they produced last year in sweeping the sprint free relays at NCAAs.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Does Texas Have Some Early Heat Magic In Store In 800 Free Relay?

It’s a tall order, but Luke Hobson and the Texas Longhorns have a chance to keep their 800 free relay streak alive from Heat 2 tonight in Indy.

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2023-24 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

In his NCAA curtain call, Brendan Burns aims to lead the Indiana Hoosiers to another top-four finish this week in their home state.

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NCAA Men’s Diving Preview: How Zone Scores Project To Impact The Team Race

IU divers Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler project to give the Hoosiers a big boost in the team standings at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Liendo Tracking Down Dressel’s Record Amidst Stacked 100 Fly Lineup

After dropping the fastest relay split in history at SECs (42.77), Josh Liendo is in range of Caeleb Dressel’s NCAA Record of 42.80 in the 100 fly.

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