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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh’s World In 400 IM

Alex Walsh has a third straight national title in the 400 IM well within her grasp, with no one in the field within two seconds of her best time of 3:57.24.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs

Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.

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arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Julie Mishler Cracks All-Time Top 10 With 25.1 50 Free

Mishler dropped nearly half a second in the LCM 50 free in a time of 25.12, launching her to #8 all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently at the Women’s NCAA Championships, as both are favored to sweep their individual events.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can Sims Keep The Freshman Streak Alive In 200 Back?

First-year swimmers have won the 200 back in three straight seasons, and Bella Sims is in position to extend that run over some experienced names.

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2024 NCAA Zone E Diving: Cal Men Qualify Two Divers, UCLA’s Hallaselka Leads Women’s Field

Finnish native and UCLA freshman Lauren Hallaselka dominated the women’s springboard events at the Zone E Championships to punch her first NCAA ticket.

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2024 Zone D Diving: Texas Qualifies Six Men, Four Women For NCAAs

The Longhorns qualified a total of 10 divers for NCAAs, led by 2023 NCAA ‘A’ finalists Hailey Hernandez, Jordan Skilken, Nicholas Harris and Noah Duperre.

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2024 NCAA Zone A Diving: Pitt, Princeton Men Qualify Four Divers; UVA’s Kaye Leads Women

Dylan Reed and Cameron Cash were two of four Pitt divers to qualify for men’s NCAAs at the Zone A Championships.

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2024 NCAA Zone B Diving: Florida Qualifies Four Men, Two Women For NCAAs

The Florida men qualified four divers—Peyton Donald, Conor Gesing, Anton Svirskyi and Skip Donald—for the NCAA Championships at the Zone B competition.

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Official Psych Sheets Released For 2024 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships

Hubert Kos holds the top seed in three of the 12 events in which Arizona State is ranked #1 coming into the Men’s NCAA Championships at the end of the month.

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Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/13/2024

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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Shima Taghavi Resets Canadian 11-12 NAG Record With 2:32.99 200 Breast, Would Be #1 In U.S.

Taghavi’s time of 2:32.99 in the 200 breast is more than a second faster than the current U.S. NAG record for 11-12 girls.

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Lima Named Host of 2027 Pan American Games, Second Time In Three Editions

Lima earned 28 of 52 votes during the Panam Sports Extraordinary General Assembly meeting, edging out Asuncion, Paraguay to earn hosting rights.

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Arizona State Men Hold Top Spot, Florida Moves Up To #2 In Final CSCAA D1 Poll

The Sun Devils spent the entire season ranked #1 in the country, and coming out of Pac-12s, they lead the NCAA in 13 different events.

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Andrei Minakov To Take On Kharun, Race 200 Fly At NCAAs For The First Time

Minakov has only raced the SCY 200 fly four times, but has been 1:38.6 twice, faster than what was required to win the 2023 NCAA title.

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