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

2025 NCAA Standings: Who Moved Up, Who Moved Down, & Which Teams Set Program Highs?

Relays helped propel the Tennessee men to a 5th-place finish at NCAAs, their highest since placing 3rd in 2001.

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Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 4/5/2025

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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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Jassen Yep Pulls Out Stunning 200 Breast NCAA Title

Indiana’s Jassen Yep roared to a stunning NCAA title victory in the 200 breaststroke last week in 1:48.30, upsetting Matt Fallon and Carles Coll Marti.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Readers Correctly Predicted 1:37 200 Fly, 1:35 200 Back Barriers Would Fall

More than 41% of voters picked 1:37 in the 200 fly to be the next men’s barrier to fall, and Luca Urlando got under it with his blistering 1:36.43 at NCAAs.

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arena Swim of the Week: Carson Hick Drops 13 Seconds In 1650 Free At NCAA Championships

Hick dropped more than 13 seconds off his lifetime best to ultimately place 6th in the mile in 14:30.35, leading Kentucky to their best finish in 15 years.

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Luca Urlando Scratches 400 Free, Trenton Julian Out of Fly Events On Day 3 of Sacramento PSS

Urlando is still scheduled to race in the men’s 50 and 200 fly on Friday in Sacramento, coming off a PB in the 100 fly on Thursday night.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Michael Andrew is set to take on the 100 breast/100 fly double on Day 2 of the Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento.

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Tommy Neill, Mary-Ambre Moluh Scratch Day 2 of Pro Swim Series – Sacramento

Aussie Olympic medalist Tommy Neill has dropped the men’s 200 free and 400 IM on Day 2 of the Pro Swim Series in Sacramento.

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Julia Bak Climbs All-Time Ranks, Ryan Held Sets Meet Record At Senior Met Winter Championships

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held ripped a time of 19.46 in the 50 free to set a new meet record at the Senior Metro Winter Champs.

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

Luca Urlando led the Georgia Bulldogs to a 7th-place finish at the Men’s NCAA Championships, two spots higher than we predicted in the final power rankings.

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2025 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

NC State’s Leah Shackley was the top-scoring first-year swimmer at Women’s NCAAs, putting up 37 points individually while swimming on four Wolfpack relays.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan

Meehan led the Stanford Cardinal to a runner-up finish at the Women’s NCAA Championships, outscoring their seeded points by 82.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Jassen Yep

Yep came into the month of March ranked 22nd all-time in the 200 breast. He exits it as the third-fastest swimmer ever and an NCAA champion.

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Park Board Approval Confirms Vancouver Aquatic Centre Will Downsize To 25-Meter Pool

Vancouver Park Board commissioners voted in favor of a renovation plan that will see the VAC’s 50-meter pool turned into a 25-meter pool come 2029.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2021

Gretchen Walsh scored 231 out of a possible 240 individual points during her NCAA career, and was also a perfect 16-for-16 in NCAA relays.

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