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

SwimSwam Pulse: 62% Don’t Think NCAA Redshirts Help Long Course Performance

Torri Huske has been thriving in long course during her redshirt season from Stanford, but would that still have happened if she was racing in the NCAA?

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arena Swim of the Week: Ella Ramsay Drops Big For 4:36.94 400 IM At Aussie Open

Ramsay took two and a half seconds off her previous best time of 4:39.51, making the 19-year-old a favorite to crack the Aussie Olympic team in June.

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Vic Riggs Resigns As WVU Head Coach After 17 Seasons

Riggs took over as WVU head coach in 2007 and coached both the men’s and women’s teams to multiple runner-up finishes at Big 12s.

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Erik Posegay Named Associate Head Coach At Texas, Marking Bowman’s First Hire

Posegay, the former USA Swimming National Junior Team Director, worked alongside Bowman for four years at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

The Virginia women had the highest scoring recruiting class from 2020, but Texas wasn’t far off three with three women hitting 100 points.

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NCAA Approves New Unlimited Transfer Rule Allowing Immediate Eligibility

The rule will provide immediate eligibility to any athletes who transferred in 2023-24, regardless of whether or not they’ve changed schools previously.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2024 NCAAs

Arizona State saw a seismic amount of points come from their sophomore and junior classes in 2024, propelling them to the NCAA team championship.

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2024 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Ilya Kharun led all freshman with 39 points, winning the 200 fly while placing 5th in the 100 fly to help propel Arizona State to their first national title.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2020

Destin Lasco was the top scorer from the boys’ high school class of 2020 by a landslide, putting up more than 200 over four seasons at Cal.

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Gretchen Walsh, Chris Guiliano Named ACC Swimmers of the Year

Walsh swam the fastest time in history in the 50 free (20.37), 100 free (44.83) and 50 back (22.10) at NCAAs, helping UVA to its fourth consecutive title.

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Leon Marchand Turning Pro, Done With College Swimming

Bob Bowman confirmed that Marchand is turning professional after wrapping up his junior year at Arizona State with a national team title.

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The Fastest In-Season 200 Free Ever? Summer McIntosh’s 1:54.21 Is Up There

McIntosh rolled to a time of 1:54.21 in the final, just over half a second shy of her lifetime best and World Junior Record of 1:53.65.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years

The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.

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Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey Coming Into Her Own At The Right Time

Harvey has taken on a hectic racing schedule and has been gaining momentum each time out, with her talents on full display this week at the Canadian Open.

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arena Swim of the Week: Henrietta Fangli Lowers 24-Year-Old Hungarian Record In 100 Breast

After recently changing sporting citizenship to Hungary, Fangli broke a National Record that was set at the 2000 Olympics in the women’s 100 breast.

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