Articles by Jared Anderson

NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines For 2021 Women’s NCAA Champs

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Another Penn State Sprint Breakout: Freshman Jake Houck Drops From 20.7 to 19.2

Penn State had three men go 19.4 or better in the 50 free this morning, led by fast-rising freshman Jake Houck, who dropped a second and a half.

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4 Storylines To Watch At the 2021 March Pro Swim Series in San Antonio

Simone Manuel has logged just three official swims since the March 2020 Pro Swim Series event. She’ll make her return this week in San Antonio.

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Scoring Out the Psych Sheet For the 2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships

The Virginia Cavaliers sit #1 in all five relays, powering an early lead in our scoring out of the 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming psych sheets.

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How To Watch The 2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio (March Edition)

Prelims will stream live via USASwimming.org, while finals will be broadcast on The Olympic Channel and tape-delayed on NBC Sports Network.

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Projecting the Cutline – 2021 NCAA Women’s Division I Championships

We crunched the numbers – and the early unofficial returns say that all swimmers seeded 41st and higher will earn NCAA bids this year.

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Bulgarian Swimmers Say Federation Mandated Pills Leading To Failed Doping Tests

Three young Bulgarian swimmers say their federation required them to take pills at a training camp, leading to the trio testing positive for stanozolol.

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2021 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

It’s a busy morning for the Big 12, with ten prelims events lined up. 500 free champ Evie Pfeifer should lead the 400 IM field this morning.

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2021 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Cal’s Izzy Ivey will defend her 2020 Pac-12 title in the 100 back today, part of a busy prelims session from Houston, Texas.

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GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 2/26/2021

In our GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series, we celebrate swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles.

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Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Maddie Smith, Northwestern

Northwestern senior Maddie Smith has had an incredible Big Ten Championships coming off of a disappointing junior campaign.

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2021 Pac-12 Women’s Swimming Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

2019 NCAA champ Brooke Forde leads the 500 free field this morning in a session where all three events are without the 2020 conference champ.

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Swim of the Week: SEC Showdown Of Two Fastest 500 Freestylers In History

Kieran Smith and Jake Magahey battled in what would turn out to be a showdown between the two fastest 500 freestylers in history.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 63% Predict Fewer NCAA Records In 2021

In a pandemic-adjusted year, fans are a bit skeptical of the potential for NCAA records at this year’s NCAA Championships.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky

Kentucky graduated its top two scorers from last year’s SEC Championships, but even that couldn’t stop the fast-rising team from winning its first title.

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