Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Conger Becomes 5th Fastest American Ever with 51-Flat 100 Meter Fly

Conger is now the 5th fastest American ever in this event. With his time tonight, he moves one spot ahead of Olympian Tom Shields.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Day 2 Up/Downs: Very Close Battle Set for Cal and Stanford

The Cardinal is stacked in distance. The Bears are stacked in the 50 free. Both are equally stacked in the 200 IM, with the A final consisting of 4 Cal men and 4 Stanford men. Tonight’s team battle should be very interesting.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12s Day 1 Recap: Arizona’s Dobbs Pops Off 19.7 Fly Split

Ryan Hoffer and the Cal Bears got off to a fast start as they dominated the 200 medley relay, but Arizona’s Chatham Dobbs had a strong showing with a 19.74 fly split to help the Wildcats to silver.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Fan Guide: Cal a Threat to Stanford 3-Peat

After repeating as champions last season, the Stanford Cardinal is in the hunt for a threepeat, but the Cal Bears won’t make it easy. 

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Florida’s Michael Taylor Hits 1:40.2 200 Back to Qualify for NCAAs

He was over a second faster than his time from SECs, taking 8 tenths off his lifetime best as he swam a 1:40.28.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: USC Holds 21-Point Lead After Diving

Heading into the swimming portion of the meet, USC is the leader with 115 points.

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2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

We’ll see 3 reigning NCAA champions compete in their events tonight between Stanford’s Simone Manuel (100 free), Cal’s Kathleen Baker (200 back), and Stanford’s Ella Eastin (200 fly).

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Ella Eastin Blasts 1:49.5 200 Fly; Breaks 9-Year-Old NCAA, American Record

With her swim tonight, Eastin is now the first and only women to have broken 1:50 in a textile suit.

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Kathleen Baker Posts 3rd Fastest 200 Back Ever with 1:48.2

Baker turned in a new best time, taking down her own Pac-12 Meet Record by 6 hundredths as she hit the wall in 1:48.27.

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2018 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap; Jackson Pops 41.2 100 Free

Texas freshman Evie Pfeifer is seeking her 3rd title of the meet in the 1650 free.

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2018 Men’s Ivy League Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap; Farris Drops 1:38.9 200 Back

Cole Buese is one of the Princeton men competing for tonight’s 200 fly title.

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2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Up/Mid/Downs

SwimSwam has put together the up/mid/down report for the final day of competition at women’s Pac-12s.

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Stanford Clocks 3:25.15 for 400 Medley Relay American, NCAA Record

Stanford closed out night 3 of the 2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships with a new American and NCAA Record in the 400 medley relay as they battled with rival Cal.

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Janet Hu Swims to #4 All-Time with 49.9 100 Back

Hu is now the 4th fastest 100 backstroker in history, moving ahead of Natalie Coughlin, who became the first woman to break 50 seconds back in 2002.

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2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Look out for Stanford’s Katie Ledecky, who will battle American Record holder Ella Eastin shortly before racing All-American teammate Simone Manuel in the 200 free.

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