Articles by Lauren Neidigh

The Top 16 Men in Each Race at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason

We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand.

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Lynch Closes Georgia Invite with Personal Best 42.01 100 Free

Lynch led by a nail at the halfway mark, but was able to outpace Hoffer to stretch his lead up to a couple of tenths through the back half.

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Auburn’s Gonzalez Blasts Nation-Leading 3:39 400 IM at Georgia Invite

Gonzalez’s time was not only the fastest time in the NCAA thus far by 2 seconds, but also the fastest time done by any swimmer this year, topping Chase Kalisz’s 3:39.45 from Winter Nationals.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Swimmers are set to compete in finals of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 4×100 free relay. The fastest heat of the women’s and men’s 1650 free will also be contested tonight and will open the session.

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Cody Miller Becomes 3rd Fastest Man Ever with 1:49.3 200 Breast

On the final night of competition of the 2017 U.S. Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, Indiana postgrad Cody Miller made history as he demolished the Meet Record and Pool Record in the 200 breast.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

On the men’s side, Zane Grothe (200 free) is back in action after taking down the 500 free American Record last night.

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Schooling wins Battle vs. Conger with 44.7 100 Fly at Texas Invite

Swimming fans got to witness another butterfly battle between Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger in Friday night’s 100 fly final.

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Michigan’s Haughey Drops 1:53.4 200 IM at Georgia Invitational

Michigan’s Siobhan Haughey is still on fire. She dropped a full second from her best time to win the 200 IM, meeting the NCAA ‘A’ standard with a 1:53.48.

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Winter Nats: Top Seed Reece Whitley Scratches 400 IM in Day 3 Finals

Whitley was the top seed in the event after putting up a lifetime best 3:44.71 in prelims and would have swum next to American Record holder Chase Kalisz in tonight’s final.

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2017 U.S. Winter Nationals: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Louisville standout Mallory Comerford will show off her range tonight in both the 50 free and 500 free. Comerford’s challengers in the 50 include fellow Louisville-based star Kelsi Worrell and former U.S. National teamer Margo Geer, who both broke 22 this morning.

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Indiana’s Zane Grothe Scorches American Record with 4:07.2 500 Free

In the first men’s race of the session, Zane Grothe represented the Hoosiers’ postgrad group by scorching an American and U.S. Open Record in the 500 free.

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Freshman Katz Comes up Big with 45.3 100 Back Split at Texas Invite

Texas freshman standout Austin Katz was a key player in helping the Horns secure their NCAA spot. Despite their A relay being disqualified, Katz came up big with a 45.34 backstroke split to help the B relay to victory.

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Winter Nats: Michael Andrew (200 IM) Among Scratches for Day 2 Finals

In prelims, Andrew took 3rd in the event with his 1:44.27, which would have pitted him against fellow junior star Reece Whitley in the final.

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Haas Anchors Longhorns to Victory on Day 1 of Texas Invite

The Texas A team won it in 6:14.62, with Jonathan Roberts leading off in 1:35.29. Teammates Jeff Newkirk (1:33.60), Joseph Schooling (1:33.17), and Townley Haas (1:32.56) finished the job as they won in 6:14.62.

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Drabot Scorches 1:51.7 200 Fly on Day 3 of Art Adamson Invite

Drabot turned heads earlier this month when she threw down a personal best 1:54.49 in a dual meet against NC State. She demolished that time today, taking down reigning NCAA champ Ella Eastin as she touched in 1:51.74 to Eastin’s 1:52.03.

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