Articles by Madeline Folsom

Eagle Swim Team’s Justin Shi Wins Two Events On Night Two of Buffalo Sectionals

Eagle Swim Team 16-year-old Justin Shi won the 100 fly and 400 IM and set personal best times in both on night two of the Eastern Zone Sectionals in Buffalo

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Texas senior Hubert Kos is the top seed in this morning’s 200 backstroke prelims after setting an NCAA record in yesterday’s 100 back prelims.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Ems Update

User “Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein” won day three of the pick’ems with 61 points, and the biggest “upset” was Ahmed Hafnaoui’s win in the 500 free.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 3 Finals Preview

Florida freshman Ahmed Jaouadi is the 2nd seed in the men’s 500 freestyle tonight that is highlighting the team race between Florida and Texas.

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NBAC’s Shannon Conway and Avery Heron Pick Up Event Wins On Night One of Buffalo Sectionals

Ohio State commit for 2027, Shannon Conway, won the girls’ 1500 freestyle last night in a personal best time of 17:09.08.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Josh Liendo set a new 100 butterfly NCAA record in the prelims, and he will be trying to lower it and win his 3rd straight title in the event tonight.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 Pick’Ems Update

User “TJ swims” scored the most points in the pick’ems contest on day two with 65 total. Nobody predicted Hubert Kos’ 2nd place finish in the 100 fly.

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A Brief History of Breaststrokers From “Weird” Schools at NCAAs

University of Delaware’s Matvei Namakonov made the ‘A’ final in the men’s 100 breaststroke this morning, highlight a trend of mid-major breaststrokers.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Pick’Ems Update

Users “Cannonball” and “Whittington” both scored 43 points on day one of the Pick’Ems contest, and the UVA 4th place 800 FR was the biggest shock of the day

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Florida Looking Good and other Night 1 Overreactions

Ahmed Jaouadi and the Florida Gators did very well on night one of the 2026 NCAA Championships, and they look very good heading into the rest of the week.

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Track Your Pick’Em Entries

Track your entries in SwamSwam’s Pick’Em contest for the 2026 Men’s Division I NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships here!

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2026 Men’s NCAA Division I Championship: Visualizing the Scored Psych Sheet

The Texas men are projected to take the lead during day two of the 2026 NCAA Championships, and stay on top through the rest of the meet.

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: “Maybe Next Year” is Here, Kos Aims For 1:33 200 Back At Final NCAAs

In 2025, Texas senior Hubert Kos said “maybe next year” after he just missed swimming 1:33 in the 200 backstroke final. It’s next year.

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Psych vs Actual: How Do Men’s Teams Typically Perform at NCAAs (2026 Edition)

It is no secret that Cal has a legendary taper, and the numbers support that idea. In 2025, the men increased their psych vs actual score by 178 points.

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: Liendo and Kharun Lead a Fast 50 Free Field

Florida senior Josh Liendo won the 50 free NCAA title in 2024, and this year he sits tied for the top spot with ASU junior Ilya Kharun.

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