Articles by Mark Wild

2024 British Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Matthew Richards, the British record holder, leads the 100 Freestyle event, but a strong group behind, including Thomas Dean, will look to usurp his title.

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2024 British Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

14-year-old Amelie Blocksidge (R) enters as the top seed in the 1500 free and will look to repeat her title from last year as she tries to get…

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2024 British Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Adam Peaty already hit the Nomination Standard by nearly a second but will need to replicate the feat tonight in order to be able to defend his Olympic gold.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Trying to reclaim his NCAA record in the event, Luke Hobson will look defend his title in the 200 free and improve upon his AR of 1:29.13, set Wed. night.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks opens up his title defense in the 50 free this morning after swimming a so-so fly leg last night in the 200 Medley.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet

Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Marchand Going for 3 of a Kind in 2 Breast Against International Field

ASU’s Leon Marchand will look to go three-for-three in the 200 Breast as he chases not only his NCAA record from last year but also ASU’s first team title.

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2024 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Texas’s defending Champion in the 100 Breast, Jacoby opens her 2024 NCAA campaign today, but has her work cut out for her as she enters as just the 4th seed.

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2024 Women’s Division 1 NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Georgia’s Rachel Stege will look to jump her team up the rankings entering as the #2 seed in the 500, behind presumptive favorite Bella Sims…

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2024 Women’s Division 1 NCAA Championships: Day 1 Relay Analysis

Florida Gators Bella Sims and Isabel Ivey posted the fastest splits enroute to winning the 800 Free Relay and currently sit in 1st in the team standings.

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2024 W. NCAA Preview: Sims Looks to Lead Gators to 800 FR-R Title, Unless G. Walsh Swims

Gretchen Walsh’s availability in the 800 Free Relay is a big question but if she doesn’t swim, Bella Sims and the Gators will look to pounce and take the title.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Can OSU Throw a Wrench in UVA Medley Relay Dominance?

The 200 medley looks to be a mystery right up to the release of relay names. Will the Walsh sister shore up the relay or will the meet start off with a bang?

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2024 Big 12 Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Texas’s Anna Elendt will look to defend her Big 12 title in the 200 Breast and use it as a steppingstone for the NCAAs, where she finished runner-up in 2023.

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2024 Big 12 Champs: Day 5 Prelims Scratches – Berlitz Chooses 2 Breast over 2 Back

West Virginia’s Danny Berlitz has traded in a 7th seed in the 200 back for a 7th seed in the 200 breast on the final day of the Big 12 Championship.

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2024 Big 12 Champs: Day 4 Prelims Scratches – Sticklen & Pash Set for Showdown in 2 Fly

Emma Sticklen looks to add to the Texas Women’s dominance in the 200 fly, but has teammates behind hungry for the win and a nation leading time to reclaim.

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