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2014 Women’s NCAA Championship Quotes Day 2: Franklin, DiRado, Larson, Miller, Ryan

Quotes from: Felicia Lee, Maya DiRado, Missy Franklin, Breeja Larson, Paige Miller & Paige Miller.

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Video: Coach Humphries Recaps The Day 2 Dawg Party, Smiles About Day 3

After day 2 of women’s NCAAs, the Georgia Bulldogs have expanded a 50-point lead to 72, and seem to be closing in on a repeat NCAA title.

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Video: Missy Franklin Dominates, Swims 2nd Race Under NCAA Record Pace

Missy Franklin, one of the greatest female athletes on the planet, set Minneapolis on fire with a blistering new NCAA Record, American Record, U.S. Open Record, and fastest of all-time swim in the 200 yard free, posting a 1:40.31 to win.

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Video: Breeja rips NCAA Record, But Wants to go 56 in her 100y Breaststroke

In finals, though, Texas A&M’s Breeja Larson closed the door on her second 50 with a total time of 57.23, splitting 27.0/30.2 en route to her 3rd-straight title in this event.

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Video: MacLean tops Franklin, Humphries Comments on Bauerle

Georgia roars as MacLean edges Franklin in the 500 free 2014 Women’s NCAA final.

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2014 Women’s NCAA DI Championship Quotes: Day 1, MacLean, DiRado, Smoliga, Ryan

Stanford’s Maya DiRado, Katie Olsen, Felicia Lee and anchor leg Lia Neal celebrate their 400 medley relay record!

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Video: DiRado Wins 200 IM, Leads Stanford to Strong First Day

Stanford’s Maya DiRado had a huge summer and earned a spot on the US World Championship team. This season in the NCAA, she’s followed suit by breaking through her “outside looking in” position with a 1:52.50 to win the women’s 200 IM: her first career NCAA title.

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Team TYR Loves to Swim, but first they ALWAYS take a Selfie

This swimming video is courtesy of our friends at TYR Sport (the presenting sponsor of SwimSwam World Rankings). #TeamTYR LOVES to…

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Video: Missy Franklin Has Fire To Swim More 500 Freestyles

The women’s 500 free was the race of the night, Missy Franklin’s first NCAA Championship final. Expectations were huge for…

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Photo Vault: 2014 Women’s NCAA DI Champsionship Day 1 Winners

Maya DiRado, 200 IM winner, and teammate Felicia Lee, leading Standford to the #2 spot in the Team Standings after Day 1 of the 2014 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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China confirms supremacy in Dubai (UAE), Olympic Star Tom Daley Nets 4th

With six gold medals out of eight finals, China confirmed its supremacy in the second leg of the FINA/NVC Diving…

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SwimOutlet.com’s 2014 Tech Suit Review is Out

SwimOutlet.com unveils its exclusive 2014 Tech Suit Review on Friday with eight new suits featured for the 2014 season.

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National Team Member Justine Mueller to Appear at NDPA Educational Conference

U.S. National Team member Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich.) will be a USA Swimming athlete representative at the National Drowning Prevention Alliance Educational Conference, which runs from March 19-21 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Fla.

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2014 Women’s NCAA DI Championships: Press Conference Quotes

Missy Franklin: ““I think for everyone on the team, when we put the California cap on there is so much more meaning behind it than just putting on a regular cap. For me, it is very similar to having an American flag on my cap.”

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