Articles by Nick Pecoraro

2021 M. NCAA Previews: Can 18-Yr-Old Ramadan Hit the 43-Point 100 Fly?

18-year-old Youssef Ramadan of Virginia became the 5th-fastest 100 fly performer in history at the 2021 ACCs, improving from 47.85 to 44.32 in four months.

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Watch All Night Four Race Videos from the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships

Watch Paige Madden go 3-for-3 in the mile, Phoebe Bacon surprise in the 200 back, Sophie Hansson sweep the breaststrokes, and more from night four.

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Virginia Women Win First NCAA Swimming & Diving Championship in ACC History

For the first time in program history, the Virginia Cavalier women are NCAA team champions. Placing second was the NC State Wolfpack, an ACC 1-2 finish.

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2021 NCAA Women Day Four Preview: Virginia is On The Way To Making History

On the slate tonight will be the fastest-seeded 1650 free final, followed by the finals of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay.

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2021 NCAA Women Day 4 Ups/Downs: UVA Earns All 6 Scorers In the A-Finals

The Cavaliers picked up 6 A-finalists this morning, flexing their depth in the 200 breast, led by #2 Alex Walsh, #3 Ella Nelson, and #6 Alexis Wenger.

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WATCH: MacNeil’s Sub-49 Fly and More Races From Women’s NCAAs Night Three

Catch up on the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 medley relay race videos from night three of the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

BAMA’s White and NC State’s Berkoff tied for the top 100 back prelims spot. UVA also holds top seeds in the 4IM (Nelson), 1FL (Douglass), and 2FR (Madden).

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Women’s NCAA Day 3 Finals Preview: Virginia Holds 3 of 5 Top Seeds

Virginia will have at least one A-finalist in each of the five individual events while Texas, NC State, and Cal will see 4 swimmers in the A-final.

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WATCH: UVA’s Madden, Walsh, And Douglass Earn Titles More From Night Two

Watch Cal win the 200 free relay, frosh Alex Walsh become an NCAA champion, NC State break the NCAA 400 medley relay record, and more from night two.

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2021 NCSA Spring Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight in Orlando will be the finals of the women’s and men’s 200 free, 400 IM, 100 back, and 200 free relay.

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WATCH: UVA Women Win Their First-Ever NCAA Relay Title in the 800 FR-R

Re-watch Virginia’s first-ever NCAA relay title in program history with their 800 free relay title, winning by over 5 seconds.

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2021 NCSA Spring Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

NOVA sisters Grace and Caroline Sheble come in as tonight’s top 2 seeds in the 200 fly final while Inspire Swim Team holds the top 2 men’s 50 back seeds.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Madden Leads A Competitive Sub-15:50 Mile Field

Virginia’s Paige Madden is already the most favored to win the 200/500 FR, yet can she pull another win in the 1650 free to hit a perfect 3-for-3 title sweep?

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: The First Non-King Breaststroke Champion Since 2015

The time has finally come for the first non-Lilly King 100 BR NCAA champion to be crowned in 2021. NC State’s Sophie Hansson looks to be the best candidate.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Can Frosh Alex Walsh Threaten the 2IM American Record?

At ACCs, UVA’s Alex Walsh won the 200 IM title with a monster 1:51.53. Could Walsh win the NCAA title and threaten the American record as a freshman?

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