Articles by Robert Gibbs

Kate Douglass Shakes Up Sleepy Prelims Session with ACC, Pool Record in 50 Free

UVA’s Kate Douglass is now tied as the 6th-fastest 50 free performer in history after a 21.21 in prelims on Day 2 of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Championships.

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2021 Womens NCAA Champs: 8th in 500 Free Prelims Wouldn’t Score In Recent Years

We expected prelims times to be a bit slower than recent years after slower invite times, but 8th in the 500 free prelims wouldn’t have scored since 2013.

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2021 NCSA Spring Invite: No Top 8 Scratches, Many Day 3 Doubles (Heat Sheets)

With plenty of heats to spread out swims, no top 8 scratches means most top swimmers will be swimming doubles on Day 3 of the 2021 NSCA Spring Invite.

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NC State Parts Ways With Head Dive Coach Yahya Radman

NC State head coach Braden Holloway announced today that head diving coach Yahya Radman will be departing the team after the season.

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Andrew Boggus Commits to Emory & Henry With Times Faster Than School Records

Andrew Boggus will join the Wasps in the 2021-2022 season with three times that are already faster than school records, as Emory & Henry transitions to DII.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Casas Targeting Fastest Time Ever in the 200 IM

Back in 2019, then-freshmen Shaine Casas finished 13th in the 200 IM, but now, the Texas A&M star could threaten Caeleb Dressel’s all-time mark of 1:38.18.

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Texas Has Decisions to Make After Qualifying 26 Men For 2021 NCAAs

With 17 men currently projected to score, the downside to the Longhorns’ incredible depth is that they may end up leaving potential scorers at home.

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19.0/4:08 Freestyler Drew Kibler Will Swim 500 Free At NCAAs

Drew Kibler is one of the few men who has NCAA scoring ability in both the 50 free and the 500 free and will focus on the latter event at NCAAs.

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Casas Moves to #6 All-Time With 1:38.69 200 Fly at American Short Course Champs

Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas moved to #6 all-time with a 1:38.69 in the 200 fly tonight on the final day of the 2021 American Short Course Championships.

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Shaine Casas Clocks 41.68 100 Free at American Short Course Champs Day 2

Texas A&M Junior Shaine Casas hit a new lifetime best in a 100 free time trial on the second day of the 2021 American Short Course Champs in Austin, TX.

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Braden Vines Hits Likely NCAA Invite Time at American Short Course Champs Day 1

The Incarnate Word Men also swam today, putting up times that would have won events at the CCSA Championships last month.

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Julian Sets Cal, Meet Records With 4:09 500 Free, 4th Man Under 4:10 in ’21

Cal senior Trenton Julian became the fourth man to go under 4:10 in the 500 free this season, setting Cal and Pac-12 Meet Records as he did so.

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UVA Freshman Breaststroker Nichols Moves to #4, #8, in 17-18 Age Group at ACCs

UVA’s Noah Nichols continued the trend of some fast swims from freshmen that we’ve seen at the men’s ACCs and SECs this week.

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Notre Dame’s Jack Hoagland Named ACC Most Valuable Swimmer After Going 3-3

Notre Dame sophomore Jack Hoagland was named the 2021 ACC Men’s Championships Most Valuable Swimmer after winning three individual events.

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Louisville Men End NC State’s Streak, Capture The Cards’ First ACC Championship

The Louisville Cardinal men won their first-ever ACC Swimming and Diving Championship, snapping a six-year streak of NC State wins.

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