Articles by Robert Gibbs

Cal Transfer Alicia Wilson Debuts for Texas; Longhorn Men and Women Sweep Horned Frogs

Despite a good chunk of their roster being absent for the Pan American Games, the Longhorns didn’t miss a beat, sweeping every event against the Horned Frogs.

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Freshmen Make a Splash in Collegiate Debut as Alabama Sweeps Delta State

Freshmen helped lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to win all except one event against Division II Delta State Friday in Tuscaloosa.

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Three Longhorn Freshmen Clock Personal Bests in Wins at Orange White Intrasquad

Four Texas freshmen won individual events, three in best times, at the annual Sam Kendricks Memorial Orange-White Intrasquad meet today in Austin.

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Indiana Freshman Mikkel Lee Turns Heads at Asian Games With 47.25 100 Free Split

Barely into his NCAA career, Singapore’s Mikkel Lee threw down an attention-getting 47.25 anchor leg at the Asian Games this week.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Talent Out, Talent In For #3 Texas Men In Eddie’s Last Ride

The Longhorns will be relying on some talented incoming freshmen to help blunt some major losses in what appears will be Eddie Reese’s final season.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #5 NC State Men Reloading For Run at Top 3 NCAA Finish

A bevy of fifth years, redshirts, and freshmen have the NC State men eyeing a top three finish at NCAAs despite stiff competition.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #9 VT Men Return All Relay Legs After Best-Ever NCAAs

Youssef Ramadan earned the Hokies’ first-ever individual NCAA title, while the team surged to a program-best 9th place finish last season.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2023-2024 College Preview Index

College season is just around the corner, and we’ll be publishing previews of the top 12 men’s and women’s teams from the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: No Urlando, But Freshmen, Fifth-Years Buoy #12 UGA Men

While they’ll be without Luca Urlando once again, the return of key fifth years, and a couple incoming freshmen, should prove crucial for UGA this season.

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2023 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

The swimming portion of the 2023 World Aquatic Championships wraps up tonight in Fukuoka with medals on the line in seven events.

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Final Projected USA World Champs Rosters: 21 Women, 26 Men, Heading to Fukuoka

Barring any unexpected changes, we project 26 men and 21 women to make the USA 2023 World Championships team after a week of racing in Indianapolis.

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2023 U.S. Trials: After Day 4, Women Should Take Full Team; Men’s Path Less Certain

A number of swimmer secured spots on the US Worlds team tonight as more swimmers added doubles, helping ensure that the US women won’t max out the roster.

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2023 U.S. Trials: No Worries About 12 Relay-Only Swimmers Cap After Day 3 Doubles

Winning swims by Torri Huske and Justin Ress tonight means team USA won’t encounter the same issue that kept Ryan Held off the Olympic team in 2021.

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2023 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Roster Update

Veteran Ryan Murphy was among the swimmers who secured a spot on the Worlds team last night, while Destin Lasco became the first man to qualify in two events.

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2023 U.S. Nationals: Rookies Abound, Ledecky Qualifies For 6th-Straight Worlds Roster

Katie Ledecky has qualified for her sixth World Championships team, while a bevy of swimmers are in line to qualify for the first time.

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