Articles by Robert Gibbs

2018 M. NCAA Day 2: 17.63 & Indiana Have Us Rethinking What’s Possible

Some amazing swims have us rethinking what’s possible the rest of the week at the 2018 Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Watch Switkowski & Vazaios Battle in 200 IM

Watch Florida’s Jan Switkowski & NC State’s Andreas Vazaios throw down a pair of 1:39s in the 200 IM on the 2nd night of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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NC State Takes Down American Record in the 200 Free Relay

NC State wasn’t able to get their 2nd relay victory of the meet, but they did set a new American Record in their 2nd place finish in the 200 free relay.

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Wallace, Smith Win Distance Events Day 1 of Christiansburg Sectionals

The first night of the 2018 Christiansburg Speedo Sectionals featured the women’s 1000 free and men’s 1650 free.

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2018 M. NCAA Day Two Finals Preview: Dressel’s Quest to Break 18

Tonight, Caeleb Dressel will be looking to break the magical 18.0 barrier in the 50 free.

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Watch: NC State Goes 6:05.31 in 800 Free Relay

Watch as the 800 free relay record falls for the 3rd-straight year.

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2018 M. NCAA: Day One Continues the 200 Free Explosion

NC State’s dominant victory tonight, coupled with numerous fast splits, continued the 200 yard freestyle progression we’ve seen over the couple of years.

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Texas Sets New American Record in 3rd Place Effort in 800 Free Relay

The Texas men set a new American Record in the 800 free relay at the first night of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Mason Manta Rays Break Boys 200 Medley Relay 15-16 NAG

The Mason Manta Rays set yet another NAG tonight at the TYR ISCA Junior Championships Cup in Lynchburg, VA.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: Texas & NC State to Square Off in 400 Free Relay

The 2018 NCAA Championships should culminate in duel between NC State and Texas that could see the 2:45 mark broken in the 400 free relay.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: Rivals Raring to Cut In On Cal-Texas Tango in 400 Medley Relay

6 different programs have season-best composite times that add up within a second of one another in an event that could turn the tides of the entire meet.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: All Dressel, Dressel, Dressel in the 50 Free

There’s not much doubt that Caeleb Dressel will complete the four-year sweep of the 50 free this week, but a historically strong field means that some sub-19 sprinters are going to get left out of the A-final.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: For 1st Time in Years, No Clear Favorite in 200 IM

Florida senior Mark Szaranek will be looking to win the 200 IM title outright after winning tying for the victory last year, but he’ll have to deal with Auburn’s Hugo Gonzalez and the rest of a very strong field.

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2018 NCSA Spring Jr Nationals: Day 2 Live Recap

Kentucky commit Caitlin Brooks opened up Wednesday with a win in the 200 back.

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How Do SwimSwam’s Preseason Picks Look The Day Of Women’s NCAAs?

Didn’t see Erika Brown coming? Neither did we. Check out our how our preseason picks look the day before the 2018 women’s NCAA Division I championships.

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