Articles by Sam Blacker

How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part X: Ivy League

The Ivy League has been adding depth behind its stars, and the tight battle for first this year should make that more important than ever

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How Much Faster Are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part IX: Big 12

The Big 12 is a small conference that’s been getting a lot deeper in recent years, though Texas’ departure will change things beginning this season.

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How Much Faster Are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part VIII: Big Ten Women

Ohio State and Indiana could be joined in the top 10 at NCAAs by a resurgent Michigan in 2025 as the conference that looks to be much faster this year.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part VII: Big Ten Men

Indiana’s status as an NCAA title contender could see the bar being raised at Big Tens across the board.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part VI: Pac-12 Women

We might see the former Pac-12 teams approach their new conference championships slightly differently this year, but they’ll still finish near the top.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part V: Pac-12 Men

The Pac-12 had been getting quicker pretty much everywhere, and that will have a knock-on effect as the schools compete in their new conferences this year.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part IV: ACC Women

It’s clear who the ACC powerhouse is – Louisville and especially NC State have pushed them hard at times, but Virginia has strength and depth everywhere.

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part III: ACC Men

ACCs have been dominated by NC State over the last decade, interrupted by Louisville in 2022, but there may be a new winner this year

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How Much Faster are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part II: SEC Women

The SEC is loaded this season after Texas, Florida and Tennessee finished 2-3-4 at NCAAs last year.

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How Much Faster Are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part I: SEC Men

The SEC, even before the addition of a loaded Texas team this year, has historically been an incredibly strong conference.

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Swimmer Iris Cummings, Last Living Olympian From Berlin 1936, Dies At 104

Iris Cummings Critchell, the last living Olympian from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died on January 24th at the age of 104.

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Video: Wiffen Twins Visit Cal In Latest Vlog

Daniel and Nathan Wiffen released a vlog of their recent training camp trip to Cal, where Nathan is headed next season and Daniel is considering.

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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats? Olympic Universality Athletes In The Sprint Freestyle Events

Mikel Schreuders is an athlete who has progressed from a Universality place at Rio 2016 to a World Championship final in 2024.

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Legendary swimming photographer Heinz Kluetmeier passes away

Heinz Kluetmeier, the only photographer to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, passed away this week.

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