Articles by Sam Blacker

Yale, Harvard, Princeton All Break Farris-Era Ivy League Meet Record In 400 Free Relay

In the fastest-ever 400 free relay heat at Ivies by a distance, Yale came away victorious while Princeton’s third place finish secured the conference crown

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Indiana Smash Big 10 Record in 400 Free Relay

Indiana skipped the 2:46s entirely, breaking their own Big 10 record by swimming the 21st fastest 400 free relay of all time in 2:45.62

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Pietro Ubertalli Ties Dean Farris’ 200 Backstroke Ivy League Record

Pietro Ubertalli is the first man to match one of Dean Farris’ Ivy League records, as he went 1:38.99 to complete a backstroke sweep and make his first NCAAs

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Owen McDonald Breaks Tyler Clary’s Big 10 Record In Men’s 200 Back

Owen Macdonald made it a perfect 3-from-3 in his first conference meet with Indiana, with a new Big 10 record in the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:37.15

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Swims You Might Have Missed: 2025 SEC Championship Edition

SECs was fantastically quick last week, and it’s impossible to have eyes on everyone – here’s some swims that may have slipped through the cracks

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NAIA Announces Selections for 2025 National Championships

The NAIA has released the list of qualified athletes for the 2025 national championship, to be held from March 5-8, 2025, in Elkhart, Indiana

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Swims You Might Have Missed: 2025 ACC Championship Edition

There were some swims at ACCs that flew under the radar a little that could have big repercussions at NCAAs in a month’s time

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Denver Women Take 12th Consecutive Crown As Pioneers Sweep Summit League Championships

Denver swept the Summit League Championships once again, with a 12th consecutive crown for the women and the 11th in 12 years for the men.

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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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