Articles by Sam Blacker

NCAA Day 2 Review: Who’s looking Strong At Halfway?

At the halfway point who’s looking up, who might need to kick on, and which of todays races could have a big effect on the title fight?

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Jordan Crooks Throws Down Multiple Top-5 50 Frees On Day 2 Of NCAAs

Jordan Crooks broke the 18-second barrier on two occasions in finals on Day 2, giving him six of the eight times under this barrier

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NCAA Day 1 + Day 2 Prelims Review: Who’s On The Upswing From Conferences?

Which teams have been outperforming expectations so far at NCAAs, and who might be casting nervous looks over their shoulders?

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Tennessee Look To Sprint Away From The Field In The Free Relays

Jordan Crooks will look to claim his first NCAA relay titles with Tennessee, whilst Florida look to reclaim their crown as the kings of sprint freestyle

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Which Men’s Event Was The Most Difficult To Qualify In For NCAAs?

It nearly took sub-19 to qualify in the 50 free this year but was it the most difficult event to make NCAAs? Breaststroke may have something to say about that

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What Will It Take To Score At The 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships?

There’s no clear team out in front, despite Texas’ dominance on the psych sheets. Getting swimmers into scoring position will be key, but what will that take?

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What Will It Take To Score at Women’s NCAA’s – A Review

How well did our model do at predicting scoring times last week? Pretty well, although there were a couple of events that didn’t quite go as expected

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Mackenzie Miller Becomes BYU’s First Swimming 1st Team All-American Since 1991

Mackenzie Miller qualified 5th into the 100 breaststroke final on Day 3 of NCAAs, giving BYU their first swimming ‘A’ finalist for 34 years

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What Will It Take To Score At Women’s NCAAs?

How quick will the fight for finals spots be at Federal Way this week? We’ve built a model to try to answer that very question

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Which Women’s Event Was Most Difficult To Qualify In For NCAAs?

The 500 free has been phenomenally fast so far this year, but how does it stack up against the other events for NCAA Qualification?

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Swims You Might Have Missed: 2025 Big Ten Championships

The conference champions may not have been too shocking but some of these swims certainly were, and it’s no surprise that breaststroke features prominently.

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Arizona State Shatter Big-12 Record in 400 Free relay, #4 Swim All Time

The Sun Devils put an exclamation point on their first Big-12 championship, rebounding from their disqualification in the 200 free relay on Day 4

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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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