Articles by Sam Blacker

2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Prelims Scratches – 2025 scorer Angove out of 2IM

The final day of 2026 NCAAs sees multiple scratches, with the 200 IMs new position on the schedule forcing some decisions

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: Many Pretenders To The 500 Free Throne, But There Can Only Be One King

Rex Maurer is the defending champion, but the field is more congested than ever this year with a fierce battle just to make the final

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Minnesota The Top Team For Takeovers So Far

Minnesota were a combined 0.14 seconds on their exchanges on the 200 free relay, the 5th-fastest mark at NCAAs in the last decade

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 3 Prelims Scratches – Three Texas Swimmers Scratch

A trio of Texas swimmers have scratched out of their individual events this morning, and look likely to be part of a tilt at the 400 medley relay

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2026 Women’s NCAAs: Texas’ Berit Berglund Scratches, Kentucky’s De Goeij Called Up

Berit Berglund scratched out of NCAAs on March 13, the same day that she entered the transfer portal after three years at Texas

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The Morning/Evening Relay Dichotomy Is Real, And Cal’s Taper Is Scary (Day 1 Finals Overreactions)

Alex Shackell swam well on the 200 medley relay for Indiana this morning, but the majority of teams to drop from seed were from the evening session

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2026 Women’s NCAAs: Day 1 800 Free Relay Analysis – Not One But Two 1:39s

Liberty Clark scorched a 1:39.70 leadoff for Indiana, but it was Anna Moesch’s 1:39.0 anchor which delivered the title for Virginia

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2026 Women’s NCAAs: Day 1 200 Medley Relay Analysis – Two 22-Point Leadoffs And A 23.0

Sara Curtis blasted 22.73 on the leadoff for Virginia for the #5 performance in history as Torri Huske also broke 23 seconds as she switched from fly to back

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia In The Driving Seat Of The Women’s 400 Free Relay

Another year, another lightning-fast 400 free relay from Virginia – but the field behind them looks as deep as ever and every place will be hard-fought

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2026 M. NCAA Previews: ASU Flying Close To The Sun In The 400 Free Relay

Jonny Kulow anchored ASU home to silver at 2025 NCAAs – and he looks in prime position to be anchoring home to gold in 2026

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Women’s NCAAs 2026: Which Event Was The Most Difficult To Qualify In With The New AQ System?

The 100 fly has 11 conference champions entered, while the 200 IM has just five – but it is the latter event which is more affected by this year’s changes

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How could the NCAA Auto-Qualification Times Change Next Year – And What Would It Mean?

NCAA auto-qualification was introduced for the 2025/26 season and is unlikely to disappear, but adaptations look inevitable heading forward

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Women’s NCAAs 2026: How Much Has The New Qualification System Changed The Cutlines?

The cutline shifted by over half a second in three events under the new qualification system compared to the old one, but less than 0.10 seconds in six others

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Curzan-Mania In The 200 Back But A Fearsome Field Behind Her

Claire Curzan will aim to win her third title in a row in the 200 back after shattering the NCAA record at ACCs in 1:46.09

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Five Fewer For Texas, Three More For Wyoming: Shake Up For The Men’s NCAA Qualifiers This Year

Jovan Lekic was an ‘A’ finalist at NCAAs last season and misses out this year- but would he be in the meet under the old qualification system?

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