Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2024-25 Division I Mid-Major Power Rankings: December Edition

We’re revisiting the top 10 of a hypothetical match-up between Division I mid-major programs after invite season has concluded.

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14-Time Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Named GQ Sportsperson of the Year

The recently retired Emma McKeon was named GQ’s Sportsperson of the Year. At the Paris Games, McKeon brought her total Olympic medal haul to 14.

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CrossFit Reaffirms Suspension Of Open Water Events After Lazar Ðukić’s Death In August

CrossFit has reaffirmed the suspension of open water events at licensed events, which went into effect after Lazar Ðukić’s death at the 2024 CrossFit Games.

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22 Women’s Teams Have At Least 1 NCAA Relay ‘A’ Cut, 3 Away From 2024 NCAAs Total Qualifiers

25 women’s teams qualified relays for 2024 NCAAs. This season, we’re 3 teams away from that mark, with 22 hitting at least one relay ‘A’ cut through invites.

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Leon Marchand Sweeps Breaststroke Events At 35th Indian Ocean Swim Meet (Race Video)

Marchand swept the men’s breaststroke events at the 35th Indian Ocean swim meet after announcing plans to train in Australia for a few months in the new year.

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2024 Short Course World Championships Results Digest

The full results digest from the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest, including all the world, world junior, and championship records broken.

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Bellevue & SwimMAC Win Girls WJ Titles; Lakeside & Bolles Win Boys & Combined Trophies

The Bellevue girls won the West Winter Junior team title, while the SwimMAC girls won in the east. Lakeside and Bolles won both the boys and combined titles.

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2024 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year — Summer McIntosh

Summer McIntosh was the only female junior swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold in the Paris pool–and she won three.

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Men’s NCAA Relay Qualification Explodes As 20 Schools Earn At Least One ‘A’ Cut In First Term

Only 14 men’s programs had earned at least one NCAA relay ‘A’ cut after invites last season, but that number has grown to 20 this season.

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Revisiting How The Relays Of The Men’s NCAA Title-Contending Teams Compare To Each Other

Caspar Corbeau joining the Indiana Hoosiers is a big shake-up for the relays at NCAAs, but it’s far from the only one we saw this month.

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Virginia Women, Texas Men Hold Strong In Top Spots In CSCAA December Polls

The Virginia women and Texas men have held onto the top spots in the CSCAA polls in the December rankings. Virginia has been ranked first all season.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer Of The Year – Summer McIntosh

After sensational performances at the Olympic Games and Short Course World Championships, Summer McIntosh repeats as Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Top Three Times In Each NCAA Event After Midseason Invites — Men’s Edition

Jordan Crooks owns four of the fastest times in the NCAA after an explosive performance at the 2024 Tennessee Invitational.

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The All-Time Top Ten Mid-Major Swimmers In Every Event Through 2024-25 Midseason Invites

Yale’s Noah Millard (pictured) has swum new marks on the mid-major all-time top ten list in the 200 and 1650 freestyle already this season.

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Top Three Times In Each NCAA Event After Midseason Invites — Women’s Edition

Emma Sticklen has dominated the 200 fly all season. She owns the fastest time in the NCAA with a 1:49.54 and also added the top time in the 200 IM at invites.

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