Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Sophia Verkleeren Breaks 13-Year-Old 400 IM DIII Record To Win Title

Sophia Verkleeren dropped 5.54 seconds from her 400 IM lifetime best over the course of the day, culminating in a 4:11.23 to break the DIII record in finals.

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2025 Women’s NCAA Champs: UVA and Stanford Put Seven Swimmers Into Finals (Day 2 Ups/Downs)

Virginia and Stanford each have seven finalists on Day 2 of the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships, with Stanford going +24 versus the psych sheet.

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2025 NCAA DIII Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After an action packed first night of the 2025 NCAA DIII Championships, attention turns to the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, and 200 free relay on Day Two.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Opportunities Abound In The 200 Breaststroke

Many of last year’s 200 breast finalists won’t return this year, including defending champion Alex Walsh, leaving a big opportunity for swimmers to step up.

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2025 NCAA DIII Championships Preview: Events and Swimmers To Watch Amidst Close Team Battles

The top three women’s teams are projected to finish within 13 points of each other in another nailbiting race for the team title at Division III NCAAs.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Fifth-Years and Freshmen Collide In Women’s 100 Breaststroke 

There’s a changing of the guard happening in the women’s 100 breaststroke, as freshmen hold three of the top six seeds, as do fifth-years at their last NCAAs.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam Preview Index

Prepare for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships with our event-by-event previews, compiled here in our preview index.

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Enter The 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships Pick’Em Contest Now!

The Pick’Em Contest for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships is now live and will be open for entries until the afternoon of Mar. 26th

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Ethan Ekk Wins Twice On Last Day of Florida Seniors, Completes Individual Event Sweep

Ethan Ekk won the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke on the last day of the Florida Swimming Spring Senior Championships, completing his individual event sweep.

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32 Schools Qualify Relays For 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships

32 schools qualified at least one relay for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships. Florida leads with a projected 182 relay points based on the psych sheet.

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2025 NCAA DII Championships: Results & Records From A Thrilling Meet

Catch up with all the records, results, and high point scorers from one of the best NCAA Division II Championships in recent memory.

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Drury Wins 2025 Men’s NCAA Division II Championship, First Team Title Since 2014

The Drury Panthers pulled away on the final day of competition to win the team’s first Men’s NCAA Division II team title since 2014.

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Nova Southeastern Clinches Third-Straight NCAA DII Women’s Title By Winning Final Relay

Down by two heading into the final event, Nova Southeastern won the 400 freestyle relay and lifted it’s third NCAA women’s DII trophy in three seasons.

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The 2025 Women’s NCAA Championship Pick’Em Contest Is Here With A3 Performance Prizes

The 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships Pick’Em Contest is live! Make your picks for which swimmers and teams will place highly next week in Federal Way.

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Scratches Bump 2 Alternates Into 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships

UNLV’s Daniel Nicusan (pictured) was one of three alternates called up to the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships after scratches from Cal and Texas.

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