Articles by Tony Carroll

Georgia’s Tynan Stewart Wins NCAA Elite 89 Award For Second Year In A Row

This honor is given at each of the NCAA’s 89 championships to the student-athlete competing at the final championship site who has the highest GPA.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

The 400 IM will be a fun battle between the defending champion and American record holder, Chase Kalisz, and Texas star Will Licon.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Champioships: Texas Qualifies 6 Swimmers For The A final Of The 100 Butterfly

On paper, Texas is expected to score 91 points from the 100 butterfly alone. Without any DQ’s, the best they can do is pick up 95 points and the worst the can do is score 81 points.

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2015 Men’s NCAA D1 Championships: Day 2 Ups/Downs Puts Texas In Class Of Their Own

The Longhorns will earn more points in the 100 butterfly than most other team will score in all of their events today…

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California Busts 200 Medley Relay American Record In Prelims; Katis Swims Fastest 50 Breaststroke Split In History

After breaking the American record last night in the 400 medley relay last night with Stubblefield as the anchor, the…

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships: Texas Improves 70 Points On Day 1 From Psych Sheet Scoring

The Texas Longhorns cemented themselves in first place after the first day of competition with 171 points. With two relay…

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Ryan Murphy Breaks Lochte’s NCAA Record Leading Off 400 Medley Relay; Cal Finishes 2nd With New American Record

Ryan Murphy ran away from the field, leading off the 400 medley relay with an impressive 100 backstroke time of…

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Quick Quotes

Texas’ John Murray on winning 200 FR: “There are some fast relays; Cal was very fast on lane one. NC…

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David Nolan Becomes First Swimmer In History Under 1:40 In 200 IM

David Nolan posts a 1:39.38 to win the 200 IM at the 2015 Men’s NCAA D1 Swimming and Diving Championships, becoming the first swimmer in history to break 1:40.

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Caeleb Dressel Lowers NAG Record; Ties Seventh Fastest Swim In History

Caeleb Dressel is now the second fastest American performer in history. The Florida freshman won the 50 freestyle at the 2015…

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NC State’s 200 Freestyle Relay Title Pulled Away After Disqualification for An Early Takeoff

NC State slipped through prelims after appealing their disqualification and having the cal overturned. Freshman Ryan Held was called for an…

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Could Three Swimmers Break 1:40 In The 200 IM Tonight?

Call me crazy, but I believe tonight’s session could be historic for more than one reason.

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Day 1 Ups/Downs: A Strong Morning Gives The Longhorns An Early Advantage

With six A final swims, one B final swim, and three divers that are expected to score on the 1…

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Consistency Is Key: Caeleb Dressel Ties 17-18 NAG Record With Another 18.86

For the second time today, Caeleb Dressel went 18.86 in the 50 freestyle, tying his 17-18 NAG record. The first…

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NCAA Officials Overturn NC State’s 200 Free Relay DQ; Stanford Bumped Down, Indiana Bumped Out

After announcing that NC State was disqualified for an early take-off, NCAA officials announced that the call was appealed and…

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