Overreacting To The 2023 SEC & ACC Championships Day 1
After day one of the 2023 ACC and SEC champs, we’ll play the favorite game of SwimSwam commenters: jumping to conclusions after a single day of racing.
LIVE: SwimSwam Deep Dive on Day 1 of SECs, ACCs
Follow along here as SwimSwam’s Coleman Hodges and Yanyan Li break down day one of the SEC and ACC conference championships live.
Jordan Crooks Splits 18.90 50 Fly To Become First Swimmer Sub-19 On Relay
With his 18.90 split, Crooks is now nearly half a second faster than any other swimmer has been in the 50-yard fly (on a relay)
Kate Douglass Clocks 20.49 50 Free Split, #4 Performer All-Time
The only swimmers who have been faster than Douglass in the 50 free on relays include Anna Hopkin, Simone Manuel, and Abbey Weitzeil.
UVA Breaks American, US Open, and NCAA Record With 1:31.73 200 Medley Relay
Virginia reset their record time of 1:31.83 that was set last year at 2022 ACCs, and recorded some of the fastest relay splits of all-time.
2023 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Hoos In For A Four-Peat?
With a massive freshman and transfer class, the Virginia women are heavily favored to win their fourth-straight ACC Championships title this year.
King, Boyle, And Cotter Missing From ACC Champs Pre-Scratch Psych Sheets (FULL PSYCHS)
Several of Virginia and NC State’s biggest names on the men’s side are missing from the 2023 ACC Championship pre-scratch psych sheets.
100 Back NCAA Record Holder Katharine Berkoff To Stay At NC State For Fifth Year
Berkoff’s decision to compete in the 2023-24 season will benefit NC State, which gains a relatively small five-person freshman class next season.
After Cavalier Invite, Only MacNeil And Marchand Have A Shot At A Perfect Season
After Gretchen Walsh placed second to Aimee Canny in the 200 free last weekend, Leon Marchand and Maggie MacNeil are the only unbeaten swimmers left.
Kate Douglass Swims 2:01.43 200 Breast To Break American And US Open Record (RACE VIDEO)
Considering that Douglass set the 200 breast record twice prior to championship season, she could do damage in the event come time for ACCs and NCAAs.
Rex Maurer Swims 1:43.09 2Back, 1:45.78 2IM, And 3:46.29 4IM PBs At Road To Paris Meet
Despite being primarily known as a mid-distance freestyler, Maurer’s swims from this meet indicate that he can be proficient in backstroke and IM races.
Leon Marchand Clocks 4:07.81 500 Free To Become #5 Performer Of All-Time
Marchand continues to show his versatility, having nation-leading times in all four strokes, as well as in both IM events.
Leon Marchand Shows Off Versatility With 44.77 100 Back, #1 Time In The Country
After swimming the top time in the 100 back for the 2022-23 season, it is official that Leon Marchand does not have a single “bad” stroke.
Eight-Time NCAA Champion Kate Douglass Says 2023 NCAAs Will Be Her Final College Meet
Douglass said that 2023 NCAAs would be her last college meet, meaning she will not being using her fifth year of eligibility for the 2023-24 NCAA season.
UVA NCAA Qualifier Sean Conway Considering Fifth Year If He Gets Grad School Fellowship
Conway, a 2021 NCAA qualifier, will only be doing a fifth year if he gets accepted to the UVA Data Science grad school with an academic fellowship.
