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Abbey Weitzeil Named as 1 of 10 Finalists for 2020 Sullivan Award

Like most of the finalists, Abbey Weitzeil wasn’t able to complete her senior collegiate season. She still did enough to earn a top 10 nomination.

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Top 10 College Seniors Ready to Make the Jump to the ISL

With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes…

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Men’s Midseason

For the men’s mid-season quotes, we had spoken with a lot of seniors who had high hopes for the end of the season, which is, as we’ve said before, devastating

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Women’s Midseason

One way we at SwimSwam are dealing with our pain is taking a look back at what ended up being the last taper meets of the NCAA season

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Which NCAA Power 5 Conference Teams Can Still Practice and Compete?

Only a handful of schools are yet to be prohibited from practicing as well as from competing as part of the response to COVID-19.

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2020 NIC Championships: Watson, Poletta Win Double on Thursday

Cleveland State’s Dominic Poletta dropped over half a second in the 50 fly at this meet, winning the race in 21.14. He returned to win the 50 free.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

NCAA’s are canceled. Bummed? Yeah, us too. But relive what could/would have been in our final edition Power Ranks, including conference champ results.

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End-of-Season Intrasquad Meets an Option in Wake of NCAA Cancelation

Schools are considering hosting their own end-of-season meets after the NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championships.

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Capitani On Big 12 Difficulty: “In Some Ways We’re Competing Against Ourselves”

Texas women’s head coach Carol Capitani discussed a number of topics at Tuesday’s press conference including the challenges of competing in the Big 12.

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Eddie Reese: Texas Will Take 16 Swimmers and 4 Divers to NCAA Championships

Head coach Eddie Reese held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss coronavirus, the upcoming NCAA Championships, and this summer’s Olympic Games.

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A Look At Women’s NCAA Relay Qualification, 2017-2020

For the 4th year in a row, Standford, Cal and Louisville hit all 5 ‘A’ cuts for the Women’s D1 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2020 W. NCAA Previews: Hansson, MacNeil, and Brown Set for 100 Fly Showdown

The 100 fly is one of the most anticipated showdowns, featuring 2 women tied as the NCAA Record holders and a 3rd who holds the American Record.

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2020 W. NCAA Previews: Weitzeil Aiming for 2nd Sub-21 to Defend 50 Free Title

Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the reigning NCAA Champion, made history this season as the first woman to break 21 in the 50 free.

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Scoring Out The 2020 NCAA Men’s D1 Pre-Selection Psych Sheets

The NCAA pre-selection psych sheets only dropped this morning, but we’ve already got the seeds scored out with all swimming events (but no diving) included.

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Maxime Rooney to Swim 50 Free, 100 Free, and 100 Fly In His Final NCAAs

Texas senior Maxime Rooney will be swimming his 4th different NCAA lineup in 4 NCAA campaigns, focusing on shorter events this year.

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