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Cal’s Hugo Gonzalez Goes with 200 Breast Over 200 Back at NCAAs

His time from the 200 breast time trial at Pac-12s ranks him 4th in the nation, while his time in the 200 back ranked 8th.

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Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas Chooses 400 IM Over 100 Back for NCAAs

This season, he’s dropped the 100 back on day 2 for the 400 IM. He was the 4th fastest 100 backstroker in the nation this season.

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2020 Zone D: Texas Men Go 1-2, Qualify 3 Divers For NCAAs On Day 1

Returning NCAA A finalists Jordan Windle and Grayson Campbell went 1-2 on 3-meter in the tough Zone D, and Texas qualified 3 divers for NCAAs.

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Making Assumptions and Projecting the Cutline for the 2020 Men’s NCAA Champs

It’s sort of like if we played pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey with cut lines. Tait Pinnow knows about where the target is, but it’s a little fuzzy still.

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2020 Women’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Presented by A3 is LIVE

Now you can pick against the SwimSwam experts in the 2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships Pick ‘Em Contest, with a chance to win prizes from A3.

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Minnesota Secures Verbal From Distance Swimmer Bar Soloveychik of Israel

Soloveychik will be able to make an immediate impact on the Gophers’ D-Squad when he arrives on campus next fall.

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Manoff Drops Lifetime Best 100 Free at Ohio State Last Chance

Virginia Tech’s Blake Manoff swam to a lifetime best in the 100 free. Manoff led prelims with a 42.64. That moves him up to 33rd in the nation.

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Purdue Last Chance: Montesi Posts 45.8/1:40.1 BK as 3 Men Qualify for NCAAs

He put up a 45.81 in the 100 back, dropping half a second to move to 18th. He’s ranked higher in the 200 at 12th. His 1:40.14 was a best by nearly 2 seconds.

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

The Big Ten Champion Ohio State Buckeyes are our fastest risers in our end-of-season poll, flying from unranked to #11 overall.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines For 2020 Women’s NCAA Champs

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2020 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Scoring the 2020 NCAA Women’s D1 Pre-Selection Psych Sheets

The three-time defending NCAA Champion Stanford women are seeded only 9th, by swimming points, for the upcoming national championship meet in March.

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NCAA Establishes Coronavirus Advisory Panel to Guide Outbreak Response

With NCAA Championship season shifting into high gear this month, the organization has formed a panel of medical professionals and student-athlete liaisons.

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NCAA Division I Men’s Qualifiers Status after 3 Weeks of Conference Meets

Depending on what happens at the Pac-12 Championships next week, the Texas men could earn as many as 24 individual swimming invites to the NCAA Championship meet.

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2020 B1G Men’s Championship Scoring Breakdown

The Michigan men took the B1G men’s championship over the weekend, ending Indiana’s run on top. Here’s how it happened in numbers. All of the numbers.

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Pancake Hot Take: Week 2, Day 4 of Conference Championship Season

We saw Day 4 of racing pick up, with some very exciting swims to end the conference championship weekend on a high note.

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