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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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Florida’s Kieran Smith to Swim 200 Free Instead of 400 IM at NCAAs

While Smith swam the 400 IM at SECs in a time that then led the nation, he won’t be entered in it at NCAAs. He’ll instead be the top seed in the 200 free. 

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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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