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2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 3: Who’s Going to Swim This Season’s First Sub-19 50 Free?

This week in our NCAA recap, we’re talking men’s 50 freestyle, news from the mid-majors, checking in on Leon Marchand, and wrapping up the SMU Classic. 

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Flashback: A 2014 Wave for College Swimming, and How We Can Ride it Better This Time

A dual meet between Cal and Arizona in 2014 drew over 1,500 spectators – with 200 more turned away at the door. How do we capture the momentum?

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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Northwestern Gains Commitment From Butterflier Kyle Wang (2024)

All Star Aquatics’ Kyle Wang has announced he’ll join the Northwestern Wildcats next fall, where he’ll likely join the fly group.

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Baganha Hits 19.80 50 Free as Penn State Rolls Past Navy in Combined Dual

Penn State hosted Navy for a men’s and women’s dual meet in University Park over the weekend.

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Ohio State Ends Circuit with Tug-of-War Before 34×50 on Saturday AM | PRACTICE + PANCAKES

On Saturdays, you can catch the Ohio State swim team in the weight room (a DIY gym inside an old basketball arena) at 7am for their weekly full-body circuit

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Michigan Announces Alumnus Cokey Huffman as New Diving Coach

Cokey Huffman is a former All-American diver for Michigan and two-time US Diving National Champion. She also served as a judge at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

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Hall, Haimes & Jorgenson Lead Scarlet To Victory Over Cream At Nebraska Intrasquad

Maia Hall, Emily Haimes and Gena Jorgenson were key contributors for Scarlet in their 97-81 win over the Cream team.

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Iowa Women Kick Off Season With Big Win Over In-State Rival Northern Iowa

The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving won its season opener against Northern Iowa, 196.5-103.5, on Friday night.

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Major Men’s DI Storylines To Watch in the 2023-24 NCAA Season

These five (plus a couple bonus) storylines are just some of the reason you won’t want to forget about the NCAA season in this Olympic year.

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Badger Women Dominate, Elaraby Posts 19.74 50 FR As Wisconsin And Notre Dame Split Dual

Abby Carlson, Abdelrahman Elaraby, Tommy Janton, and Domink Mark-Torok were few of the standout performers at the Wisconsin-Notre Dame dual meet.

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Summer Juniors Finalist Erica Jaffe Hands UCLA 1st Verbal Commitment for 2025-26

53.8/1:56.6 backstroker Erica Jaffe from Northern California’s Sierra Marlins Swim Team will head south to UCLA in the fall of 2025.

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How To Watch the Top-25 NCAA Division I Teams: 10/6-10/7

The #3-ranked Louisville women are one of the six teams that will head to Dallas this weekend for the annual SMU Classic.

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Michigan State Says Battle to Save Swim and Dive Program Is Over

MSU’s new Olympic-sized pool will be used by students — not a varsity program — after supporters fell short of their $26.5 million fundraising target.

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Ahmed Hafnaoui Clocks 1:49, 3:56, and 8:04 200/400/800 as IU Rolls Kentucky in LCM Dual

Indiana hosted Kentucky for an LCM dual meet yesterday at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington.

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