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NCAA Transfer Portal Opens for Women’s Division I Swimming & Diving

The NCAA Transfer Portal for Division I women’s swimmers and divers opened on Wednesday. The men will open next Wednesday.

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A USC Scratch Gives NCAA Championship Spot to Sarah Bennetts of Rival UCLA Bruins

USC and UCLA are long-time Los Angeles rivals, but a USC scratch from the upcoming NCAA Championships bumped a rival Bruin breaststroker into the meet.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Young International Crew Faces Off Against Experience In Women’s 100 Breast

NC State’s Eneli Jefimova has plenty of international experience but how will that stack up at her first NCAAs?

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Huske and Curzan Lead Hungry Field in 100 Butterfly

Torri Huske and Claire Curzan lead the women’s 100 fly field ahead of a bulk of swimmers looking to earn their spot in a competitive championship final.

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Projecting The Cutline: 2026 Men’s NCAA Championships

Owen McDonald leads an Indiana team that qualified 16 swimmers—the most of any squad—for the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Pre-Selection Psych Sheets Released For 2026 Men’s NCAA Championships

Texas’ Hubert Kos won’t defend his NCAA title in the 200 IM this season, opting to focus on the 200 back on the last day of racing while adding the 100 fly.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Bellard vs Shackell Headlines Women’s 200 Fly Battle

Bellard has earned the win over Shackell twice this season, and could the Michigan junior do so for a 3rd time?

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How Much Do B-Finals Matter at NCAAs? 

Texas signed off with a National title in Joe Schooling’s final season in Austin – without ‘B’ finals that would not have been the case

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Lucy Bell and Aimee Canny Set on Collision Course for 200 Breast Rematch

After two of the fastest performances ever in the 200 breast, Stanford’s Lucy Bell and Virginia’s Aimee Canny lead the field ahead of the NCAA Championships.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Curzan Eyeing 100 Back Repeat as Champ With Record-Setting Intention

Looking to defend her 2025 crown, Claire Curzan enters these NCAA Championships .28 off of Gretchen Walsh’s NCAA/American/US Open record time of 48.10.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Tight Race Set For 100 Freestyle With Moesch, Huske Leading Way

Torri Huske was 2nd last year behind Gretchen Walsh and is the #2 seed this year. The 100 free was historic at conferences last month.

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How Indiana Freshman Josh Bey Dropped 8 Seconds to Win Big 10 Title in 400 IM

When SwimSwam sat down with Bey to discuss his monumental drop, he revealed an interesting development that occurred this season

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Andrew Maksymowski (2026) Staying in So Cal; Flips Commitment to USC Trojans

Irvine Novaquatics’ Andrew Maksymowski has flipped his verbal commitment from Texas to USC for 2026-27.

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Indiana Adds Another NCAA Invite With David Kovacs On Day Two of Last Chance Meet

After dropping time yesterday, Indiana’s David Kovacs swam 1:39.18 in the men’s 200 backstroke to earn an NCAA invite as a freshman.

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Northwestern’s Oli Kos, Indiana’s Travis Gulledge, Lock Up NCAA Invites at Hoosier Last Chance

Northwestern’s Oli Kos (above) was fast mid-season in long course, and he has now added a likely NCAA Championship invite to his breakthrough 2025-2026 resume.

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