College Swimming Previews

College Swimming Previews: #7 Ohio State a Threat in the Pool and On the Boards

After finishing 3rd at Big Tens last year, Ohio State is in excellent shape heading into this season.

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College Swimming Previews: MacNeil Remains The Driving Force Of #6 Michigan

Entering her senior season, Maggie MacNeil is the defending NCAA champion in both the women’s 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

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College Swimming Previews: Fifth Year Returnees Bolster #7 Ohio State Women

Kristen Romano returns for a fifth year with the Buckeyes as they gear up to take a run at a third straight Big Ten title and a top-five showing at NCAAs.

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College Swimming Previews: #8 Georgia Women to Rely on Upperclassmen

While bringing in 16 newcomers, the Georgia women will have to rely on a small group of key upperclassmen to take over the majority of NCAA scoring.

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College Previews: Can #8 NC State Get on Track to Challenge Cal/Texas Hegemony?

It may be a year too soon, but NC State is assembling the kind of talent that could break into the top two at NCAAs in the not-so-distant future.

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College Swimming Previews: #9 Stanford Women Reload With Olympic-Sized Boost

Looking to bounce back from 9th at NCAAs, the Stanford Cardinal women are re-loading their roster with four Olympians, including fifth-year Brooke Forde.

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College Swimming Previews: Underclassmen Powering #9 Virginia Men

A pair of sophomore sprint dynamos and strong relays has Virginia primed to build on last year’s 9th place finish at NCAAs.

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College Swimming Previews: One Casas-Sized Hole To Fill For #10 Texas A&M Men

Senior Koko Bratanov will be heavily relied upon this season by the Aggies after the abrupt departure of Shaine Casas one month ago.

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2021-2022 College Previews: #11 Virginia Tech Men Feeling the Sergio Effect

The Virginia Tech men return all of their NCAA qualifiers after finishing a program-best 11th place at the 2021 NCAA Championships.

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2021-2022 NCAA Previews: #12 Arizona Men Get Big Boost With Fail’s Fifth Year

The Wildcats get a boost this season as Brooks Fail, their leading individual scorer last season, returns for a fifth year.

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College Swimming Previews: #12 Michigan Men Aiming to Build On B1G Title

The Michigan men return most of the core that earned them a Big Ten Championship last season despite facing several challenges.

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2021 SEC Men’s Championships Fan Guide: AR-Holders Smith and Finke to Propel UF

Georgia is having a ridiculously impressive season, though, and a very strong A&M team could also make things interesting at the 2021 SEC Champs.

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2021 Women’s ACC Championships Fan Guide: Virginia Favored to Defend Title

Virginia is the heavy favorite to repeat as team champion, while NC State and Louisville are projected to defend their 2nd and 3rd place finishes.

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2020 W. NCAA Picks: A Mad(den) Dash to Topple Forde

Brooke Forde returns to defend her 2019 crown, holding the best time of anyone in the field by at least a half-second at 4:31.34.

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College Swimming Previews: Unlikely Sprints/400 IM Combo Lead #1 Cal Men

Cal has the two best returning 50 freestylers in the NCAA. But they also have arguably three of the top 400 IMers. That’s what you call a well-rounded roster.

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