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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
College Swimming Previews: Individual Titles May Not Be Enough for #1 Stanford
Gone are the days of Ledecky, Manuel, Eastin and Ruck. But Stanford still has the depth of multiple #1 recruiting classes who will need to step up in 2020.
