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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pancake Hot Take: Top 5 Swim(mer)s & Surprises from Des Moines/Pac-12s
This weekend really blew my socks off for a beginning of March, in-season meet. We saw many top times in the world & so many historic, top-10 all-time swims.
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.
USC Secures Verbal From In-State Sprinter and Flyer Kevin Sichak
Sichak has a time in the 100-yard fly that suggests he could be a relay contributor for the Trojans at the conference level as early as his freshman year.
O’Haimhirgin (Utah), Ingram (Zona) Qualify for Olympic Trials at Pac-12 Invite
Freshmen Finn O’Haimhirgin (Utah) and Hunter Ingram (Arizona) hit their first Olympic Trials qualifying times in the 100 free.
USC’s Fusaro Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year
USC senior Henry Fusaro was named the Pac-12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2019-20 season.
2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Cal’s Reece Whitley will race for a sweep in the 200 breast against Stanford’s Daniel Roy. Last night, Whitley became the 10th fastest ever in the 100 breast.
2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Cal Men Win 3rd-Straight Team Title
Reigning NCAA Champion Ryan Hoffer was among the top performers for Cal. He won titles in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 100 free.
Whitley Nearly Breaks Seliskar’s Meet Record with 1:49.8 200 BR, #7 All-Time
Cal’s Reece Whitley completed a sweep of the breaststroke titles on Saturday night at the 2020 men’s Pac-12 Championships.
Carr Breaks Murphy’s Pac-12 Meet Record with 1:37 200 Back, #9 All-Time
Carr’s time took down the former Pac-12 Record, which stood at a 1:38.07 done by Cal’s Ryan Murphy in 2017. Murphy was a 4-time NCAA Champion in the event.
