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2019 M. NCAA Previews: It’s Hard to Bet Against Lanza in 100 Fly

Indiana’s Vini Lanza is a safe enough bet to win this race. (Not that you should be gambling on swimming.)

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2019 M NCAA Previews: Four Freshmen Gunning for 100 BR Runner-Up

Ian Finnerty already broke the 50-second barrier in the 100 breast, and is the clear favorite, but Carsten Vissering will face four freshman in the battle for second place.

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Stanford Seniors Relied on 2016 NCAA’s to Guide Team to Victory (Video)

Although the last 2 years have been blowout wins for Stanford, the senior class remembers an NCAA’s 3 years ago similar to this one where every swim and every point could mean the difference between 1st and 2nd

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40th Anniversary Special: Relive the 1979 Men’s NCAA DI Championships

The upcoming 2019 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships, taking place in Austin this week, mark the 40th anniversary of one…

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2019 W. NCAAs Predictions: How Did The Comment Section Do?

Looking back at the leadup to the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships, we want to see where the “buzz” of the SwimSwam comment section was onto something… and where it wasn’t. How did your predictions fare? We track the results here.

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20 Headlines for 20 Teams at the 2019 NCAA Women’s Championships

The Louisville women finished 4th at NCAAs, which is their best-ever finish.

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Amy Bilquist & Katie McLaughlin: “I feel like we won” (Video)

The Cal women had a sensational week, leading the team battle going into the final day and ultimately winding up 2nd to Stanford by less then 40 points

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: 200 Medley Relay a Toss-Up

Ryan Hoffer and the Cal Bears will be in the mix in a tight 200 medley relay field

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Greg Meehan on Ella Eastin as a Team Leader vs Point Scorer (Video)

Meehan admits that the Stanford coaches asked more of Ella Eastin this year as a leader as well as a top swimmer than they ever had before

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2019 W. NCAAs: How Did SwimSwam’s Power Rankings Hold Up?

Check out how our final Power Rankings compared to the actual team finishes at the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships.

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: Wide Open Race Behind Haas, Auboeck in 500

Haas looks to be the front-runner for the title, but Felix Auboeck could challenge.

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Izzy Ivey on Graduating Early, Big Returns After 1 Semester at Cal

After graduating high school a semester early and immediately arriving at Cal to start her college career, Izzy Ivey turned heads at the 2019 NCAA Championships

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: 200 Backstrokers Aren’t Showing Their Hands

Texas went 1-2 at last year’s NCAA Championships in the 200 back; but this year, a different Longhorn has the top seed.

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WATCH: Beata Nelson and Taylor Ruck Battle for 200 Back NCAA Title

Watch Wisconsin junior Beata Nelson lower Kathleen Baker’s 200 back NCAA record.

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2019 W. NCAA Championships: Top 4 Team Celebration Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the fun team celebrations following the conclusion of the meet.

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