All the Links You Need for the 2017 Men’s D1 NCAA Championships
You can find all the links you need to follow along right here on SwimSwam, as well as event-by-event previews and predictions.
2017 M. NCAA Picks: U.S. Olympians Dressel, Held to Battle in 100 Free
U.S. Olympians Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, and Blake Pieroni (41.44) are the headliners of the 100 free at this season’s NCAA Championships.
Final Team Predictions For The 2017 Men’s NCAA Championships
Here’s our predictions for the top 25 teams at this week’s event.
2017 M. NCAA Picks: Schooling Looks to Crash 44-Barrier in 100 Fly
Texas junior Joseph Schooling, the 2016 Olympic champion in the 100 meter fly, returns after coming within hundredths of a 43-second swim last season.
2017 M. NCAA Picks: 200 BK Will Be Murphy’s Individual NCAA Swan Song
Cal’s Ryan Murphy will chase his own NCAA and American Record in the 200 back after dominating the field with a 1:35.73 last season. Now a 2-time Olympic backstroke champion, Murphy will be swimming in his last ever NCAA Meet, and this could be the last time we see him focus on yards. If successful in defending his backstroke titles, Murphy will have 4-peated in both.
Pre-NCAA Interview: Stanford Coach and Olympian Jeff Kostoff
Following up on yesterday’s interview with the three Cardinal distance swimmers competing at NCAA’s this weekend, we got on the phone with Jeff Kostoff to discuss his path back to coaching, the state of distance swimming, and how he thinks about training different types of swimmers.
Katie Ledecky Inducted Into Maryland Women’s Hall Of Fame
Team USA swimmer, Stanford University freshman and two-time Olympian Katie Ledecky, 19, was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of…
Pre-NCAA Interview: Stanford Distance Trio (Shoults, Sweetser, Egan)
On the eve of NCAA’s we managed to get some time with Stanford’s three distance freestyles competing this weekend: Grant Shoults [pictured], True Sweetser, and Liam Egan
NCAA Nails: Manicures Spotted on Deck at 2017 DI Nationals
Olivia Smoliga and Simone Manuel pose with their second and first place trophies after the 50 free. Smoliga went with black, while Manuel’s nails embrace the Stanford cardinal.
2017 M. NCAA Picks: 9 of Top 25 Fastest Performers to Race in 100 Back
Cal’s Ryan Murphy headlines a loaded 100 back field that includes 9 of the top 25 fastest performers of all time.
2017 M. NCAA Picks: Historic 17 Second Swim Not Out of the Question
An unshaved Dressel cranked out an 18.46 to win the SEC Championship title, and put up blistering relays splits of 17.86 and 17.90 to lead the Gators to victory.
Top 20 Quotes from 2017 Women’s NCAA’s (Video)
See what the best in college swimming stars had to say about their performances this weekend at the NCAA Championships
WATCH – Final Day Race Videos From the 2017 NCAA Women’s Championships
Simone Manuel swam a “video game” time of 45.56 to win the women’s 100 free.
Ledecky and Eastin give praise to Stanford Legacy (Video)
To say that this meet was historic for Stanford would be an understatement.
Lia and Simone: “To me this was the pinnacle of swimming” (Video)
The cardinal had an exceedingly eventful last day of NCAA’s, winning 3 individual events, the last relay, and the team title.
