What Did It Take To Qualify For The 2016 NCAA D1 Championships?
In order to get an invite to the NCAA Championships a swimmer has to qualify via either an ‘A’ qualifying time, which guarantees an athlete a spot at the competition, or a “B’ qualifying time which is conditional based on the number of swimmers who meet the standard.
USC Women’s Swimming & Diving Seek 10th Straight Win Over UCLA
The No. 6 USC women’s swimming and diving team completes the regular season by hosting No. 20 UCLA as it…
SwimSwam Pulse: 68% Favor Murphy As Most Likely To Repeat NCAA Double
Cal senior Ryan Murphy was the runaway favorite in our latest poll, earning more than 1000 of the 1500-some votes cast.
Kathleen Baker, Kassidy Cook Named Pac-12 Athletes Of The Month
Swimmer of the Month: Kathleen Baker, California • 2016 Olympic medalist set a Cal pool and dual meet record in 200…
Cal’s Andrew Seliskar Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer Of The Month
The Conference office announced today that Andrew Seliskar of CALIFORNIA was named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer of the Month and UTAH’s…
2017 NCAA Conference Championship Primer – Division I
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! With all due respect to Christmas, there’s nothing quite like the NCAA postseason in swimming & diving, and it kicks off this month with conference championship meets across the United States.
Grant Shoults Downs 10-Year-Old Pool Record as Stanford Beats USC
Shoults swam to a 4:18.40 to win the race, finishing 4 seconds ahead of fellow Stanford freshman True Sweetser (4:22.53).
Arizona Women Beat ASU; Wildcat and Sun Devil Men Tie
The Arizona Wildcat women pulled off a victory over in-state and Pac-12 rival ASU at home on Saturday. The men’s meet, however, ended in a tie between the Wildcats and Sun Devils.
Andrew Seliskar Leads Cal to Victory Over USC with Winning Triple
All-American sophomore Andrew Seliskar threw down a winning triple for the Cal bears as they defeated USC at home this Friday.
USC Men Swimming Set To Travel To Cal, Stanford
The No. 13 USC men’s swimming and diving team gets back in the water this week with a visit to…
Manuel Downs Ledecky’s Pool Record with 1:42 200 Free Against USC
The Stanford Cardinal put up some blistering times in their dual meet victory over USC on Saturday, including Simone Manuel’s 1:42.72 in the 200 free.
Clark Smith Rocks 17:42 2000 Free; Longhorns Beat Arizona
Smith’s 8:51.60 split at the 1000 yard mark and his 14:37.95 split at the 1650 mark rank among the top 5 times in the nation this season. That split at the 1650 is also just 6 seconds shy of his personal best 14:31.29.
Weitzeil Posts 21.5 Anchor Split on 200 Free Relay as Cal Defeats UCLA
CAL VS. UCLA Results Friday, January 27th Hosted by Cal 25 yards Dual meet format FINAL TEAM SCORES CAL- 165 UCLA-…
Ledecky Blasts 1:43.4 200 Free as Stanford Downs UCLA
Olympic champ Ledecky got the ball rolling with a blazing swim in the 200 free. She charged to a 1:43.48, winning by over 3 seconds over teammate Ella Eastin (1:47.00).
Cal Explosion Throwing Doubt On Once-Certain NCAA Title
This is a very longwinded way of saying what swimming fans (and sports fans in general) already know: nothing is certain. It’s the unpredictability of sports that keeps us continually on the edge of our seats. NCAA titles are never decided until March. And that fact could make the next three months an incredibly exciting roller coaster ride that none of us will want to sleep on.
