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Athletes Who are Cut Due to Roster Limits Will Not Lose Their Scholarships

The NCAA sent out an email yesterday to athletic departments confirming that athletes who are cut due to roster limits will not lose their scholarships.

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Auburn Sprint Specialist Lawson Ficken Transferring To Virginia For 2025-2026 Season

Auburn sophomore Lawson Ficken, a sprint freestyle and butterfly specialist, will be transferring to the University of Virginia for the 2025-2026 season.

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Dual Sport All-American Bryn Greenwaldt Transferring To Virginia As Grad Transfer

Greenwaldt is a track and field All-American and the NCAA Division II record holder in the 50 freestyle with a 21.92.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Readers Correctly Predicted 1:37 200 Fly, 1:35 200 Back Barriers Would Fall

More than 41% of voters picked 1:37 in the 200 fly to be the next men’s barrier to fall, and Luca Urlando got under it with his blistering 1:36.43 at NCAAs.

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Jordan Crooks Reflects on NCAA Career, Taking a Break From Swimming

The world record holder and world champion sprinter sat down with SwimSwam to reflect on his collegiate career, unsure of what his future holds in the pool.

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arena Swim of the Week: Carson Hick Drops 13 Seconds In 1650 Free At NCAA Championships

Hick dropped more than 13 seconds off his lifetime best to ultimately place 6th in the mile in 14:30.35, leading Kentucky to their best finish in 15 years.

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Mountain West Announces 2025 Women’s Swimming & Diving Postseason Honors

Washington State’s Emily Lundgren earns Mountain West Swimmer of the Year honors after earning First Team All-American status in the 200 breaststroke.

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Indiana Men Rewrote Their Record Book This Season Breaking 11 of 18 Total Records.

Zalan Sarkany was responsible for three of Indiana’s 11 new team records this year in the 500 free, 400 IM, and 1650 free.

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Owen McDonald and Carson Tyler Win Big Ten Men’s Swimmer and Diver Of The Year

Indiana won four of the five Big Ten men’s postseason awards, with Owen McDonald and Carson Tyler named swimmer and diver of the year, respectively.

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The Top 10 Men’s NCAA Mid-Major Swimmers In Every Event Through 2024-25

Noah Millard set two mid-major records this season, improving his 500 freestyle mark (4:07.68) and breaking the 1650 freestyle record (14:28.43).

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Virginia, Texas Women Climb All-Time NCAA Event Championship Rankings

Texas 5th year Emma Sticklen won her 3rd straight title in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships. Texas is now tied for the third-most event titles all-time.

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Bob Bowman Earns At Least $140,000 in Bonuses from SEC, NCAA Championship Runs

Bob Bowman earned more than most NCAA Division I head coaches do just in bonus incentives after leading the Texas men to an NCAA title.

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Breaking Down Jordan Crooks’ Historic 400 Free Relay Split

Breaking Caeleb Dressel’s 100 free record has cemented Jordan Crooks in college history, but his most dominant performance came in his final NCAA swim

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USA Swimming Releases Coach and Athlete Selection Procedure for 2025 World University Games

USA Swimming released the athlete selection criteria and coaching selection framework for the 2025 World University Games.

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2025 NCAA Runner-Up Mackenzie Miller Enters Transfer Portal

Miller dropped over five seconds in the 200 breast this season and finished 2nd overall at NCAAs. She also was 7th in the 100 breast.

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