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Jake Magahey Upsets for the 500 Free NCAA Title, Breaks Meet Record – 4:07.97

Magahey broke through, snatching the lead at the 450 mark after lurking most of the race, and he held off Kieran Smith down the final stretch.

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Hoffer Splits 18.06, Cal Swims #3 200 Free Relay Performance Ever – 1:14.36

Hoffer’s split is the 14th-best split of all time, while Caeleb Dressel holds 11 of the top 12 fastest splits (and five of the top six).

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Ohio HS DI State Qualifier Thomas Ray Commits to Old Dominion for 2021

Freestyle specialist Thomas Ray has announced his decision to swim for Old Dominion University beginning in the fall of 2021.

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SMU Picks Up Verbal from 2019 Greensboro Futures Finalist Samuel Tiblier

Brentwood Academy record-holder Samuel Tiblier has announced his decision to swim for the SMU Mustangs beginning in the fall of 2021.

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2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning, the team race will start to take shape, with prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free set to run.

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2021 NCAA Men’s Day 2 Ups/Downs: Cal Could Outscore Texas By 60 In Pool

The California Golden Bears lead the way in total A finalists (6), total qualified scorers (10) and in projected prelims points (122) coming out of heats.

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2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 2 Preview: Magahey, Lasco, and Hoffer Hold Top Seeds

On the slate tonight will be the finals of the 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 400 medley relay. Cal holds the top seeds in two events.

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McKeever Wins 9th Pac-12 Coach of Year; Ivey, Dobler, Schnell Honored

The Pac-12 has announced its yearly awards, including California head coach Teri McKeever winning Swimming Coach of the Year for the 9th time in her career.

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2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Texas Adds 34 Prelims Points After Diving

LSU’s Juan Hernandez (pictured) led the qualifiers this morning in the 1-meter springboard prelims at 2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

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2021 CAA Championships To Kick Off Second Wave of NCAA Conference Meets

The second wave of college conference meets begins next week, with the CAA’s rescheduled event beginning in Christiansburg, Virginia.

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2021 M. NCAAs: Mixed Bag When Comparing Day 2 Prelims to Previous Years

Prelims of the 500 free proved to be some of the fastest ever, the 200 IM held steady compared to previous years and the 50 free was notably slower.

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Ryan Hoffer Moves To #2 All-Time With 18.43 In NCAA 50 Free Prelims

California senior Ryan Hoffer moved up to #2 all-time in the 50-yard freestyle, going 18.43 in prelims of the NCAA Championships this morning.

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Destin Lasco Becomes Fastest Freshman In History After Monster 200 IM Drop

The Cal first-year dropped almost four seconds in a time of 1:40.61, moving up from the 58th seed into the top spot in this morning’s prelims.

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UCSB Picks Up Versatile Austin Sparrow for Incoming Class (2021)

Sparrow is another strong addition to UCSB head coach Matt Macedo’s incoming class, with speed in the mid-distance free, fly and IM.

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Bolles Freestyler Jack Hall Verbals to Florida State (2022)

Hall finished top-five in both of his individual events, the 200 free and 500 free, at the 2020 Florida HS 4A State Championships,

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