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2019 M. NCAA Champs: Stewart’s 44.32, Nikolaev’s 44.49 Highlight Morning’s Relay Splits

Coleman Stewart and Mark Nikolaev led off their medley relays in big-time swims of 44.32 and 44.49, respectively, in this morning’s prelims.

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2019 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Scored Prelims

Cal had themselves a morning for the ages. They picked up 52 points over their seeds.

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2019 M. NCAA Champs: Cal’s Hoffer and Sendyk Post Top Ten 50 Free Times

Cal Bears Ryan Hoffer and Pawel Sendyk scorched the pool this morning with a pair of 18-mid 50 frees.

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Andrew Seliskar Becomes 5th Man Ever to Break 1:40 in 200 IM

In prelims on Thursday morning, Seliskar dropped half a second to take top seed for finals in the 200 IM.

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Top Seed, Three-peat Big 10 Champ Auboeck Misses 500 Final

Felix Auboeck added significant time to his 500 freestyle this morning, falling well out of scoring position

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Harting and Mulcare Declare False Starts on Thursday Morning at NCAAs

Because they didn’t scratch before the scratch deadline, these declared false starts still count as one of a swimmer’s maximum allotted entries.

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Townley Haas on Farris’ 1:29.1: “He swam it pretty much perfectly” (Video)

Haas split 1:29.66 – the fastest relay split in history. Interestingly enough, that title of Fastest Relay Split used to be held by Farris – so the two essentially swapped records tonight.

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Athena Clayson Will Cross The Pond To Swim For Fresno State In 2019

Sprinter and Backstroker Athena Clayson will get to try out Short Course Yards swimming as a member of the Fresno State Bulldogs.

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Towson Receives Verbal From Butterflier/Backstroker Andrew Lapin

Andrew Lapin will look to become the next big 200 butterflier from Towson starting in 2019.

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Connor Gamble Will Stay In-State With Commitment to SMU Mustangs

Sprinter Connor Gamble looking to continue his swimming career at Southern Methodist University.

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2019 M, NCAAs: Nikolaev Out of 200 IM Prelims

Grand Canyon’s Mark Nikolaev, the 8th fastest performer ever in the 100 back, will opt out of this morning’s 200 IM.

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Distance Specialist Lilly Byrne Will Join Tulane In Class of 2023

Lilly Byrne is poised to make a notable impact in the AAC when she arrives in New Orleans in the fall of 2019.

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Dean Farris Shatters American, NCAA Records In 200 Freestyle – 1:29.15

Dean Farris swam the fastest 200 free in history on the lead-off of Harvard’s 800 free relay on day 1 of the men’s NCAA Championships.

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Chris Ip Out as Brown University Men’s Coach After 5 Seasons

Ivy League school Brown University announced on Wednesday that men’s swimming & diving head coach Chris Ip would not return to…

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the Wednesday night atmosphere.

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