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2017 M. ACC’s Up/Mid/Down Report: NC State En Route to Three-Peat

Ryan Held and the NC State Wolfpack are en route to a third straight ACC title

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2017 ACC Men’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final preliminary session of the 2017 men’s ACC Championships is upon us, with heats of four events followed by timed final heats of the 1650 free and qualifying rounds of platform diving. NC State has a commanding 100-point lead over Louisville, but competition is still very live for spots #3-#12.

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NCAA D1 Women Performance at Nationals vs Seed Time

Now that the NCAA has released the official psych sheet, it’s time to start speculating about how times will change at…

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VIDEO: Day 1 Highlights From the 2017 Pac-12 Men’s Championships

The Cal men won both swimming events on day 1 of the 2017 Pac-12 swimming championships, but still are in 4th overall including diving.

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Atlantic 10 Announces Men’s & Women’s Academic All-Conference Teams

The 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference teams were announced on Thursday, comprised of…

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Cal’s Whittle, Stanford’s Yoder Secure NCAA Bids in Pac-12 Time Trials

The Cardinal’s Jimmy Yoder blazed to a 1:41.31 in a 200 fly time trial, dropping over 2.5 seconds from his season best to move from 35th in the nation to 7th. It was also over a half second under the NCAA ‘A’ cut (1:41.86).

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Party in the MIAA: Kalamazoo’s Conference Themes & Why They Matter

There’s at least one on every team: the oddball swimmer (or diver) who dresses up in funny outfits at major meets and cheers on the rest of the team with emphatic zeal, livening the mood and siphoning some of the stress out of the air. In the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, team costumes and MIAA “themes” are the norm for Kalamazoo College.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Nowhere Is Safe – Ledecky Expands To IM

400 IMers, you now have something in common with distance freestylers. None of you are safe from the wrath of Ledecky.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s action will feature several world class swimmers, including Olympians Dylan Carter, Ryan Murphy, Santo Condorelli, and Long Gutierrez.

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Buffalo and Mo State Tied After MAC Day One Relays

Buffalo and Missouri State lead after day one at the Mid-American Conference, ten points ahead of Defending Champion Eastern Michigan.

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Seliskar Splits 1:32.3 as Cal Downs Pac-12 Meet Record in 800 FR Relay

The Cal Bears kept the ball rolling with their 2nd Championship Record in as many events at the 2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way, Washington.

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Cal Men Set Pac-12 Record, Scare NCAA Record in 200 Medley Relay

The Bears opened the meet with a gold in the 200 medley relay, breaking the Pac-12 Record and Championship Record in the process with the 1:22.31.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 41.9% Predicted Indiana’s Big Ten Title

A plurality of SwimSwam voters saw Indiana’s Big Ten championship coming, although in lower numbers than last week’s poll about the women’s ACC.

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Louisville Downs ACC Record to Win 400 medley Relay Gold

NC State and Louisville battled for the gold, with just .12 separating them at the finish. During the entire duration of the race, they were never separated by more than 3 tenths of a second.

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2017 Men’s ACC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

NC State will be looking to build its lead tonight after putting 11 swimmers into A-finals this morning.

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