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WATCH: Jordan Crooks Emotional Celebration After Swimming 17.9 50 Free

Jordan Crooks made history at the SEC Championships by becoming the 2nd man ever to break 18 seconds in the 50 free. Watch his full reaction

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Leah Hayes on 4:03 400 IM, National Team Training Camp, and Racing Future UVA Teammates

SwimSwam sat down with World Champs medalist Leah Hayes after her superb racing at the 2023 Chicagoland Championships, highlighted by her 4:03.05 400 IM

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2023 NEC Fan Guide: With Long-Reigning Champs Bryant Gone, Fields Wide Open

The Howard University men will vie for their first NEC title after reigning champs Bryant moved to the America East Conference.

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Hawaii and BYU Win MPSF Team Titles; Laticia Transom Shatters Records and Splits 46.66

Hawaii fifth year Laticia Transom, who transferred from USC for grad school, made a huge impact in her first and only MPSF Championships.

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2023 Summit League Fan Guide: Denver Dominance Remains, But Lindenwood Shakes Things Up

The Denver men and women have combined to win 17 of 18 conference titles since joining the Summit League, and that trend figures to continue this year.

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Bolles School Veterans Show Out at SEC Swimming & Diving Championships

The Bolles School has produced a number of elite swimmers. Their coaching alumni have a strong history of infiltrating top levels of swimming too.

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Head Coach Rick Bishop Preached Belief All Season in LSU’s Chase for an SEC Relay Title

Bishop, a big Bill Belichick and New England Patriots fan, preached belief and “doing your job” all year long, and the LSU women did just that on both relays

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2023 Women’s MAC Fan Guide: Akron In the Hunt For 9th Title in 10 Years

After reclaiming the MAC title in 2022, the Akron women are set to be dominant yet again as they aim for their 9th title in 10 years.

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Sean Colson Leads Grinnell College Men to 7th Midwest Conference Team Title in a Row

Grinnell also picked up individual honors as freshman Sean Colson was named Swimmer of the Year and freshman Rommin Adl claimed Newcomer of the Year.

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Derek Maas, Chloe Stepanek Named 2023 SEC Swim & Dive Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Texas A&M’s Stepanek had a 4.0 GPA in biomedical sciences, while Alabama’s Maas earned his undergrad degree in biology while pursuing his MBA (4.0 in both).

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Liberty Pulls Out 5th-Straight Women’s CCSA Title While Queens Wins Men’s Title in Debut

The Liberty women managed to win a fifth-straight CCSA conference title in Knoxville on Saturday night, winning the meet by 101.5 points.

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Despite Additions to the Conference, Houston Secures Seventh-Straight AAC Women’s Title

This year’s victory was perhaps Houston’s most-impressive of the seven-year run, as the conference added four more teams this year.

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Oakland Rallies on Final Day to Win 10th-Straight Horizon League Titles

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies have won their 10th-straight Horizon League team titles, remaining perfect in their decade as members of the conference.

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A 400 Medley Relay Of Kate Douglass Clones Would Be Faster Than Almost Every NCAA Team

Douglass’ best times in the 100-yard events (relay splits included) add up to a 3:22.72, which is faster than the team records of every team except her own.

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Maggie MacNeil Splits 45.26 to Lift LSU to a 2nd Relay Win at SECs

After an off year in 2022, MacNeil’s best might be yet to come. Saturday she swam the fastest-ever 100 free by a woman at the SEC Championships.

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