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Georgia’s Luca Urlando Opts for 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 100 Back Lineup for NCAA Championships

In addition to his usual 100 fly/200 fly NCAA lineup, Georgia’s Luca Urlando will race the 100 back individually for the first time at the NCAA Championships.

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Ohio State Finalist Claudia Fernandez-Deardurff to Compete for UMBC Starting Fall 2026

Fernandez-Deardurff is already poised to land in the ‘B’ final in two events at the conference championships, setting her up to be a strong contributor.

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Tufts University Announces Plans To Build $50 Million State-of-the-Art Aquatics Center

The university announced that it will be submitting plans to the city of Medford, with construction planned to be completed by fall 2028.

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2026 NCAA Zone Diving Championships: Monday Qualifiers

This week, divers around the country are competing at the various zone meets to secure a spot at the NCAA Championships. (Pictured: Sophie Verzyl)

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Cox At The Head Of A Swell Of Underclasswomen In The 1650 Free

Jillian Cox is the favorite to defend her title, but will have to keep red-hot freshman Kennedi Dobson and a trio of Big Ten swimmers at bay to do so.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Lucy Bell and Aimee Canny Set on Collision Course for 200 Breast Rematch

After two of the fastest performances ever in the 200 breast, Stanford’s Lucy Bell and Virginia’s Aimee Canny lead the field ahead of the NCAA Championships.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Curzan Eyeing 100 Back Repeat as Champ With Record-Setting Intention

Looking to defend her 2025 crown, Claire Curzan enters these NCAA Championships .28 off of Gretchen Walsh’s NCAA/American/US Open record time of 48.10.

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Cornell Gains Freestyler Kate Lucyshyn For 2026

Lucyshyn’s fastest 100 free time of 51.00 would have tied for the third quickest for Cornell University this swim season.

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2026 W. NCAA Previews: Tight Race Set For 100 Freestyle With Moesch, Huske Leading Way

Torri Huske was 2nd last year behind Gretchen Walsh and is the #2 seed this year. The 100 free was historic at conferences last month.

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How Indiana Freshman Josh Bey Dropped 8 Seconds to Win Big 10 Title in 400 IM

When SwimSwam sat down with Bey to discuss his monumental drop, he revealed an interesting development that occurred this season

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Andrew Maksymowski (2026) Staying in So Cal; Flips Commitment to USC Trojans

Irvine Novaquatics’ Andrew Maksymowski has flipped his verbal commitment from Texas to USC for 2026-27.

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2026 NJCAA Championships: Indian River Dominantes in Route to Both Team Titles (Day 4 Recap)

Indian River State successfully defended both of its NJCAA titles, winning the meet by wide margins on both sides including a 600 point for the women.

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The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championship Pick’Em Contest Is Here With A3 Performance Prizes

The 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships Pick’Em Contest is live! Make your picks for which swimmers and teams will place highly next week in Atlanta.

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Winter Juniors ‘A’ Finalist Thi Rai Commits To Cal For 2027

Rai’s best time in the 200 breast would have made the 2026 ACC ‘C’ final last month. He is the 2nd commit for the class.

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Oscar Bilbao Improves NCAA Cutline Chances With 1:51.41 200 Breaststroke At VT Last Chance

Bilbao transferred to Virginia Tech this past offseason after spending time at Arizona State. He now sits at #17 in the NCAA.

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