Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we are talking Mid-Season weekend and Golden Goggles.
- 0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction
- 2:23 Claire Curzan 200 Back American Record
- 7:19 Gretchen Walsh 1:48 200 Back
- 9:36 Rex Maurer 500 Free NCAA Prediction
- 13:29 Jordan Crooks 39.89 100 Free Split
- 20:03 Ilya Kharun 18.89 50 Fly
- 21:07 ASU 800 Free Relay DQ
- 29:03 Dual Meet Records
- 33:00 Golden Goggles
SINK or SWIM
- 43:30 Out of the 36 Events swum at Men’s & Women’s NCAAs, 20 US Open Records will go down
- 49:16 Texas Men win NCAAs
- 54:08 Women’s NCAAs will be within 40 Points
- 57:55 Which NCAA Record do you want to get SUNK?
Golden Goggles
SOTY: Should encompass the full year. Should be KD for 2024.
Additional award for Major Meet Performer of the Year (Olympics/LC Worlds/Pan Pacs): Torri
Regarding Rex’s 500, I’d like to add some data-driven commentary. I think at his current form, with better raceplan, Rex has the potential to just squeak by Leon’s record … I’d pin it right around 4:02.25.
I agree with the podcast (and many commentors) that his splits indicate he was either holding back or realized he had a lot more energy in the tank at the end of the race. I think due to the new training (or maybe other reasons we’re not aware of), Rex is now on a level higher than his previous form. Looking at the splits, it’s evident that he learned this in the pool during the 500, which was his first event.
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2025 NCAA DI Women’s Championships
U.S. Open Records
W 200 FR – Nope
W 500 FR – Nope
W 1650 FR – Nope
W 100 BK – Nope
W 200 BK – Nope
W 100 BR – Nope
W 200 BR – Nope
W 200 FL – Nope
W 200 IM – Nope
W 400 IM – Nope
W 4 x 50 freestyle relay – Nope
W 4 x 50 medley relay – Nope
W 4 x 100 freestyle relay – Nope
W 4 x 100 medley relay – Nope
W 4 x 200 freestyle relay – Nope
J. Nocentini was a game changer… Read more »
Curzan 2 back? Walsh 4MR leadoff? W4Fr relay was 1 second off without A Walsh.
Where’s Yanyan? I miss her insights.
I would guess school. Northwestern is no joke and probably gets harder over time
The University of Texas women’s swimming won’t be within 100 points of the University of Virginia women’s swimming.
As a clarification, that’s swimming points and not swimming & diving points combined.
Coleman — don’t forget about katie grimes for virginia! alex, gretchen, claire, aimee, leah, AND katie (also anna moesch) make the hoos untouchable. I think the battle for 2-6 will be much, much closer (maybe within that 40 point range).
honestly was shocked they both forgot about her. immediate scorer in 3 individual events, and should be favored to win 1 or 2 of them? If we are assuming 500/1650 free (has the fastest PBs in the NCAA) and 4 IM (only AW has been faster than her)
i also think its super interesting to look ahead at uva vs texas next year as well. adding grimes makes uva MUCH stronger looking forward, and texas will have some big losses of their own after this season as well
I was thinking the same thing(s)! I think every team will take a sizeable step back next year because of the definitive end of Covid years. All of the top teams lose multiple top scorers. I think UVA retains the most intact top-tier group with Curzan, Canny, Hayes, Grimes, and Moesch.
UVA loses a lot, especially in the sprint relays post-Walshes and Parker, but Texas will have challenges of their own in that regard after losing Sticklen, Longi, and Cooper. Plus Hailey Hernandez, Abby Arens, and Olivia Bray depart (has Bray been swimming yet this season?). They might lose (hot take) more of their NCAA scoring points than UVA.
I’d put Florida in the mix, although they will lose Emma… Read more »
University of Virginia women’s swimming
Individual Events (list in chronological order)
Canny, A. – 500 FR, 200 FR, 200 BR
Curzen, C. – 100 FL, 100 BK, 200 BK
Grimes, K. – 500 FR, 400 IM, 1650 FR
Hayes, L. – 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 BR
Moesch, A. – 50 FR, 200 FR, 100 FR
Parker, M. – 50 FR, 200 FR, 100 FR
Walsh, A. – 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 BR
Walsh, G. – 50 FR, 100 FL, 100 FR
C. Gormsen is a wildcard in the W 500 FR if she hits her taper.
Tess Howley and Emma Weber are almost definite points scorers as well. Novelline, Wilson, Skirboll, Tiltmann, Bathurst are on the cusp.
Add in Hartman, Christopherson and Keating as legitimate scoring threats. And, certainly, last year’s breakout diving stud, Lizzy Kaye, has an excellent opportunity to score again. That’s 20 Women for 18 slots – and there are several more who could get invites. I’ll easily take the over on 40 points between 1st and 2nd.
Anna Keating has fallen completely off the radar during the 2024-2025 NCAA Season.
Reilly Tiltmann been surpassed by Charlotte Wilson (100 BK, 200 BK) during the 2024-2025 NCAA Season and has regressed since the 2021-2022 NCAA Season.
Tess Howley needs to settle upon three events. In addition, the 200 BK/200 FL double on Day 4 of the NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships does not look promising.
Emma Weber is an enigma, to say the least.
Bathurst, Novelline, Skirboll have yet to score (individually) at the NCAA DI Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
Plenty of issues for Todd DeSorbo to address if he wants to hit 610 points.