This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the Knoxville Pro Swim, French record-holder Mewen Tomac committing to Cal for 2024-25, and the projected scores for the men’s and women’s 2024 NCAA Championships.
- 0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction
- 1:45 Knoxville Pro Swim Preview
- 16:46 Mewen Tomac Commits to Cal for 2024-25
SINK or SWIM
- 27:25 Will the 2024 Men’s NCAA Champs be an ASU Blowout (Win by 80+ Points)?
- 32:55 Will the 2024 Women’s NCAA Champs be within 30 points?
- 36:34 Will Anyone Break 20-Seconds in the 50y Back this season?
- 39:45 Will Adam Peaty win a 4th World Title in the 50 or 100 Breast in Doha?
- 43:29 Favorite Olympic Storylines
When is the NCAA going to stop allowing coaches like Durden to ruin collegiate swimming by using their schools as platforms for their pro training. Marchand applied to many school and wanted to complete his education here. Many other foreign swimmers are rightfully taking advantage of getting an great education while swimming. Cal, on the other hand, seems to be focusing on recruiting 22 yr olds to do a certificate program with no intention of being scholar-athletes. Tomas, Henveux, etc. Shame on you, Coach Durden. I always thought you were better than that as a coach – and not just about recruiting top swimmers to over developing scholar athletes. These guys swim in 2 dual meets, then NCAAs, then are… Read more »
Well said, throw in Hugo Gonzalez too since he graduated and then came back for a semester last year😭
Did they fire Braden from the Breakdown?
Had the same question.. I miss the sometimes conflicting opinions that Braden has with the other two
I’ll be back soon. Just been too busy dealing with the written team but we’re getting it back under control 🙂
Where is the NCAA projections article they are talking about? I don’t see anything on the site
https://swimswam.com/2024-ncaa-womens-midseason-scoring-update-virginia-leads-but-its-close/
https://swimswam.com/2024-ncaa-mens-midseason-scoring-update-will-we-see-an-asu-blowout/
2024 NCAA Women’s Midseason Scoring Update: Virginia Leads, But It’s Close (swimswam.com)
2024 NCAA Men’s Midseason Scoring Update: Will We See An ASU Blowout? (swimswam.com)
You’re welcome!
It’s that midseason update article I think where they summarize the points by the current standings. But idk I could be wrong.
Will only address the one “International” Sink or Swim. It is quite plausible that Peaty can/could win gold in Doha but the question is framed as “Will he ?”. Given the quality of his opposition and his performance levels to date; I have to lean “Sink”.
Yeah.
People always assume that it’s easy to make a comeback and swimmers will get to their previous peak in no time.
But stats show that such occurrence is extremely rare.
Of course nobody would consider Phelps’ comeback at or near his “peak” but would he be the most successful story in recent times?
I think Lazor (Grothe too maybe) retired after college only to come back and make the Olympics, but I don’t think I count that in this discussion.
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Lazor not only retired then came back to make the Olympics – she medaled at the Olympics.
Grothe came back and had a great “2nd Career”, making numerous world champs teams, but did not make an Olympic team.
ISL concerns notwithstanding, if Mewen Tomac is four years removed from high school and you have a five-year eligibility clock in Division 1 starting from the time you graduate, how would he have more than one year of eligibility remaining?