Opinion

SwimSwam Pulse: 49% Most Excited For Stacked 100 Free Showdown At Men’s NCAAs

Bjorn Seeliger and Youssef Ramadan will be among the top contenders in the 100 free next week at Men’s NCAAs, the event readers are most anticipating.

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Exploring Team USA’s Chances at Cashing In On $1 Million Relay Bonus

American swimmer Caeleb Dressel’s return to full strength is one challenge facing an American relay sweep, but it’s far from the biggest obstacle.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 100 Fly Edges Out 200 IM For Most-Anticipated Women’s NCAA Matchup

Kate Douglass will have two marquee showdowns at the NCAA Championships, set to take on a stacked field in the 100 fly and teammate Alex Walsh in the 200 IM.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 40% Pick Arizona State To Win Men’s Pac-12s, 32% “On The Fence”

Our latest poll saw 40 percent predict ASU to win the conference championships, while nearly a third of voters are undecided but think it will be close.

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Was the 2023 Carmel High Girls’ Team the Best in Their 37-Year State Title Run?

Head coach Chris Plumb and the Carmel High School girls dominated the Indiana High School State Championship meet. But was it their most-dominant team ever?

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SwimSwam Pulse: 81.4% Want To See Douglass Take On Alex Walsh In 200 IM At NCAAs

Douglass is the two-time defending NCAA champion in the 50 free, but the vast majority of fans want to see her in the 200 IM in her collegiate curtain call.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45.7% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records During Conference Meets

We’re just three nights of finals sessions deep into conference meets, and there have already been three U.S. Open Records broken.

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What Is The Job of a Youth Coach?

“Once young athletes appreciate the pursuit of happiness, their potential is truly limitless and their dreams can become reality.”

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Kate Douglass Has A Big Decision To Make At NCAAs

The debate on whether Douglass should swim the 200 IM or 50 free at NCAAs has been going on for a while, but today, it went to a whole other level.

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A Pair of Viral Officiating Moments Show the Worst of Sports, Not the Best

A pair of unfortunate officiating decisions last month took moments of sporting euphoria and crushed them under the weight of moralizing beauracracy.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Less Than 30% Believe Caeleb Dressel Wins An Individual Title In Fukuoka

More than half of readers don’t believe Caeleb Dressel will be an individual world champion in 2023.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: February Edition

Destin Lasco and the Cal men remain #1, but Leon Marchand’s recent performances have propelled ASU up into the top three for the first time this season.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: February Edition

Emma Sticklen and the University of Texas women made a huge push last month to solidify the #2 spot entering championship season in the NCAA.

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The Expected Surprises That Come At The U.S. Olympic Trials

While it’s easy to pick the top-ranked swimmers in each event to make next year’s U.S. Olympic team, we have to remember there are always a few surprises.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Full Men’s Rankings

Hungarian superstar Kristof Milak leads our men’s rankings for 2023. Check out the full Top 100 here.

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