SwimSwam Pulse: 70.9% Think Texas Women Exceeded Expectations The Most At NCAAs
The Longhorns outscored their projected psych sheet points by 83.5, the most of any team at the championships, en route to placing second overall.
SwimSwam Pulse: 32.7% Predict Marchand To Lead Men’s NCAAs In Scoring
Just under a third of voters believe Marchand will lead the NCAA Championships in individual points.
How SwimSwam Became SwimSwam, The Inside Story (10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY POST)
March 2022 is SwimSwam’s 10-year anniversary. In celebration this is a peek behind the curtain, a glimpse into how it all started.
SwimSwam Pulse: 81% Favor 400 IM WR Over 400 Free Gold For McIntosh In 2022
Summer McIntosh’s 4:29 400 IM swim two weeks ago was stunning, leading us to wonder what she’s capable of doing in the 400 free later this summer.
SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records Will Fall At NCAA Meets
Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer, man or woman, to set an all-time record at last season’s NCAA Championship meets.
SwimSwam Pulse: 36.4% Want To See 100 IM Added To NCAA Championships
More than one third of readers want to see the 100 IM added to the NCAA Championship lineup.
SwimSwam Pulse: 43.9% Believe ACC Is Fastest Conference In College Swimming
There’s little doubt that last week’s performances from the Virginia Cavaliers helped buoy the ACC to the top of the poll.
FINA Must Remove 2022 World Championships from Russia After Ukraine Invasion
Ukraine couldn’t trust Vladimir Putin. FINA shouldn’t either.
SwimSwam Pulse: 78% Think Less Than Half of ISL Swimmers Will Opt To Be ‘PRO’
Over 78 percent of readers think that fewer than half of the swimmers will opt to be ‘PRO’, with the 11-30% option leading the way with 36 percent of votes.
Anthony Nesty Breaks Multiple Barriers as First Black U.S. Head Swim Coach
Anthony Nesty is breaking barriers both as a Black coach and as an athlete, rising to the top of the global coaching pyramid.
SwimSwam Pulse: MacNeil, Smith Most Likely To Sweep Individuals at NCAAs
36 percent of SwimSwam readers think Maggie MacNeil has the best chance to go a perfect three-for-three at next month’s Women’s NCAA Championships.
FINA And ISL Are Competing Over the Hearts of the Athletes, Not the Fans
A dearth of advocacy for fan experience in the rooms where swimming decisions are made has led to confusion and chaos for the sport’s hoi polloi.
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Pick Ledecky To Beat Dressel In 800 Freestyle Clash
Well over half of SwimSwam readers think Katie Ledecky would beat Caeleb Dressel if the two were ever to lock horns in an 800 freestyle race.
The New York Breakers’ Twitter Account Is Why We Lack Faith in the ISL
The New York Breakers’ Twitter account has become overwhelmed by Tweets about COVID-19 vaccines, including comparisons to Nazis.
SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Would Take Minakov Over Sates, Marchand At NCAAs
Our most recent poll showed that fans would rather have Andrei Minakov on their NCAA team this season over the likes of Matt Sates and Leon Marchand.
