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Leon Marchand Blasts 3:28.82 400 IM For Fastest Time Ever By Nearly Three Seconds

Marchand continued his demolition derby in the pool on Friday by wiping out the 400 IM NCAA and U.S. Open Record of 3:31.57 in 3:28.82.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Scoring Analysis

Brendan Burns’ standout performances helped propel Indiana to being the top scoring team on Day 3 of the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 3 Relay Split Analysis

Leon Marchand (pictured) had the fastest breaststroke split in the field by exactly a second, and he also became the fastest relay 100 breaststroker ever.

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Storybook Ending: Max McHugh Pulls Off 100 Breast Three-Peat In Front Of Home Crowd

In his final NCAA meet, Max McHugh won his third-straight NCAA title in front of a home crowd at the University of Minnesota.

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Leon Marchand Continues Record Barrage With 49.23 Breast Split, Fastest Ever

It’s been ten years since Kevin Cordes first went under 50 on a breaststroke split, and Leon Marchand went 49.23 tonight for the top split of all-time.

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Hokie History: Youssef Ramadan Wins Virginia Tech’s First NCAA Swimming Title In 100 Fly

In addition to producing the second-fastest swim ever, Ramadan made history for Virginia Tech with the school’s first national swimming title.

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Brendan Burns Rockets To #3 All-Time In 100 Back With Upset NCAA Title In 43.61

Burns was like a torpedo coming off the final turn, gaining on his rivals to ultimately get his hand on the wall first for the national title.

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Youssef Ramadan (43.15) And Josh Liendo (43.40) Become #2 And #3 100 Fly Performers Ever

Ramadan and Liendo are now closer to Caeleb Dressel’s 42.80 NCAA record than another other swimmer has ever been in history.

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2023 Men’s NCAAs Day 3 Ups/Downs: Arizona State Makes A Push (Updated With Diving)

Julian Hill had a monster swim in the 200 free, helping the Arizona State Sun Devils put seven swimmers through to an ‘A’ final on Friday morning.

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2023 Men’s NCAAs: What To Expect In The 400 Medley Relay After Day 3 Prelims

Cal’s Liam Bell dropped a 50.76 in the 100 breast prelims this morning which could be the difference-maker for Cal in tonight’s 400 medley relay.

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Post-Race Interview: Jordan Crooks Not Fazed by Long Hold on the Start of the 50 Free

Crooks discusses how he responded to the long hold, “[I] just accepted that it happened… it’s up to whoever’s dealing with it to figure it out.”

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Proclaimed Workhorse Luke Hobson Says Texas Work Ethic Rubbed off on Him

“Every guy in our program works so hard and wants to be the best version of themselves,” Hobson said, “it really rubs off on you.”

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Drew Kibler Swims His First LCM Best Time Since Carmel Switch at Indy Sectionals Day 1

2021 US Olympian and 2022 relay World Champion Drew Kibler swam a personal best in the 50 free on Thursday in Indianapolis – his first in long course since moving back home to Carmel.

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Jack Dahlgren Drops 100 Back On Day 3 of Men’s NCAAs (Prelims Scratches)

Dahlgren drops the 100 back as the 20th seed to gear everything towards the 200 free, where he comes in ranked second.

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