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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Destin Lasco will be in the hunt for a second straight title in the 200 back on Saturday with a potential American Record in his sights.

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Youssef Ramadan On Becoming VT’s First NCAA Champion: “Everyday I’m thinking about this”

“I’ve always had this in my head, me having this talk to you, me on the ropes after seeing that I’m first,” Ramadan said, “everyday I’m thinking of this.”

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Andrew Capobianco on Third 3 Meter Title: “I’ve let my emotions show a little bit more”

A fifth year at Indiana, Capobianco shares how this year has been more special than others and what it meant to have two teammates on the podium with him.

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Madi Mintenko Becomes 4th-Fastest 15-Yr-Old In 200 FR With 1:43.92 At Austin Sectionals

15-year-old Madi Mintenko from Pikes Peak Athletics now ranks 11th all-time for the girls’ 15-16 age-group in the 200 free.

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Bratanov Drops 100 Free, Wilby Out of 200 Back On Day 4 of NCAAs (Prelim Scratches)

Koko Bratanov will likely swim all five relays for Texas A&M after withdrawing from the 100 free on Day 4 in Minneapolis.

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Daniel Diehl Swims 53.03 100 Fly On Day 2 Of Indy Sectionals

17-year-old Daniel Diehl recorded a best time of 53.03 in the 100m fly, ranking him 32nd all-time for the 17-18 age group.

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Florida Blitzes 2:58.32 400 Medley Relay As Three Teams Go Under NCAA Record

Josh Liendo dropped the fastest 100 fly split of all-time (42.91) to propel the Florida Gators to an NCAA title and U.S. Open Record in the 400 medley relay.

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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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