2021 Men’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam’s Awards
With a couple days to reflect, here’s what stood out to us at the 2021 Men’s NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships last week.
Owen Ekk Posts Nation-Leading Swims In 11-12 200/1000 Free And 100 Back
Ekk also swam 2nd fast 100 free, 3rd fastest 200 IM, and 8th fastest 100 breast in the nation this season among 11-12-year-olds.
American Ticket Holders Won’t Receive Full Refunds For Tokyo Olympic Games
Authorized ticket reseller CoSport has said that the 20 percent handling fee it charges in the U.S. won’t be refunded.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Eddie Reese, Texas Legend
Coach of the Month, Coach of the Year, Coach of the Decade. Even those don’t go far enough back for retiring Texas coaching legend Eddie Reese.
Texas’ Reese, Scoggin & Windle, Texas A&M’s Casas Earn 2021 CSCAA Awards
The University of Texas won three of the four awards given out by the CSCAA for the 2021 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving season.
Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Maggie MacNeil, Michigan
Just a day after we christened the “week of the 49,” MacNeil upped the ante, becoming the first woman ever to go 48 in a 100-yard fly.
Alex McMahon Wins 200 IM, 50 Free With Best Times at Phoenix Spring Sectionals
Alex McMahon of Aquawolves won the 200 IM and 50 free with lifetime bests of 1:49.33 and 20.24, respectively, with a few heats of 50 freestyles in between.
After 15th NCAA Title, Texas Coach Eddie Reese Retiring Post-Tokyo
After winning his NCAA-record 15th team points title, University of Texas swim coaching legend Eddie Reese is retiring. That marks the end of a 43-year stint.
Power Ranks Revisited: 2021 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships
The biggest risers from our final Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Power Ranks? The Virginia Cavaliers, who surged to 9th place.
ASCA Hires Jennifer LaMont as the First Female CEO in Organization’s History
LaMont, who worked with teachers unions and other professional sports organization’s in Florida, is the organization’s 3rd CEO in 16 months.
14-Year-Old Jade Garstang Wins 100 Back/100 Fly at Phoenix Sectionals
On the second and third day of the Speedo Spring Sectional Championships, 14-year-old Jade Garstang won 2 events in dominating fashion.
Rewind and Watch All the Race Videos from Night 4 of the 2021 Men’s NCAAs
Re-watch the 1650 FR, 200 BK, 100 FR, 200 BR, 200 BK, and 400 FR-R from the final night of the 2021 Men’s NCAAs, featuring this year’s team champion Texas.
2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas (200 BK) and Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (100 FR) will aim for a perfect 3-for-3 title sweep tonight in their respective events.
Dressel Doubles Up With 100 Free/200 Fly on Final Night of ISCA Championships
Several of the world’s top swimmers were back in action for the final session of the ISCA International Senior Cup including Caeleb Dressel who won 2 events.
Cal Wins First 400 Free Relay Title Since 2011 (Relay Splits)
While Cal fell a bit short to Texas in the overall battle, the Bears closed out the meet with their win in the 400 free relay since 2011.
