USA Swimming Plans to Begin Selling Alcohol at Swim Meets
A USA Swimming task force has recommended guidelines for selling alcohol (and alcohol sponsorships) at certain meets.
2018 M. NCAA Previews: Final Schooling-Dressel Showdown in 100 Fly
Schooling, the Olympic 100 fly champion, is the top seed heading into the meet with a 44.78 from midseason. Dressel clearly hasn’t shown all of his cards yet since he swapped this event for the 100 breast at SECs, but if his performances in his other events and his fly speed in the 200 IM are any indication, we could be in for something special.
2018 W. NCAA Picks: Cal Trying to Hold Off IU, Stanford in 200 Medley
Cal comes into this meet with a star-studded NCAA record-holding 200 medley relay team, but they will have to hold off the ever-present Stanford and new threat Indiana to defend their title.
WATCH: Race Videos from Day 1 of the 2018 NCSA Junior Nationals
Madison Homovich of Marlins of Raleigh won the 1000 free on the opening night of the 2018 NCSA Spring Junior National Championships.
2018 M. NCAA Picks: Frosh Aim for Podium in Senior-Heavy 400 IM Field
In a field laden with seniors, freshmen Brandonn Almeida and Hugo Gonzalez have a shot at the podium.
2018 W. NCAA Previews: After Fast Rise, Erika Brown Eyeing 100 Fly Gold
Tennessee’s Erika Brown wasn’t even an individual qualifier for NCAAs last season, but now she’s got her eyes on the 100 fly title.
2018 W. NCAA Picks: Elusive Sub-50 Club Goes To War In 100 Back
Kathleen Baker will be looking to repeat in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships.
2018 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Goes For 5 Straight In 400 Medley Relay
Simone Manuel will be key for Stanford to defend their 400 medley relay title over Cal, who were DQed last year after out-touching the Cardinal.
2018 Summer Nationals Won’t Count for Olympic Trials Qualifying
USA Swimming has also set a target to reduce the size of the meet by at least 350 swimmers.
2018 W. NCAA Picks: Michigan Threatening Pac-12 Giants In 800 FR Relay
Katie Ledecky will look to lead Stanford to a second straight NCAA title in the 800 free relay.
2018 W. NCAA Picks: King Poised For Three-Peat In 200 Breast
Indiana’s Lilly King will look for her third consecutive 200 breast title at the NCAA Championships.
2018 W. NCAA Previews: American Record Holder vs. NCAA Record Holder in 50 Free
The NCAA Championships will pit the American Record holder, Abbey Weitzeil, against the reigning NCAA champion and NCAA Record holder, Stanford’s Simone Manuel, in the 50 free.
Update: USA Swimming Gives Tech Suit Study to Industry, Still Not Members
USA Swimming delayed the release of the study on tech suits until February, but the study’s findings have still not been made public.
The Official 2018 SwimSwam Women’s NCAA Predictions Index
As we tick down the days to the 2018 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.
2018 W. NCAA Previews: Comerford to Challenge 1:40-Barrier in 200 Free
Defending champion Mallory Comerford of Louisville could become the second woman to ever break 1:40. Though Ledecky will be absent this time around, fellow Stanford swimmer Simone Manuel will look to give Comerford a run for her money. We may see another tight battle given that their best times are only a hundredth apart.
