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USC-Commit Alexei Sancov Cracks 1:33 in 200 Free at Austin Sectionals – Day 2

Alexei Sancov is now the #3 17-18 performer of all-time in the 200 yard free.

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Regan Smith Swims 51.6 100 Fly at Akron Sectionals – Day 2

Smith was among the winners on day 2 of the 2018 Central Zone Sectionals in Akron, Ohio.

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College Recruits Dominate 400 IM at Phoenix Sectionals Day 2

Breeja Larson went another lifetime best tonight.

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Caeleb Dressel 42.8 100 Fly Post-Race Interview (Video)

Caeleb Dressel has the best burst in swimming, and he showed it, going out in 19.99 and finishing in 42.80 to become the first man ever under 43

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Ian Finnerty: “Freshman year I actually broke 3 of my ribs” (Video)

Indiana’s Ian Finnerty might have the best second-25 in swimming. He powered away from the field over that lap and carried his speed through to the first sub-50 in breaststroking history at 49.69.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Indiana leads a brutally-close team battle, and also has several event title contenders tonight: among them Ian Finnerty (pictured) in the 100 breast and Blake Pieroni in the 200 free.

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2018 Men’s NCAA DI Championship – Day 3 Final Photo Vault

Thanks to photographer Tim Binning of theswimpictures.com for these great swimming photos of 2018 Men’s NCAA DI Championships.

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Ress Still Entered In 100 Free, Very Few Scratches For Day 4 Prelims

Heat sheets for Saturday morning’s last prelims session at the 2018 NCAA Championships show only a handful of scratches and Justin Ress still entered in the 100 free despite a back injury.

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Townley Haas on 1:29.5 200 Free National Title: “It means everything”

Texas’s Townley Haas wanted that American record back, apparently. The junior flew through the individual 200 free, breaking the two-day-old American record with a 1:29.50.

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Watch: All of Dressel’s Records Through Day 3 of 2018 NCAAs in HD

You can watch all four of Caeleb Dressel’s record-breaking swims (so far) in HD, courtesy of ESPN.

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Watch Dressel Shatter 100 Fly Record with 42.8

Watch Caeleb Dressel win the 100 fly by well over a second, becoming the first man to swim below 43 seconds.

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Watch Ian Finnerty Break Dressel’s 100BR Record, Become 1st Under 50.0

Watch Ian Finnerty race to a 49.69 100 breast on the third night of the 2018 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2018 M. NCAA Day 3: Dressel’s Throwing Down Free Times on Butterfly

We try to put record-breaking swims by Dressel and Finnerty into context, along with some other thoughts from the third day of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2018 M. NCAAs: Steele Johnson Goes for Broke and Nails His Final 3m Dive

Purdue junior and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Steele Johnson pulled off a diving comeback with a last-minute dive change Friday night.

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Cal Breaks American Record with 1:21.8 200 Medley Relay

Cal and USC battled for the win, with USC narrowly pulling it out in 1:21.82 to Cal’s 1:21.88. The Bears, though they finished 2nd, set a new American Record.

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