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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation

The 400 medleys could see a few major lineup shakeups among the top teams after a wild prelims session. Most notably, Cal could swap out as many as three of four legs after barely squeaking into tonight’s final after Alabama DQ’d.

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2017 M. NCAAs: Day 1 Prelim Times Much Faster in 2017 Than in 2016

Swimmers smoked the pool this morning at the 2017 NCAA championships, making previously eye-popping times start looking pedestrian.

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Minuth, Mahmoud Jump Into All-Time Top 10 In 500 Free Prelims

South Carolina duo Fynn Minuth and Akaram Mahmoud became the 8th and 9th fastest performers in history in prelims of the 500 free at NCAAs.

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Texas’ John Shebat Becomes Longhorns’ Fastest 100 Backstroker

Sophomore John Shebat just became the Texas Longhorns’ fastest 100 yard backstroker in history by way of his scorching lead-off on his squad’s 400 medley relay this morning in Indianapolis.

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2017 M. NCAA Up/Downs: Texas Will Rise on Day 2

Following day 1, the NC State Wolpack held an early lead over the defending champion Texas Longhorns, but the Longhorns are set to bounce back to the top of the standings in day 2 finals.

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Japan’s Rie Kaneto Marks Another Top Swimmer Out Of Budapest Worlds

Reigning 200m breaststroke Olympic champion, Rie Kaneto of Japan, has announced she will not be partaking in her nation’s World Championships qualifying meet in April.

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Alabama DQ Gets Cal’s 400 Medley Relay Into A Final

A disqualification to Alabama bumped California’s 400 medley relay into the A final after the Golden Bears swam an alternate lineup in prelims.

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Blake Pieroni: “My goal was to go 1:31 low” (Video)

Indiana’s Blake Pieroni started with a 1:30.87 on his leadoff leg to take over the #2 spot all-time

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PHOTO VAULT: Men’s NCAA Championships, Day 1 800 Free Relay

NC State exceeded all expectations tonight, pulling off the upset by a landslide with a new NCAA and U.S. Open Record of 6:06.53.

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Southern California DQ Costs Them Spot in 200 Free Relay A-Final

The USC Trojans will miss out on the championship final after being disqualified in the 200 free relay this morning.

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Ryan Held: “This will catapult us to one of those top teams” (Video)

Held, the team’s sprint superstar, had a massive 1:31.37 leadoff leg. That would have ranked #4 all-time prior to tonight, though two other swimmers pushed into the top 3

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Only One Scratch Out Of Circle Seeds At Day 2 Prelims

2017 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 22 – Saturday, March 25 IUPUI Natatorium – Indianapolis, IN Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern Time) Defending…

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USA Swimming Awards $342,000 In Make A Splash Grant Funding

To help swim lesson providers nationwide offer lessons to children who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them, the USA Swimming…

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SwimMAC Welcomes Back Kathy McKee As Associate Head Coach

SwimMAC Carolina’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Kathy McKee has rejoined the club as Associate Head Coach,…

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US Center For SafeSport Focuses On Athlete Safety, Support & Strength

The U.S. Center for SafeSport (The Center), a national non-profit focused on preventing all forms of abuse in sport, today…

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