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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Cal 200 Free Relay to Make a Run at NCAA Record

This season, the Golden Bears have a good chance at repeating as champions in this event and making another run at the record. They’re the only team that’s been under 1:27 so far in 2016, entering the meet with their 1:26.77 from Pac-12s.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Looks to Fend off Loaded 400 Free Relay Field

Stanford enters the 2016 NCAA Championships as the defending champions in the 400 freestyle relay and the top seed with a 3:11.44. If they want to defend that title, they’ll have to fend off some tough competition from Cal, USC, and NC State.

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2016 NCSA Spring Junior National Champs: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2016 NCSA SPRING JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS March 15th-19th, 2016 Short Course Yards Prelims/Long Course Meters Finals Prelims 8:30 AM Eastern…

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2016 NCAA Division III Championships – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Denison’s Jackson Lindell set the NCAA record in the men’s 200 IM during prelims on Day 1 of 2016 NCAA Division III championships.

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Why the Breaststroke Kick Speed Drill Matters

Having great speed in breaststroke kick is one of the techniques that led Olympian Rebecca Soni to gold medals in the Beijing and London Olympics.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Swim 70 Sweep of CT 13-14 Records

Disclaimer: BlueSeventy Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of…

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McLaughlin Update: Rejoining Nadadores Through Olympic Trials

As a follow-up to the announcement that California freshman Katie McLaughlin would be returning to her Southern California home to continue rehab…

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Hong Kong’s Yvette Man-yi Kong Flourishing In Edinburgh

Surging onto the breaststroking scene in Edinburgh, Hong Kong’s Yvette Man-yi Kong earned 2 National Records last weekend.

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2016 NCAA Division III Championships – Day 1 Ups/Downs

At the conclusion of prelims on Day 1 of 2016 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s championships, here are the teams’ A and B finalists and projected scores.

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All The Links You Need For The 2016 Women’s DI NCAA Championships

We’ve got your homebase and toolkit for following the 2016 Women’s NCAA Championships here, including links to live results, recent news, and each of our event-by-event previews.

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Margaret Aroesty Becomes Youngest Female Ever Under 59 in 100 Breast

It’s been 16 years since future Olympic champion Megan Jendrick became the youngest swimmer to go under a minute in…

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Pick ‘Em Contest Stats: Worrell, King Heavily Favored, 100 Back Most Open

Just hours away from the Women’s Division I NCAA Championships starting up, we’re taking a look at the results of our annual Pick ‘Em contest to see who you, the SwimSwam readers, are favoring.

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Hempfield Boys Get Hyped for PIAA Champs (VIDEO)

Check out the video above as the boys of Hempfield High School get psyched for the PIAA ‘AAA’ Championships in Pennsylvania….

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Ben Proud at BUCS: “This Year’s Been a Great Year for Me” (VIDEO)

The 2016 British Universities and College Sport (BUCS) Long Course Swimming Championships went down a month ago in February, and…

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Measure Elite NCAA Programs by NCAA Relay Qualifying (MEN)

The Florida Gators, seen here celebrating their 800 free relay win at SEC’s last month, are one of several men’s teams with five automatic relay qualification times

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