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John Shortt Lowers Own 200 Back Irish National Record At Giant Open

19-year-old John Shortt put up the best 200m backstroke time of his career on his way to winning Giant Open gold in France.

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Denison Claims Program’s 7th NCAA DIII Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Title

The Denison men scored 437 points en route to claiming their second straight NCAA Division III title and seventh in program history.

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Steenbergen Blasts 50 Back Personal Best, 52.93 100 Free On Day Two Of Giant Open

Versatile 26-year-old Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands delivered a pair of head-turning performances on day two of the 2026 Giant Open.

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Charlotte Hooks’s 1:53.29 200 Fly & More Swims You Might’ve Missed On Day 4 of 2026 W. NCAAs

Hook entered the meet as the #22 seed in the 200 fly but dropped over a second to finish 9th in the event.

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Three-Time Olympian Rikako Ikee Logs Season-Best 50 Fly To Rank #3 This Season

25-year-old Rikako Ikee clocked a season-best of 25.55 tonight in Tokyo to rank 3rd in the world in the women’s 50m butterfly.

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Virginia Breaks Own NCAA Record With 3:05.26 400 Freestyle Relay, Moesch Splits 45.61

The team also broke their own meet record of a 3:05.84, set back in 2023. That relay included Kate Douglass and both Walsh sisters.

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Claire Curzan Breaks Own NCAA Meet Record With 1:46.10 200 Backstroke

Curzan broke her own meet record of a 1:46.82 from a year ago and was only 0.01 off her NCAA record, making tonight’s swim the #2 performance all-time.

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Curtis Dips Under 46, Surpassing Gretchen Walsh as The Fastest Freshman Ever in The 100 Yard Free

Curtis has now made history two nights in a row, breaking Gretchen Walsh’s freshman records in both the 50 free and 100 free

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Torri Huske Fires Off 45.17 100 Freestyle, #4 Performance All-Time

Huske became the #2 performer while Virginia’s Anna Moesch became the #3 performer all-time with a 45.54.

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Erin Gemmell Of Texas Wins Division I Women’s Elite Scholar-Athlete Award

Gemmell is in her junior year at Texas and carries a 4.0 GPA. She was 12th in the 200 free and 14th in the 100 free at NCAAs this week.

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Virginia junior Claire Curzan is the top seed in the 200 backstroke final, and she will be hoping to lower her own NCAA record in the event.

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2026 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Ups/Downs, NYU and Denison Look to Lock Up Titles

The NYU women are projected to score 124 points in tonight’s final as they look to win the overall NCAA Division III team title.

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2026 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final night of the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships features the 1650 free, 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 3m diving, and 400 free relay.

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NCAA Champion Lucy Bell and the Power of Positive Self Talk Behind the Blocks

Stanford’s Lucy Bell defended her NCAA title in the 200 Breast, dropping the hammer on her competition in the final 50 to get her hands on the wall first

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2026 Women’s NCAA Division I Championship: Day 4 Finals Preview

Virginia is the top seed for two of the four individual races tonight and also is the top seed in the 400 free relay where they set an NCAA record last month

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