The Powerlist

2023 SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft: Yanyan Won, Ben Lost

Follow along on this post during the men’s NCAA Championships as we track the scores for the SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft.

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Watch: Fastest Swims Ever in the 200 Breast and 400 Free Relay (Day 4 Race Video)

The final night of the 2023 NCAA Championships didn’t disappoint, as two US Open record marks went down amidst a host of great races.

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Aiden Hayes Puts on Blinders for 200 Fly Upset: Post-Race Interview

Hayes credits Kacper Stokowski’s leadership for preparing him to not worry about his competitors and to “stay in [his] own lane the whole race”.

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Florida Edges Cal In Epic NCAA Finale By .01 As U.S. Open Record Falls In 400 Free Relay

The Gators (2:44.07) and Bears (2:44.08) concluded the NCAA Championships with a finish you had to see to believe, recording the two fastest times in history.

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Cal Men Win Their First Back-to-Back Championships Since 2011-2012

With a 52 point win over ASU, the Cal Bears secured their second back-to-back victories under head coach Dave Durden’s tenure.

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Marchand Marvels Again, Knocks Off NCAA Record With 1:46.91 200 Breast

Marchand used a blistering first 100 of 50.65 to ultimately claim another NCAA Record in the 200 breast, becoming the first swimmer under 1:47.

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Josh Liendo Becomes The 2nd Fastest 100 Freestyler In History With 40.28

Liendo soared to victory in the 100 freestyle, notching a 40.28 to become the second fastest man in history behind Caeleb Dressel.

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Destin Lasco Defends 200 Back NCAA Title With Third-Fastest Swim of All-Time

Lasco finished in a time of 1:35.87 to undercut his previous lifetime best and inch ever closer to the seven-year-old American Record held by Ryan Murphy.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Distance Heats Live Recap

Ohio State’s Charlie Clark is the top seed of the four 1650 free heats that will race in this session. The fastest heat will swim in finals.

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Former Florida Associate Head Coach Steve Jungbluth Resurfaces at Swim Tech Gainesville

Former University of Florida associate head coach Steve Jungbluth has found a new home in Gainesville four months after the Gators parted ways with him.

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Can Bitcoin Solve Europe’s Pool Heating Crisis?

A UK-based firm may have found a win-win solution to help keep pools open and reduce the environmental impact of global compute and bitcoin mining.

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Campeonato Masculino de la NCAA: muy buen trabajo de la natación española

El trabajo de los representantes ibéricos en Minneapolis por el torneo más importante a nivel universitario. Todo el repaso.

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Max McHugh on 100 BR Title in Home Pool: “It was a special memory for a lot of people”

McHugh discusses what winning at his home pool meant to him, how training has been this season and his plans for the future.

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Van Mathias Talks His 2nd Place Finish in 100 Breast, First Time Swimming it at NCAA’s

In past seasons, Mathias has swam the 100/200 fly and 200 IM, but for his fifth year with Indiana, he decided to switch to 50/100 free and 100 breast.

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41.34 to Earn a 100 Free A-Final Swim (Day 4 Prelims Time Comparison)

While it was slightly easier to earn a second swim in several events, it took a blistering 41.34 to make the cutthroat 100 free A-final today.

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