The Powerlist

Rex Maurer 31st to 1st in NCAA 500 Free: “I have, obviously, a lot of demons after last year”

After placing 31st in the 500 free his freshman year at the NCAAs, Rex Maurer has lit the 500 free in the NCAA on fire.

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Bob Bowman “Begs” Rex Maurer to Go Out Faster in the 500

Rex Maurer won the 500 freestyle at tonight’s finals session, but Bob Bowman can be heard imploring him to take his races out faster on the livestream.

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Arizona State’s Patrick Sammon Wins Elite 90 Award For Highest GPA At DI Men’s NCAA Champs

Sammon, an Arizona State senior who majors in real estate development, won the award after earning a 4.00 grade point average.

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Madi Mintenko Posts 47.74 100 Free To Highlight Night 1 Of Sectionals In Austin

The Virginia commit was just off her lifetime best but would have still made the NCAA ‘B’ final last week. She is expected to arrive this fall.

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NCAA Qualifier Macky Hodges Announces She Will Transfer To Indiana

Hodges swam at NCAAs last week in Federal Way for USC and entered the transfer portal just after the meet ended.

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Azusa Pacific University Will Reclassify From DII To DIII, Reinstates Football Program

Azusa Pacific University will reclassify from DII to DIII and join the SCIAC conference. It will also reinstate its football team after a five-year hiatus.

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Audrey Derivaux Posts 2:06.68 200 Back, #4 15-16 All-Time On Night 1 In Indianapolis

Derivaux dropped three seconds off her best time and sits right behind Regan Smith in the age group rankings. Kieran Smith also competed on night 1.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

It’s set to be another dramatic night in Federal Way with the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter board, and 200 freestyle relay on deck.

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Indiana Men Have Broken School Records In 4 Of 5 Contested Swimming Events

The Hoosier men are continuously resetting their record boards at the 2025 NCAA Championships, outperforming their seed times.

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NCAA Day 1 + Day 2 Prelims Review: Who’s On The Upswing From Conferences?

Which teams have been outperforming expectations so far at NCAAs, and who might be casting nervous looks over their shoulders?

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2025 ISCA Spring International Cup Day 2 Recap

Noah Cakir (pictured above), Virginia Hinds, and Ally Vernon all won two events each on the first full day of competition

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(Updated With Diving) Day 2 Ups/Downs Show Texas Expected To Extend Its Lead

The Texas Longhorns have eight total finalists and five ‘A’ finalists on Day 2 of 2025 Men’s NCAAs, the most of any program by either metric.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 Prelims see the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 Free contested as team will look to gain any advantage they can in the all important team race.

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Sub-4:10 500 Free Won’t ‘A’ Final, Sub-19 50 Free Won’t ‘B’ Final At 2025 NCAA Championships

The qualification standards in the men’s 50 free, 200 IM and 500 free have all gotten considerably higher at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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Olympians & Local Swimmers Go Head-to-Head at the 2025 JAX50 Sprint Dual Championship

Olympic gold medalist Blake Pieroni headlines the swimmers slated to compete at next month’s JAX50 Sprint Dual Challenge event in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

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