The Powerlist

Quah Zheng Will Not Compete for Cal this Season (Pac-12 Psych Sheets)

Ryan Murphy has left the door open to choose 3 out of 6 entered events at the Pac-12 Championships.

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2017 Men’s ACC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The 500 free will feature a battle between 2 Olympic distance swimmers, Louisville’s Marcelo Acosta and NC State’s Anton Ipsen, who will be chasing Matt McLean’s Meet Record from 2009.

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NC State’s Ryan Held Downs ACC Record with 18.6 50 Free

An unshaved Ryan Held shredded his way to a new ACC Record on night 2 of the 2017 Men’s ACC Championships, securing the victory for the Wolfpack with a lifetime best 18.68.

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NC State’s Vazaios Posts Nation-Leading 1:41.2 for 200 IM ACC Record

NC State’s Andreas Vazaios rocked a nation-leading 1:41.25 to reel in a conference title on Tuesday night at the 2017 Men’s ACC Championships.

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2017 Men’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide: Cal, Stanford to Battle

Stanford is one of the best teams in the country this year, but they’ll be battling a tough Cal team that also ranks among the best of the best.

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SwimSwam Discussion: Why is College Swimming Exploding?

Welcome to SwimSwam’s feature, called simply SwimSwam Discussion. We might rename it at a later point in time (Hospitality Room,…

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Scoring the NCAA D1 Women’s Pre-Selection Psych Sheet

The NCAA released the pre-selection psych sheet today. While this isn’t the final official psych sheet, the cut line will fall…

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NCAA Releases Division I Women’s Pre-Selection Psych Sheets

The pre-selection psych sheets for the 2017 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships have been released. While these do not…

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Ryan Murphy Named Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete Of Year

CALIFORNIA’s Ryan Murphy was named the Pac-12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2016-17 season, the…

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Stanford Men Look To Collect Second Straight Pac-12 Title

No. 5 Stanford will aim to defend its conference title this week when it heads to Federal Way, Washington, to…

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Amanda Smith to Resign as FGCU Assistant Coach at Season’s End

One of the most famous pictures in SwimSwam history, this eye belongs to outgoing FGCU assistant Amanda Smith.

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2017 M. ACCs Up/Mid/Down Report: NC State Quickly Closing Diving Gap

Ryan Held is the name everyone knows, but NC State has another #1 seed tonight: Greek Olympian Andreas Vazaios in the 200 IM

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2017 Men’s ACC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After a monster 18.15 anchor last night on NC State’s 200 medley relay, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ryan Held enters day 2 as the top seed in the individual 50 freestyle event.

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Full Circle Of Life – What Goes Around…

In life, we often hold on to things that could help others more than us. I had no idea what a t-shirt could do, until I re-met Anton. Through Eset, Anton earned his gold medal.

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Ledecky Picks 200 Free Over 400 IM For NCAA Championships

While Katie Ledecky’s aptitude for the 400 IM has been a popular topic of conversation (and her American record at the Pac-12 Championships proves it), Ledecky is not entered in the event on the 2017 NCAA psych sheets, instead choosing the 200 free.

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