The Powerlist

A Year After Finals DQ, Cooper Costello Becomes First D3 Swimmer Under 46 Seconds In 100 Fly

Last year, Cooper Costello was DQed in the men’s 100 fly final. Now, he’s the DIII champion and the first DIII swimmer under 46-seconds (45.97).

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Sophia Verkleeren Breaks 13-Year-Old 400 IM DIII Record To Win Title

Sophia Verkleeren dropped 5.54 seconds from her 400 IM lifetime best over the course of the day, culminating in a 4:11.23 to break the DIII record in finals.

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2025 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The Denison men will try to hang onto their lead as other teams surge thanks to performances in the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, and 200 free relay.

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Dynamo Swim Club Freestyler & Breaststroker Reese Benton Commits To Ohio University (2025)

Dynamo Swim Club’s Reese Benton, a freestyle and breaststroke specialist, has announced her intention to swim at Ohio University in the fall of 2025.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Alex and Gretchen Walsh will take on their first individual events of the 2025 NCAA DI Championships during day 2 prelims, swimming the 200 IM and 50 free.

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What Will It Take To Score At Women’s NCAAs?

How quick will the fight for finals spots be at Federal Way this week? We’ve built a model to try to answer that very question

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2025 NCAA DIII Championships: Day 2 Ups/Downs

Day Two could see some big leaderboard shifts on both sides after tonight’s finals thanks to prelims performances helping and hurting teams in the top 10.

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2025 Women’s NCAA Champs: UVA and Stanford Put Seven Swimmers Into Finals (Day 2 Ups/Downs)

Virginia and Stanford each have seven finalists on Day 2 of the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championships, with Stanford going +24 versus the psych sheet.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Lasco Fends Off Stacked Field In Pursuit of 200 IM Title Defense

Defending champion Destin Lasco is only seeded 17th in the 200 IM at Men’s NCAAs, but is hard to bet against given his track record.

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2025 NCSA Spring Championships: Day Two Featured New Meet Record and Top 20 All-Time Rankings

Day Two of the NCSA Spring Championships saw a lot of fast swimming, and Sadie Buckley dropped time in her 200 free to move into 12th all-time.

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40-Year-Old Calvin Schildknecht Shines at Columbia Sectionals

The former Davidson swimmer turned in five lifetime best performances and qualified for finals in two events at the Columbia Sectionals last weekend.

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2025 NCAA Women’s Championships: Full Pick ’Em Contest Entry List

Follow your entries in the Pick ‘Em contest for the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships here!

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2025 NCAA DIII Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After an action packed first night of the 2025 NCAA DIII Championships, attention turns to the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, and 200 free relay on Day Two.

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2024 NCAA Champion Bella Sims Misses 500 Free Final, Will Not Defend Title

Sims missed the 500 free final finishing 17th but if history repeats itself, she is in to be an NCAA champion later this week.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Virginia Women Electrify 200 Medley Relay Record To Open NCAAs

The Virginia women knocked four-tenths off the NCAA, U.S. Open and American Record in the 200 medley relay to open the NCAA Championships on Thursday.

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