Previews & Recaps

All The Records Broken At Men’s NCAA Championships

With all the insanely fast swimming that occurred this weekend at Men’s NCAAs, SwimSwam carried out it’s own version of an Easter egg hunt yesterday. Below is a list of all the NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship, McAuley Aquatic Center, and school records broken in Atlanta, GA.

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Sjostrom and Koch Highlight a Strong Field Competing in Stockholm

World champions Sarah Sjostrom and Marco Koch will highlight a strong field competing at the Stockholm Open…

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Boyle Kicks Off Day 1 Of New Zealand Trials With 800 Free Victory

Right off the bat on day 1 of New Zealand’s Olympic Trials, Kiwi stand-out Lauren Boyle nailed a qualifying time for Rio by racing her way to an 800m freestyle victory.

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Gkolomeev Goes 21.9, 13 Men Earn New Olympic Trial Cuts At GT Invite

Kristian Gkolomeev threw down a 21.90 LC 50 freestyle a day after NCAAs, ranking him 5th in the world for 2016.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Final Scoring Analysis: Longhorns, Vols Over +100

Will Licon was key for Texas this week, finishing 1st and 2nd in two events he was seeded 6th and 13th in coming into the meet.

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Congratulations to the Texas Longhorns, the 2016 NCAA Men’s Champions

At the meet’s conclusion, the Texas men walked away with 9 event titles out of 21 events, scoring 541.5 points total. The only team in history with more event titles were the 2001 Longhorns.

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Harvey Breaks Four Meet Records at the CARIFTA Championships

Emma Harvey of Bermuda dominated the 13-14 year old age group at the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Championships…

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2016 M. NCAA Championships: Texas Leads Day 4 Ups/Downs, Close Battles for Top 5 Spots

The Texas men are in position to defend their NCAA title, but the battle for the rest of the top 5 spots could get interesting. Cal and Florida are separated by 16 points right now, with the Golden Bears sitting in 2nd.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Ryan Murphy has a shot at two historic backstroke marks tonight: bettering his 43.51 American record in the 100 and challenging the fastest 50 back split in history leading off the 200 medley relay.

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2016 French Long Course Nationals in Montpellier: Preview

2016 French Elite Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials Selection Meet Dates: Tuesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 3,…

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Mizzou Senior Clark Thomas Tops 3M Diving Prelims

Mizzou diver Clark Thomas owns the top spot going into tonight’s 3-meter championship final after turning in a score of 447.05.

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Lynch, Carroll, and Coombs Win Swim-Offs After Day 3 Prelims

While the rest of the swimmers were warming down in the adjacent pool, six men had to don their school colors once more for the opportunity for a finals swim.

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2016 M. NCAA Championships: Cal Gets Most Ups, Texas Gets Highest Total for Day 3 Ups/Downs

Following day 2, the Longhorns have the lead, followed by Florida, Cal, NC State, and Michigan. We could see a few shifts in the team placing tonight. Cal will bring back the most A-finalists, with 5 ups and 3 downs.

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Tennessee’s Resident New Zealander, Liam Stone, Takes 1M Top Seed

2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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Gkolomeev Wins 3-Way Tie For 8th Place In Tonight’s 50 Free

Auburn’s Peter Holoda, Alabama’s Kristian Gkolomeev, and Texas’ Brett Ringgold collectively posted a 19.18 in this morning’s 50 free and will conduct a three-way swim-off for entry in tonight’s championship final.

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