2021 W. NCAA Picks: 200 Free Will Go to the Best Closer
None of the top swimmers in this event are pure sprinters, which is a contrast to 2020, when Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil and Veronica Burchill led the NCAA.
2021 Zone A: Virginia Women Add 2nd & 3rd Divers On Day 2
The Virginia women added two more divers to their NCAA qualifiers today, and now sit with 14 swimmers and 3 divers invited.
2021 Zone D: Windle & Bacon Each Win Again On Day 2, A&M Men Add Another Diver
Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon and Texas’s Jordan Windle remained undefeated through two days of the Zone D Championships. Bacon won 3-meter and Windle platform.
Guy Puts Up 51.71 Season-Best 100 Fly At British Invite
James Guy hit a season-best, while Kathleen Dawson and Molly Renshaw also made some noise on day 1 of the British Swimming Invite.
Women’s Big Ten Picks Revisited: Nebraska Exceeds Expectations
Nebraska and Iowa were the big outliers, jumping up a full tier from where we expected them to be. Nebraska jumped three, nearly four spots from our picks.
Greenbank Takes Down Longstanding British 200 Back Record
23-year-old Luke Greenbank of Great Britain brought the heat to the British Swimming Inviate, firing off a shiny new national record in the 200m backstroke.
Greenbank Rocks 1:55.69 200 Back Lifetime Best In Manchester
Luke Greenbank already has a World Championships bronze medal in the men’s 200m back and now the Loughborough man has a new PB in his pocket.
Men’s ACC Picks Revisited: DQs In 2020 & 2021 Threw Wrenches Into Projections
Louisville’s relay DQ in 2020 probably made them a bit underrated by numbers going into 2021. But an NC State DQ this year swung the meet, too.
Jenks Sectionals Day 1: Tennessee Recruit McCarville Drops 7 Seconds in 200 BK
McCarville, who primarily has been a fly/IM specialist, clocked a 2:16.13, completely blowing away her previous best of 2:23.58.
Jordan Agliano Snags Wave II Trials Cut, Punches Ticket to Omaha in Time Trial
Highlander Aquatic Club’s Jordan Agliano swam a new lifetime best in the 200 back, hitting a 2:12.78, her first time under 2:15.
Emma Weber Snaps Zoe Bartel’s State Record, Cherry Creek Wins 27th CO 5A Title
Cherry Creek hadn’t won the 5A title since 2010, and they ended Fairview’s two-year win streak with a victory yesterday.
Women’s ACC Picks Revisited: UNC’s Complications The Major Wrinkle
As the ACC has grown in major star power, it’s also become quite a bit more stratified, and our predictions were pretty much dead-on.
16-year-old Will Hayon Scores 100 Fly Nationals Cut at Wisconsin State Champs
16-year-old Will Hayon won six events, swam 5 personal bests, and dropped a US National cut in the 100 butterfly during the Wisconsin State Championships.
Matt Fallon Swims 8:56 in 1000 Free, Moves to #31 All-Time in 17-18 Age Group
UPenn commit Matt Fallon threw down a massive personal best in the 1000 freestyle, swimming a 8:56.67 to move to #31 all-time in the 17-18 age group.
In First Sub-1:00 100m Back, Kyle Brill Nabs Wave I Trials Cut in St. George
Interestingly enough, Brill is known as a breaststroker. He’s been 56.44/2:02.97 in the breast events in SCY, as compared to 51.43/1:52.32 in backstroke.
