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.
15-Year-Old Josh Chen Drops Six Seconds Off 100m Breast in Des Moines – 1:04.33
Among the top swimmers tonight was Ames Cyclones’ Josh Chen, who hit lifetime bests in two breaststroke events.
2021 W. NCAA Picks: Douglass V. MacNeil Part 2 – The 100 Butterfly
After the pandemic cancelled the 2020 NCAAs, Michigan JR Maggie MacNeil and Virginia SO Kate Douglass will finally take their aims at the 100 fly NCAA title.
Men’s SEC Picks Revisited: Trust In Florida’s Taper Once Again Pays Off
Swimulator projections had Florida down 360.5 points to Georgia in the men’s SEC. But our staff wasn’t fooled, and Florida once again showed up at taper time.
2021 Zone A: Virginia Women Qualify Diver On Day 1 of Zones
Favored to win the NCAA Swimming & Diving title, the Virginia women will add a diver to the mix after Jocelyn Porter took second in today’s 1-meter event.
