SwimSwam Breakdown: NCAA Lineups, Summer McIntosh & Westmont Pro Swim

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss the upcoming women’s and men’s DI NCAA Championships, Summer McIntosh breaking 2 world junior records in Toronto, and the Pro Swim in Westmont. See full list of topics below:

0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction

1:10 Women’s and Men’s NCAA Championship Lineups

16:28 Summer McIntosh becomes the #3 performer all-time in the 400m IM, breaks world jr record in 200m fly

22:06 Westmon Pro Swim – Who showed up big time?

26:21 NSW Championships in Australia, Shayna Jack hits 100 Free PR

SINK or SWIM

  • 30:35 Will Lea Maurer become the next head coach for USC?
  • 34:07 After having his appeal dismissed by the Swiss Tribunal, will Sun Yang make an appearance at the 2024 Olympic Games?
  • 36:41 After a strong ISL season including a world record, will Kelsi Dahlia make the 2022 World Champs team in the 100 fly?
  • 38:24 With Ben Titley‘s departure, will Canadian Swimming see a decline in the coming years?
  • 42:02 With a ton of momentum coming off of Pac-12s, will the ASU men capture an NCAA title, either individually or on a relay?
  • 44:05 Will Thomas Heilman make the 2024 US Olympic Team?
  • 46:54 By the Paris 2024 Olympics, Will Kyle Chalmers have broken the 100m free world record?

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Steve Nolan
2 years ago

Oh, so I can’t make a funny joke about polar bears but you bring PENGUINS into this?? THEY’RE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ANIMALS.

Ngl I really liked the aside about how American swimmers are coddled and not used to hard questions. (Though on second-thought, the Australian media turned a whole generation of their swimmers into delicate headcases at big meets, so. Maybe I’m ok with it.)

Lovetoswim
2 years ago

Please don’t stop doing these breakdowns ! They are very insightful and a lot of fun to listen to!

AST
2 years ago

Hey, in 1972 there was an age grouper and High School swimmer who swam all the events. As a High School senior, All American in every event, as a swimmer at IU made the NCAA cuts in all the events. There were coaches and swimmers even then who cultivated versatility!

Grant Drukker
2 years ago

Only recent 100M Butterfly podium I can think of with multiple americans is 2011, 1st phelps, 3rd McGill.

Steve Nolan
Reply to  Grant Drukker
2 years ago

And before that, Crocker-Phelps. That one was pretty prolific, 0.01 away from every year from ’03 to ’08.

Ghost
2 years ago

Peanut Gallery
NCAA-timed final relays? Will they only use 4 lanes like Conferences? If so, faster times would be expected! I assume that alternates taken have to be used like in years past? Do you think Olympics should go to Timed Finals? Then alternates wouldn’t be needed and more even playing field between big and small swimming nations!
Versatility of UVA women and other swimmers at this level. It isn’t a Bowman or Phelps thing. Read up on the history of Nashville Aquatics. They had many many swimmers in the 70s and 80s that could do it all. Remember Caulkins held world records in EVERY discipline. The current NAC coach, John Morse, has been there for decades, before… Read more »

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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