Kieran Smith

2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Georgia sophomore Jake Magahey comes in as the defending champion, but only the fourth seed, in this morning’s 500 free prelims.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview (Heat Sheets)

We’ve got an exciting brand-new event schedule to kick off the 2022 Men’s NCAAs, with timed finals of both the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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2022 M NCAAs: Official SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Response Breakdown

Before the action kicks off tonight in Atlanta, let’s take a moment to examine the results from the Official SwimSwam Pick’em contest. 

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SwimSwam Pulse: 32.7% Predict Marchand To Lead Men’s NCAAs In Scoring

Just under a third of voters believe Marchand will lead the NCAA Championships in individual points.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Destin Lasco Staring Down Ryan Murphy’s 200 Back Record

This is one of the few races this week that has a crystal clear favorite.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: UVA Riding On American Record Hype In 200 Free Relay

The Virginia men won an ACC title and broke the American record in the 200 free relay last month. Will they win this event at NCAAs?

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2022 M. NCAA Previews: New Schedule, Some New Players in the 400 Medley Relay

The Texas Longhorns will be swimming for their second-straight title in the 400 medley relay, but on a new night in the schedule.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep track of all of our event previews in the lead-up to the Men’s NCAA Championships, set to kick off Wednesday, March 23, in Atlanta.

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2022 M. NCAA Previews: How Many Sub-1:30s Will We See In The 200 Free?

Although Kieran Smith is the only man in the field who has been sub-1:30, there is a chance that swimmers like Texas’s Drew Kibler (pictured) could join him.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Title Implications On The Line In 400 Free Relay Finale

Bjorn Seeliger has taken over the mantle from Ryan Hoffer as Cal’s go-to sprinter, and the Bears are looking primed for a repeat win in the 400 free relay.

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The Most & Least Likely Records to Fall at the 2022 Men’s NCAA Championships

As the Division I Men’s NCAA Championship approaches we are on record watch! Join us as we dissect the most and least likely records to fall this weekend.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Longhorns Eyeing Three-Peat In 800 Free Relay

Drew Kibler and the Texas Longhorns are primed to make it three in a row in the 800 free relay next week at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: 500 Free- Magahey vs. Smith, Round 2

Florida’s Kieran Smith enters as the fastest man ever in the 500 free, but will be challenged by defending NCAA champ Jake Magahey of Georgia.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records Will Fall At NCAA Meets

Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer, man or woman, to set an all-time record at last season’s NCAA Championship meets.

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Can Team USA Afford to Leave Caeleb Dressel Off the Worlds 4 x 200 Free Relay?

Townley Haas, Andrew Seliskar, and Blake Pieroni are out–without them, can Team USA afford to leave Caeleb Dressel off the 4 x 200 free relay at Worlds?

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