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2023 Women’s NCAA Pick ’em Results: Who Did SwimSwam Readers Pick To Win?

Kate Douglass is the biggest favorite in an individual event at NCAAs, receiving more than 98 percent of first-place picks in the 200 breaststroke.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Deadly 1-2 Combo Puts Cavaliers In Command In 200 Free Relay

Virginia has the two fastest swimmers of all-time in the 50 free, putting them leaps and bounds ahead of the field in the 200 free relay.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Looks to Add Another Record to the Books in 400 MR

As is the case with most of the relays at this year’s NCAAs, Virginia’s 400 medley relay quartet is simply a step above the rest of the competition.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: How Low Can Virginia Go In The 400 Free Relay?

Last year, Virginia’s 400 free relay broke all of the records at the NCAA Championships. This year, they could make that swim look feeble.

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SwimSwam’s 2023 Pre-NCAA Champion Picks (Women)

We have updated our picks since the beginning of the season. We unanimously picked Gretchen Walsh (50 free) and Alex Walsh (400 IM) to win.

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Announcing SwimSwam’s 2023 NCAA Championships Fantasy Draft

The SwimSwam crew has drafted again, this time picking fantasy teams for the upcoming 2023 Women’s and Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Eyes Back-To-Back 200 Medley Relay Titles

The all-star quartet of Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Lexi Cuomo and Kate Douglass give UVA a massive edge over the field in the women’s 200 medley relay.

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2022-2023 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Will the Virginia dynasty continue? Can Texas win an upset title? See how our writers picked the finishing order at the Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh And Douglass Set To Have A 200 IM Battle For The Ages

Walsh and Douglass are the two fastest women’s 200 IMers in NCAA history, and they will be racing each other at NCAAs for the first time ever.

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2023 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Bookmark this page to keep track of all of our event-by-event previews and winner selections as we count down the days until NCAAs.

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The Virginia vs. Texas Battle At Women’s NCAAs Is Closer Than You Think

Even though Virginia might appear as overwhelming favorite on the surface, Texas is going to make this NCAAs battle closer than it seems.

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Data Visualization Shows Predicted Paths at 2023 Women’s NCAAs

Virginia is projected to cruise to a three-peat with 465 points, with Texas (388) beating out Stanford (325) for second place — without divers included.

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Max Stern Breaks 2 LSC Records at Southeastern Swimming Championships

Samuel “Max” Stern of Opelika breaks two 10&U LSC records and takes home 6 individual golds at “Southeasterns” in Huntsville, AL.

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WATCH: All Eight NCAA Records Broken During Conference Season

The Virginia women set six records (four relays, one individual by Douglass, and one by G. Walsh) and Leon Marchand set two during conference season.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford Favored, UVA Lineup Decisions Loom In 800 Free Relay

Taylor Ruck will be a key player in Stanford’s pursuit of a fifth 800 free relay NCAA title in six seasons.

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