The Top 16 Women in Each Event at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason
We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand. SwimSwam has put together a list of the top 16 times in each event up to this point.
NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Achieved Through the End of November
Through the first round of mid-season college invites, there has been 40 individual NCAA ‘A’ cuts achieved, as well as 41 relay ‘A’ cuts.
Watch: Women’s Race Videos from the 2017 Art Adamson Invite
2017 ART ADAMSON INVITATIONAL Live Results Psych Sheets Meet Central Hosted by Texas A&M (College Station, Texas) 25 Yards Invite Format…
A Day in the (Meet) Life: Stanford Women’s Swimming (Video Feature)
Overall, it would seem from the outside that the Stanford women found a very solid foundation for their team chemistry.
Drabot Scorches 1:51.7 200 Fly on Day 3 of Art Adamson Invite
Drabot turned heads earlier this month when she threw down a personal best 1:54.49 in a dual meet against NC State. She demolished that time today, taking down reigning NCAA champ Ella Eastin as she touched in 1:51.74 to Eastin’s 1:52.03.
Eastin vs. Ledecky 400 IM Highlights Art Adamson Invite Day 2
One of the highlight swims of the session came in the 400 IM, where Ledecky battled reigning NCAA champ and teammate Ella Eastin.
Pickrem Throws Down 1:53.3 200 IM on Day 1 of Art Adamson Invite
Pickrem took off on the breaststroke leg and continued to push ahead as she finished in 1:53.38. That was just 8 hundredths shy of her lifetime best.
Drabot Blasts Personal Best 1:54 200 Fly as Cardinal Dominates NC State
Drabot held a slight lead over defending NCAA champion Ella Eastin throughout the race, holding her off in the final 50 to win it 1:54.49 to 1:54.70. That’s a lifetime best for Drabot by 5 seconds per the USA Swimming database.
SwimSwam Pulse: 90% Predict Stanford as NCAA Champs
90% of SwimSwam voters proved their sanity this week, selecting Stanford to win the 2018 women’s NCAA title.
First Annual SwimSwam NCAA Division 1 Women’s Preseason Picks
Stanford may be the clear favorite to win the 2018 NCAA Division I team championship, but we don’t think they’re going to win quite every event.
College Swimming Previews: #1 Stanford and College Swimming’s Big 3
Simone Manuel (second from left), Katie Ledecky (third from left) and Ella Eastin (right) were three of the top individual scorers at 2017 NCAAs, and their Stanford Cardinal are still the heavy NCAA favorites despite graduating Lia Neal (far left).
2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition
You’ll never guess who we ranked #1… Ok, you might. But there are a few interesting offseason shake-ups, including one team outside the top 10 last year bringing in two impact transfers to surge towards the top 5.
Top Ten Men’s Storylines Of The 2017-18 NCAA Season
Caeleb Dressel will swim for his collegiate legacy in his senior year with the Florida Gators.
2017 U.S. Trials Previews: Baker, Smoliga Lead Tight Pack in 100 Back
After Smoliga took the narrow win ahead of Baker at Olympic Trials, Baker turned the tables in Rio to win a silver medal while Smoliga finished 6th.
2017 U.S. Trials Previews: Baker Is the One to Beat in 50 Back
Coming in off her Olympic silver in the 100, Kathleen Baker is leading a wide open field of backstrokers jumping on a rare chance to swim the 50 LCM.
