Andrei Minakov

2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Bjorn Seeliger is the top-seeded man in the 50 free tonight, and is looking to capture his first individual conference title.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Arizona State junior Julian Hill is among the contenders in the 500 free on Thursday at the Men’s Pac-12 Championships.

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All 6 Pac-12 Medley Relays Hit “A” Cuts on Day 1; Stanford Breaks School Record

The Stanford Cardinal, with two freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior, won the 2022 Pac-12 title in the men’s 200 medley relay in a new school record time.

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Stanford’s Andrei Minakov Splits 19.49 Fly Split, 3rd Fastest in History

Minakov now sits only behind Joseph Schooling as he helped Stanford to the win tonight in the 200 medley relay at the Pac-12 Men’s Championships.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

After scoring 0 points in the diving events last week, the Cal men will be on the hunt in the relay events as they attempt to defend their Pac-12 title.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Fan Guide: Cal, Stanford & ASU Set For Closest Meet In Years

The four-time defending champion Cal Bears are likely to meet their stiffest Pac-12 challenge in some time this season with ASU and Stanford.

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Stanford Snaps Cal’s 20 Consecutive Dual Meet Winning Streak

Jonathan Affeld of Stanford broke two Avery Aquatic Center records en-route to sweeping the butterfly events as Stanford topped Cal.

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2021-22 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: February Edition

Moving into the conference championships, the Texas men continue to lead our NCAA Power Rankings, with Cal trailing closely behind.

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Stanford’s Minakov, USC’s Wang Named Pac-12 Men’s Swimmer & Diver of the Week

Stanford’s Minakov picked up a pair of individual wins against USC, while Wang swept the men’s diving events in the same dual for the Trojans.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45% Would Take Minakov Over Sates, Marchand At NCAAs

Our most recent poll showed that fans would rather have Andrei Minakov on their NCAA team this season over the likes of Matt Sates and Leon Marchand.

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Ryan Held Raises a Big Question: What Is The Fastest Name In Swimming?

Ryan Held thinks that the fastest relay made up of one name is Ryan, but some other names may have a strong case as well.

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Leon Marchand Swims PB in 200 Backstroke as Stanford Men Defeat ASU

France’s Leon Marchand continues to show success in his first year at Arizona State as he swam to a best time in the 200 backstroke against Stanford.

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A Look At The Most Recent USA-Trained International Olympic Medalists

Not many men who aren’t from America have swum in the NCAA and won Olympic medals. Will Matt Sates pull off the feat next?

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Freshmen Help Lead Stanford to Victories Over Harvard and Pacific

Senior Grant Shoults won both the 1000 and 500 freestyles as Stanford defeated Harvard 162-127 as well as the University of the Pacific 166-33.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2022: Men’s #40-31

20-year-old Italian Thomas Ceccon emerged as a star of the future in Tokyo, clocking respective times of 52.23 in the 100 back and 47.71 in the 100 free.

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