Andrei Minakov

100 Fly Champion Youssef Ramadan’s Post-Race Interview One All Swimmers Can Relate To

Fresh off a 100 fly victory, Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan aptly put into words emotions that all swimmers have probably felt at one time or another.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Destin Lasco will be in the hunt for a second straight title in the 200 back on Saturday with a potential American Record in his sights.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

How low can he go? Out under his 400 IM record pace at the halfway mark in prelims, Léon Marchand aims to break the NCAA record for the third time this season

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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Hokie History: Youssef Ramadan Wins Virginia Tech’s First NCAA Swimming Title In 100 Fly

In addition to producing the second-fastest swim ever, Ramadan made history for Virginia Tech with the school’s first national swimming title.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on Leon Marchand on Friday as he takes aim at another record in the 400 IM.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Andrei Minakov Scratches 50 Free As 16th Seed

Minakov’s scratch comes after he swam on both of Stanford’s relays on Wednesday, indicating he’ll be doing the same this year.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Florida In NCAA Record Territory In 400 Medley Relay

Josh Liendo’s butterfly ability has taken the Florida Gators’ 400 medley relay to a new level this season.

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2023 M. NCAA Championships: Can Cal Win a Team Title AND the 400 Free Relay Together?

The Texas men have own the last two NCAA titles in the 400 free relay in years when Cal won the team title. Cal won in 2021 when Texas won the team title. Can the Bears unite the two?

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Four-Way Battle On Tap In 100 Fly

Defending 100 fly champ Andrei Minakov will have no shortage of challengers this year at NCAAs.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: A Stacked Field And A Wide Open Race Highlight The 100 Free

Considering that the 2nd and 7th seeds are only separated by 0.31 seconds, the men’s 100 free at 2023 NCAAs is really anyone’s race.

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

All SwimSwam writers have picked Arizona State’s Leon Marchand to win both the 200 breast and 400 IM while a majority of us have him picked to win the 200 IM

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Florida Aims to Fend Off Tennessee, ASU in 200 Medley Relay

Cal junior Bjorn Seeliger (pictured) was one of three swimmers under Ryan Murphy’s 50 back record during last year’s 200 medley relay final.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Arizona State Takes Aim At Texas’ Streak In 800 Free Relay

Grant House will play a pivotal role in Arizona State’s pursuit of a national title in the 800 free relay at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 49% Most Excited For Stacked 100 Free Showdown At Men’s NCAAs

Bjorn Seeliger and Youssef Ramadan will be among the top contenders in the 100 free next week at Men’s NCAAs, the event readers are most anticipating.

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