Andrei Minakov

2023 Men’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide: Cal Looking to Hold Off Surging Sun Devils

Cal won their fifth-straight men’s Pac-12 title last year, beating runner-up Stanford by nearly 100 points.

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Lucas Henveaux Breaks Cal Record in His 2nd NCAA Meet (And That Was Just the Beginning)

Lucas Henveaux is so new that we don’t have a picture of him yet; Destin Lasco (above) won three events, though – including a 1:38 in the 200 back.

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Andrei Minakov Clocks 1:32.80 200 Free Time Trial in Stanford Men’s Dual Meet with USC

Stanford hosted USC for a men’s Pac-12 dual meet over the weekend, beating the Trojans in a 169-108 decision. 

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Men’s #40-31

Back with Bob Bowman, Chase Kalisz is coming off his fastest 400 IM showing in five years and will be tough to keep off the medal stand in Fukuoka.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 13) – Dual Meet Madness

It was a chaotic week in the NCAA. Among the highlights we break down Marchand’s swims, other NCAA leading times, and check in on the midseason transfers.

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Stanford Women Stay Undefeated with Event Sweep at Arizona

The Cardinal women improved to 4-0 on the season with a 169.5-99.5 rout of Arizona, sweeping the title in every race they contested on Saturday.

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Youssef Ramadan Rips NCAA-Leading 44.76 100 Fly as Virginia Tech Sweeps Penn State

Youssef Ramadan blasted 44.76 in the 100 fly to take over the NCAA’s top time, adding to the growing list of NCAA-leading times being swum this weekend.

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ASU Men Rip 4 NCAA Leading Times and 2 School Records in Win Over Stanford

The ASU men had a superlative opening to their weekend of Pac-12 meets, posting four NCAA-leading times and two school records in their win over Stanford.

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Men’s Post-Invite 2023 NCAA Relay Qualifications Exposes Texas’ Relay Troubles

The Texas Longhorns have only hit three ‘A’ relay cuts after their midseason invite. This time last year, they’d secured all five.

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Andrei Minakov Makes Return to Stanford: Wins 100 Free in 43.91

Minakov had not competed for Stanford since 2022 NCAAs where he won the 100 fly and was third in the 100 free. Today he won the 100 free.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: New Year’s Edition

Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe’s sensational performances at midseason invites have launched Tennessee into the top 10 for the first time this season.

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Kameneva Clocks Two Russian Records At 2022 Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Maria Kameneva highlighted the 2022 Vladimir Salnikov Cup, where several swimmers put up times that would have medaled in Melbourne.

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Ilya Kharun Hits Second 50 Butterfly World Junior Record In As Many Swims With 22.28

After taking out Andrei Minakov’s record during prelims, Ilya Kharun delivered a renewed world junior record of 22.32 during semis-finals.

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Ilya Kharun Nuovo Record Mondiale Juniores 50 Farfalla 22.32

Il canadese Ilya Kharun ha stabilito un nuovo record mondiale juniores nei 50 farfalla maschili in vasca corta con il tempo di 22.32

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Ilya Kharun Swims 22.32 in the 50 Butterfly (SCM) to Set New WJR, Canadian Records

Canadian Ilya Kharun set a new World Junior Record in the 50 butterfly SCM after swimming a time of 22.32 at the SC World Championships.

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