Beata Nelson

Top NCAA Women’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

Katie Ledecky? Missy Franklin? Regan Smith? Who is the top NCAA swimming prospect of the past decade? We rank our top 50 since 2012.

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The 2020 Olympic Perspective Magazine With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

Coronavirus has impacted Olympic history, postponing the biggest sporting event on earth, and the next issue of SwimSwam Magazine addresses this topic.

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How to Get The Olympic Perspective Issue With The Caeleb Dressel Gold Cover

The next issue of SwimSwamMAG addresses the COVID-19 impact on the Olympics, and we project how elites will perform in 2021 with an extra year of training.

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Brown, MacNeil, Nelson, Weitzeil Named 2020 Honda Sport Award Finalists

Tennessee’s Erika Brown, Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil, Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson, and Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil are the four finalists for the 2020 Honda Sport Award.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Beata Nelson on Collegiate, Olympic, Pro Swimming

Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA’s, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019

This Stanford class went 3-for-3 in NCAA titles over their collegiate career, but Tennessee’s seniors put up the most points over their three seasons.

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Projected Women’s 2020 NCAA Points By Class – All Classes

It was a senior-heavy NCAA, with five seniors projected among the top 8 individual scorers. We look back at the past 4 years to evaluate recruiting ranks.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2016

Way back in 2015, we ranked Beata Nelson as the #2 recruit in her class. She’ll actually finish #3 in NCAA scoring – but could she have caught #1 in 2020?

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Top 10 College Seniors Ready to Make the Jump to the ISL

With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes…

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets – Women’s Midseason

One way we at SwimSwam are dealing with our pain is taking a look back at what ended up being the last taper meets of the NCAA season

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2020 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Previews Index

As we tick down the days to the 2020 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2019-2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

The Big Ten Champion Ohio State Buckeyes are our fastest risers in our end-of-season poll, flying from unranked to #11 overall.

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2020 W. NCAA Picks: Potential for Two 49s in the 100 Back

Beata Nelson stormed to the win in this event last year, erasing every record to become the fastest female 100-yard backstroker in history.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines For 2020 Women’s NCAA Champs

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2020 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2020 NCAA Women’s Division I Swimming Pre-Selection Psych Sheets Drop

The NCAA has released its psych sheets for the 2020 Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, with cutlines to follow later this week.

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