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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

ASU’s Cierra Runge was once the NCAA Record holder in the 500 freestyle, but tonight she’s looking for her first NCAA title in the event.

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2019 W. NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the night two action.

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Beata Nelson Explains Difference-Making Breaststroke Transformation (Video)

The work she’s done on breaststroke really paid off, as she continued to pull ahead of Stanford’s 2018 champion Ella Eastin through the back half.

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2019 W. NCAAs: Beata Nelson Drops 2nd-Fastest 200 IM in History

Beata Nelson upset American record holder Ella Eastin to win the 200 IM.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships Pick’Em: Day 1&2 Update

2019 WOMEN’S DIVISION I NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 20th – Saturday, March 23rd Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center…

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Cal freshman Izzy Ivey will compete in her first ever NCAA individual event in prelims of the 200 IM.

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Day 2 Prelims Relay Analysis: Big Decisions Seem to Pay Off

Stanford opted to put Taylor Ruck on both the 200 free and the 400 medley relays this morning. Since she was already on the 800 free relay last night, that’ll mean she’ll need to sit out either the 200 medley or the 400 free relay, with the former seeming to be the more likely option.

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2019 W. NCAAs Finals Preview: Fastest 2 50 Freestylers Ever Set to Battle Tonight

Tonight’s 50 free will feature the 2 fastest women in history: Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the American Record holder and fastest ever, and Tennessee’s Erika Brown, the NCAA Record holder and #2 all-time.

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2019 W. NCAAs Day 1: Who Looks Like They Hit Their Taper?

In which we totally overreact to swims from night one.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Mallory Comerford will step up for Louisville in the 800 free relay.

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All the Links You Need for the 2019 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships

The 2019 Division I Women’s NCAA Championships kick off Wednesday night in Austin and we’ve got all the info you need.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Previews Index

As we tick down the days to the 2019 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Uncertainty Abounds In 200 Medley Relay

If there’s one relay that feels hard to project, it’s this one.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Eastin Aims for 200 IM Title No.3

In the 200 IM, Stanford’s Ella Eastin looks to have the clear advantage in defending her 2018 title and records.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back

Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.

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