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2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Awards Announced; Sticklen, Kos & Crooks Named Swimmers of the Year

The Southeastern Conference announced the annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to conclude the 2024-25 season.

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Florida’s Alex Painter Named SEC Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year

Painter becomes the 15th overall and the third-straight Gator to earn the Southeastern Conference’s Male Freshman Swimmer of the Year award.

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LSU’s Carson Paul Named SEC Men’s Divers of the Year; Lavenant Named Co-Women’s Winner

Paul’s honor as the SEC Male Diver of the Year marks the first for LSU since Curt Billings received the recognition in 1993.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Gretchen Walsh and Claire Curzan lead their respective high school classes in career scoring coming out of the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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Sacramento Pro Swim, Transfer Portal, and House Settlement | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss the recent Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento, numerous high-caliber NCAA transfers, and the House Settlement’s final hearing.

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NCAA Relay All-American Lucy Mehraban Enters Transfer Portal

Mehraban was a member of the 400 free relays that finished 3rd at both 2024 and 2025 NCAAs. She also made the ‘B’ final in the 100 free.

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Who Returns the Most Points from the 2025 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships?

While they graduated NCAA Champions Gretchen and Alex Walsh, the Virginia women still return the most individual points next season, thanks in large part to 57-point scorer Claire Curzan.

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Race Video: Highlights From The 2025 Women’s NCAA DI Championships

Not ready to say goodbye to the 2024-25 NCAA season? Relive some of the best races from last month’s 2025 Women’s NCAA DI Championship.

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2025 NCAA Runner-Up Mackenzie Miller Enters Transfer Portal

Miller dropped over five seconds in the 200 breast this season and finished 2nd overall at NCAAs. She also was 7th in the 100 breast.

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NCAA Champion And US Olympian Bella Sims Enters The Transfer Portal

Sims has two years of eligibility remaining and won two individual NCAA titles as a freshman in 2024. *This is not an April Fools joke*

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Bella Sims Assolta Dall’ITA: “Nessuna Colpa O Negligenza” Per La Positività All’HCTZ

Bella Sims scagionata dall’International Testing Agency dopo la positività all’Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Il farmaco assunto era contaminato a sua insaputa

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ITA Finds Bella Sims Had “No Fault Or Negligence” For Positive Drug Test After Investigation

Bella Sims tested positive for banned substance HCTZ in a fall drug test but the ITA cleared Sims of wrongdoing after an investigation announced Mar. 31.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 500 Free, Grimes & Stanford Picked As Biggest Surprises of Women’s NCAAs

The Stanford women snagged a runner-up finish at NCAAs, outscoring their seeded points by 82 to end Texas’ three-year run as the second-best team.

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Visualizing Gretchen’s Greatness

Gretchen Walsh was simply operating on a different level than the rest of her competitors in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly during her college career.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Women’s Edition

Louisville’s Gabi Albiero was an ‘A’ finalist in the 50 free and 100 fly at Women’s NCAAs after we didn’t pick her to finish in the top eight in either event.

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