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Russian World Juniors Finalist Mikhail Povaliaev Pledges to Wisconsin for 2026

Sprint freestyler Mikhail Povaliaev commits to Wisconsin after a 4th-place 2023 World Juniors finish, bringing strong 50/100 free potential.

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2026 M. NCAA Championships: Day 3 400 Medley Relay Analysis – A Trio of Historic Fly Splits

Josh Liendo swam the #2 fly split ever, one of three top-ten splits in the final heat tonight alongside Hubert Kos and Ilya Kharun

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Are Morning Relays Causing More DFSs In Individual Events At NCAAs?

With less time between prelims and early heats of relays at NCAAs, more swimmers are dropping their individual events to prioritize team relays.

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2026 M. NCAA Division I Championship: Day 2 200 Free Relay Analysis – Four More 17-point Splits

Ilya Kharun was 17.76 for the fastest split in the field, as the Sun Devils had two swimmers under 18 seconds en route to an NCAA record

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2026 M. NCAA Division I Championship: Day 1 200 Medley Relay Analysis – Four 17-point Anchors

Josh Liendo was 17.58 on the anchor for Florida, one of four sub-18 splits as half of the final heat had 17-point anchors

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Projecting The Cutline: 2026 Men’s NCAA Championships

Owen McDonald leads an Indiana team that qualified 16 swimmers—the most of any squad—for the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Indiana’s Owen McDonald will pursue his second straight Big Ten title in the 200 IM on Saturday, the last day of the 2026 conference championship meet.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final preliminary session of the 2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships features the 200 IM, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, and 200 backstroke.

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WATCH: Mladenovic’s 1:49.34 200 BR, Sarkany’s 4:09.14 500 FR Meet Records & All Other Day 3 Races

Watch all of the race videos from night three of the 2026 Big Ten Championships, which included meet records in the 200 breaststroke and 500 freestyle.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Friday’s prelim session of the Men’s Big Ten Championships consists of the 100 back, 200 breast, 500 free, and 50 free. (Pictured: Zalan Sarkany)

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Michigan senior Tyler Ray looks to defend his 100 fly title after posting the top time this morning, leading the field by three-tenths of a second.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

OSU’s Tomas Navikonis will be the hunt for a third straight title in the 200 free after leading the Buckeyes to victory in the 800 free relay last night.

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2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships Fan Guide: Indiana Seeks 5th-Straight Title with Loaded Roster

Indiana won their 4th-straight men’s Big Ten title last year, actually improving on their score from 2024 by about 50 points.

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Hannah Bellard, Liberty Clark & Zalan Sarkany Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week

Michigan’s Bellard set a conference record in the women’s 200 fly in a time of 1:50.72, ranking her 1st in the nation by more than a full second.

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Wisconsin Men Beat UCSD and Women Defeat UCLA, UCSD, and Tulane

The Wisconsin men’s and women’s teams swept their meet on Saturday against UCSD on the men’s side and UCSD, UCLA and Tulane on the women’s side.

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