Blaise Vera

2020 ACC Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The first full day of the 2020 ACC men’s championships gets underway this morning in Greensboro with prelims of the 500 free, the 200 IM, and the 50 free.

  38 Comments

IU’s Bruno Blaskovic Posts Top 50 Free Time in NCAA This Season – 18.96

Blaskovic clocked a 18.96 in the race this morning, shattering his previous personal best time of 19.28.

  4 Comments

2020 ACC Men’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap – Relays

The swimming side of the 2020 ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships gets underway tonight with the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

  30 Comments

In Spite of Relay DQ, Louisville Men Open ACC Championships on Fire

Even after an early relay DQ, the Louisville men have turned heads with their day 1 performance at the ACC Men’s Swimming Championships.

  6 Comments

2020 Men’s ACC Champs Fan Guide: Losses Hurt, But NC State Still the Favorites

NC State is still the favorite, but key losses across the conference will give underclassmen a chance to step up & make an impact across the board this year.

  22 Comments

Pitt Sweeps All Events Against Visiting Denison

The University of Pittsburgh Panthers swept all 32 events agains the visiting Denison University Big Red in inter-division action Friday afternoon.

  4 Comments

Virginia Claims Three of Four ACC Weekly Awards

Virginia’s Kate Douglass, Sydney Dusel and Walker Creedon claimed three of four weekly ACC awards, with Pitt’s Blaise Vera taking the other.

  1 Comment

BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: University of Pittsburgh Panthers

This week’s BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week is the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, one of several teams on the rise in an increasingly-competitive ACC.

Comments Off on BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: University of Pittsburgh Panthers

NCAA Top Times Update After First Wave of Mid-Season Invitationals

Shaine Cases (Texas A&M) and Erika Brown (Tennessee) both hold 4 national top times each after the first wave of college invites.

  21 Comments

Hinsdale Sprinter Cullen Cochlan Delivers Verbal To Pitt For Fall of 2020

After the explosion of now junior Blaise Vera, Cochlan becomes the third sprinter to commit to Pitt for 2020.

  1 Comment

Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month: Blaise Vera, Pitt

Pitt junior Blaise Vera has been the breakout sprinter of the NCAA’s fall season, with a nation-leading, career-best 50 freestyle in November.

  2 Comments

Big Drops and Event Sweeps Propel Louisville to Victory at Purdue Invite

The final day of the 2019 Purdue Invite saw a pair of milers and a 200 backstroker with some big time drops to claim wins.

  Comment First!

Iowa Central’s Billy Cruz Rattles NCJAA Record with 19.10 Leadoff

Fast times in the fall aren’t confined to Division I, as Iowa Central’s Billy Cruz threw down a 19.10 lat the Augustana Invite Friday.

  9 Comments

Louisville Women Sweep, Trent Pellini Goes 51.8, at Purdue Invite Day 2

The Louisville women went undefeated in the pool, while Purdue’s Trent Pellini rocked a sub-52 breaststroke leg, on the second da of the Purdue Invite.

  Comment First!

WATCH: Blaise Vera Break Pitt School Record in 50 Free (19.10)

Pitt junior Blaise Vera broke his own school record in the 50 free on Thursday evening at the Purdue Invite, swimming a 19.10 in the event final.

  17 Comments