Blake Pieroni

SwimSwam Pulse: IU Winner Picks Spiked 6x During NCAA Championships

Only 4.7% of voters believed in Indiana before the meet… but Blake Pieroni helped that number multiply by a factor of 6 after three sessions of men’s NCAAs.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ray Looze, Indiana

Of the 6 programs to earn top 10 finishes at both women’s and men’s NCAAs, only three are a combined program with a shared staff. Ray Looze and his Indiana Hoosiers were the standouts of that bunch.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2014

Flashback 2013: We had Bolles School teammates Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel ranked #1 and #2 in the class. How did those rankings hold up, and what did the rest of the top-ranked recruiting class look like over four years of NCAA production?

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Hear What They Said: Top 30+ Quotes From Men’s 2018 NCAA’s (Video)

Hear the top quotes from the media scrum at the 2018 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

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NCAA Messieurs 2018 jour 4 : Caeleb Dressel a gagné des batailles, et le Texas d’Eddie Reese a gagné la guerre

Une fois de plus, c’est Eddie Reese qui a gagné, Texas, à la onzième heure, ayant réussi à accumuler le plus de points. Malgré Dressel, Florida est seulement cinquième.

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2018 NCAA Men’s Championships: Individual Breakdown

The 2018 men’s championships wrapped up last night so now it’s time to look at individual performances.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Indiana and Ian Finnerty lead the way heading into the final day, but they’ll have to hold off hard-charging Texas and Cal tonight to seal an upset NCAA team title.

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2018 M. NCAA Day 4 Finals Preview: Buckle Up, It’ll Be a Wild Ride

Buckle up for what promises to be a thrilling last sesssion of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

18.00? Down. 43.00? Down. 40.00? This morning, Caeleb Dressel takes aim at the 40-second barrier as he heads up both the 100 free and Florida’s 400 free relay.

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Despite Injury, Ress Swims to #11 All-Time While Pieroni Moves to #7; Dressel Swims 4th Fastest Time in History

Despite having to scratch out of the 200 free on Friday due to an injury, NC State’s Justin Ress really stepped up for the Wolfpack this morning.

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And Then There Were Three: Scoring Outlook For Men’s NCAA Day 4

We started with five viable NCAA contenders, and although the meet isn’t over ’til it’s over, we’re effectively down to three contenders, barring any miracles. Let’s take a look at day 4 scoring chances for Indiana, Texas and Cal.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Indiana leads a brutally-close team battle, and also has several event title contenders tonight: among them Ian Finnerty (pictured) in the 100 breast and Blake Pieroni in the 200 free.

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Townley Haas Reclaims 200 Free Record in 1:29.50

The 200 free final at the 2018 Men’s NCAA Championships was much anticipated after Indiana’s Blake Pieroni cracked the 1:30 barrier in the 800 free relay. But tonight, Haas reclaimed the record, winning the title in 1:29.50. That took nearly a full second off his best time.

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2018 M. NCAA Finals Preview: What Other Barriers Can Dressel Break?

Friday night will feature finals for the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 medley relay.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Five teams are within 16 and a half points of one another for the NCAA crown at the moment, with today’s meet-high 7-event prelims session holding perhaps the most valuable key to securing a team championship.

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