Brendan Burns

Best Swimming Photos of 2023

2023 was an epic year for swimming and saw some amazing swimming moments. Here are our favorite photos from the year from Jack Spitser.

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World Junior Backstroke Champion Miroslav Knedla Signs With Indiana

Indiana, home of the defending NCAA Champion in the 100 yard backstroke, will add a World Junior backstroke champion next fall.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

NCAA 100 backstroke champion Brendan Burns will compete in the 200 backstroke this morning. He won the 100 backstroke last night in a time of 45.29.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Hannah Bach and Josie Panitz went 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke prelims this morning, and will look to do the same tonight.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The day two prelims session at the Ohio State Invite will feature several World Championship medalists from Fukuoka this past summer.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The Ohio State team opened up their invitational this morning by claiming three top seeds heading into tonight’s finals session.

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2023 Ohio State Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Notre Dame junior Chris Guiliano, who already split an 18 on a relay in a dual meet this year, will swim his first taper meet since a surprise World Championships.

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2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 7: New Faces Heat Up the Men’s 200 Fly ‘A’ Final Picture

Ilya Kharun and Krzysztof Chmielewski announced themselves as threats for the men’s 200 fly title, an event which has all eight 2023 ‘A’ finalists returning.

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2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 6: Top Ranked Teams in DI and DII Clash In Dual Meets

In Week 6 of our NCAA recap, we’re looking at dual meet clashes between top-ranked DI and DII teams, Stanford’s early returns, and mid-major breaststrokers.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45.4% Think Men’s 100 Breast Is Most Wide Open NCAA Event

Cal’s Liam Bell is among the title contenders in the men’s 100 breast following the graduation of three-time champion Max McHugh.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Marchand Hits Pair of 1:39s in the 200 FL/200 BK At a Dual Meet

Leon Marchand pulled off an incredible double at ASU’s dual vs. UNLV, posting 1:39s in the 200 fly/200 back just 20 minutes apart.

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SwimSwam’s Pre-Season 2024 Men’s NCAA Champions Picks

Our writers picked Leon Marchand to repeat as the 200 breast/200 IM/400 IM winner at 2024 NCAAs, but other events are less clear.

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Major Men’s DI Storylines To Watch in the 2023-24 NCAA Season

These five (plus a couple bonus) storylines are just some of the reason you won’t want to forget about the NCAA season in this Olympic year.

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Leon Marchand Blazes 1:39.64 200 Back Right After Nation-Leading 1:39.65 200 Fly

ASU junior Leon Marchand went 1:39 in both the 200 fly and 200 back on Friday — no other NCAA swimmer has broken 1:40 in either event so far this season.

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Ahmed Hafnaoui Clocks 1:49, 3:56, and 8:04 200/400/800 as IU Rolls Kentucky in LCM Dual

Indiana hosted Kentucky for an LCM dual meet yesterday at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington.

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