Brendan Burns

Aiden Hayes Puts on Blinders for 200 Fly Upset: Post-Race Interview

Hayes credits Kacper Stokowski’s leadership for preparing him to not worry about his competitors and to “stay in [his] own lane the whole race”.

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Brendan Burns 100 Back Post-Race Interview: “I didn’t think I had that in me”

Burns details what it was like to swim the 100 fly/100 back double (or, in his own words, a “triple” including the relay) and how he resets between events.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Destin Lasco will be in the hunt for a second straight title in the 200 back on Saturday with a potential American Record in his sights.

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Florida Blitzes 2:58.32 400 Medley Relay As Three Teams Go Under NCAA Record

Josh Liendo dropped the fastest 100 fly split of all-time (42.91) to propel the Florida Gators to an NCAA title and U.S. Open Record in the 400 medley relay.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

How low can he go? Out under his 400 IM record pace at the halfway mark in prelims, Léon Marchand aims to break the NCAA record for the third time this season

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 3 Relay Split Analysis

Leon Marchand (pictured) had the fastest breaststroke split in the field by exactly a second, and he also became the fastest relay 100 breaststroker ever.

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Brendan Burns Rockets To #3 All-Time In 100 Back With Upset NCAA Title In 43.61

Burns was like a torpedo coming off the final turn, gaining on his rivals to ultimately get his hand on the wall first for the national title.

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Watch: Leon Marchand Dazzles with 3:28.82 in the 400 IM (Day 3 Race Videos)

Watch Leon Marchand’s jaw-dropping performance in the 400 IM, and the other A-finals from tonight’s action in Minneapolis.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on Leon Marchand on Friday as he takes aim at another record in the 400 IM.

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2023 Men’s NCAAs: What To Expect In The 400 Medley Relay After Day 3 Prelims

Cal’s Liam Bell dropped a 50.76 in the 100 breast prelims this morning which could be the difference-maker for Cal in tonight’s 400 medley relay.

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Wisconsin Gets First NCAA Relay Points Since 2017 (Day 1 Swims You Might’ve Missed)

From Wisconsin’s 200 medley relay to Van Mathias’ sizzling 50 breast split, there was plenty of action you may have missed behind the records on NCAAs Day 1.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, we begin the 2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships with stacked fields in the 200 medley and 800 free relay races.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Four-Way Battle On Tap In 100 Fly

Defending 100 fly champ Andrei Minakov will have no shortage of challengers this year at NCAAs.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Can SEC Champion Adam Chaney Hold Off the Field in the 100 Back?

The 100 back looks primed for a shakeup this year at the Division I Men’s NCAA Championships, as just eight of the finalists from last year are returning.

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