Brendan Burns

Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Men’s High School Class of 2019

LSU’s Brooks Curry emerged as the top scorer in the high school class of 2019 despite being unranked as a recruit.

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Emily Thompson Swims 4:09.05 400 IM On Day Three Of 2023 YMCA Nationals

Thompson’s time would have scored at the 2023 NCAA Championships, and she is now the third girl in the class of 2024 to go sub-4:10.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Results & Records Summary

Leon Marchand made history at the Men’s NCAA Championships, setting all-time records in the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM to lead ASU to a runner-up finish.

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Indiana Sweeps Big Ten Men’s Swimming & Diving Postseason Awards

Indiana’s Brendan Burns, Andrew Capobianco, Ray Looze and Drew Johansen all picked up conference honors after a standout NCAA performance.

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

It’s the final night of 2023 D1 men’s NCAAs, where Destin Lasco hunts to repeat as the 200 backstroke champion and break the NCAA record.

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Watch: Fastest Swims Ever in the 200 Breast and 400 Free Relay (Day 4 Race Video)

The final night of the 2023 NCAA Championships didn’t disappoint, as two US Open record marks went down amidst a host of great races.

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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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