Brooke Forde

Women’s NCAA Day 3 Finals Preview: Virginia Holds 3 of 5 Top Seeds

Virginia will have at least one A-finalist in each of the five individual events while Texas, NC State, and Cal will see 4 swimmers in the A-final.

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2021 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning, we’ll see the biggest day of individual events, with the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 back and 100 breast.

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WATCH: UVA’s Madden, Walsh, And Douglass Earn Titles More From Night Two

Watch Cal win the 200 free relay, frosh Alex Walsh become an NCAA champion, NC State break the NCAA 400 medley relay record, and more from night two.

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A Leader Emerges in NCAA Women’s Pick ‘Em Contest, Presented by A3

A number of upsets, especially in the relays, busted some brackets on Thursday, but those who took risks cashed in big.

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2021 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

In the team race, Virginia is set-up to extend their lead, while NC State and Cal each had strong mornings, too.

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Women’s NCAA Day 2 Finals Preview: Can Virginia Go 5-For-5 In The Pool?

Cavalier Alex Walsh is the big favorite in the 200 IM as we head into Day 2 finals at the Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2021 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

UVA could clinch top spots in all three individual events: Paige Madden in the 500 free, Alex Walsh in the 200 IM and Kate Douglass in the 50 free. 

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2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

As we tick down the days to the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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Women’s Pick ’em Contest: Walsh’s 200 IM Most Favored, 200 Fly Wide Open

Over 97% of readers think Alex Walsh will win the 200 IM as a freshman at the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Depending on Ivey, Cal or Virginia Favored in 800 Relay

With Ivey, Cal looks incredibly strong for the 800 free relay crown. Without Ivey, though, Virginia could run away with this.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Can Top Seed Madden Deny Forde A Repeat Victory In The 500?

Having gone 1-2 in the event two years ago, Brooke Forde and Paige Madden will be back next week to battle it out in their last-ever NCAA 500 freestyles.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Ella Nelson the Main Challenger to Brooke Forde’s 4IM Crown

Ella Eastin. Sydney Pickrem. Katie Ledecky. Finally, Brooke Forde has a clear path to a 400 IM NCAA crown, but she’s not a lock.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio (March): Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

U.S. National Team member Regan Smith (above) will race the 200 back, one of her World Record-holding events, during Friday’s prelims session.

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A Wave of Collegiate Scratches at San Antonio PSS Thursday Prelims Session

Stanford’s Brooke Forde, Cal’s Jason Louser and VTech’s Youssef Ramadan have all scratched their Thursday events following recent college championship meets.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines For 2021 Women’s NCAA Champs

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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