Men’s Pick ‘Em Contest Stats: Voters At The Extremes In 2016
Cal’s Ryan Murphy has gained an astounding 99.3% of winner picks in the 100 backstroke in a men’s Pick ‘Em Contest that has tended toward the extremes in terms of voting consistency.
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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Schooling, Conger Face Off With Dressel In 100 Fly
Texas sophomore Joseph Schooling will look to defend the NCAA title in the 100 fly.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Up-and-Comers vs. Dominant Veterans in 4 FR Relay
The NC State Wolfpack was hundredths away from the title last year, and they’ll fight down to the last yard again for this year’s title.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: NC State Looks to Win 200 Medley Relay Over Texas, Cal
Since finishing 12th last season, NC State has improved their 200 medley relay tremendously. The Wolfpack put up a 1:23.19 at ACCs, to take the top seed heading into NCAAs.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Texas, Cal Set For Another Epic 400 Medley Relay
Jack Conger and the Texas Longhorns are looking to defend last year’s come-from-behind title in the 400 medley relay, but a retooled California Bears squad should be just as formidable as the last few years.
SwimSwam Pulse: 85% Favor Dressel’s 18.2 Over Weitzeil’s 21.1
Voters overwhelmingly picked Caeleb Dressel’s 18.23 as more impressive than Abbey Weitzeil’s 21.12 in a comparison of the two most explosive 50 yard freestyles in history.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Toying with the 18-Second Barrier in 50 FR
The Florida sophomore leads the 50 free field by over 6 tenths going into NCAAs.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Barring DQs, It’s All NC State in 200 Free Relay
Ryan Held will be a key leg on NC State’s 200 free relay, which will look for a big win at NCAAs.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Hunts Down Morozov’s 100 Free Record
Caeleb Dressel will hunt down the NCAA title along with Vlad Morozov’s NCAA record in the 100 freestyle.
2016 M. NCAA Picks: Big Graduations Leave 100 Breast Field Wide Open
Virginia Tech’s Brandon Fiala comes in with a shot at a title in the wide open 100 breaststroke.
NCAA Pre-Selections: Joseph Schooling Is Texas’ Lethal Relay Weapon
Texas sophomore Joseph Schooling is entered in only two individual events (100/200 fly) for 2016 NCAAs so is free to swim on all five Longhorn relays.
No Individual Breaststroke For Gator Caeleb Dressel
Although he holds the 5th-fastest 100 breaststroke time in the NCAA, Florida’s Caeleb Dressel will be sticking to his bread and butter events at this year’s championships.
Caeleb Dressel keeps daily practice logs (Video Interview)
When I asked Caeleb about those journal entries this past weekend, he said that he had started writing them again, and hadn’t missed a single day this entire season
SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Looking Forward to Men’s NCAAs
The men’s NCAA meet won easily in this poll, garnering just over 58% of the votes cast. That’s almost four times as many voters as selected the women’s NCAA Championships.
