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CHAMPS: Cal Women Make it 3 in 4 Years

The Cal women earned their 3rd title in 4 years on the final day in Auburn. Bet you couldn’t guess which NCAA Record went down on Saturday. Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com

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Up/Downs on Final Day of Women’s NCAA’s

Sara Isakovic will jump onto the free relay for Cal in the finals, and so long as that relay doesn’t DQ, Cal should be your 2012 Champions. ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com

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Comparative Scoring After Day 2 at Women’s NCAA’s

Cindy Tran’s win in the 100 back led the Cal Bears to a big lead after 2 days. Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com

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Hosszu Breaks NCAA, Leverenz American, Records in 400 IM

Back in the early days of swimming, all-time records would be dropped by a few seconds at a time. Advances…

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Cal Breaks 200 Medley Relay NCAA Record

The Cal quartet of Cindy Tran, Caitlin Leverenz, Colleen Fotsch, and Liv Jensen broke the NCAA Record in the 200 medley,…

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2012 Women’s NCAA’s: Day 2 Up/Downs

Let’s look at which teams have swimmers in the A-Finals and the B-Finals on day 2 of NCAA’s.

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All Safe in 400 IM Prelims on Day 2 of Women’s NCAA’s

It was a fairly safe prelims on day 2, with all of the contenders (with rare exception) making it safely through to finals.

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NCAA Men’s Day 1 Picks/Predictions

Race-by-race predictions for day 1 of the 2012 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, including David Nolan’s 200 IM debut.

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2012 Women’s NCAA’s: Day 1 Comparative Scoring

After 1 day at the 2012 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, let’s take a look at how the scores…

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Pair of Cal NCAA Records Highlight Night 1 in Auburn

Leverenz’s All-Time Best swim in 200 IM highlights first night of competition in Auburn, but Jensen’s upset leaves loudest echo.

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Caitlin Leverenz Breaks NCAA/American Records

Caitlin Leverenz and Katinka Hosszu were both under the NCAA Record. One was faster.

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Up/Downs: Women’s NCAA Day 1’s

At the intermission between prelims and finals of each day of the 2012 NCAA Championships, we will take a look…

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Cal Breaks 400 Medley National Record in Prelims

The Cal Golden Bears have now broken the 400 medley relay NCAA Record on two straight swims, as in prelims…

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False Start Derails Beisel in 200 IM on Day 1 Prelims

USC’s Katinka Hosszu was safely into the 200 IM final as the number-two qualifier, but heat-mate Elizabeth Beisel was caught by a wiggle.

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NCAA’s Race of the Meet: 400 IM

Hosszu, Beisel, Leverenz, DiRado, Vavra. All could break four minutes in the 400 IM. Over/under set at 3.5 What’s your pick?

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