Caroline Bricker

NCAA ‘A’ Cut Qualifiers Through Midseason Invites – Individual Events

Gretchen Walsh leads all swimmers with five NCAA ‘A’ cuts through the midseason invite portion of the 2023-24 campaign.

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No. 12 Recruit Alana Berlin (’25) Commits to Stanford, Gives Cardinal 3rd Top-20 Recruit

At last season’s Pac-12 Championships, Alana Berlin’s best times would have placed her 5th in the 100 back, 7th in the 100 fly, and 21st in the 200 IM.

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Justin Ress Scratches 100 Back ‘A’ Final On Day 3 of U.S. Open, Andrew Drops 100 Fly

Ress withdrew from the men’s 100 back after qualifying sixth in the prelims, elevating Michael Laitarovsky into tonight’s ‘A’ final.

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Rumors Of These Teams’ Demises Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Several teams that struggled last year are seeing newfound success and big time drops during the early stages of the 2023-24 NCAA season.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Reigning NCAA champ Emma Sticklen blazed a nation-leading 200 fly time of 1:51.50 in prelims, but teammate Kelly Pash could challenge her in tonight’s final.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Texas freshmen Erin Gemmell is slated to face off against USC graduate student Vasilissa Buinaia and USC freshman Minna Abraham in the 100 free on Saturday.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Emma Sticklen is the top seed in the women’s 100 fly after a dominant morning by the Texas Longhorns where they earned the top six seeds.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler will take on Texas’ Anna Elendt in the women’s 100 breaststroke on the third day of the 2023 Texas Invitational in Austin.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Luke Hobson, the defending NCAA champion, will take on freshmen stars Krzysztof Chmielewski and Rex Maurer in the 500 free on Thursday in Austin.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The USC women have been rolling through early season meets, now they’ll get a chance to show off their relays on Day 1 of the 2023 Texas Invite.

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2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 6: Top Ranked Teams in DI and DII Clash In Dual Meets

In Week 6 of our NCAA recap, we’re looking at dual meet clashes between top-ranked DI and DII teams, Stanford’s early returns, and mid-major breaststrokers.

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#10 Stanford Women Cruise as Bricker Wins Again in Odd-Event Dual Against Washington State

The Stanford women rolled through their dual meet with Washington State on Saturday, finishing their fall dual meet schedule 3-0.

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Virginia vs Texas, 25 Repeat Races, and Sun Yang’s Chances at Olympics | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

This morning, we discuss the highly touted UVA v UT dual, the ASU and Marek Petrusewicz 25 Battles, and China changing the date of their Olympic Trials

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Stanford Freshman Caroline Bricker Clocks Top NCAA Times in 200 BR/200 FL/400 IM — All PBs

Bricker, the No. 11 recruit in the class of 2023, posted new lifetime bests during wins in the 200 breast (2:07.15), 200 fly (1:54.60), and 400 IM (4:05.51).

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Ranking The 2023 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

The fastest 50 freestyler in the class, Hailey Tierney headlines a very solid group of freshmen joining the Wisconsin Badgers this season.

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