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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2016-2019

We ranked Cal’s recruiting class #1 back in the summer of 2015. How did they hold up in actual NCAA scoring compared to a juggernaut class from Stanford?

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Kelly Kremer, Minnesota

Competitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above…

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

ASU’s Cierra Runge was once the NCAA Record holder in the 500 freestyle, but tonight she’s looking for her first NCAA title in the event.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Cal freshman Izzy Ivey will compete in her first ever NCAA individual event in prelims of the 200 IM.

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2019 W. NCAAs Finals Preview: Fastest 2 50 Freestylers Ever Set to Battle Tonight

Tonight’s 50 free will feature the 2 fastest women in history: Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil, the American Record holder and fastest ever, and Tennessee’s Erika Brown, the NCAA Record holder and #2 all-time.

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2019 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Mallory Comerford will step up for Louisville in the 800 free relay.

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SwimSwam Readers Predict NCAA Women’s D1 Championships

The concept of “the wisdom of the crowd” has existed since Aristotle. Let’s apply that wisdom to a swim meet.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back

Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford Reloads In 800 Free Relay

With Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel moving on to the pros, Stanford reloads in search of their third-straight 800 free relay title – and they’ve still got the stars to do it.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Can Cierra Runge Hit Freshman-Era 500 Times?

One swimmer stands out amid a tightly-packed 500 freestyle field, and that’s ASU transfer Cierra Runge.

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2018-2019 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: Final Edition

The fastest risers on our final power rankings: the Auburn women, who are thriving under a new coaching staff and are seeded inside the top 10 at NCAAs.

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2019 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

In the final day of the B1G Women’s Championships, Lily King will aim for another meet record in the breaststrokes and. King joins IU in their battle for their 1st team title since 2011 against Michigan.

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2019 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson will be looking for her second consecutive B1G title in the women’s 200 back on the final day of competition in Bloomington.

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2019 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lilly King is in the hunt for a four-peat in the 100 breast tonight at the Women’s B1G Championships.

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2019 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The top two from last year have graduated from the 100 fly, but Michigan freshman Maggie MacNeil has been a sensation, putting up some of the fastest 100 fly times in history. She’ll lead the field into this morning after winning the 50 free last night.

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