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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final 2025 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings

Luca Urlando led the Georgia Bulldogs to a 7th-place finish at the Men’s NCAA Championships, two spots higher than we predicted in the final power rankings.

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NCAA Day 3 Review: Who Has The Hot Hand Heading Into the Final Day?

A big swing for Cal, NC State underperforming and a mid-distance freestyle powerhouse in Alabama : How did Day 3 shake out?

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2025 NCAA Men’s Champs: Day 3 Relay Analysis – Gators Dominate Short-Axis in 400 Medley

Julian Smith swam the #2 100 breaststroke split in history (48.85) to help Florida dominate the 400 medley relay on Friday night.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to day 3 finals of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

More titles are on the line tonight in Federal Way as newly minted 100 breast NCAA record holder Julian Smith looks to earn his first individual NCAA crown.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

After clocking an 18.00 in prelims this morning, Jordan Crooks (Tennessee) is the heavy favorite in the 50 free final tonight.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

It’s set to be another dramatic night in Federal Way with the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter board, and 200 freestyle relay on deck.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 Prelims see the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 Free contested as team will look to gain any advantage they can in the all important team race.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Champs: Day 1 Relay Analysis – Kharun Lowers Record in 50 fly, Smith drops .01

Perhaps lost in the drama of the DQ, ASU’s Ilya Kharun blasted his way to a new fastest 50 fly split ever, going 18.78 as the Sun Devils finished 4th.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Tennessee Look To Sprint Away From The Field In The Free Relays

Jordan Crooks will look to claim his first NCAA relay titles with Tennessee, whilst Florida look to reclaim their crown as the kings of sprint freestyle

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: 800 Yards in the Pool – The Bear, The Gator, and The Longhorn

Can Cal recapture the magic of last year and pull of the upset or will the crushing tide of Texas and Florida sweep them aside?

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: American Record Holder Rex Maurer Faces Off With Veteran 500 Free Field

Texas could make a big statement in the opening event of the meet with four potential ‘A’ finalists, including American record holder Rex Maurer.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Luke Hobson Reigns Over A Chaotic 200 Freestyle Field

Luke Hobson has built an incredible resume in the 200 freestyle across SCY, SCM, and LCM. Behind him, there’s chaos in the men’s 200 free field at NCAAs.

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2024-25 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: Final Edition

Will Modglin and the Texas Longhorns lead our final edition of the power rankings heading into next week’s Men’s NCAA Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Think Sub-1:30 200 Free Will Be Broken More Than Other Barriers

Eight years after Townley Haas became the first swimmer sub-1:31 in the 200 free, Luke Hobson set the all-time record of 1:28.81 at the 2024 NCAAs.

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