Clara Smiddy

Bolles Dominates FHSAA 1A State Champs; Zuchowski, Pelaez & Heck Set Records

South Florida Heat’s Erika Pelaez was one of three swimmers to set a new Florida HS State Record at the meet, doing so in the girls’ 100 backstroke (52.34).

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Erika Pelaez Hits 52.92 100 Back For #7 All-Time In Girls’ 13-14 Age Group

The 14-year-old also moved into a tie for 19th in age group history in the 100 fly (53.44), and put up times of 22.64 and 49.23 in the 50 and 100 free.

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College Swimming Previews: Strong Free Corps Buoys #3 Michigan Women

Senior Siobhan Haughey leads a Michigan team that has steadily risen through the NCAA ranks over the pas five seasons.

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NCAA Qualifier Chloe Hicks to Transfer from Virginia Tech to Michigan

Chloe Hicks has announced via social media that she will be transferring to the University of Michigan in the fall to complete her final two years of college.

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Mike Bottom and Clara Smiddy Break Down 4th Place Team Finish (Video)

“We were happy that we were getting 6th. and Today we came out, and ‘hey, we could get 4th.””

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Revisiting NCAA Recruiting Class Rankings: Women’s Class of 2015-2018

We ranked Stanford’s class #1 back in the summer of 2014, and guess what? They delivered. Top-10 prospects Simone Manuel, Janet Hu (pictured), Ally Howe and Lindsey Engel averaged 100 individual NCAA points just between the four of them. That means without even considering relays, that quartet could have placed inside the top 15 at NCAAs every year of their career.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2014

Each summer, college swimming fans look forward to recruiting – the lifeblood of any NCAA swim program. Since 2012, we’ve…

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After becoming the 6th fastest performer ever with her time from prelims, Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson is the top seed for the 200 back, but she’ll be up against Cal’s defending NCAA champ Kathleen Baker.

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2018 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Stanford’s Ella Eastin is looking for a perfect 3-for-3 in both NCAA titles and American Records here. She’ll be swimming in the 200 fly towards the end of the session.

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2018 W. NCAA Picks: Baker to Challenge Pelton’s 200 Back Records

2018 WOMEN’S NCAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 14- Saturday, March 17 McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion – Columbus, Ohio Defending…

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2018 Women’s B1G Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Red-hot Beata Nelson and Siobhan Haughey return as #1 seeds, while Lilly King is set to defend her national title.

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2018 Women’s B1G Ten Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Ohio State’s Zhesi Li will go for her third individual title on day 4 at B1G Ten’s in the 100 free.

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2018 Women’s B1G Ten Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lilly King will be hunting down a third consecutive B1G title in the 100 breaststroke tonight.

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Pieroni Tops Powers in Sprints in Dual Meet vs. Michigan

Blake Pieroni was a major player in Indiana’s dual meet victory over Michigan on Saturday.

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The Top 16 Women in Each Event at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason

We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand. SwimSwam has put together a list of the top 16 times in each event up to this point. 

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