Connor Jaeger

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“Working with great distance coaches like Mike Bottom and Josh White has made a tremendous difference in my swimming."

2014 Men’s NCAA Championships: Florida leads three events after day 1 prelims

It’s been a good morning to be a Gator, as Florida holds top seeds in three of the five day 1 swimming events, including an ultra-fast 200 IM with Marcin Cieslak (above) sitting on top.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: Wolverines hope 800 free relay is centerpiece of repeat team title run

Michigan broke the NCAA record in this event at Big Tens, and while a second record-breaking swim is unlikely, the Wolverines hope this event can power them to a repeat NCAA team title.

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2014 Men’s NCAA Championships: Final Pre-Meet Top-26* Power Rankings

In absence of a clear favorite, we’re sticking with our guns and going Tyler Messerschmidt and the Cal Golden Bears for the win, but we’re much more confident in our lack of confidence than we were during the women’s meet.

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2014 M. NCAA Picks: De Lucca, Wynalda, Quintero chasing 1:30 in the 200 free

In the 200 free, Joao de Lucca will try to defend his NCAA title, break the NCAA record and perhaps even top his 2013 post-race celebration.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Michigan ups the stakes with US Open record 800 free relay

This season has seen the 200 free stakes continually raised, and Michigan managed to top all of it with their record-setting 800 free relay that was the fastest ever on American soil.

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Mitch’s Monday Meet Review Episode 3: College Conference Championships Edition

Mitch Bowmile is back with his weekly roundup of swimming competition. This week, Mitch tackles the college conference championships that happened across the country last weekend including the men’s ACCs, men’s Big Tens and women’s Pac-12s.

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Michigan Men Take Big Ten Four-Peat, Finish 2014 Championships in Record-Setting Fashion

With two defending NCAA Champions swimming their best races, and Bosch looking for 1:39 in the 200 fly, there’s a lot to look for on the final day of the 2014 Big Ten Championships.

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Michigan Men Break NCAA Record in 800 Free Relay on Wednesday at Big Ten Championships

Michigan’s Michael Wynalda had one of the all-time great yards relay splits to begin the 2014 Big Ten Championships, en route to the fastest ever 800 yard free relay.

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2014 Men’s Big Ten Championships: NCAA record for Michigan, 1:30.6 split for Wynalda on night 1

Michigan hit things hard in front of their home crowd at the Big Ten Championships, crushing the NCAA, Big Ten and US Open records in the 800 free relay with a blazing 6:09.85.

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Big Ten Senior Spotlight: Connor Jaeger of the University of Michigan

How good is Connor Jaeger? One only needs to take a quick look at his swimming resume to understand how dominant…

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Michigan to hold ‘Tweeters and Best’ Q&A session on Twitter Monday

The Michigan men’s swimming and diving program will host a daylong Twitter Q&A with notable alumni, coaches and swimmers including Peter Vanderkaay, Connor Jaeger, Mike Bottom and Tyler Clary on Monday, February 17th.

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Michigan men, OSU women win in intense, live-tweeted Big Ten battle in Columbus

A clash of Big Ten rivals led to comeback wins for the Ohio State women and Michigan men, and the Wolverine coaching staff live-tweeted the meet to offer their candid, mid-meet thoughts.

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Wins from Jaeger, Funk, Bosch, Help Michigan Pull Away at SMU Classic

Connor Jaeger won the 500 free, and took the B-final in the 200 fly tonight to help Michigan pull away at the SMU Classic.

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Michigan Men/Women Emerge Victorious at Northwestern Multi-Team Duals

The Northwestern men’s and women’s teams hosted a combined meet in Evanston with Michigan and Notre Dame playing part on…

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Medley relay DQ dooms Michigan women in Purdue, Wolverine men win

Michigan’s winning 200 medley relay false started, giving Purdue an early advantage. Meanwhile, the Michigan men continued to dominate the Big Ten with another win.

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