Cristian Quintero

Day 1 Men’s NCAAs – Pac-12 Roundup: Nolan matches Missy, smashes 1:40-barrier

For the second time in a week, a Pac-12 athlete has broken the hallowed 1:40 barrier in an event some though was impossible. Then: Missy Franklin in the 200 free. Now: David Nolan in the 200 IM.

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 1 Prelims: Texas sophs Smith, Licon shine in first session

Texas sophomore Will Licon blasted to the top seed in the 200 IM, part of a big morning for the Texas Longhorns.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Minus Chierighini, Auburn looks to repeat in 400 Free Relay

Last year Auburn claimed the title of the top team in the 4×100 freestyle relay, but with two seniors gone from their roster the race is a lot more competitive than ever before.

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Event previews compiled, All the links you need for the 2015 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships

We’ve got your homebase and toolkit for following the 2015 Men’s NCAA Championships here, including links to live results, recent news, our Pick ‘Em contest and each of our 18 event-by-event previews.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Wolfpack Hungry for First-Ever Relay Title in 200 Free Relay

Simonas Bilis (above) will try to lead the NC State Wolfpack to their first-ever NCAA relay title in the 200 freestyle relay.

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The 32 Most Valuable Swimmers at 2015 Men’s NCAA’s: Part I

Chuck Katis will need to come up big again for the Cal Bears to have a shot at repeating as NCAA Champions

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Gkolomeev Brings Serious Speed to 100 Free, But Faces Several Threats

2015 NCAA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 100 Freestyle NCAA record: 40.76 —  Vlad Morozov (USC) – 03/30/2013 American record: 41.08— Nathan Adrian…

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Cristian Quintero Has A Clear Shot At The 200 Freestyle Title

The 200 freestyle opened up a little bit this season with swimmers such as Joao De Lucca, Michael Wynalda, and Frank Dyer graduating, giving Southern California senior Cristian Quintero an open run at an NCAA title.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Four Teams Bunched Up as Trojans Look to Defend 800 Free Relay Title

The three swimmers above all return from the Trojans’ title-winning 800 free relay last year in hopes to defend their crown.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Extra season gives Quintero shot at 500 free title defense

USC’s Cristian Quintero earned one final year of eligibilty and returns to defend his 2014 NCAA title in the 500 freestyle.

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2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Quintero completes 100/200/500 triple as USC wins Pac-12 title

Cristian Quintero won his third event as the Trojans battled their way from second place to their first conference title in 36 years.

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5 Big Things from the final day of the 2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Who won the Murphy-Nolan battle?

Steven Stumphs breakthrough weekend was a big reason why USC pulled off the 9-point win over Stanford.

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2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: USC tears up day 4 prelims

Sophomore Steven Stumph had a breakthrough 200 breaststroke on a huge morning for the USC Trojans.

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6 Big Things from Night 3 of the 2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Quintero completes triple double

On a big night for defending champs, USC’s Cristian Quintero became the first man to sweep the 200 and 500 free titles in three consectuive seasons at the Pac-12 Championships.

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2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Real-Time Recap

Congratulations to Stanford’s David Nolan, the new American record holder and U.S. Open record holder in the men’s 200 IM (1:40.07).

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