Bears and Gators Bringing the 50 Free Speed on Day 2 (Relay Splits)
While it was easier to make the finals of the 50 free this morning than it had been in year, Cal and Florida rocked it and the 200 free relay tonight,.
2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Catch top seeds UGA’s Jake Magahey (500 FR), Cal’s Destin Lasco (200 IM), Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (50 FR), and the 200 free and 400 medley relays on night two.
Hoffer Splits 18.06, Cal Swims #3 200 Free Relay Performance Ever – 1:14.36
Hoffer’s split is the 14th-best split of all time, while Caeleb Dressel holds 11 of the top 12 fastest splits (and five of the top six).
2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 2 Preview: Magahey, Lasco, and Hoffer Hold Top Seeds
On the slate tonight will be the finals of the 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 400 medley relay. Cal holds the top seeds in two events.
Destin Lasco Becomes Fastest Freshman In History After Monster 200 IM Drop
The Cal first-year dropped almost four seconds in a time of 1:40.61, moving up from the 58th seed into the top spot in this morning’s prelims.
WATCH: Texas, Cal, Texas A&M, and Florida Battle it Out in the Men’s 800 FR-R
Check out the 800 free relay race video from night one of the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championships, featuring Texas, Cal, Texas A&M, and Florida.
2021 Men’s NCAAs Day 1: Let’s Overreact to One Race
Let’s try to prognosticate just a bit what tonight’s only race — the 800 free relay — means for the next three days of racing.
2021 Men’s NCAAs Night 1 Preview: Texas Favored, But Momentum Matters
It’s Texas v. the field tonight in the men’s 800 freestyle relay as the defending champs lead the way into the first national championships race in 2 years.
2021 M. NCAA Picks: Cal Looking For First 400 Free Relay Win In a Decade
On paper, it’ll be Cal and Texas dueling it out in the 400 free relay while simultaneously aiming to wrap up a team title.
2021 M. NCAAs Preview: Can Michigan Recreate Their Big Tens Magic in the 200MR?
The Wolverines put on a show in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Champs, breaking the meet record and swimming the fastest time in the NCAA this season.
2021 M. NCAA Picks: Cardinals Should Vie with Recent Champs in 400 Medley Relay
The Louisville Cardinals have a strong quartet that should be in the mix with recent 400 medley champs Cal, Indiana, and Texas.
2021 M. NCAAs Previews: Longhorns Chasing Own NCAA Record in 800 Free Relay
Texas enters the meet as the top seed by over 4 seconds.
2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition
Things are very much still up in the air between Cal and Texas, two teams with consistent NCAA track records and plenty of time left to drop this season.
2021 M. NCAA Picks: Amid Many 18s, Cal, Florida and Texas Vie for 200 FR-R Gold
This has been a good year for the 50 free, especially in the freshman class. Three teams have a leg up on the competition in the 200 free relay, though.
2021 M. NCAA Picks: Casas, Katz & Cal In The 200 Back
Shaine Casas is favored to sweep his individual events, but his toughest test may come in the 200 back, where veterans and newcomers alike will take him on.
