Dare Rose

Reviewing SwimSwam’s 2025 NCAA Event Predictions – Men’s Edition

Stanford’s Ron Polonsky was an ‘A’ finalist in the men’s 200 IM and 100 breast after we didn’t predict him to finish in the top eight in either event.

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Race Videos: Relive The Records and Closest Races From The 2025 Men’s NCAA DI Championships

Catch up on the action (or relive it) with highlights of the records and closest races from the 2025 Men’s NCAA DI Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Readers Correctly Predicted 1:37 200 Fly, 1:35 200 Back Barriers Would Fall

More than 41% of voters picked 1:37 in the 200 fly to be the next men’s barrier to fall, and Luca Urlando got under it with his blistering 1:36.43 at NCAAs.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the final session of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships!

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What Happened in Heat Four of the 200 Fly?

Dare Rose was one of the eight athletes in heat four of the men’s 200 fly, which was stopped and is being reswum after the 200 backstroke swim-off.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 3 Pick’em Standings

607 people correctly predicted Florida would win the 400 medley relay. Congrats to Day 3 winner ROBERTSRT1996 who scored 84 points.

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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 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

There are a whopping six individual events being contested on Day 3, with the 100s of Fly, Back and Breast, the 200 Free, 400 IM and 3M Diving on offer.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 3 Prelims Preview – Can Indiana Get 5 Into the 100 BR A-Final?

Indiana’s Finn Brooks is one of several swimmers with a chance to make two A-finals tonight as he sits 12th in the 100 fly and 2nd in the 100 breast.

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NCAA Day 1 + Day 2 Prelims Review: Who’s On The Upswing From Conferences?

Which teams have been outperforming expectations so far at NCAAs, and who might be casting nervous looks over their shoulders?

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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 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tennessee leads the entries in the 200 medley relay after having gone a 1:20.22 at the SEC Championships last month.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: A Medley of Relays: A Clash of SEC Foes-Will the Gators Be Victorious?

Can the Florida Gators retain control over the Medley Relay Records or will their rivals to the north, Tennessee, steal the 200 Medley crown?

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