Dean Farris

How Have Olympic Redshirts and Deferrals Worked Out in the Past?

With Torri Huske and Claire Curzan announcing that they will be taking redshirts next year, let’s see how redshirts and deferrals have worked out in the past.

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The Top 10 NCAA Mid-Majors of All-Time In Every Event – Through 2022-23

Harvard’s Dean Farris produced the fastest time ever for a mid-major in three events during his standout 2018-19 campaign with the Crimson.

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Jack Alexy, Jordan Crooks Join Elite Sub-41 Club In 100 Free Prelims At NCAAs

Jack Alexy moved to #6 all-time in the men’s 100 freestyle after dropping a 40.88 in the prelims at the NCAA Championships.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Relay Splits Analysis

Leon Marchand produced the fastest 50 breast (22.27) and 200 free (1:28.42) relay splits to open the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Leon Marchand Raises The Bar Again, Blasts Fastest 200 Free Relay Leg In 1:28.42

Marchand’s anchor leg of 1:28.42 is the first 200-yard free we’ve ever seen under the 1:29 threshold.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Can SEC Champion Adam Chaney Hold Off the Field in the 100 Back?

The 100 back looks primed for a shakeup this year at the Division I Men’s NCAA Championships, as just eight of the finalists from last year are returning.

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2023 Ivy League Men’s Fan Guide: Is It Tiger Time? Princeton Poised To Unseat Harvard

Raunak Khosla will be aiming to lead the Princeton men to their first Ivy League Championship title since 2016.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 42.6% Say Men’s 200 IM (SCY) Has Taken Biggest Leap In Last Decade

After 1:40 was broken for the first time in the 200 IM in 2015, the 2022 NCAA Championships saw a swimmer produce that time out of the ‘B’ final.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 6)

Welcome to The Week That Was In College Swimming, where every week we’ll take a look at some of the highlights from around the NCAA.

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Summer JRs Qualifier Tristan Dalbey Sends Verbal to Harvard (2023)

Freestyler and Arizona native Tristan Dalbey has announced his verbal commitment to Harvard, beginning in the 2023-2024 season.

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2022-2023 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Gabriel Jett will be one of many key players for the Cal men this season as they seek a national title defense. For now, we’re picking them to do so.

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What Could Adam Wu’s Breakout Junior Pan Pacs Meet Mean For Columbia University?

Wu’s best long course 200 free time of 1:48.26 converts to 1:34.01 in yards, which is a time that is faster that Columbia’s program record.

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Samantha Pitter Joins Kreitler As Associate Head Coach At Pitt

Pitter heads to Pitt after spending eight seasons at Harvard, including four as an associate head coach with the men’s team.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Townley Haas Gets Married To Megan Meseck

Haas and Meseck got engaged in December 2020, and had been dating since November of 2015. They got married at the Canyonwood Ridge in Dripping Springs, Texas.

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SwimSwam Podcast: The Dean Farris Episode

Dean shares his favorite moments from his time in the pool, what’s next for him in life, and even comments on some of our favorite ‘Dean memes’.

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