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Tate Jackson’s 41.69 Highlights Texas Invite Day 4 Prelims

We got to see more scorching times on the final morning of the 2018 Texas Invite, including Tate Jackson dropping the fastest 100 free of the season.

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2018 Texas Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Three-time defending national champion Townley Haas will be up against a loaded men’s 200 free field tonight that saw six men go sub-1:35 in the prelims.

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Texas Invite Day 2 Prelims: Beata Nelson Drops 1:53.0 200 IM

Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson impressed with a 1:53.0 in the 200 IM on the first morning of the 2018 Texas Hall of Fame Invite.

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2018 Texas Invite Day One Finals Live Recap

Drew Kibler came up big in his first Texas Hall of Fame Invite swim, throwing down the fastest 200 free time in the NCAA while leading off Texas’s 800 free relay.

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Olympians, NCAA Champions Top 2018 Texas Invite Psych Sheets

The annual Texas Hall of Fame Invite gets underway tonight in Austin, Texas with the 800 free relays.

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2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: November Edition

The battle for #1 is heating up, with at least three teams in contention, and our staff is split across the top of the NCAA.

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2018 Monday Preview #5: Which NCAA Meets to Pay Attention to This Week

The Texas women face a huge test, taking on Stanford and Cal, on the road, on back-to-back meet days.

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SwimSwam 2018-2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Preseason Picks

Texas senior Townley Haas is our pick to win the 200 free for the fourth-straight time, and earn his third title in the 500 free, as well.

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2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition

Townley Haas and the Texas Longhorns are the returning #1s… right? Our first-place votes are surprisingly split in our preseason NCAA men’s Power Rankings.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

After winning 2 of the stroke 50s so far to qualify for Worlds and qualifying for Pan Pacs as he won the 100 breast, Michael Andrew will battle World champ Caeleb Dressel in the 50 free.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After setting the 100 back World Record last night, Kathleen Baker is slated to take on the 200 IM today against Olympic medalist Melanie Margalis.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The 100 back includes World Record holder and Olympic champion Ryan Murphy, 100 back Olympic champ Matt Grevers, Worlds 50 backstroker Justin Ress, Olympic backstroker Jacob Pebley, and Harvard standout Dean Farris in his first ever long course nationals final.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Regan Smith and Olympic medalist Kathleen Baker will go up against a stacked 100 back field after tying for the 200 back win.

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

After a prelims tie, World Junior Record holder Michael Andrew and American Record holder Caeleb Dressel will battle for the Worlds spot in the 50 fly

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2018 U.S. Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After winning the 100 free last night, Indiana’s Blake Pieroni looks dangerous in the 200 free, but Texas’ Townley Haas is the man to beat.

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