Dean Farris

With New Schedule, Florida and Texas Swim Fastest 200 Medley Relays Ever

That didn’t take long. Florida and Texas swam under the old US Open Record, while Cal and NC State tied in the penultimate heat, for four sub-1:22 swims.

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Backstroke Leadoff Splits Shatter Records on Night One of NCAAs

Cal’s Bjoern Seeliger led off Cal’s 200 medley relay in 20.08 to become the fastest 50 backstroker ever, but he wasn’t the only backstroker on fire tonight.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview (Heat Sheets)

We’ve got an exciting brand-new event schedule to kick off the 2022 Men’s NCAAs, with timed finals of both the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: UVA Riding On American Record Hype In 200 Free Relay

The Virginia men won an ACC title and broke the American record in the 200 free relay last month. Will they win this event at NCAAs?

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Meet the 17 Mid Major Swimmers Entered in the 2022 Men’s DI NCAA Championships

For those who may be unsure “mid major” refers to those NCAA Division I conferences outside the Power 5 (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC).

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2022 M. NCAA Previews: How Many Sub-1:30s Will We See In The 200 Free?

Although Kieran Smith is the only man in the field who has been sub-1:30, there is a chance that swimmers like Texas’s Drew Kibler (pictured) could join him.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: How Fast Can Brooks Curry Geaux in the 100 Freestyle?

LSU’s Brooks Curry leads the NCAA in the 100 free this year and is the newest member of the 40-point club, making him the odds-on favorite for the title.

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The Most & Least Likely Records to Fall at the 2022 Men’s NCAA Championships

As the Division I Men’s NCAA Championship approaches we are on record watch! Join us as we dissect the most and least likely records to fall this weekend.

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2021-22 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Have the Cal Golden Bears overtaken the Texas Longhorns for the top spot? Check out our final NCAA Power Rankings with our official championship picks.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Lasco, Armstrong, Burns Headline Tight 100 Back Field

Cal sophomore Destin Lasco leads a tight field of contenders in the 100 back after Shaine Casas turning pro has made this a wide open race.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 46% Predict 3-4 U.S. Open Records Will Fall At NCAA Meets

Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer, man or woman, to set an all-time record at last season’s NCAA Championship meets.

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Dean Farris To Swim 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Free at NCAAs, Opts Out of 200 Free

Farris chose to swim the 100 back over the 200 free on day three of NCAAs, being an NCAA champion in the former event and a NCAA record holder in the latter.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Championship Pre-Selection Psych Sheets Released

Florida’s Kieran Smith has entered the 200 free, 500 free and 200 back for the 2022 Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Michael Phelps Defies All Expectations Yet Again

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Russia/Ukraine, Conference Week #2, & the Westmont Pro Swim

we discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all of last weekend’s college conference action, and the upcoming Pro Swim Series in Westmont

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