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Watch: Bjorn Seeliger’s 18.8 50 Free, Other 2022 Minnesota Invite Day 2 Race Videos

Below, you’ll find race videos from day two finals of the 2022 Minnesota Invite.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

There will be a lot of Longhorns in lane 4 tonight, after Texas took the top seed in 5 of 6 individual races this morning.

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The first prelims session of the 2022 Minnesota Invite is underway in Minneapolis. This morning’s session will feature the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free. 

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2022 Minnesota Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Look for some close team battles between Texas and Cal on both the men’s and the women’s sides tonight, as the 200 MR and 800 FR will be contested on day one.

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Races To Watch, All The Links You Need For The 2022 Minnesota Invite

Carson Foster and the Texas men will take on Cal in a must-see showdown at the Minnesota Invite this weekend.

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Gabriel Jett Rips 21.9/46.8/1:43 Backstroke PBs At Cal-Stanford Tri-Distance Meet

In #1 Cal’s victory against #7 Stanford at the triple-distance meet, Gabriel Jett experimented with a discipline that he doesn’t typically race and set PBs.

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What Happens When You Put an 18.2 Sprinter in the 500 Free?

We learned a lot of interesting things from Cal’s dual meet against Pacific, where most star swimmers, including Bjorn Seeliger, swam secondary events.

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Commonwealth Games Champion Pieter Coetze Verbally Commits To Cal For Fall 2024

Coetze is set to make an immediate impact when he arrives at Cal, holding long course times that would already be in NCAA scoring range if converted to yards.

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Seeliger Splits 18.90, Stadden Swims 1:52 in the 200BK in Combined Dual with Utah

Cal hosted the Utah last week at Spieker Aquatics Complex, sweeping their conference opponent by convincing margins in both the men’s and women’s meets. 

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WATCH: Murphy, Lasco, Seliskar, Shields Race 50 Fly at Cal Alumni Practice

Three high-profile alumni (Olympians Tom Shields, Ryan Murphy, and Andrew Seliskar) challenged junior Destin Lasco to a 50 fly from a running start.

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SwimSwam’s 2023 NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

Alex Walsh of Virginia was voted to win the 200 and 400 IMs by all 10 of the SwimSwam writers contributing to this report.

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Destin Lasco, Isabelle Stadden Win Cal/Cal Poly King & Queen of the Pool

Isabelle Stadden won the annual women’s pentathlon, while Destin Lasco won the men’s meet that was absent many of Cal’s top stars.

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College Swimming Previews: #1 Cal Men Seeking First Repeat as Champions Since 2012

Cal had a tremendous 2021-2022 season, winning the NCAA title by a healthy margin over the defending champion Texas Longhorns.

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NJ 15-18 Boys’ Summer League Relay Swims Faster Than National Public HS Record

Willowdale Swim Club’s Josh Seidman, Nick Pezzella, Ryan Cortes, and Nick Short swim a faster SCM 200 medley relay time than the current public hs record.

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2022 U.S. Nationals: Day 4 Finals Preview

Jake Mitchell leads a men’s 400 free field crowded with NCAA stars, including two of his new Florida training partners on night 4 of finals at U.S Nats

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