Destin Lasco

2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Cooke Grabs Day 2 Pick ‘Em Victory, SeahawkSwammer Keeps Lead

Only 31 players in the Men’s NCAA Pick ‘Em contest picked Josh Liendo to win the 50 free, but he out-touched defending champion Jordan Crooks for gold.

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Destin Lasco Cracks American Record in 200 IM, Wins NCAA Title with 1:37.91

Lasco finished in 1:37.91, bettering his won AR of 1:38.10, which he had swum at last year’s NCAAs.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks opens up his title defense in the 50 free this morning after swimming a so-so fly leg last night in the 200 Medley.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 2 Finals Preview

Josh Liendo and the Florida Gators will look to close the night strong. Liendo is the #1 seed in the 50 free and the team is the #1 seed in the 200 free relay

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2024 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Hubert Kos looks to lead the way in the 200 IM as he is the top seed. See the prelims preview for the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free here.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Arizona State aims to turn their two top seeds into two NCAA relay titles on Day 1 of the 2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet

Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 1 Relay Analysis – Records, Records Everywhere

Destin Lasco’s 1:29.60 put Cal up by a body length on the second leg of the 800 free relay – and they never looked back.

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Cal Men Claim First 800 Freestyle Relay Title Since 1986 In NCAA Record Fashion (6:02.26)

After a 3rd place finish last year, the California Golden Bears claimed the 800 freestyle relay title this year (6:02.26) in record-setting fashion.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Cal, ASU & Florida Set For Sprint Showdown In Free Relays

Florida’s Adam Chaney, Josh Liendo and Julian Smith will aim to recreate the magic they produced last year in sweeping the sprint free relays at NCAAs.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Does Texas Have Some Early Heat Magic In Store In 800 Free Relay?

It’s a tall order, but Luke Hobson and the Texas Longhorns have a chance to keep their 800 free relay streak alive from Heat 2 tonight in Indy.

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2024 M. NCAA Picks: How Far Will Records Fall In Medley Relay Redux?

We’ve already seen the all-time 200 medley relay record broken once this season…how much further can ASU (or another team) take it this week?

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Potential Sub-45 To Make Any Final In Men’s 100 Back

It did not even take a sub-45 to make the A final a year ago but with 16 seeds already under that mark, things look to be faster this season.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Marchand vs Record Books Picked As Top Matchup of Men’s NCAAs

Fans are eagerly awaiting Leon Marchand’s encore performance at the 2024 NCAAs after his record-breaking 2023 showcase saw him rewrite the record books.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: No Marchand No Problem For ASU In 200 IM … But Is It Lasco’s Time?

With Leon Marchand out of the field, Destin Lasco has the chance to win the 200 IM for the first time after three near misses.

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