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Olivia Peoples Swims Fly on Florida’s 4×50 Free Relay, Splits 22.25

Olivia Peoples swam butterfly on the 3rd leg of Florida’s 4×50 free relay, and she was faster than she has been in freestyle.

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Florida All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Ekaterina Nikonova, a University of Florida All-American, entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after missing this year’s championship season with an injury.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Continues To Raise Bar With Free Relay Dominance

The fastest sprint freestyler in history, Gretchen Walsh leads the way for the UVA women in the 200 and 400 free relays as they continue to run over the NCAA.

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Florida All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Dislocates Kneecap Misses SECs and NCAAs

Ekaterina Nikonova, a 7-time collegiate All-American, will miss the 2024 championship season after undergoing surgery to repair a ligament.

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2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Dune Coetzee Scratches Out of SEC Championships

Coetzee, who raced at Worlds in Doha last week, was seeded 3rd in the women’s 200, 500 and 1650 free at SECs.

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2023 Georgia Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Florida freshman Bella Sims takes on a tough 200 back/200 fly double and sophomore Josh Liendo enters the 100 free as the No. 3 seed on Saturday night.

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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Isabel Ivey And Bella Sims Log Three Wins Each As Florida Beats Vanderbilt

In her debut as a Florida Gator, Bella Sims won the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly against Vanderbilt.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #9 Florida Women Welcome Bella Sims, Isabel Ivey to Crew

With top recruit Bella Sims coming to Gainesville along with former top recruit Isabel Ivey, the stars seem to be aligning for Nesty’s crew this season.

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Caeleb Dressel Swims Season-Best 49.80 100 Free At FAST Senior Open

Dressel’s swim marked his first time getting under the 50-second barrier in the 100 free since the 2022 World Championships last June.

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2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first day of Women’s D1 NCAAs has arrived. In the 200 medley relay, Virginia has a chance to lower their NCAA record for the second time this season.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Deadly 1-2 Combo Puts Cavaliers In Command In 200 Free Relay

Virginia has the two fastest swimmers of all-time in the 50 free, putting them leaps and bounds ahead of the field in the 200 free relay.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Gretchen Walsh, Maggie MacNeil Clash In 100 Free

Defending 100 free NCAA champion Gretchen Walsh faces off against 2021 champion Maggie MacNeil, who aims to take the title back.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford Favored, UVA Lineup Decisions Loom In 800 Free Relay

Taylor Ruck will be a key player in Stanford’s pursuit of a fifth 800 free relay NCAA title in six seasons.

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After Nearing A PB With 48.78, Ruslan Gaziev Scratches 100 Freestyle At Pro Swim

Ruslan Gaziev qualified in second place for the A final in the 100 freestyle but scratched the event, along with #8 qualifier Justin Ress.

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