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NCAA ‘A’ Cut Qualifiers Through Midseason Invites – Individual Events

Gretchen Walsh leads all swimmers with five NCAA ‘A’ cuts through the midseason invite portion of the 2023-24 campaign.

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2023 U.S. Open Championships – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final prelim session of the 2023 U.S. open will feature the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly.

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Kate Douglass Chooses 100 Breast Battle on Day 3 of US Open; Ramadan Will Race 100 Fly

Defending NCAA Champion Youssef Ramadan is scheduled to swim his first butterfly race since injury his wrist more than two months ago.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Reigning NCAA champ Emma Sticklen blazed a nation-leading 200 fly time of 1:51.50 in prelims, but teammate Kelly Pash could challenge her in tonight’s final.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Alex Walsh will take on UVA teammate Ella Nelson and Tennessee’s Mona McSharry in tonight’s final of the women’s 200 breaststroke in Knoxville.

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2023 Tennessee Invite: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The defending SEC Champion in the 200 breast Mona McSharry (above) and the defending ACC Champion in the 200 breast Alex Walsh will both race on Friday.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh are set for a women’s 200-yard freestyle showdown against University of Virginia teammate Aimee Canny on Thursday night.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Alex Walsh, the two-time defending NCAA champion in the 400 IM, will swim the 200 free on Thursday along with younger sister Gretchen.

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Aimee Canny Posts 500 Free Time (4:36.26) That Would Have Won 2023 NCAAs

Canny, in her first time swimming the 500-yard freestyle, posted a time that leads the NCAA by over two seconds and would have won at 2023 NCAAs.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Jordan Crooks headlines the men’s 50 freestyle on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invite, where the meet is running LCM for prelims and SCY for finals.

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Psych Sheets Released For Tennessee Invite With LCM Prelims, SCY Finals

The Walsh sisters will race head-to-head in the 200 free at the Tennessee Invitational, which gets underway on Wednesday from Knoxville.

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2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap

Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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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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2024 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Aim for 1st Four-Peat of 21st Century

It feels like the end of an era with Douglass gone, but a stacked recruiting class combined with a veteran core has the Virginia women set for the future. 

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