Overreacting: Sprinters Stepping Up, Lochte Bounces Back
With sprinters Abbey Weitzeil and Olivia Smoliga stepping up, Simone Manuel needs to drop at least a second to defend her Olympic gold in Tokyo.
2021 W. NCAA Picks: The First Non-King Breaststroke Champion Since 2015
The time has finally come for the first non-Lilly King 100 BR NCAA champion to be crowned in 2021. NC State’s Sophie Hansson looks to be the best candidate.
2021 W. NCAA Picks: After Racing King as a Freshman, Hansson Seeks 200 BR Title
Meanwhile, NC State, Virginia and Georgia each have two women with ‘A’ cuts in this event, and the majority of the top seeds are underclassmen.
Indiana Still a Big Ten Breaststroke Powerhouse, Michigan Wins Final Relay
Meanwhile, OSU rounded out an impressive weekend with a shiny new Big Ten title, their second-straight after a drought that had lasted over three decades.
2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
After a three-decade-plus drought, Ohio State is going to make it two consecutive Big Ten titles tonight with a big finals session ahead.
2021 Big Ten Women: Northwestern & Indiana Set To Duke It Out For 3rd Place
On paper with scored prelims and 1650 FR seeds, Northwestern could jump Indiana for 3rd by 15 points. However, the Hoosiers have the top 3 seeds in the 2BR.
2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day Five Prelims Live Recap
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil will swim the 100 free, along with on-fire Northwestern senior Maddie Smith. Phoebe Bacon will swim the 200 back as well.
2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs
Ohio State’s dominance continues with 13 returning swims, all in either the A-final or B-final, setting every Buckeye up for picking up double-digit points.
2021 Women’s B1G Fan Guide: Ohio State Facing a Deeper Michigan Team This Year
Ohio State’s depth took them to their first Big Ten title in years last season, but Michigan is deeper this time around. Also– what say Northwestern?
2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: February Edition
We’re kicking off the NCAA conference swimming season with our updated Power Ranks – including one big question we’d like to see answered for each team.
Ohio State Women Dominate Meet with Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers
Fulmer nabbed two wins for Ohio State, leading 1-2s in the 200 free (1:49.15) and 100 free (50.08). She also had a big 48.75 split on the 400 free relay.
2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: January Edition
With just a few weeks of dual meets left, things should start to get clearer in some corners of the country coming up, while other corners become murkier.
Brendan Burns Logs 1:44s in 200 Fly/200 Back Double as IU Overpowers Ohio State
The Hoosier men were hard to stop, powered by a triple from sophomore Brendan Burns. The IU women’s breaststrokers were a strong point as they also won.
Indiana Men Win Huge Battle Over Michigan in B1G Tri; Michigan Women Cruise
Brendan Burns won both butterfly events as the IU men got the job done over Michigan and Northwestern, while Wolverine Maggie MacNeil went a 200 free PR.
Brendan Burns Swims 45.8 Back, 46.1 Fly, Frankel Shines at IU Time Trials
Sophomore Brendan Burns was just .05 seconds off a lifetime-best in the 100-yard backstroke at Indiana’s two-day time trial meet.
