Emma Sticklen

2024 NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Abby Arens Transferring to Texas For 5th Year

Arens made NCAAs in all four years with NC State and finaled the last two seasons. She won the 100 fly B final at NCAAs in 2023.

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NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Grace Cooper Returning For 5th Year With Texas

Cooper swam at NCAAs in all four years for Texas and won the NCAA B final of the 50 free this past season. She also was crucial for the team’s relays.

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How Much Does NIL Cost? A Look At What Swimmers Are Charging

Top swimmers like Leon Marchand have a much higher starting price than their peers, though social media presence also plays a big role in how much is charged.

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How Would Top Age Group Swimmers Stack Up At NCAAs?

A look at the top recruits on the way to the college swimming and how they would fare right now at the NCAA Championships.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

The Virginia women had the highest scoring recruiting class from 2020, but Texas wasn’t far off three with three women hitting 100 points.

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2024 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The first heats session of the 2024 San Antonio Pro Swim Series includes the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, and 400 freestyle.

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Five Women’s Storylines (& Some Bonuses) To Watch for at the Pro Swim Series – San Antonio

With the NCAAS behind her, Gretchen Walsh turns her sight on to making the Olympic team, but first must overcome stiff competition in San Antonio…

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2020

With 221 points over four seasons, Alex Walsh is the clear-cut top scorer from the girls’ high school class of 2020 through their senior years.

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Rewatch: Emma Sticklen’s MONSTER Final Turn Lifts her to NCAA 200 Fly Title

Now that the dust has settled from all the records set at the NCAA Championship meets, I want to revisit one of the most-underappreciated swims from the women’s meet.

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Trying To Contextualize The Absurdity of Gretchen Walsh’s 47.42 In The 100 Fly

Walsh’s newly-minted record in the 100 fly is more than 5% quicker than the 16th-fastest performer in the event, ranking #2 all-time behind Caeleb Dressel.

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2024 W. NCAAs: Watch Gretchen Walsh’s 44.83 100 FR And More Day 4 Race Videos

Catch up on all day four race videos of the 2024 Women’s NCAAs, featuring the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay.

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Emma Sticklen at the 125 of the 200 Butterfly: “I’m behind… let’s do this”

Emma Sticklen defended her 200 Butterfly NCAA title last night, coming from behind on the last 25 using a very good turn and underwater dolphin kick

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2024 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

We’ve come to the end of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, in which UVA is gunning for a four-peat.

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2024 Women’s D1 NCAA Champs: Day 4 Finals Preview

The top three swimmers (G Walsh, K Berkoff, and J Nocentini) each won an event last night and will face off in the 100 free tonight.

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2024 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

It’s been fun, but we’ve come to the last morning session at the 2024 NCAA Women’s Championships.

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