Gretchen Walsh

Yanyan’s Opinions On Which Swimmers Will Make The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team

In this article, SwimSwam writer Yanyan Li breaks down some of her predictions for who will qualify on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.

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With Emma Sticklen’s 49.79, The Women’s 100 Fly Just Got A Lot More Competitive

Out of the 11 women who have gone sub-50 in the 100-yard fly, six are currently swimming in the NCAA, and now Sticklen is one of them.

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SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks

All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.

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David Curtiss, Gretchen Walsh Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

NC State’s Curtiss earned his first ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week award while Virginia’s Walsh notched her second ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Week nod.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 13) – Dual Meet Madness

It was a chaotic week in the NCAA. Among the highlights we break down Marchand’s swims, other NCAA leading times, and check in on the midseason transfers.

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As Dual Meets Unwind, MacNeil, G. Walsh, and Marchand Keep Unbeaten Streaks Alive

As dual meets finish and prep for conferences start, we thought it would be a good time to check in on the swimmers still undefeated in individual events.

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Gretchen Walsh Completes A Perfect Pre-Champs Season On Day 2 Of UVA-UNC-NC State Meet

If Walsh does not swim at the upcoming Cavalier invite, she will have pulled off an undefeated pre-championship meet season.

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Dual Meets Are Cool Again After Spectacular Day of Racing

Dual meets are back: In one day of dual meet action, we saw five nation-leading times swum, showing that you don’t have to wait until March to be fast.

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Alex Walsh and Ella Nelson Clock 4:03 400 IMs On Day One Of UVA-UNC-NC State Tri-Meet

Nelson outsplit Walsh by nearly four seconds on her breaststroke leg, which allowed her to beat Walsh by 0.13 seconds in a very tight race.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts A 50.07 100 Back In Practice Suit, #1 Time In The NCAA

For the second week in a row, a post-invite NCAA-leading time was clocked at a dual meet in a practice suit by a Virginia women’s swimmer.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 12) – The Big Matchups Didn’t Disappoint

This week, we’re highlighting big team dual meet performances, swimmers who stepped up, and going in-depth on the numbers of NCAA relay qualification.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Jan. 18-24, 2023

Hugo Gonzalez makes his return to the defending national champions Cal as they take on Arizona, UCSD, and Arizona State this week.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #75-51

Rising Bosnian and Herzegovinian star Lana Pudar will be one to watch this year as she continues to move up the ranks in the women’s fly events.

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WATCH: Douglass, The Walshes, Ramadan, & More Swim At Virginia vs. Virginia Tech Dual

Watch races like Kate Douglass’ 1:52.07 200 IM, Gretchen Walsh’s 1:51.47 200 back and 21.26 50 free, and Youssef Ramadan’s 42.66 100 free relay leadoff here.

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Douglass Posts NCAA-Leading 1:52.0 200 IM, G. Walsh Swims 1:51.4 200 BK at UVA-VT Dual

In this UVA-VT women’s dual meet, Kate Douglass dominated her first 2IM in over a year, while Gretchen Walsh demonstrated newfound potential in the 2Back.

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