Gretchen Walsh

What is a “Growth Mindset”?

David Johnston recently shared his experience with adopting a “growth mindset” and how doing so revitalized his love for the sport and allowed him to succeed.

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WATCH: All NCAA records in women’s swimming from the 2023-24 NCAA season

Watch race videos of all the NCAA records set during the 2023-24 women’s swimming season, with all records being set by the University of Virginia.

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final Women’s NCAA Power Rankings

Anna Peplowski’s standout NCAA performance resulted in the Indiana women outperforming SwimSwam’s Power Rankings and placing 7th overall.

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2024 Men’s NCAAs: Florida’s Josh Liendo and ASU’s Leon Marchand Claim 3-for-3 Title Sweeps

As Leon Marchand sealed another 3-for-3 title sweep, Josh Liendo joins Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Hoffer in the 50 free/100 fly/100 free triple crown club.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72.8% Pick Underwater Work As Most Valuable Skill In College Swimming

Leon Marchand annihilated the field en route to a massive record in the 500 free at NCAAs, and his underwater work played a major role in the swim.

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2024 NCAA Men’s Championship: Day 1 Overreaction – More of an Appraisal/It Hasn’t Sunk in Yet

Gabriel Jett’s reaction to winning the 800 free in a new NCAA record is certainly not an overreaction as he and fellow Cal Bears came together to pull off a slight upset.

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2024 Women’s NCAA Division 1 Champs: Final Night Photo Vault

Here are the top photos from the final night of competition at the 2024 Women’s NCAA Championships, where the University of Virginia Women were crowned.

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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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Mena Boardman Posts 22.22 50 free; Andover Boys Win 8th Straight Title at NEPSAC Champs

Exeter sophomore Mena Boardman broke three records and climbed the national age group rankings with her performance in the 50 free.

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Did Gretchen Walsh Just Swim The Best NCAA Performance in History?

I pulled some of the other historically great performances from NCAAs (from the 2000s) to compare them to Gretchen’s meet.

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Gretchen Walsh Named CSCAA Swimmer of the Year for Women’s Division I Swimming

University of Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh was named the 2024 CSCAA Swimmer of the Year after winning three races, breaking NCAA Records in each.

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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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2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Where Gretchen Walsh’s season sits throughout history is up for debate, but Gretchen Walsh was clearly the best collegiate swimmer in the 2023-2024 season.

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Gretchen and Alex Walsh FULL 100 Free/200 Breast Post Race Interview

The Walsh sisters give us their thoughts on their races and moving into the long course season next.

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Gretchen Walsh Nuota 3 Record NCAA: Che Valore Hanno In Proiezione In Vasca Da 50 Metri?

Quanto possono valere i tempi nuotati da Gretchen Walsh in yards se comparati con la vasca da 50 metri in vista di Parigi 2024?

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