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2025 College Swimming Previews: #8 Stanford Men Boosted by Strong Senior Class

The #8 Stanford men will be supplemented greatly by a few standout swimmers, including seniors Jack Ryan, Andrei Minakov, and Ron Polonsky.

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Minakov, Polonsky, Fan Return for Stanford in Victory Over Pacific

Minakov clocked the top times in the 150 fly (1:12.13) and 300 free (2:30.33) while also anchoring Stanford’s 400 free relay ‘B’ team with a 43.11 split.

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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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Andrei Minakov Clocks 1:32.80 200 Free Time Trial in Stanford Men’s Dual Meet with USC

Stanford hosted USC for a men’s Pac-12 dual meet over the weekend, beating the Trojans in a 169-108 decision. 

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Stanford Women Stay Undefeated with Event Sweep at Arizona

The Cardinal women improved to 4-0 on the season with a 169.5-99.5 rout of Arizona, sweeping the title in every race they contested on Saturday.

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Andrei Minakov Makes Return to Stanford: Wins 100 Free in 43.91

Minakov had not competed for Stanford since 2022 NCAAs where he won the 100 fly and was third in the 100 free. Today he won the 100 free.

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After Invites, Marchand, G. Walsh, MacNeil, Nocentini, And Stokowski Remain Undefeated

After midseason invites, only five out of the seventeen originally undefeated swimmers from top 25 NCAA programs remain unbeaten individually.

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Stanford Goes 32-for-32 in Season-Opening Sweep of Utah

Torri Huske put her versatility on display against Utah, winning the 100 back and 200 breast as Stanford rolled past Utah in their season opener.

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Ranking The 2022 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Canadian superstar Joshua Liendo joins the NCAA this year, part of one of the top four recruiting classes in the nation for 2022-2023.

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Ranking The 2021 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Incoming Auburn freshman Nate Stoffle (pictured) is a high-end addition on backstroke for the Tigers.

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Florida’s Talia Bates Highlights Florida Sectionals With 25.66 50 Meter Free

Florida rising senior Talia Bates won all six events she swam and posted a lifetime best 50 free time of25.66, taking .07 off her previous best from 2018.

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Emma Weyant Ends Day 3 Of FL Champs With 1:54.69 200 Yard Back PR

Sarasota Sharks’ Emma Weyant dropped over 5 seconds in her 200 back today in total, even after posting a personal best 1650 free of 16:09.74 between swims.

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Ryan Lochte Leads Night 2 of FL Champs in Sarasota

Lochte claimed victory in the 100 backstroke and 200IM, posting a 1:43.48 in the latter, and finishing with a 4 second lead over the rest of the field.

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Liam Custer Sets New 500 Yard Free LSC Record: 4:18.49 in Sarasota

16-year-old Liam Custer touched 1st in the 500 free with a time of 4:18.49, breaking the 15-16 LSC record set by Nicholas Caldwell in 2010 by 1.79 seconds.

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Emma Weyant Posts 4th Fastest All-Time 17-18 400IM At FL Champs – Sarasota

UVA commit Emma Weyant won the 400IM with a lifetime best of 4:04.38, topping Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel’s 17-18 age group time of 4:04.59.

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