NCAA Qualifiers Projection: Texas Men Already Have 21 Under 2020 Invite Times
It’s only December 15th, but the Texas men are already projected over the NCAA roster cap with 21 likely qualifiers based on last year’s invite times.
NCAA A Cut Roundup: Texas Leads Both Women’s & Men’s Qualifiers
The Texas men lead all teams with six swimmers hitting automatic qualifying times so far this year, and the Texas women have four swimmers locked in.
SwimSwam Pulse: 35% Pick Florida To Be #3 in Men’s NCAA Power Ranks
Florida (35%) and Georgia (30%) led a very divided poll for the #3 men’s team in all of NCAA swimming & diving for 2020-2021.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Jack Bauerle, Georgia
The Georgia Bulldogs had great showings at their fall invitational, while several Georgia-based pros stood out in the ISL taking place in Hungary.
Zoie Hartman, Shaine Casas Headline SEC Weekly Awards
Texas A&M’s Chloe Stepanek and Georgia’s Jake Magahey were also named the conference’s Freshman of the Week.
UGA Invite Night 3: Jake Magahey Drops 17 Seconds in 1650 Free to Hit 14:33.78
Magahey’s time would’ve gotten him second at the 2020 SEC Championships and fourth at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
Acevedo Splits 18.8 as Georgia Men Annihilate 200 Free Relay School Record
This swim is a triumphant sign that UGA sprinting is now a force to be reckoned with after years of struggling with their sprints.
UGA Fall Invite Day 1 Prelims: Andrew Abruzzo Swims Lifetime Best in 500 Free
The UGA Fall Invite, the first of the scaled-back fall invitational-style meets we’ll see this week, got underway this morning in Athens.
Danielle Della Torre Swims NCAA’s Top 200 Breaststroke as Georgia Sweeps Auburn
Georgia senior Danielle Della Torre is the top-ranked 200 breaststroker in the NCAA this season after the Bulldogs’ dual meet against Auburn.
Brooks Named SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week; Casas, Magahey Split Men’s Honors
Kentucky sophomore Caitlin Brooks was named the conference’s women’s Swimmer of the Week, while Jake Magahey and Shaine Casas split the men’s award.
Georgia Men Topple Florida: Freeman is Back, Three Men Break 9:00 in the 1000
Georgia freshman Jake Magahey took down Florida’s Bobby Finke in the 1000 free, hitting a lifetime best in the process.
Urlando, Magahey, and Parker Make College Debuts as UGA Rolls S. Carolina
A number of National Team and Junior National Team swimmers made their debut on Friday, though it was South Carolina rookie Sammie Ai who outshone them all with a new lifetime best swim.
USA Swimming Names 1,087 Swimmers to 2019-2020 Academic All-America Team
USA Swimming has named 1,087 swimmers to its 2019-2020 Scholastic All-America Team, headlined by US Open Champion Torri Huske.
SwimSwam Podcast: Jake Magahey Explains Rangy Freestyle Skills & Sets
Magahey was one of the rangiest freestylers we had ever ranked as a high schooler, and he explains what he likes about shorter and longer events
SwimSwam Podcast: Jake Mitchell on Carmel Tradition and Culture
Jake talked with us about what makes Carmel such a special team and why so many great swimmers have been forged in its fires.