John Shebat

SwimSwam Pulse: IU Winner Picks Spiked 6x During NCAA Championships

Only 4.7% of voters believed in Indiana before the meet… but Blake Pieroni helped that number multiply by a factor of 6 after three sessions of men’s NCAAs.

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Tritonwear Race Analysis: 2018 Men’s NCAA D1 Championships 100 Back

The men’s 100 back was anyone’s race; the difference between the top and eighth seed was a mere 0.22 seconds.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Indiana and Ian Finnerty lead the way heading into the final day, but they’ll have to hold off hard-charging Texas and Cal tonight to seal an upset NCAA team title.

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Texas Freshman Katz Surges to 1:37.5 for #4 All-Time in 200 Back

With a tight team battle in the works, Texas freshman Austin Katz came up clutch in tonight’s 200 back.

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2018 M. NCAA Day 4 Finals Preview: Buckle Up, It’ll Be a Wild Ride

Buckle up for what promises to be a thrilling last sesssion of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

18.00? Down. 43.00? Down. 40.00? This morning, Caeleb Dressel takes aim at the 40-second barrier as he heads up both the 100 free and Florida’s 400 free relay.

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NCAA Relay Speculation: Top Teams To Make Crucial Changes In 400 Free

NC State will likely move in Coleman Stewart on their 400 free relay after going the fastest time in history in the prelims.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Indiana leads a brutally-close team battle, and also has several event title contenders tonight: among them Ian Finnerty (pictured) in the 100 breast and Blake Pieroni in the 200 free.

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2018 M. NCAA Finals Preview: What Other Barriers Can Dressel Break?

Friday night will feature finals for the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 medley relay.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Five teams are within 16 and a half points of one another for the NCAA crown at the moment, with today’s meet-high 7-event prelims session holding perhaps the most valuable key to securing a team championship.

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Finally, a Competitive NCAA Championship Meet

Ian Finnerty hitting his taper is the best news Indiana swimming & diving has gotten this week.

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2018 M. NCAAs: Shebat, Albiero Scratch 100 Fly at Day 3 Prelims

The only scratch with a projected scoring impact this morning is Louisville’s Nicholas Albiero in the 100 fly. He was seeded #16.

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2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation

Cal could swap Justin Lynch to fly on the 400 medley relay, throwing in Ryan Hoffer or Michael Jensen as they seek to run down Indiana for the NCAA title.

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Three-Time Defending NCAA Champs Texas Miss 400 Medley Relay A Final

Winners of the last three NCAA titles and NCAA record-holders in the 400 medley relay, the Texas Longhorns have missed the A final with a 9th-place finish at prelims of the 2018 NCAA meet.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: Rivals Raring to Cut In On Cal-Texas Tango in 400 Medley Relay

6 different programs have season-best composite times that add up within a second of one another in an event that could turn the tides of the entire meet.

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