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Jordan Crooks Splits 17.4 Freestyle; Julian Smith Goes Fastest-Ever 50 Breast in SEC Medleys

The top three finishers from the SEC Championship meet all went under the old Meet Record, led by two all-time great splits, including Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks (above).

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2025: Men’s #20-11

Hubert Kos continues his evolution as one of the world’s best swimmers after roaring to Olympic gold in the 200 back after winning the world title in 2023.

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Tennessee All-American Emelie Fast Is Absent from SEC Championship Initial Psych Sheets

The initial psych sheets for the 2025 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships have dropped ahead of the championships that begin next Tuesday.

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2025 SEC Men’s Fan Guide: Florida’s Streak In Danger As Texas Makes SEC Championship Debut

The Florida Gators have won the last 12 SEC men’s team titles, but that streak is in danger as a loaded Texas team arrives at its first SEC Championships.

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2025 SEC & ACC Championships Preview | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we preview the SEC and ACC Championships, which will both take place on February 18-22.

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Pre-Conference: How Does the Addition of Brooks Curry Impact Cal’s Relay Outlook?

Brooks Curry appearing on the ACC psych sheet could have major impact on Cal’s relay positioning at NCAAs, but he was not the only major change we saw.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Pre-Conferences Edition

The last time we did our Power Rankings, Caspar Corbeau had yet to announce his transfer to Indiana, which shook up the NCAA.

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How Much Faster Are Conference Championship Meets Getting? Part I: SEC Men

The SEC, even before the addition of a loaded Texas team this year, has historically been an incredibly strong conference.

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Florida State Sweeps Florida In Neutral-Site Dual Meet, Men Win 150-149, Women Win 168-131

Maddy Huggins swept the breaststroke events to highlight the women’s side for FSU while Michel Arkhangelskiy had a huge day for the FSU men.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Luca Urlando

Urlando was on fire throughout the month of January, highlighted by his American Record in the 200 fly and UGA Record in the 100 fly.

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Virginia Women, Texas Men Lead Scored Out Mid-Season NCAA Championships

Without diving, the UVA women and Texas men hold strong leads over the competition in our simulated NCAA Championships based on this season’s results so far.

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Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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Indiana Men, Florida Women Claim Wins To Kick Off Second Semester Of NCAA Season

The Indiana men were without Caspar Corbeau but added Matt King and Rafael Miroslaw as they beat Florida. The Gator women took down the Hoosiers.

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Shouts From The Stands: Unofficial Swammy Awards – Relay Swimmers of the Year (Men’s 100 Free)

Hunter Armstrong was a clutch relay performer for the Americans at the Olympics in Paris, pushing them to gold in the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Swammy Awards: Nuotatore Rivelazione Dell’Anno 2024: Ilya Kharun, Canada

Nel 2024, Ilya Kharun ha vissuto un anno straordinario, conquistando il titolo di Nuotatore Rivelazione dell’Anno ai Swammy Awards

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