Julian Smith

Denis Petrashov Swims 3rd Fastest 100 Breast This Season in Louisville Dual Meet with Mizzou

The Louisville men defeated the Mizzou men on Friday, led by senior Denis Petrashov who picked up the #3 100 breaststroke time in the country this season.

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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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Florida Swimming & Diving To Honor Seniors on Friday Against Indiana

Friday marks the fifth meeting between the two programs, with the Florida men holding a 4-0 advantage in the all-time series record.

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Revisiting How The Relays Of The Men’s NCAA Title-Contending Teams Compare To Each Other

Caspar Corbeau joining the Indiana Hoosiers is a big shake-up for the relays at NCAAs, but it’s far from the only one we saw this month.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Post-Invites Edition

Rex Maurer and the Texas Longhorns take over the #1 spot in our NCAA Power Rankings after a dominant performance at their home invite.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 83.3% Pick Maurer’s 500 Free As Biggest Breakthrough Swim of Invites

Maurer’s swim of 4:04.45 in the 500 free is the second-fastest in history and marked a 6.75-second drop over the course of one day at the Texas Invite.

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arena Swim of the Week: Julian Smith Becomes Fourth Swimmer To Go Sub-50 In Men’s 100 Breast

Smith clocked a time of 49.98, breaking Caeleb Dressel’s SEC and Florida Record of 50.03 while moving into #4 all-time in the 100 breast.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: Trying To Make Sense Of A Blazingly Fast First Week of Midseasons

Jordan Crooks (pictured) had one of the best performances during the first week of invites, turning in PBs in the 100/200 free and historic relay splits.

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3 American Records in November?! | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we have a mid-mid-season check-in, dissecting the swims we’ve seen so far from the Mid-Season meets across the country.

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2024 Georgia Fall Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Bella Sims is taking on a 200 fly/200 back double on the final day of the Georgia Fall Invite, giving shades of Terese Crippen.

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Julian Smith Breaks Caeleb Dressel’s SEC Record With 49.98 100 Breast, #4 Performer All-Time

Smith dropped almost a full second off his previous best of a 50.94 that he swam in prelims at 2024 NCAAs. He becomes the 4th swimmer under 50-seconds.

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

In what appears to be a preview of the 2025 SEC Championships, both Florida (400 IM) and Georgia (200 Fr) have placed 7 women in a championship final

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Jake Magahey looks to set himself up for another win in the men’s 400 IM tonight as the Georgia Bulldogs host day 2 of their fall invite

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

In her first short-course yards meet of the year, reigning NCAA champion Bella Sims heads into 500 free finals as the top seed on Day 1 of the Georgia Invite.

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2024 Georgia Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Rachel Stege and the Georgia women’s freestyle crew will go to work in the 500 freestyle prelims on Day 1 of the 2024 Georgia Invitational.

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