Kate Douglass

Eight-Time NCAA Champion Kate Douglass Says 2023 NCAAs Will Be Her Final College Meet

Douglass said that 2023 NCAAs would be her last college meet, meaning she will not being using her fifth year of eligibility for the 2023-24 NCAA season.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Sticklen Joins Stacked Group of 100 Fly Contenders with 49.79

Last weekend, Texas junior Emma Sticklen posted a personal-best 49.79 in the women’s 100-yard butterfly during the Longhorns’ dual meet against NC State.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2023: Women’s #20-11

Lilly King remains among the favorites for gold in all three women’s breaststroke events heading into the 2023 World Championships.

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Yanyan’s Opinions On Which Swimmers Will Make The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team

In this article, SwimSwam writer Yanyan Li breaks down some of her predictions for who will qualify on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.

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With Emma Sticklen’s 49.79, The Women’s 100 Fly Just Got A Lot More Competitive

Out of the 11 women who have gone sub-50 in the 100-yard fly, six are currently swimming in the NCAA, and now Sticklen is one of them.

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SwimSwam’s Way-Too-Early 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Picks

All seven writers making predictions picked Katie Ledecky to sweep the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle events at the 2024 U.S. Olympic team trials.

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How Hard Is It to Win NCAA, Short Course Worlds Titles in the Same Season?

Virginia’s Kate Douglass (above) is one of five swimmers who has the potential to win individual titles at both the NCAA and Short Course Worlds this season.

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Leon Marchand, UVA Lineups, & Suiting for Dual Meets | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we discuss Leon Marchand’s NCAA record in the 400 IM, UVA’s event lineup for NCAAs, and suiting up at dual meets.

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As Dual Meets Unwind, MacNeil, G. Walsh, and Marchand Keep Unbeaten Streaks Alive

As dual meets finish and prep for conferences start, we thought it would be a good time to check in on the swimmers still undefeated in individual events.

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Gretchen Walsh Completes A Perfect Pre-Champs Season On Day 2 Of UVA-UNC-NC State Meet

If Walsh does not swim at the upcoming Cavalier invite, she will have pulled off an undefeated pre-championship meet season.

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Alex Walsh and Ella Nelson Clock 4:03 400 IMs On Day One Of UVA-UNC-NC State Tri-Meet

Nelson outsplit Walsh by nearly four seconds on her breaststroke leg, which allowed her to beat Walsh by 0.13 seconds in a very tight race.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts A 50.07 100 Back In Practice Suit, #1 Time In The NCAA

For the second week in a row, a post-invite NCAA-leading time was clocked at a dual meet in a practice suit by a Virginia women’s swimmer.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming (Week 12) – The Big Matchups Didn’t Disappoint

This week, we’re highlighting big team dual meet performances, swimmers who stepped up, and going in-depth on the numbers of NCAA relay qualification.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: Jan. 18-24, 2023

Hugo Gonzalez makes his return to the defending national champions Cal as they take on Arizona, UCSD, and Arizona State this week.

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