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It’s Here! The 2017 Women’s NCAA Pick ‘Em Contest is Here!

Katie Ledecky is a heavy favorite to win the 500 and 1650 freestyles at NCAAs, but will she pick up a 3rd win in the 200 free?a

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Which Conference is the Fastest? NCAA D1 Women Conference Rankings

With all the conference meets completed, it’s now time to examine which conferences have been the best so far. For women…

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Slow Motion Anthony Ervin Ink Swimming (Video)

Photographer Mike Lewis captured the cover above, and he went behind the scenes, capturing slo mo footage of the oldest man to win Olympic swimming gold at the Olympic Training Center in SoCal.

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Stanford’s Composite Women’s 800 Free Relay Time? 6:48.27

As the women’s collegiate season transitions from conference championships into the NCAA Championship portion of the season, it’s worth looking back at one event from the women’s Pac-12 Championships that could have major impacts on a different event at NCAAs later this month.

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Spotlight Shifts from Stanford to Capture Comerford in Indy

Louisville sophomore Mallory Comerford has been burning up the all-time American lists in both short course and long course formats this season.

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11 Reasons to Love SwimSwam’s Tattoo Issue with the Tony Ervin Cover

Here are 11 reasons to love SwimSwam’s Tattoo Issue with the massive swimsuit feature.

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How to Get SwimSwam’s Tattoo Issue with the Anthony Ervin Cover

We dive deep on Anthony Ervin, the oldest man to win an individual Olympic gold, and we profile the biggest stars in sport, revealing the stories behind their tattoos in this massive 172 page issue.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Nowhere Is Safe – Ledecky Expands To IM

400 IMers, you now have something in common with distance freestylers. None of you are safe from the wrath of Ledecky.

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NCAA Releases Division I Women’s Pre-Selection Psych Sheets

The pre-selection psych sheets for the 2017 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships have been released. While these do not…

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U.S. Open Record Watch: Adam Peaty Could Make Marks at Indy PSS

Adam Peaty and a strong British team will descend upon Indianapolis this weekend for the second stop on the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series. Peaty, the world record holder in the 100 breaststroke, could lower the U.S. Open Record in the 100 breast.

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2016-2017 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings – Final Edition

Women’s NCAA conference championships have wrapped up, meaning it’s time for our last Power Rankings of the season. Stanford is still the runaway #1 team in the land, but the rest of the top 20 has shuffled up pretty considerably as more teams start to show their cards in the hunt for NCAA invites.

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2017 Women’s PAC-12s: USC Good, Cal Better, Stanford Best

The Stanford women won every relay, and 15 of 21 total events, to capture their 20th PAC-12 title in program history.

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Pac 12 Women Individual Scoring Breakdown

2017 WOMEN’S PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, February 22 – Saturday, February 25 Federal Way, WA Live Results Championship Central The Pac…

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2017 Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kathleen Baker headlines the 200 back, but Ally Howe, who smashed the 100 back American Record last night, will look for a sweep of the backstrokes.

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Stanford Wins Pac-12 400 FR Relay with New NCAA, American Record

Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Janet Hu, and Lia Neal came together to win gold in a new NCAA and American Record time of 3:08.51. With that, they also accomplished a sweep of the 2017 Pac-12 relay titles.

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