Kieran Smith

5 Storylines to Follow at the 2019 Atlanta Classic

What’s next for Olivia Smoliga after her incredible weekend at the Richmond PSS?

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SEC Names 2018-19 Postseason Award Winners

The Southeastern Conference announced its annual men’s and women’s swimming & diving awards to cap the 2018-19 season.

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2019 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform as Freshmen?

Last spring, the debate was Reece Whitley vs. Drew Kibler for the #1-ranked recruit in the nation. Turns out, neither of them were the highest-scoring freshman at NCAAs. Say hello to Minnesota’s Max McHugh.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Final Prelim Session Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the prelims excitement on the final day of competition.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the Friday morning fun.

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2019 Men’s NCAAs Day 1: Let’s Overreact to One Race

The Texas Longhorns came out strong tonight, but they weren’t the only ones.

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2019 NCAA M. Previews: DeVine Could Challenge American Record In 400 IM

Defending NCAA Champion Abrahm DeVine will look to pick up his second individual title in this event, and possibly challenge Chase Kalisz’s legendary AR.

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2018-2019 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

Conference Championships brought some major shakeups to our final edition men’s Power Ranks, though our #1 rank continues to be an uneasy split between Texas and Cal. 

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: Texas Takes Aim At NC State Run in 800 Free Relay

Over the last two years, Texas has brought in the #2 and #1-ranked recruiting classes, both centered around one event: the 200 free.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Anthony Nesty, Florida

Coach Anthony Nesty’s Florida Gators still found a way to win their 7th-straight SEC title. That was thanks in large part to a 375.5-point freshman class, more than double what any other freshman class in the SEC scored.

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How Florida Won the Men’s SEC Team Title For a 7th Year in a Row

The answer, simply put, is a freshman class that showed up and showed out for the Gators.

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2019 SEC Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Maxime Rooney both put up the fastest 100 fly time in the country on the third night of the 2019 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships, helping put the Florida men in the lead with two days to go.

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2019 SEC Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Sydney Pickrem will look to pick up her first indiviudal title of the meet in the 400 IM, but she’ll be met by fierce competition Tess Cieplucha and a tough Florida IM group, led by freshman Vanessa Pearl.

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Defending SEC Runner-Up Maxime Rooney Scratches 200 Free

Instead of the 200 free, Rooney will pick up the 100 fly as his day 1 event.

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2019 SEC Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Sydney Pickrem of Texas A&M will be looking to win her second consecutive SEC title in the women’s 200 IM tonight.

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