Kristen Romano

2022 Women’s B1G Fan Guide: Will MacNeil Propel Michigan To The Top Again?

Led by senior Maggie MacNeil and a strong freshman contingent, the Wolverines look to reclaim the Big Ten title after three straight runner-up finishes.

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2021-2022 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: First Edition

Alex Walsh and the defending NCAA champion Virginia Cavaliers are the clear-cut #1 ranking women’s team as we stand here in October.

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College Swimming Previews: Fifth Year Returnees Bolster #7 Ohio State Women

Kristen Romano returns for a fifth year with the Buckeyes as they gear up to take a run at a third straight Big Ten title and a top-five showing at NCAAs.

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Puerto Rico Dominant At 2021 CCCAN Championships In San Juan

Ohio State alumna Kristen Romano closed out the meet on Sunday night with a victory and meet record in the women’s 200 backstroke.

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Alfonso Mestre, Jarod Arroyo Down National Records Early On At CCCAN Champs

Jarod Arroyo (pictured) lowered his Puerto Rican National Record in the men’s 200 IM in a time of 2:00.61 at the CCCAN Championships in San Juan.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2017-2021

In 2017, Stanford hauled in five of our top 20 recruits. They backed that up over four years, leading the nation in scoring including the #1 overall scorer.

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2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

BAMA’s White and NC State’s Berkoff tied for the top 100 back prelims spot. UVA also holds top seeds in the 4IM (Nelson), 1FL (Douglass), and 2FR (Madden).

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Women’s NCAA Day 3 Finals Preview: Virginia Holds 3 of 5 Top Seeds

Virginia will have at least one A-finalist in each of the five individual events while Texas, NC State, and Cal will see 4 swimmers in the A-final.

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Conference Champs Have No Issues Dropping From Seed in 800 Free Relay at NCAAs

After emphatic conference titles, Kentucky and Ohio State looked great, in particular. The Wildcats surged to second overall and OSU seventh.

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Score vs. Seed: Day 1 at the 2021 NCAA D1 Women’s Championships

Conference champions, including Ohio State (above), Kentucky, Virginia, and Texas, performed well on day 1 of the NCAA Championship meet on Wednesday.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Can Frosh Alex Walsh Threaten the 2IM American Record?

At ACCs, UVA’s Alex Walsh won the 200 IM title with a monster 1:51.53. Could Walsh win the NCAA title and threaten the American record as a freshman?

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Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil Wins BigTen Swimmer of the Meet for 2nd Straight Year

Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil was the only swimmer to sweep her individual events at this week’s Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Ohio State Repeats As Big Ten Champions With 1,584 Total Points

The Ohio State Buckeyes defended their Big Ten team title in 2021 with the highest team score in history with 1,584 points.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

After a three-decade-plus drought, Ohio State is going to make it two consecutive Big Ten titles tonight with a big finals session ahead.

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2021 Big Ten Women: Northwestern & Indiana Set To Duke It Out For 3rd Place

On paper with scored prelims and 1650 FR seeds, Northwestern could jump Indiana for 3rd by 15 points. However, the Hoosiers have the top 3 seeds in the 2BR.

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