Leon Marchand

2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Night 1 Photo Vault

Here are the top photos from Night 1 of the Men’s 2024 NCAA Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Hobson Breaks NCAA Record with 1:29.13 200 FR… Then Marchand Goes 1:28.97 in the Next Heat

Before Cal had broken the NCAA Record in the 800 free relay tonight, the 200 free NCAA Record had already been broken…twice.

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Florida Shreds NCAA Record in 200 Medley Relay with 1:20.15; Liendo Clocks 18.97 Fly Split

Florida hit the wall in 1:20.15, taking 0.40 seconds off the NCAA Record Arizona State set at the beginning of the month at the Pac-12 Championships.

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2024 M. NCAAs: Hayes #1 50 Back Split All-Time, Bell #1 50 Breast Split All-Time

2023 NCAA Champion in the 200 fly Aiden Hayes of NC State swam the fastest 50 backstroke of all-time while Liam Bell of Cal swam the fastest 50 breast.

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Duncan Scott Relishing Chance To Race Leon Marchand

26-year-old British Olympic champion Duncan Scott looks forward to the prospect of racing French phenom Leon Marchand in Paris.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Cal, ASU & Florida Set For Sprint Showdown In Free Relays

Florida’s Adam Chaney, Josh Liendo and Julian Smith will aim to recreate the magic they produced last year in sweeping the sprint free relays at NCAAs.

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2024 Men’s NCAAs: Will Arizona State Sweep On Night 1?

Leon Marchand swam two record breaking splits on night 1 of NCAAs last year. The Arizona State men are the #1 seeds in both relays tonight.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

SwimSwam’s staff picks its top 8 in each event for the 2024 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Does Texas Have Some Early Heat Magic In Store In 800 Free Relay?

It’s a tall order, but Luke Hobson and the Texas Longhorns have a chance to keep their 800 free relay streak alive from Heat 2 tonight in Indy.

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2024 M. NCAA Picks: How Far Will Records Fall In Medley Relay Redux?

We’ve already seen the all-time 200 medley relay record broken once this season…how much further can ASU (or another team) take it this week?

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Trying To Contextualize The Absurdity of Gretchen Walsh’s 47.42 In The 100 Fly

Walsh’s newly-minted record in the 100 fly is more than 5% quicker than the 16th-fastest performer in the event, ranking #2 all-time behind Caeleb Dressel.

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Sarah Sjostrom E Noè Ponti Designati Nuotatori Europei Del 2023

Sarah Sjostrom e Noè Ponti hanno vinto il premio di miglior nuotatore femminile e maschile nell’ambito degli European Aquatics Awards 2023.

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2024 Men’s NCAA Previews: Leon Is Leon, But a Big 2nd Place Battle Looms in the 400 IM

We all know who’s going to win the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships. But the battle for 2nd is really interesting, including Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson (above)

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Did Gretchen Walsh Just Swim The Best NCAA Performance in History?

I pulled some of the other historically great performances from NCAAs (from the 2000s) to compare them to Gretchen’s meet.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Marchand Going for 3 of a Kind in 2 Breast Against International Field

ASU’s Leon Marchand will look to go three-for-three in the 200 Breast as he chases not only his NCAA record from last year but also ASU’s first team title.

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