Lily Mead

New NCAA Qualifying System: 20 Male, 14 More Female Mid-Majors Would’ve Made The 2025 NCAAs

If a swimmer wins a mid-major conference title and goes under the new time standard in that swim, they automatically earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.

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What Would The Proposed CSCAA Changes To NCAA Qualification Mean For Expanded Representation?

Part of the CSCAA’s proposal includes a ‘win-and-in’ qualification time for Conference Champions – how many new swimmers and schools would this change cause?

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Stepping Into The Future: A New Path To NCAA Qualification?

One idea from the CSCAA meetings was a system where conference champions would have a chance of automatic qualification: what would that look like?

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Breaststroker Meghan Donovan Commits To Loyola Greyhounds With Conference ‘A’ Final Potential

Meghan Donovan will bring Patriot League Championship ‘A’ final worthy breaststroke bests to Loyola University (MD) when she arrives on campus in fall 2025.

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Army Men Capture ‘A’ Standard In 400 Medley Relay With 3:04.51 At ECACs

The relay of Johnny Crush, Kohen Rankin, Daniel Verdolaga, and Thomas Hadji dropped almost a second from their time last week to punch at ticket to NCAAs.

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2025 Patriot League Champs: Army Men Win First Title Since 2001, Navy Women Extend Streak

The Army men dethroned Navy and won their first Patriot League title since 2001, while the Navy women extended their title streak to 13.

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Kohen Rankin Likely Punches Return Ticket To NCAAs With 51.64 100 BR At Patriot League Champs

Kohen Rankin won the men’s 100 breaststroke Patriot League title in 51.64, which is well under the 2024 NCAA Invite time in the event (51.89).

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Navy Leads Team Standings As Two League Records Fall During Patriot League Champs Day 2

Caleb Kelly broke the men’s 50 free PL record (19.35) and Army smashed the 400 medley relay league record (3:05.20) as Navy leads the team standings.

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Two League Records Fall On Night One Of The 2025 Patriot League Championships

The Loyola men broke the Patriot League record in the 200 medley relay to start the meet, a feat the Army men matched in the 800 freestyle relay.

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2025 Patriot League Championship Fan Guide: Army and Navy Set To Battle Once Again

The Navy men and women are looking to fend off Army and extend their conference title streaks for another season at the 2025 Patriot League Championships.

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Joe Hayburn and Lily Mead Set School Records As Loyola Sweeps H2ounds Invite

Fresh off dominant efforts at the FISU AmericaGames, Lily Mead and Joe Hayburn returned to NCAA action and helped Loyola sweep the H2ounds Invitational.

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Joe Hayburn Sweeps Backstrokes as Part of US Squad for FISU America Games in Colombia

Loyola Maryland teammates Joe Hayburn (above) and Lily Mead swept the backstroke races at the FISU America University Games earlier this month.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: It’s Raining Records In October

Gretchen Walsh’s world record and multiple American records at Virginia’s SCM dual meet against Florida led the way in a record-breaking week in the NCAA.

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Kate Douglass Leads Day 2 Prelims With 2:22.77 200 Breaststroke

Douglass now holds the seven fastest times in the 200 breaststroke in the US this season and had her fastest prelims swim of the year this morning.

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Army’s Kohen Rankin Blasts 51.62 100 Breast At ECAC Championships For Likely NCAA Invite

After winning the Patriot League title one week prior, Rankin broke 52 seconds for the first and all but secured a spot at the NCAA Championships.

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