2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Katie Ledecky swims the 500 free on day 2 of the Women’s Pac-12 Championships.
2018 Women’s Pac-12s Day 1 Recap: Cal Just .03 Shy of 200 MR NCAA Record
Cal came within .03 of the NCAA Record, with Kathleen Baker on top of her game as she posted a 23.59 back split.
Psych Sheets for the 2018 Women’s Pac-12 Championships
USC’s Louise Hansson won’t swim the 200 free – where she would’ve been the 2nd-seed behind Katie Ledecky.
2018 Pac-12 Women’s Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Poised to Dominate
The Stanford women are the heavy favorites to take the 2018 Pac-12 crown and successfully defend their 2017 title, which was their first since 2014.
Stanford Women vs Everyone Else Combined: Actually Kind of Close
SwimSwam’s editor Braden Keith brought me the following hypothetical: what would happen in a dual meet of the Stanford women…
USC vs. UCLA Rivalry Meet Comes Down to a Tie
The Pac-12 matchup between UCLA and USC came down to the final event on Friday, with the teams ultimately tying at 150 points each.
Ledecky Posts 1:43.2 200 FR Immediately After 9:15.9 1000 FR at USC
Ledecky stepped up for the 200 free immediately after winning the 1000 free (9:15.96). Though she trailed USC’s Louise Hansson (1:46.21) through the front half, Ledecky powered through in the final 100 yards to build a 3-second lead, winning in 1:43.24.
Carsten Vissering Makes Return as USC Men and Women Beat Wisconsin
After a semester abroad in Australia, USC junior Carsten Vissering made his return to NCAA swimming with a very strong 100 breast in USC’s Monday dual with the visiting Wisconsin Badgers.
NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Update: 173 Cuts Achieved Through Mid-Season Invites
Katie Ledecky and Mallory Comerford are tied for most NCAA ‘A’ cuts with 4 each.
2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: Post- Invite Edition
Who volunteered to make the biggest leap in our first Power Rankings after mid-season invites? Hint: they’ve got 4 sophomores in major NCAA scoring range, including the fastest 100 flyer in the nation.
Scoring the NCAA Women’s Teams Based on 2017-18 Midseason Rankings
Per the request of some of our commenters, we’ve gone through and scored out how the women’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings.
The Top 16 Women in Each Event at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason
We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand. SwimSwam has put together a list of the top 16 times in each event up to this point.
Katz and Wright Post NCAA-Leading Times on Day 4 of Texas Invite
Austin Katz and Justin Wright threw down the fastest college times this season in the 200 back and 200 fly, respectively, on the final of the 2017 Texas Invite.
Schooling wins Battle vs. Conger with 44.7 100 Fly at Texas Invite
Swimming fans got to witness another butterfly battle between Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger in Friday night’s 100 fly final.
Freshman Katz Comes up Big with 45.3 100 Back Split at Texas Invite
Texas freshman standout Austin Katz was a key player in helping the Horns secure their NCAA spot. Despite their A relay being disqualified, Katz came up big with a 45.34 backstroke split to help the B relay to victory.
