Luke Hobson

2025 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 Prelims see the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 Free contested as team will look to gain any advantage they can in the all important team race.

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Fluidra Race Video of the Week: Cal Men Deliver First Sub-6 Swim In 800 Free Relay At NCAAs

The Golden Bears shattered the NCAA Record by two and a half seconds, clocking 5:59.75 to become the first time under six minutes in the 800 free relay.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Champs: Day 2 Prelims Preview – All of Cal’s Heroes Return to the Pool

All of Cal’s 800 Free Relay swimmers are in action this morning as the first session of prelims swims is a few hours away from starting.

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Florida out of Contention: 2025 Men’s NCAAs Night 1 Overreactions

One of the most shocking stories out of night one was Florida DQing their 200 medley relay, potentially taking themselves out of title contention.

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2025 NCAA Men’s Champs: Day 1 Relay Analysis – Kharun Lowers Record in 50 fly, Smith drops .01

Perhaps lost in the drama of the DQ, ASU’s Ilya Kharun blasted his way to a new fastest 50 fly split ever, going 18.78 as the Sun Devils finished 4th.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tennessee leads the entries in the 200 medley relay after having gone a 1:20.22 at the SEC Championships last month.

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships, Day 1 Relays Preview: Which Barriers Will We See Broken?

The opening night of the 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships will feature just two relay events: the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: A Medley of Relays: A Clash of SEC Foes-Will the Gators Be Victorious?

Can the Florida Gators retain control over the Medley Relay Records or will their rivals to the north, Tennessee, steal the 200 Medley crown?

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2025 Men’s NCAA Championships: SwimSwam Preview Index

Prepare for the 2025 Men’s NCAA Division I Championships with our event-by-event previews, compiled here in our preview index.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Tennessee Look To Sprint Away From The Field In The Free Relays

Jordan Crooks will look to claim his first NCAA relay titles with Tennessee, whilst Florida look to reclaim their crown as the kings of sprint freestyle

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: 800 Yards in the Pool – The Bear, The Gator, and The Longhorn

Can Cal recapture the magic of last year and pull of the upset or will the crushing tide of Texas and Florida sweep them aside?

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: American Record Holder Rex Maurer Faces Off With Veteran 500 Free Field

Texas could make a big statement in the opening event of the meet with four potential ‘A’ finalists, including American record holder Rex Maurer.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Luke Hobson Reigns Over A Chaotic 200 Freestyle Field

Luke Hobson has built an incredible resume in the 200 freestyle across SCY, SCM, and LCM. Behind him, there’s chaos in the men’s 200 free field at NCAAs.

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Gretchen Walsh’s 46.97 100 Butterfly Is The Top SCY Swim Of My Lifetime

No other woman has ever been under 48-seconds. Just four years ago, the first woman broke 49 seconds. Now, Walsh broke 47 seconds.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 43.8% Most Excited For Sprint Free Showdowns At Men’s NCAAs

Josh Liendo and Jordan Crooks will go head-to-head at the Men’s NCAA Championships in the 50 and 100 free in a pair of highly-anticipated matchups.

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