Maddie Waggoner

2024-25 NCAA Digest: Standouts and Surprises As We Prepare For Mid-Season Invites

Let’s take a look back at the early part of the NCAA season as we get ready for the mid-season invites, which start in earnest next week.

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Wisconsin Snaps Minnesota’s Undefeated Streak as Jacob Johnson Lowers Minnesota 200 Fly Record

Wisconsin swept Minnesota, ending the Golden Gophers’ undefeated streak, as Jacob Johnson lowered his 200 fly school record to highlight Minnesota’s day.

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Michigan Women Swim 1:28.64 200 Free Relay To Lead NCAA As They Sweep Wisconsin, Notre Dame

Lindsay Flynn split two 21.78 50 frees during Michigan’s meet with Wisconsin & Notre Dame, including on the Wolverines’ NCAA-leading 200 free relay (1:28.64).

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Wisconsin’s Ben Wiegand Earns Olympic Trials Cut With 22.77 50 Freestyle In Time Trial

Wiegand swam the 50 freestyle four times this weekend and missed the cut by 0.01 with a 22.80 on Friday night.

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How Would Top Age Group Swimmers Stack Up At NCAAs?

A look at the top recruits on the way to the college swimming and how they would fare right now at the NCAA Championships.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Breakout Stars Abby McCulloh and Aurora Roghair Lead Packed Mile Field

They’re led by Abby McCulloh, who holds the top time in the NCAA this season with the 15:40.96 she swam at the SEC Championships last month.

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2024 Women’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Saturday’s schedule features finals of the 1650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 free, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 10m platform diving, and 400 free relay.

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Indiana’s Finn Brooks Swims 51.34 100 Breaststroke, #3 In NCAA This Season

Brooks had only competed in the 100 breast three times prior to his swim today, a time that is #3 in the NCAA this season.

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Phoebe Bacon Leads Wisconsin to Double Dual Victories Over UCLA, UCSD

It was Bacon’s first time swimming the 100 IM in over a year, and the backstroke specialist clocked the ninth-fastest time in the NCAA so far this season.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kelly Pash comes into the first full night of finals in Austin as the top seed in the women’s 200 IM, having dropped an impressive 1:55.05 morning swim.

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Wisconsin Women Roll, Win 14 of 17 Swimming Events in Double Dual with Michigan and Arizona

Wisconsin hosted Michigan and Arizona for a double dual last weekend at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center.

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Badger Women Dominate, Elaraby Posts 19.74 50 FR As Wisconsin And Notre Dame Split Dual

Abby Carlson, Abdelrahman Elaraby, Tommy Janton, and Domink Mark-Torok were few of the standout performers at the Wisconsin-Notre Dame dual meet.

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Major Women’s DI NCAA Storylines to Watch In The 2023-24 Season

Here are five (plus a couple extra) storylines that you’ll want to keep track of throughout the 2023-24 women’s DI NCAA season.

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Ranking The 2023 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

The fastest 50 freestyler in the class, Hailey Tierney headlines a very solid group of freshmen joining the Wisconsin Badgers this season.

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2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Pre-Season Edition

Fourth last season, the Louisville Cardinals kick off the 2023-24 campaign as SwimSwam’s #3 ranked team in the NCAA.

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