Mark Nikolaev

2018 M. NCAAs: Harvard 400 Medley Relay Among Day 2 Scratches

Harvard has opted out of today’s 400 medley relay prelims, meaning swimming fans won’t get to see Dean Farris swim a 100 back at this meet.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Anchors For 1st Relay Title In 200 Medley

Caeleb Dressel and the Florida Gators come in as the top seed in the 200 medley relay.

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2018 M. NCAA Picks: Shebat Has More Than Injury to Overcome in 100 BK

A fully healthy and on-form Shebat would be a slight favorite to win this race, but with questions looming about his injury, it brings him back to the field.

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East Carolina Swimmers Out, Grand Canyon Swimmers In for Men’s NCAAs

An error in the entries for the Men’s NCAA Championship earned Grand Canyon extra entries to the meet.

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2018 WAC Championships Day 4: Nikolaev Shatters 200 Back Record

The Northern Arizona women and Wyoming men came away with team titles on Saturday, Febraury 24th.

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2018 WAC Championship: Nikolaev Breaks 100 BK Record Twice

Mark Nikolaev continues to be one of the fastest 100 backstroker in the NCAA this season, blasting a 44.71 to lead off the 400 medley relay.

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2018 WAC Championships Day 2: Nikolaev Breaks 200 IM Conference Record

Mark Nikolaev went 1:43.60 in the 200 IM to set a new WAC record.

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2017-2018 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: February Edition

Our top spot has gone back and forth between Cal and Texas all year, and this edition is no exception as the two trade their ranks from our most recent rankings.

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UNLV Women, Wyoming Men Sweep in Double Dual With Grand Canyon

Mark Nikolaev and Ida Schutt each won 3 individual events.

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Grand Canyon Picks up Win Against BYU

Grand Canyon’s men and women picked up wins against BYU, winning a combined 25 of 32 events.

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11 GCU Pool Records Fall in Quad Meet With Rice, Cal Baptist, and NMSU

11 pool records fell while Rice swept the the women’s quad, Grand Canyon swept the men’s and women’s relays, and the Grand Canyon men beat Cal Baptist.

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2017-2018 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: Post-Invite Edition

It’s a dead heat at the top of our men’s rankings. Ryan Hoffer and Cal hold top time in the nation in 4 relays. But after a stellar Texas Invite, did the three-time defending champs run them down for the top spot?

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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.

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Scoring the NCAA Men’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 men’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings.

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