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Queens’ Kusch Wipes Out 200 IM Record on Day 1 of NCAA Division II Champs

Queens junior Marius Kusch began the meet by taking a .33 chunk out of the NCAA Division II and Championship Record in the 200 IM, going 1:41.61 in finals on Day 1.

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2018 M. NCAA Previews: Final Schooling-Dressel Showdown in 100 Fly

Schooling, the Olympic 100 fly champion, is the top seed heading into the meet with a 44.78 from midseason. Dressel clearly hasn’t shown all of his cards yet since he swapped this event for the 100 breast at SECs, but if his performances in his other events and his fly speed in the 200 IM are any indication, we could be in for something special.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Andrew Seliskar, who won the 200 fly last season, is changing things up this time around as he’ll battle for a title in the 200 breast.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Day 4 Up/Downs: ASU, Arizona Battling for 4th

It looks like 4th place may still be up for grabs between Arizona State and Arizona. Heading into finals, ASU has a 26-point lead over the Wildcats.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Arizona State’s Cameron Craig looks to repeat as Pac-12 Champion in the 200 free. He’s the top seed for tonight’s final.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Day 3 Up/Downs: Cal To Build Lead; Arizona Moving Up

Arizona had a deficit to overcome after diving, and their DQ in the 800 free relay set them back on day 1. Though they’re in 6th after day 2, they may have built up enough momentum this morning to close in on Arizona State in the battle for 4th tonight.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The team battle between Cal and Stanford is heating up, with each having 10 A finalists.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Day 2 Up/Downs: Very Close Battle Set for Cal and Stanford

The Cardinal is stacked in distance. The Bears are stacked in the 50 free. Both are equally stacked in the 200 IM, with the A final consisting of 4 Cal men and 4 Stanford men. Tonight’s team battle should be very interesting.

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2018 Men’s Pac-12 Fan Guide: Cal a Threat to Stanford 3-Peat

After repeating as champions last season, the Stanford Cardinal is in the hunt for a threepeat, but the Cal Bears won’t make it easy. 

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Jensen Posts 19.0 Split on 200 Free Relay as Cal Downs Arizona

The most impressive relay split of the day came from Cal’s Michael Jensen, who put up a 19.08 on the 2nd leg of the 200 free relay.

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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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The Top 16 Men in Each Race 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.

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Auburn’s Gonzalez Blasts Nation-Leading 3:39 400 IM at Georgia Invite

Gonzalez’s time was not only the fastest time in the NCAA thus far by 2 seconds, but also the fastest time done by any swimmer this year, topping Chase Kalisz’s 3:39.45 from Winter Nationals.

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In-State Battles with USC, Stanford on Cal Men’s 2017-18 Schedule

Like last year, the Bears will battle the Cardinal twice during the regular season. First, they have their triple distance meet in November. The regular dual meet action takes place in February.

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College Swimming Previews: Hoffer Arrives For #2 Cal Men

Incoming freshman Ryan Hoffer is a huge addition for the Bears and will play a big role on the relays in addition to being a key player individually. He’s already fast enough to have scored big in both sprints at 2017 NCAAs.

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