Max McHugh Cuts Up a New Nation-Leading 100 Breast: 50.55
He also won the 200 breast today in 1:53.17, which moves him from #6 to #5 nationally, and split 22.73 BR on the medley as Minnesota beat Iowa by six points.
Swim of the Week: Max McHugh’s 22.6/50.6 Breaststroke Combo
Swimming in Minnesota’s first meet of the season, Max McHugh wasted no time in reminding us all how good he is with historic breaststroke swims.
2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: January Edition
The Texas Longhorns are still waiting on Austin Katz to perform to previous levels, but if he does, the ceiling for the Texas men is a national championship.
Phoebe Bacon, Max McHugh Named Big Ten Swimmers of the Week
Bacon was named both the Women’s Swimmer and Freshman of the Week after earning three wins against Minnesota and Purdue in her first meet as a Badger.
McHugh Splits 22.6/Hits 50.6 100 BR, Acin Splits 18.7 & Wisconsin Rookies Shine
Max McHugh of Minnesota stole the show with the nation’s #1 time in the 100 breast and the T-3rd-fastest 50 breast split in history on the 200 medley relay.
2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: December Edition
Cal and Texas continue to duel for the nation’s top spot, with veterans like Reece Whitley (pictured) and Drew Kibler leading the way and rookies stepping up.
Max McHugh Swims First Races Since Big Ten Championships in Brown Deer
Max McHugh swam his first meet in almost 5 months this weekend in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, racing the 50 and 100 meter breaststrokes.
CSCAA Announces 2020 Scholar All-America Team Individual Selections
Louisville and Virginia led all Division I women’s teams with 16 First-Team Selections, while Texas led on the Division I men’s side with 17.
Returning Conference Points: 3 Clear-Cut Front-runners In Men’s Big Ten
Michigan ended a three-year Indiana run last year, but IU and Ohio State return strong groups in chase of Michigan for 2020-2021.
Top NCAA Men’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade
With 10 recruiting classes ranked since SwimSwam’s inception, we’re looking back at the top overall NCAA swimming recruits since the class of 2013.
How Many Swimmers Would Have Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Trials?
If we rewrote 2020, without the coronavirus pandemic, how many late qualifiers would there have been for the Olympic Trials? History has a clue.
Projected Men’s 2020 NCAA Points By Class – All Classes
We tally up projected individual scoring for the 2020 NCAA meet, plus look back at the past three NCAA meets for class-by-class scoring by individual.
NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines for 2020 Men’s NCAA Champs
Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas holds three top-2 seeds, including the top incoming times in the 200 IM (1:39.91) and 200 back (1:37.20).
Cal’s Reece Whitley Becomes 10th Fastest Man Ever with 50.8 100 Breast
Whitley, a sophomore, was dominant in the 100 breast final, beating any other swimmer by 1.5 seconds. He swam to a 50.85 as he broke 51 for the first time.
2020 B1G Men’s Championship Scoring Breakdown
The Michigan men took the B1G men’s championship over the weekend, ending Indiana’s run on top. Here’s how it happened in numbers. All of the numbers.
