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2014 W. NCAA Picks: Cal Looking to End Georgia’s 200 Freestyle 4-Year Streak With Franklin

The finals of the 200 freestyle this weekend could feature the key legs from the big stage 800 freestyle relay legs from the Olympics and World Championships.

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2014 W. NCAA PICKS: 500 Free – Big Names, Big Event; Great Way to Start the Meet

It’s a star-studded event, the top six or seven coming in with practically interchangeable seed times. We give the nod to Cal’s Missy Franklin, on whom the Bears will be counting for big points in this event. Somehow we expect that will make her even better.

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Sjostrom Posts World’s Top Ranked Times In The 50 Butterfly and 200 freestyle

Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 butterfly and 200 freestyle in Amiens taking over the world’s number one ranking in both events…

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‘The Current’ documentary featuring Mallory Weggemann to premiere on EPIX tonight

Paralympian Mallory Weggemann and Olympian Missy Franklin will appear on the documentary “The Current,” which premieres tonight on EPIX at 8 PM Eastern time.

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: Fast and Furious Freshmen Bring New Depth to the 100 Free

Half of the top eight in the 100 free are freshmen, the entire top eight is seated under 48.00, which makes for one very fast event.

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Beisel to Swim 200 Fly, No 200 IM at 2014 NCAA Championships

Florida’s Elizabeth Beisel will swim no first day event at this year’s NCAA Championship meet, and instead pull a tough 200 back/200 fly double.

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Mitch’s Monday Meet Review Episode 3: College Conference Championships Edition

Mitch Bowmile is back with his weekly roundup of swimming competition. This week, Mitch tackles the college conference championships that happened across the country last weekend including the men’s ACCs, men’s Big Tens and women’s Pac-12s.

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2014 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Final Day Real-Time Recaps

Arizona’s Margo Geer is the defending NCAA Champion, and it’s she, not Missy Franklin, who’s in control going into the women’s 100 free final.

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2014 Women’s Pac-12 Championships: Cal loads up on A finalists on final morning

Arizona’s Margo Geer leads a loaded 100 free field that includes Cal star Missy Franklin and 50 free champion Kasey Carlson.

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2014 Pac 12 Women’s Championships: Day 3 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Thanks in part to some untimely Cal DQ’s, Felicia Lee and the Stanford Cardinal enter day 3’s finals session with a lead at the Pac-12 Championships. She’s the top seed headed into the 100 fly early in the meet and will look to help Stanford maintain their lead.

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2014 Pac-12 Championships: Cal makes a run at day 3 prelims

The Golden Bears put 13 swimmers up, almost double what Stanford or USC had this morning. They’ll need to make the most of it, though, as they trail Stanford by over 100 and USC by almost 50 after last night.

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2014 Women’s PAC-12 Championships: Real Time Recaps Finals Day 2

USC has two of the three individual top seeds for tonight. We will see if the Trojans can hold their places amongst a deep PAC-12 field.

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USC Takes Two of Three Top Seeds on Thursday Morning at Women’s Pac-12 Championships

USC’s Stina Gardell leads a strong group of 200 IM’ers into tonight’s Pac-12 final.

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2014 Women’s Pacific-12 (PAC-12) Conference Championships Fan Guide

Stanford will look to defend their 2013 title against very strong Cal and USC teams.

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Missy Franklin up for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

6-time 2013 World Championship gold medalist Missy Franklin has been nominated for a Laureus World Sports award, joining five other female superstars from various sports on the just-released nominee list.

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