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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: The Casas Conundrum In Men’s 200 IM

Shaine Casas has led the U.S. rankings in the 200 IM in three straight seasons, but his unpredictability makes him anything but a lock for an Olympic spot.

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Erin Gemmell Time Trials 1:57.26 in 200 FR at Longhorn Elite Invite, Now US #4 This Season

Following her 1:57.51 season best, Erim Gemmell posted 1:57.26 during Saturday’s time trials to move up to 4th in the US this season in the 200 free.

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All the Links for All the Meets: Atlanta, Austin, Irvine, Richmond, Indy & Tempe

All the members of the USA’s Tokyo medley relay are competing at different sites across the country, with Nic Fink in Austin and the others in Irvine.

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#6 Ranked Recruit In Class Of 2023, Aaron Shackell Announces Transfer To Texas

Shackell joins the Texas roster and would have made NCAAs this past season. He is currently the #3 American this season in the LCM 200 freestyle.

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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 Men’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Ilya Kharun led all freshman with 39 points, winning the 200 fly while placing 5th in the 100 fly to help propel Arizona State to their first national title.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 53.5% Think Bowman Turns Texas Into Premier NCAA Contender In 1-2 Years

The Texas men are coming off their lowest finish since 2005 at the NCAA Championships, but new head coach Bob Bowman figures to rebuild them quickly.

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NCAA Division II Champion Ben Sampson Transferring To Texas For 5th Year

Sampson would have made the NCAA B final of the 400 IM this past season, an event that Texas had 0 swimmers even in prelims.

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What Will The Chain Reaction Be From Bowman’s Bombshell?

There are endless moving parts in the aftermath of Bob Bowman’s decision to head to the University of Texas after nine years at Arizona State.

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Bob Bowman Named Director, Head Men’s Coach At Texas Two Days After NCAA Title With ASU

Bowman takes the reins from the legendary Eddie Reese after a nine-year stint at Arizona State that culminated with the men’s national title on Saturday.

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2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Arizona State aims to turn their two top seeds into two NCAA relay titles on Day 1 of the 2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Cal, ASU & Florida Set For Sprint Showdown In Free Relays

Florida’s Adam Chaney, Josh Liendo and Julian Smith will aim to recreate the magic they produced last year in sweeping the sprint free relays at NCAAs.

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: Does Texas Have Some Early Heat Magic In Store In 800 Free Relay?

It’s a tall order, but Luke Hobson and the Texas Longhorns have a chance to keep their 800 free relay streak alive from Heat 2 tonight in Indy.

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2024 M. NCAA Picks: How Far Will Records Fall In Medley Relay Redux?

We’ve already seen the all-time 200 medley relay record broken once this season…how much further can ASU (or another team) take it this week?

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2024 M. NCAA Previews: New Sub-1:31s Aiming to Cut In On Hobson-Jett Duo

Luke Hobson and Gabe Jett battled stroke for stroke last year in this event, but a couple of new sub-1:31 men could make this an even tighter race this year.

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