Nicolas Albiero

Luca Urlando Becomes First Man Sub-44 in Both 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke

With his 43.35 backstroke leadoff in the 400 medley relay and his 43.80 in the 100 butterfly, Luca Urlando is the first man under 44 seconds in both events.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Minnesota’s Max McHugh has a great shot at Ian Finnerty’s all-time record in the 100 breast tonight at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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44.81 Doesn’t Qualify for ‘A’ Final in Prelims of the 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling led prelims that year with a 45.04. That time would have place Schooling 14th in this morning’s prelims, putting him solidly in the ‘B’.

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Backstroke Leadoff Splits Shatter Records on Night One of NCAAs

Cal’s Bjoern Seeliger led off Cal’s 200 medley relay in 20.08 to become the fastest 50 backstroker ever, but he wasn’t the only backstroker on fire tonight.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 32.7% Predict Marchand To Lead Men’s NCAAs In Scoring

Just under a third of voters believe Marchand will lead the NCAA Championships in individual points.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Keep track of all of our event previews in the lead-up to the Men’s NCAA Championships, set to kick off Wednesday, March 23, in Atlanta.

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The Most & Least Likely Records to Fall at the 2022 Men’s NCAA Championships

As the Division I Men’s NCAA Championship approaches we are on record watch! Join us as we dissect the most and least likely records to fall this weekend.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Lasco, Armstrong, Burns Headline Tight 100 Back Field

Cal sophomore Destin Lasco leads a tight field of contenders in the 100 back after Shaine Casas turning pro has made this a wide open race.

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2022 M. NCAA Previews: Defending Champs Louisville Lead Tight Field in 200 MR

Louisville made program history last year, winning their first ever NCAA relay title by taking this race with a 1:22.11.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: Longhorns Eyeing Three-Peat In 800 Free Relay

Drew Kibler and the Texas Longhorns are primed to make it three in a row in the 800 free relay next week at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Matt Sates Opts Out Of IMs, Chooses 200/500 Free And 200 Fly For NCAAs

Despite throwing down a 1:44.83/3:41.85 at the Bulldog last chance meet, Matt Sates has elected to keep his events the same as what he swam at SECs.

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Andrei Minakov Breaks Pac-12 Meet Record in 100 Fly; Fastest Freshman Ever

Stanford redshirt freshman Andrei Minakov broke the Pac-12 championship record in the 100 butterfly. He’s now the fastest freshman in NCAA history.

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Four State Records Fall as St. Xavier Wins 34th-Straight KHSAA Boys Title

Texas recruit Will Scholtz won all 4 events he swam in, breaking the KHSAA records in all 4 as well.

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Dalton Lowe Swims 45.26 100 Fly in Time Trials, Would’ve Placed 5th at ACCs

Lowe placed 10th in the event officially, but his time trials time of 45.26 would’ve earned him 5th place. Lowe has raced this event at NCAAs.

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Evgenii Somov Joins Albiero With Rare ACC Five-Peat In Men’s 100 Breast

Somov won his fifth straight ACC title in the men’s 100 breaststroke in a time of 51.13, joining teammate Nicolas Albiero who did so earlier in the 200 fly.

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