Nicolas Albiero

2021 U.S. Olympic Trials: 5 Storylines to Watch

By the conclusion of the Wave II meet on Sunday, June 20th, the Olympic swimming roster for the United States of America will be filled.

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2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Ranking Dressel’s Plus-1 in the Men’s 100 Fly

If you’re going to bet against Dressel in this race, those are some long odds. The question is: who can get 2nd to Dressel in Omaha?

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2021 US Olympic Trials Previews: Can Urlando Take Over Phelps’ 200 Fly Throne?

After Michael Phelps represented the US at 5 consecutive Olympic Games, the men’s 200 fly is wide-open at Olympic Trials, with a field led by Luca Urlando.

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2021 Pro Swim Series Indy – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second day of the final Pro Swim Series Meet for 2021 is set to kick-off in Indy featuring the 100 free, 200 fly, 100 breast, and 400 free.

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Andrej Barna Hits Lifetime Bests 48.5 100 FR, 1:49.5 200 FR at Louisville Meet

Coincidentally, 48.58 is exactly what it took to place 16th in prelims of the 100 free and make it through to semifinals at the 2016 Olympics. 

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Madden, Albiero Named ACC Swimming & Diving Scholar Athletes of the Year

NCAA champions Paige Madden of Virginia and Nicolas Albiero of Louisville were named 2020-21 ACC Scholar Athletes of the Year for the second straight time.

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Mission Viejo Pro Swim – Day 3 Lots of Smiles Photo Vault

For the first time in what feels like ages, SwimSwam is back on deck and our photographer Jack Spitser was able to capture images in the California sun.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Day 3 finals in Mission Viejo will feature Olympians Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky, Lilly King, Allison Schmitt (pictured), and other top competitors.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Preliminary heats for Saturday morning’s finals session in Mission Viejo will take place tonight, mirroring the format that will be used in Tokyo.

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Manuel And Comerford Scratch 50 Free At Mission Viejo Day 2 Prelims

Top-seeded Simone Manuel won’t race this weekend as she deals with a non-COVID illness. She’s planning to return at the next Pro Swim Series stop in May.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Melanie Margalis, the top seed in the women’s 400 IM, is among the headliners on Thursday evening in Mission Viejo.

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Paige Madden, Nicolas Albiero Headline 2020-21 ACC Swimming & Diving Awards

Madden was voted the ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season, while Albiero was selected as the Men’s Swimmer of the Year.

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5 Storylines To Watch At The 2021 April Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo

A high caliber of competitors will be back in action this week at the 2021 Pro Swim Series stop #3 in Mission Viejo, California.

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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2017-2021

California pulled 5 of our top 20 recruits. All five scored in each of their 3 NCAA meets. None scored less than 70 points. And the class scored 529.5 total.

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Men’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2021 NCAAs

The current junior group has a heated battle for top scorer. Kieran Smith leads scoring, but Shaine Casas leads with 3 individual NCAA titles.

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