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Minimal Scratches For Saturday Night Prelims In Mission Viejo

Only a few swimmers have dropped out of their events heading into the final prelims session for the 2021 Pro Swim Series stop in Mission Viejo.

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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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2021 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Even with four key deferrals, the high school class of 2020 lived up to the hype with five massive NCAA scorers (30+ points) and 29 total freshmen scorers.

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2021 Women’s NCAAs: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

Wisconsin’s Phoebe Bacon was a standout in her freshman year, scoring 51 pints and winning the NCAA title in the 200 back.

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

Virginia’s Class of 2019 / 2023 has been outstanding, with four top-20 recruits all scoring as sophomores and Kate Douglass winning a national title.

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Curzan, Chaney Among Top Performers In 18&U Virtual Spring Championships

Claire Curzan helped lead the TAC Titans to the SCY overall title, winning the girls’ 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly.

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PSS Mision Viejo Psych Sheets: A King/Hannis/Lazor/Escobedo Breaststroke Battle

As was the case in San Antonio, a star-studded field of the country’s fastest swimmers have entered to swim at PSS Mission Viejo.

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2021 W. NCAA Championships: SwimSwam’s Awards

The first NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships didn’t disappoint, and here’s our take on the moments and people which stood out to us last week.

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Phoebe Bacon’s Almost Never Been Excited for a 200 Back Until the Last 5 Months

Bacon hits sub-1:50, becoming the third-best NCAA freshman ever at 1:48.32, keeping Wisconsin’s 200 back streak alive after Beata Nelson won in 2019.

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A Champion Is Crowned in the NCAA Women’s Pick ‘Em Contest (FINAL)

Phoebe Bacon pulled off a huge upset on the final day of the 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, and the final pick ’em winners were crowned.

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Emma Atkinson’s 200 Back Ties Highest Women’s NCAA Finish In VT History

The 19-year-old freshman placed fourth in the 200 back, equalling Jessica Botzum’s 200 breast in 2007 for the highest finish in Virginia Tech history.

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Phoebe Bacon Moves to #2 in 17-18 Age Group with 1:48.32 200 Back Win

Wisconsin freshman Phoebe Bacon earned her first NCAA title tonight with a 1:48.32 victory in the 200 back, moving to #2 all-time in the 17-18 age group.

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2021 NCAA Women Day Four Preview: Virginia is On The Way To Making History

On the slate tonight will be the fastest-seeded 1650 free final, followed by the finals of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay.

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2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

BAMA’s White and NC State’s Berkoff tied for the top 100 back prelims spot. UVA also holds top seeds in the 4IM (Nelson), 1FL (Douglass), and 2FR (Madden).

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Women’s NCAA Day 3 Finals Preview: Virginia Holds 3 of 5 Top Seeds

Virginia will have at least one A-finalist in each of the five individual events while Texas, NC State, and Cal will see 4 swimmers in the A-final.

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