Reece Whitley

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Asked for his reaction to that statistic, Whitley replied: “I think as I get older ... I’m going to need to take – play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.”

2021 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Catch top seeds UGA’s Jake Magahey (500 FR), Cal’s Destin Lasco (200 IM), Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (50 FR), and the 200 free and 400 medley relays on night two.

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2021 Men’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

As we tick down the days to the 2021 Men’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

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Shaine Casas a Huge Favorite in SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest (ENTER NOW!)

Texas A&M junior Shaine Casas is the biggest favorite to win at the 2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, per Pick ‘Em entries.

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2021 M. NCAAs Preview: Can Michigan Recreate Their Big Tens Magic in the 200MR?

The Wolverines put on a show in the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Champs, breaking the meet record and swimming the fastest time in the NCAA this season.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: McHugh Chasing Second-Ever 49 In 100 Breaststroke

Max McHugh could become the second man ever under 50 in the 100 breast. But fellow juniors Reece Whitley and Zane Backes are nipping at his heels.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Cardinals Should Vie with Recent Champs in 400 Medley Relay

The Louisville Cardinals have a strong quartet that should be in the mix with recent 400 medley champs Cal, Indiana, and Texas.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Reece Whitley Zeroing in on Licon 200 Breast Record

On paper, this looks like a Whitley win and McHugh silver is imminent. But two swimmers have hit big LCM times this year, which could make things close.

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How To Get The SwimSwam Magazine Swimsuit Issue With The Abbey Weitzeil Cover

It is time to subscribe to SwimSwamMAG to get the Olympic Preview and the Olympic Year in Review. The next issue, Swimsuit Issue, ships March 24th.

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2021 M. NCAA Picks: Casas Targeting Fastest Time Ever in the 200 IM

Back in 2019, then-freshmen Shaine Casas finished 13th in the 200 IM, but now, the Texas A&M star could threaten Caeleb Dressel’s all-time mark of 1:38.18.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines For 2021 Men’s NCAA Champs

The NCAA has released its official psych sheets (along with the invite line) for the 2021 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Bronte Campbell Gets Left Behind

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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A Wave of Collegiate Scratches at San Antonio PSS Thursday Prelims Session

Stanford’s Brooke Forde, Cal’s Jason Louser and VTech’s Youssef Ramadan have all scratched their Thursday events following recent college championship meets.

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Cal Men Win 17 of 18 Swimming Events En Route To Fourth-Straight Pac-12 Title

Ryan Hoffer led the Cal men to a fourth straight Pac-12 title, winning all three of his individual events and contributing on four winning relays.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Reece Whitley has a chance to sweep the breaststroke events for a second straight year tonight at the Men’s Pac-12 Championships.

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2021 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Cal senior Daniel Carr will take on teammates Destin Lasco, Bryce Mefford and Hugo Gonzalez as he aims to repeat as the Pac-12 champion in the men’s 200 back.

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