Riley Gaines

2021 Atlanta Classic Day 2: Women’s Prelims Live Recap

2016 Olympian Olivia Smoliga holds the fastest seed time in the 100 back this morning (58.73), and she is ranked 4th in the 50 free (24.83).

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2021 NCAA Women’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The 2021 NCAA Women’s Championships are off in less than an hour, with the only event of the night the 800 free relay timed finals.

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Conference Champs Have No Issues Dropping From Seed in 800 Free Relay at NCAAs

After emphatic conference titles, Kentucky and Ohio State looked great, in particular. The Wildcats surged to second overall and OSU seventh.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: Depending on Ivey, Cal or Virginia Favored in 800 Relay

With Ivey, Cal looks incredibly strong for the 800 free relay crown. Without Ivey, though, Virginia could run away with this.

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2021 W. NCAA Picks: 200 Free Will Go to the Best Closer

None of the top swimmers in this event are pure sprinters, which is a contrast to 2020, when Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzeil and Veronica Burchill led the NCAA.

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Kentucky Wins Their First-Ever SEC Championships Title

After 44 years of women’s swimming in the SEC Conference, Kentucky has secured its first-ever SEC Championship title by a margin of 53 points over Florida.

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SEC Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs: Kentucky on Pace for First-Ever SEC Title

After day 4 prelims, Kentucky devoured Florida’s 8 point lead and built their own 135 point lead over the Gators. Let’s see how the finals may play out.

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Georgia’s Zoie Hartman, already winner of the 200 IM and 100 breast, will seek her 3rd SEC title of the meet on Saturday in the 200 breast.

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No Top 12 Scratches for Women’s SEC Champs Day 2 Prelims

Kentucky’s Riley Gaines is out of the 50 free, where she was the ninth seed, but she’s expected to do the same 100 free/200 free/200 fly lineup as last year.

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships Day 1: Relay Split Analysis

Courtney Harnish had the best lead-off in the 800 free relay field, going 1:42.96 to hit a lifetime best for the Bulldogs. 

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

We’ve made it to the post-season after an entire NCAA season amidst the pandemic, and tonight marks the first finals session of the 2021 Women’s SEC Champs.

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2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: February Edition

We’re kicking off the NCAA conference swimming season with our updated Power Ranks – including one big question we’d like to see answered for each team.

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2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: January Edition

With just a few weeks of dual meets left, things should start to get clearer in some corners of the country coming up, while other corners become murkier.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Stella Todd (2022) Makes Verbal Pledge to Kentucky

54.9 butterflyer Stella Todd from City of Richardson Swim Team will head to Lexington, Kentucky in the fall of 2022.

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Gaines Named SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Week, Smith & Casas Share Men’s Honors

Florida’s Kieran Smith and Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas were named the SEC’s co-Men’s Swimmers of the Week, while Kentucky’s Riley Gaines won the women’s award.

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