Ryan Held

2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, got us one heck of haul for this morning’s photo vault. Check out the images for some insight into team warm-ups, mid-stroke shots, and team cheering.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Live Recap – 800 Free Relays

Texas took down the NCAA, American, and U.S. Open records with 6:08.03 to win the event.

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NCAA 800 Free Relay Lineups Drop: Schooling, Conger, Brumm Entered

The individual lineups for the 800 free relays have dropped at the 2016 men’s NCAA Championships, with most of the expected names on the list, including Texas duo Joseph Schooling and Jack Conger.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Texas Taper vs. Wolfpack Hunger in 800 Free Relay

The Texas men ended up with the win in the first relay on last year’s schedule because of a NC State DQ, and the two teams should go 1-2 again in the first event of this year’s NCAA championships: the 800 free relay.

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The 32 Most Valuable Swimmers at 2016 Men’s NCAA’s

Caeleb Dressel has been on fire this year. You shouldn’t be surprised at where he falls on our list of most valuable swimmers at men’s NCAA’s

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Up-and-Comers vs. Dominant Veterans in 4 FR Relay

The NC State Wolfpack was hundredths away from the title last year, and they’ll fight down to the last yard again for this year’s title.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: NC State Looks to Win 200 Medley Relay Over Texas, Cal

Since finishing 12th last season, NC State has improved their 200 medley relay tremendously. The Wolfpack put up a 1:23.19 at ACCs, to take the top seed heading into NCAAs.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Plenty of Players for 200 Free Crown

Michigan’s Anders Nielsen was oh-so-close to a title last year– he might have what it takes to take it all this season.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Toying with the 18-Second Barrier in 50 FR

The Florida sophomore leads the 50 free field by over 6 tenths going into NCAAs.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Barring DQs, It’s All NC State in 200 Free Relay

Ryan Held will be a key leg on NC State’s 200 free relay, which will look for a big win at NCAAs.

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2016 M. NCAA Picks: Dressel Hunts Down Morozov’s 100 Free Record

Caeleb Dressel will hunt down the NCAA title along with Vlad Morozov’s NCAA record in the 100 freestyle.

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2016 Women’s and Men’s ACC Championships: Assorted Race Videos

Watch selected race videos, including all the women’s relays and some quick individual men’s performances, from this month’s Men’s and Women’s ACC Championships.

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NC State’s Braden Holloway “We Wanted to Prove Ourselves Again”

NC State coach Braden Holloway talks about everything from the depth of the ACC to training in an Olympic year after the conclusion of the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

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2016 ACC Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

NC State has a solid lead heading into the last day of finals at the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships, and will be looking to win their second championship in a row.

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Ryan Held Video Interview: 18.1 Was “Unreal”

NC State sophomore Ryan Held talked with SwimSwam about his 18.1 split anchoring the 200 medley relay and several other topics during the 2016 ACC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championship.

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