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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

We could have four of five repeat winners from 2018 in individual events today… but not many of them look like sure things. Indiana’s Ian Finnerty is probably the best bet, after going 49.60 on his 100 breast split last night.

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Ryan Hoffer Explains Why he Needs a Lot of Rest (Video)

Ryan Hoffer went 18.63 for his first NCAA title, taking over the sprint crown from Caeleb Dressel, whose national age group records Hoffer was chasing and sometimes breaking for the past several years

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Cal had a huge morning, with top qualifying spots in 3 of 5 swimming events. That includes Andrew Seliskar, searching for his first-ever individual NCAA title after becoming the fifth man ever under 1:40 in the 200 IM this morning.

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Indiana Posts 2nd-Fastest 400 Medley Relay Ever, Crack 3:00 Barrier

Ian Finnerty clocked one of the fastest breaststroke splits in history to help the Indiana Hoosiers get under the 3:00 mark in tonight’s 400 medley relay

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2019 M. NCAA Champs Day 2: Texas Pool Records Continue to Fall

The first two days of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships have seen an assault on the Texas Swim Center pool records, with several of those broken records been American or U.S. Open Records at the time they were set.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships Pick’em Contest: Day 1&2 Update

How did your picks perform on Day 2? Did you beat your friends?

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

The Cal bears look to bounce back from their 3rd place finish in the 800 free relay, with Andrew Seliskar and Ryan Hoffer leading the charge with top seeds.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Photo Vault

SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture all of the Thursday morning action.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Fresh off the fastest relay-start 200 free in history, Townley Haas will look to defend his NCAA title in the 500 free, battling top-seeded Felix Auboeck for position this morning. The two should swim in the same prelims heat.

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2019 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation

NC State, Texas and Cal have almost endless options for 400 medley relay lineups tonight. We try to puzzle out the options between sessions.

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2019 M. NCAA Champs Day 2: A Bit Easier to Make It Back Than Last Year

Quite a few pool records went down this morning, but times to make finals for today’s events were typically slower this year than last year.

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2019 M. NCAA Champs: Cal’s Hoffer and Sendyk Post Top Ten 50 Free Times

Cal Bears Ryan Hoffer and Pawel Sendyk scorched the pool this morning with a pair of 18-mid 50 frees.

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: NC State Going for Three Out Of Four in 400 FR

The NC State Wolfpack are on the prowl for their third 400 free relay title in the last four years.

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2019 M NCAA Previews: Wide Open Field to Fill Dressel-Sized Shoes in 50FR

With the first non-Dressel champion to be crowned in the 50 free since 2014, it is almost anyone’s game to fill the shoes.

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2019 M. NCAA Previews: It’s Hard to Bet Against Lanza in 100 Fly

Indiana’s Vini Lanza is a safe enough bet to win this race. (Not that you should be gambling on swimming.)

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