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Connor Oslin Surpasses Lochte as 5th Fastest 100 Backstroker Ever

Alabama’s Connor Oslin popped off the 11th fastest performance ever in the 100 back this morning at the 2017 Men’s NCAA Championships.

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TritonWear Analysis: 2017 Men’s NCAA Championships 200 IM

Ryan Murphy, Mark Szaranek and Will Licon battle neck and neck for the NCAA 200 IM title!

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2017 M. NCAAs: Cal Downs 400 Medley Relay American Record in 3:01.51

Though they finished 2nd to Texas, the Bears took down the American Record in a blistering 3:01.51. That took down the former American Record mark of 3:01.60 set by Cal at the 2015 NCAA Meet.

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2017 M. NCAAs: Florida’s Szaranek, Texas’ Licon Tie For 200 IM Victory

After a thrilling tie in the women’s 200 free at last week’s NCAA meet, we saw another tie for 1st place in today’s Men’s NCAA Championships, as Texas’ Will Licon and Florida’s Mark Szaranek tied for the 200 IM victory in 1:40.67.

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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

NC State will look to build off their momentum from last night’s fantastic relay performance.

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NC State Misses A Final 400 Medley Relay With Alternate Lineup

NC State missed the A final of the 400 medley relay while swimming an alternate lineup and gaining almost two seconds. Cal very nearly missed the final as well while swimming without Olympic champ Ryan Murphy.

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Matt Josa DQ’d After 1:41.50 200 IM At NCAA Prelims

A big blow to Cal: Matt Josa was disqualified out of prelims of the 200 IM after going a 1:41.50 that would have qualified him 6th for tonight’s final.

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2017 M. NCAA Finals Preview: 5 Sub-4:10 Swimmers Battle in 500 Free

This morning, South Carolina’s Fynn Minuth, teammate Akaram Mahmoud, and Michigan’s Felix Auboeck all broke 4:10, but tonight they’ll be challenged by Townley Haas and Clark Smith, who have also been sub-4:10.

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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation

The 400 medleys could see a few major lineup shakeups among the top teams after a wild prelims session. Most notably, Cal could swap out as many as three of four legs after barely squeaking into tonight’s final after Alabama DQ’d.

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Alabama DQ Gets Cal’s 400 Medley Relay Into A Final

A disqualification to Alabama bumped California’s 400 medley relay into the A final after the Golden Bears swam an alternate lineup in prelims.

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Watch NC State Demolish US Open Record in 800 Free Relay

Watch NC State swim a 6:06.53 800 free relay, the swiftest time ever.

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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Texas will look to defend their title in tonight’s race, with 3 of Team USA’s Olympic gold medalists in the 800 free relay stepping up to the plate for the Longhorns: Townley Haas, Jack Conger, and Clark Smith.

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SwimSwam Readers Predict Nationals: Pick’em Analysis Individual Events

View your entries here There is a theory in economics that under certain circumstances combining the opinions of a large…

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All the Links You Need for the 2017 Men’s D1 NCAA Championships

You can find all the links you need to follow along right here on SwimSwam, as well as event-by-event previews and predictions.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: Get Ready for Déjà Vu All Over Again in the 400 MR

It’s looking like it could be a 1-2 finish in the 400 medley relay for Texas and California for the 3rd straight year.

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