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Ryan Murphy Video Interview: We roll with punches, and we will fight back

Video produced by Coleman Hodges.  Reported by Jared Anderson.  400 MEDLEY RELAY – FINALS NCAA – 3:01.39 – Auburn –…

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2015 Men’s NCAA Championships Day 1 Finals Photo Vault

Many thanks to Tim Binning – theswimpictures.com – for these great swimming photos.

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Ryan Murphy Breaks Lochte’s NCAA Record Leading Off 400 Medley Relay; Cal Finishes 2nd With New American Record

Ryan Murphy ran away from the field, leading off the 400 medley relay with an impressive 100 backstroke time of…

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Day 1 Men’s NCAAs – Pac-12 Roundup: Nolan matches Missy, smashes 1:40-barrier

For the second time in a week, a Pac-12 athlete has broken the hallowed 1:40 barrier in an event some though was impossible. Then: Missy Franklin in the 200 free. Now: David Nolan in the 200 IM.

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Could Three Swimmers Break 1:40 In The 200 IM Tonight?

Call me crazy, but I believe tonight’s session could be historic for more than one reason.

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The 32 Most Valuable Swimmers at 2015 Men’s NCAA’s: Part III

Cristian Quintero was incredible at Pac 12’s for USC. Where does he fall in our top 10?

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Event previews compiled, All the links you need for the 2015 Men’s Division I NCAA Championships

We’ve got your homebase and toolkit for following the 2015 Men’s NCAA Championships here, including links to live results, recent news, our Pick ‘Em contest and each of our 18 event-by-event previews.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Wolfpack Hungry for First-Ever Relay Title in 200 Free Relay

Simonas Bilis (above) will try to lead the NC State Wolfpack to their first-ever NCAA relay title in the 200 freestyle relay.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Murphy Looking to Repeat in 100 Back

100 Backstroke NCAA Record: Ryan Lochte, Florida, 44.60 American Record: Nick Thoman, SwimMac 44.07 U.S. Open Record: Nick Thoman, SwimMac…

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Alabama, USC and Michigan Among Top Contenders in 400 Medley Relay

Alabama is a bit of a surprise as the #1 incoming seed, but put together four really solid legs on this relay. They’ll have to fight off defending champs Cal and a host of other schools to stay on top, though.

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Cal v Texas- The Swimming Rivalry

We might be in for an even more wild ride than we had at last year’s championships this weekend in Iowa City

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2015 M. NCAA Picks — American Record Holder Nolan Leads Six Returners

American record-holder David Nolan, a Stanford Cardinal, has the fastest time in this year’s 200 IM field by over a second, but five other swimmers who return from last year’s A-final will be looking to deny him his second NCAA title in this event.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: 200 Back American Record in Jeopardy; Murphy Seeded Faster Than Last Year

Ryan Murphy sits atop the country in this event this year, and he isn’t too far from the 1:36.81 American record set back in 2007 by Mr. Lochte.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: 200 Medley Relay Up for Grabs, but Schooling Might Make the Difference for Texas

Joseph Schooling (above) split a 19.66 at Big 12s swimming butterfly on Texas’ A relay.

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2015 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Quintero completes 100/200/500 triple as USC wins Pac-12 title

Cristian Quintero won his third event as the Trojans battled their way from second place to their first conference title in 36 years.

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