Spencer Nicholas

Close Races and Fast Times Abound as UVA Women, UNC Men, Win by Wide Margins

Despite wide margins of victory, the annual battle between ACC rivals produced plenty of great races and fast times today in Chapel Hill.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: Walsh and Kos Log Fast 100 IMs To Highlight The Week

Gretchen Walsh and Hubert Kos posted fast 100 IM times this week; Walsh swam 52.63 and Kos popped 47.33 to become the 5th fastest man in the event.

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Walsh Pops Quick Fly Split, Claire Curzan Makes UVA Debut, as Virginia Hosts Navy

The Virginia Cavaliers hosted the Naval Academy Midshipmen in a dual-instrasquad off-distance format meet marked by a few quick times to kick off the season.

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2024-25 NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: September Edition

How far will Indiana’s monster transfer class, which includes sprinter Matt King (pictured), push them up the 2025 NCAA Championship standings?

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Ranking the 2024 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #1-4

#2 Cooper Lucas is one of a strong group of first-years arriving in Austin along with a deep transfer class for the Texas Longhorns.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Reaction Time Analysis

We all see the fastest reaction times in each heat following the start of every race—but do these split-second stats have any real effect on the outcome?

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class of 2024

Despite getting hurt last summer, this year’s number one recruit Kaii Winkler has only gotten better as a high school senior.

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Summer Nationals Qualifier Blake Amlicke (2025) Verbally Commits to UVA

Nashville Aquatic Club’s Blake Amlicke is the 5th sub-20 second 50 freestyler to verbally commit to UVA’s class of 2029.

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Charlotte Crush Goes 1:50.55 in the 200 Back, 50.19 in the 100 Fly at Southern Premier Meet

Swimming in her last meet before her 16th birthday, Charlotte Crush scared a National Age Group Record in the 100 fly in Atlanta.

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RACE VIDEO: Spencer Nicholas Breaks 100 Fly Public HS Record Twice, Clocks 45.08 Title Win

Race video for Spencer Nicholas’ 100 fly public HS record (45.08) is now out. Check out race video analysis compared to Scotty Buff’s 44.97 overall HS record.

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Girls Preparatory School Wins Tennessee State Title By 1 Point, McCallie Wins Boys Title

Lilly Robertson helped Ensworth to third place as she won the 100 free and helped them to two relay wins on day 2. The girls meet was a battle til the end.

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Marvin Johnson’s 19.56 50 Free Among Day One Highlights at 2024 TISCA HS Championships

Day one of the 2024 TISCA TN HS Championships did not disappoint, with Spencer Nicholas and Marvin Johnson among the highlights.

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Spencer Nicholas Slices 0.36s Off Hours-Old National Public HS 100 FL Record at 45.08

Just hours after prelims, Spencer Nicholas nabbed his 3rd TISCA TN 100 fly title at 45.08, breaking his own national public high school record by 0.36s.

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Spencer Nicholas Chips 0.03s Off Aiden Hayes’ 100 FL National Public HS Record at 45.44

UVA commit and MLK senior Spencer Nicholas broke Aiden Hayes’ 100 fly national public HS record by 0.03s at 45.44 during the 2024 TISCA TN HS prelims.

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Jack Alexy and Cal Bears (College Swimmers) Scratch En Masse from Finals

After tying for 3rd with training partner Brooks Curry in the 50, 2023 Worlds silver medalist Jack Alexy along with a number of the Cal group have scratched.

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