Sydney Pickrem

Drabot Scorches 1:51.7 200 Fly on Day 3 of Art Adamson Invite

Drabot turned heads earlier this month when she threw down a personal best 1:54.49 in a dual meet against NC State. She demolished that time today, taking down reigning NCAA champ Ella Eastin as she touched in 1:51.74 to Eastin’s 1:52.03.

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Eastin vs. Ledecky 400 IM Highlights Art Adamson Invite Day 2

One of the highlight swims of the session came in the 400 IM, where Ledecky battled reigning NCAA champ and teammate Ella Eastin.

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Sydney Pickrem Gives Interview on Massage Table like a Pro (Video)

Pickrem was gracious enough to speak with SwimSwam while on the massage table, and she discussed how integral the team energy is at a meet like this

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Pickrem Throws Down 1:53.3 200 IM on Day 1 of Art Adamson Invite

Pickrem took off on the breaststroke leg and continued to push ahead as she finished in 1:53.38. That was just 8 hundredths shy of her lifetime best.

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Teams from 11 Schools to Converge at Art Adamson Invitational

Bethany Galat is one of the Aggie stars to watch this weekend at the Art Adamson Invitational.

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Sydney Pickrem: “I Was Finally Able to Swim IM and Breast” (Video)

The Aggies had 2 swimmers, Béryl Gastaldello and Sydney Pickrem, pick up multiple individual wins

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Texas A&M Men Defeat Texas for the First Time Since 1962

The Aggies did something they haven’t done in 55 years when they faced the reigning NCAA champion Longhorns in dual meet action: They came out on top.

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World Champs Medalist Sydney Pickrem Sits Out Season Opener

2016 Canadian Olympian and 2017 World Championship medalist Sydney Pickrem sat out Texas A&M’s season-opening wins against Michigan State and Notre Dame…

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First Annual SwimSwam NCAA Division 1 Women’s Preseason Picks

Stanford may be the clear favorite to win the 2018 NCAA Division I team championship, but we don’t think they’re going to win quite every event.

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2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition

You’ll never guess who we ranked #1… Ok, you might. But there are a few interesting offseason shake-ups, including one team outside the top 10 last year bringing in two impact transfers to surge towards the top 5.

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College Swimming Preview: #3 A&M Revamps with Deep Incoming Class

The Aggies are loaded in breaststroke and IM, thanks in large part to Canadian star Sydney Pickrem.

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Top 10 Women’s Storylines Of The 2017-18 NCAA Season

Stanford was dominant at last year’s NCAA Championship meet, and should be again this year. But there are 9 other things that we think are worth a good, hard look this year.

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Katinka Hosszu Breaks CR, Wins 400 IM in Front of Adoring Budapest Crowd (Race Video)

The only thing better than watching Katinka Hosszu destroy the field in the 400 IM final was listening to the crowd cheer her on.

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*Canadian Viewers* Watch Sydney Pickrem, and Other Day 8 Races, in Budapest

Watch Sydney Pickrem’s bronze-medal performance in the women’s 400m IM, and the rest of the finals races, from Day 8 at 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

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North America: Pickrem Rebounds With 400 IM Bronze, Big Best Time

Sydney Pickrem rebounded with a 400 IM bronze after being forced to stop during the 200 IM final.

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