Tina Bechtel

4 Things We Noticed From Day 2 Prelims Of The 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series At Charlotte

The biggest story of the morning is the butterfly talent coming from the state of Kentucky.

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All the links you need for the 2015 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships

We’ve got your homebase and toolkit for following the 2015 Women’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 SEC Women’s Championship Fan Guide: Bauerle back, Bulldogs shoot for six straight

Brittany MacLean and the Bulldogs look fierce heading into post-season action, with Texas A&M and Florida the closest challengers to the reigning NCAA champions.

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Kentucky Sweeps Cincinnati By Identical 216-84 Scores in Last Stop Before SEC Championships

A full-team effort led the Kentucky Wildcats over the Cincinnati Bearcats on the road on Friday.

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NCAA “A” Cut Update: 59 individuals qualified after December invites

Cal’s Liz Pelton (right) and Missy Franklin (center) lead the NCAA with 4 individual “A” cuts each, and Rachel Bootsma (left) is also qualified.

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College Invite Roundup: Quick hits around the NCAA for the weekend of Nov. 20-23

SwimSwam’s got you covered, college swimming fans, with this list of rapid-fire breakdowns from each of the major college invites to happen last week.

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Thielmann’s triple powers Florida past Kentucky on the road, Gators stay undefeated

Gregg Troy’s Florida Gators remained undefeated on the season, rolling past Kentucky while winning all but 7 events.

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Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly – US Nationals Preview – Donahue the constant among American turnover

With four of last year’s six national teamers retired or taking time away from the pool, the door is open for fresh talent behind 2012 Olympian Claire Donahue.

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VIDEO: Kentucky SHINES. Tina Bechtel in 1st A final, and Olympian Coach Lars Jorgensen

Kentucky Swimming is a great program to watch in the upcoming years. Olympian and Coach Lars Jorgensen has proven he…

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2014 W. NCAA Picks: 100 fly might come down to fingernails

The 100 fly could go any number of ways over the top 16 – Ellese Zalewski and Dani Barbiea come in tied for the top seed after big November performances.

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Bartholomew, Mathieu Post Unbelievable Mid-Season Times to Close Ohio State Invitational

Among the great backstrokers in the SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-12, Virginia’s Courtney Bartholomew pulled the ACC back into the conversation this weekend at the Ohio State invitational.

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Several More A Cuts Secured On Day Two of Ohio State Invitational, Beisel Nearly Cracks 4:00 in 400 IM

Elizabeth Beisel’s outstanding 400 IM time highlighted a fast session of swimming from the 2013 Ohio State Invitational

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OSU Invite Night One: Courtney Bartholomew Leads Off Relay In 50.8 100 Backstroke To Lead The Nation

Fast time went down in Columbus on night one of the Ohio State Invitational (Photo Credit: Amanda Smith)

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