Tom Shields

Stanford Breaks American Record on Day 1 Prelims

Full Prelims Results Not a whole lot shifted in the team-scoring dynamics in prelims on day 1. Everyone looked very…

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Upsets, Favorites, and Key Race Predictions from Men’s NCAAs: Team Scoring

We’ve fully broken down each event at NCAA’s, and after doing so, I’m even more confident that Cal is going…

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Upsets, Favorites, and Key Race Predictions from Men’s NCAAs: Day 3

Day 1 |  Day 2 |  Day 3 As we’re all sitting in anticipation of the beginning of the women’s…

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Upsets, Favorites, and Key Race Predictions from Men’s NCAAs: Day 2

Day 1 |  Day 2 |  Day 3 As we’re all sitting in anticipation of the beginning of the women’s…

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Upsets, Favorites, and Key Race Predictions from Men's NCAA's: Day 1

Day 1 |  Day 2 |  Day 3 As we’re all sitting in anticipation of the beginning of the women’s…

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2011 Men's NCAA Psych Sheet By the Numbers (Scoring and Other Stats)

With the release today of the Men’s official 2011 NCAA Psych Sheets, it’s time to look at some numbers (check…

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In Brief: Observations from Men's NCAA Uncut Psych Sheet

USASwimming.org has posted the Men’s NCAA Uncut Psych Sheet. That means that this doesn’t tell us entries, but it does…

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2011 Pac 10 Men's Championship Recap

This was an awesome conference championship meet, where every single swim made a difference. It was a true case of…

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Pac 10 Men's Championships: Shields Crushes NCAA Mark on Findal Day; Cal Wins Battles, Stanford Takes War

1650 yard freestyle It constantly amazes me how consistently the great distance swimmers can split their 50’s. Stanford’s Chad La…

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2011 Pac 10 Men's Championship: Butterfly Battle at Belmont Goes to Stanford's Staab

Pac-10 Championships Live Results 400 yard IM This is probably the one race that the Pac-10 doesn’t have a legitimate…

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Pac 10 Men's Championship Day 2: Staab Shines in 200 IM with Championship Record

500 freestyle The Pac-10 is one of the deepest conferences in the country in this event, despite being on relatively…

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2011 Pac-10 Men's Championship: CAL MEDLEY WAS WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!

200 medley relay THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! The Cal men’s 200 medley relay was as good as…

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2011 Pac 10 Men's Championship Preview

Pac-10 Championships have been a given for the Stanford Cardinal men for quite some time. To be precise, for the…

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USA Swimming Announce World University Games Rosters

At long last, USA Swimming has announced its rosters for this summer’s World University Games (or Universiade to the most…

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No. 2 California Looks Dominant in Triple-Distance Meet Against No. 3 Stanford

California’s Nathan Adrian waited a long time to swim his first NCAA meet of the 2010-2011 season. His first performance…

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