Umitcan Gures

Harvard Out, 4 Men’s Alternates Added For 2020 D-I NCAAs; No Texas Cuts Yet

Harvard’s four qualifiers no longer appear on NCAA psych sheets, and four alternates have been added in their place – two of them from Stanford.

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Ivy League Cancels All Spring Sports; Harvard Out of NCAA Swim/Dive

The Ivy League has just announced that they will be cancelling all sporting events that are currently scheduled for the spring of 2020.

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2020 Pro Swim Series – Des Moines: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Regan Smith will aim for a 200BK/100FL double while Katie Ledecky (200 FR) and Michael Andrew (100 BR) will aim for another PSS win in Des Moines.

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Harvard Men Win 3rd-Straight H-Y-P Showdown; Gures Sets School Record in 100 FL

Gures, who won the 50 free on day 1, picked up his 2nd win in the 100 fly. In his first swim under 47 this season, he broke his own school record in 45.48.

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Gizem Guvenc Becomes First Turkish Woman under 2 Minutes in 200 Free

17-year old Gizen Guvenc took more than 2 seconds off the Turkish National Record in the 200 meter free last week at the Turkish National Championships.

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Alyssa Marsh Hits 22.5 Fly Split, 48.7 100 Free as Duke Ends Big Road Trip

Marsh’s 22.58 fly leg on the 200 medley relay out-split the other flyers in the field as well as every freestyle anchor.

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Caeleb Dressel Scratches Again; Ryan Lochte Drops 400 IM on Day 3 at Nationals

Ryan Lochte dropped the 400 IM which, for SwimSwam staff, was the most-anticipated race on his schedule this week at the US National Swimming Championships.

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Daniel Zaitsev Lowers Estonian 50 Fly Record On Day 2 Of Budapest Open

Daniel Zaitsev set a new Estonian National Record in the 50 fly on day two of the Budapest Open, putting up a time of 23.53.

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Meet the Mid-Major Qualifiers For Division I Men’s NCAAs

Harvard is leading the way for the mid-major schools, having qualified 6 individual swimmers and all 5 relays.

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2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: December Edition

More upheaval at the top! For the second straight men’s Power Rankings, we have a new #1 as the battle for the NCAA title continues to tighten.

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2018-2019 Men’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition

Townley Haas and the Texas Longhorns are the returning #1s… right? Our first-place votes are surprisingly split in our preseason NCAA men’s Power Rankings.

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2018 Mediterranean Games Day 1: Quadarella Leads Italian Charge

Simona Quadarella helped kick-off the Italians’ siege on the medal table through night 1 of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

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Cypress Fairbanks’ Braxton Marion Commits to Swim for Harvard

Braxton Marion from Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club and Cypress Ranch High School in Houston will swim for the Harvard Crimson in the fall.

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Day 3 of Golden Tour Marseille Marked by NR for Bonnet in 100 Free

Nice’s Charlotte Bonnet wrapped up the 2018 FFN Golden Tour Camille Muffat – Marseille with a new French National Record in the 100 free, going 53.36 to win the final event of the weekend.

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National Record for Melanie Henique on Day 1 of Golden Tour Marseille

Melanie Henique of Marseille won the women’s 50 fly with 25.63, tying her own French National Record and posting the #4 time in the world so far this season.

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