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Men’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 16 Schools For 2020-2024

Destin Lasco led Cal to the top of the charts in the class re-ranking, outscoring all but three other teams on his own over four seasons.

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Johnny Crush Swims 42.99 in Kentucky State High School Prelims to Break State Record

Johnny Crush, a senior at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, broke both the high school and LSC records in the 100 free in Kentucky.

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2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap

Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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Gretchen Walsh Drops 20.84 50 Free Relay Split In UVA Class Relay Competition

Walsh’s split was only beaten out by two other swimmers, Kate Douglass and Maggie MacNeil, at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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Crush Family Legacy Continues As Sacred Heart Girls, St. Xavier Dominate KHSAA Champs

Johnny Crush led the St. Xavier boys to a 35th consecutive Kentucky High School state championship title on the weekend.

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Texas vs. Virginia Dual Meet — Day Two Live Recap

Follow along here at SwimSwam for a live recap of the second day of competition at the Texas-Virginia dual meet, which includes more longer-distance events.

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Virginia vs. Florida 2022 — Dual Meet Live Recap

Follow along as SwimSwam live recaps Saturday’s dual meet matchup between the #1/9-ranked Virginia and the #11/3-ranked Florida teams.

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G. Walsh Hits 23.39 50 BK, Douglass Goes 21.43 50 FR In UVA Intrasquad (Video)

Virginia opened their season with a blue vs. orange intrasquad, and their swimmers are already putting up times that would have been competitive at NCAAs.

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College Swimming Previews: It’s a Sprint Free World for #10 Virginia Men

The Cavaliers’ sprint corps arrived last year with an American Record 200 free relay, and that group was the key to UVA’s 3rd-straight top ten NCAA finish.

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2022 M. NCAA Picks: UVA Riding On American Record Hype In 200 Free Relay

The Virginia men won an ACC title and broke the American record in the 200 free relay last month. Will they win this event at NCAAs?

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Gretchen Walsh Takes Down Older Sister Alex’s UVA Pool Record; UVA Defeats Army

UVA Freshman Gretchen Walsh took down the Cavalier pool record in the 100 fly which had previously belonged to her sister, and teammate, Alex.

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Freshmen Flourish In UVA vs. Georgetown Off-Distance Dual Meet

The Georgetown Hoyas traveled to Charlottesville and squared off against UVA in an unscored meet with its own unique twists.

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College Swimming Previews: Underclassmen Powering #9 Virginia Men

A pair of sophomore sprint dynamos and strong relays has Virginia primed to build on last year’s 9th place finish at NCAAs.

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2021 M. NCAA Day 3 Analysis and Relay Splits: All 16 Texas Swimmers Have Scored

The Longhorns’ key to success so far this meet has been getting all 16 swimmers to score, something they have not accomplished in recent years.

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