Will Licon

Atlanta Classic Day 1 Prelims: Live Recap

The Atlanta Classic kicks off this morning with world, national, and NCAA champions converging at Georgia Tech to square-off in the long course pool, in another opportunity to prepare for the Olympics and Olympic Trials.

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2016 Atlanta Classic: 5 Storylines, All the Links You Need

Less than a month after the pool record board was decimated during the NCAA championships, the best swimmers in the country will return to Atlanta’s McAuley Aquatic Center on Georgia Tech’s campus to participate in the Atlanta Classic.

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Katie Ledecky Entered in 6 Races for Atlanta Classic (PSYCH SHEETS)

2016 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet May 13th-15th, 2016 McAuley Aquatic Center on the Georgia Tech campus Prelims 9:00AM local time (U.S….

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Will Licon Swims 400 Breaststroke at “10 & Over Long Course Kick Off”

Defending NCAA 200 yard breaststroke champion Will Licon swam a more unique distance of the stroke last weekend in a local club meet.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Licon Tops Murphy For Fan-Voted Best NCAA Performance

Among SwimSwam voters, Will Licon topped all three co-NCAA Swimmers of the Year for the most impressive performance of the 2016 NCAA Championships in our most-voted SwimSwam poll of all-time.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early Preview of the 2017 Men’s NCAA Championship

2017 NCAA’s aren’t for 11+ months, and plenty can change between now and then, but Will Licon and the Texas Longhorns are sitting in a good spot for a three-peat

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5 Biggest Upsets of the 2016 Men’s NCAA Championships (Pick ‘Em Stats)

You won’t hear any I-told-you-so’s from our Pick ‘Em entrants about Chris Swanson’s 1650 free title. That’s because not a soul predicted the Penn senior to win the mile at NCAAs. The full winner pick stats are here.

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Georgia Tech Pool Record Board Devastated By NCAAs

The Herbert McAuley Aquatic Center, originally the 1996 Olympic Pool, has seen a lot of history. Before these last two…

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3 NCAA Record Breakers Who Will Make Rio (And One Who Won’t)

Townley Haas could be making a move into Rio contention in the 200 free

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Culmina el Campeonato Masculino de la NCAA 2016

Los nadadores de la Universidad de Texas se hicieron acreedores del trofeo de primer lugar por segundo año consecutivo al vencer a California y Texas.

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All The Records Broken At Men’s NCAA Championships

With all the insanely fast swimming that occurred this weekend at Men’s NCAAs, SwimSwam carried out it’s own version of an Easter egg hunt yesterday. Below is a list of all the NCAA, American, U.S. Open, Championship, McAuley Aquatic Center, and school records broken in Atlanta, GA.

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Peek Behind the Curtain of Texas Men’s 2016 NCAA Championship Team

The University of Texas ‘Lit the Tower” on Sunday night in honor of the men’s swimming & diving teams’ 12th national championship.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 84% Predicted Texas NCAA Championship

The men’s NCAA title never appeared in serious jeopardy, with Texas leading basically every poll for the length of the year. Perhaps the only surprise in these poll numbers is that the Longhorns didn’t poll higher – they took 83.6% of the total votes.

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Top 25 Quotes From the Men’s 2016 NCAA Championships (VIDEO)

The 2016 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships are a wrap from Atlanta, Georgia, and in totality, the meet will…

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2016 Men’s NCAA Final Scoring Analysis: Longhorns, Vols Over +100

Will Licon was key for Texas this week, finishing 1st and 2nd in two events he was seeded 6th and 13th in coming into the meet.

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