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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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2016 NCAA Men’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Texas sophomore Joseph Schooling crushed the first-ever 1:37 in the 200 fly to cap a wild final session of the 2016 NCAA Championships and seal the team title for the Longhorns.

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Will Licon on history with Josh Prenot (Video)

In the third and final battle of versatile superstars Will Licon and Josh Prenot, it was Texas’ Licon who triumphed

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Josh Prenot on history with Will Licon (Video Interview)

It was a weekend to remember, highlighted by 3 very close battles between Cal’s Josh Prenot and Texas’ Will Licon

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Longhorn Wrangler Eddie Reese Named 2016 CSCAA Coach of the Year

To little surprise, Texas coach Eddie Reese was named the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Men’s Coach of the Year for 2016 after a historic effort by his Longhorns.

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Congratulations to the Texas Longhorns, the 2016 NCAA Men’s Champions

At the meet’s conclusion, the Texas men walked away with 9 event titles out of 21 events, scoring 541.5 points total. The only team in history with more event titles were the 2001 Longhorns.

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WATCH Will Licon Go 1:48.12 in the 200 Breast (RACE VIDEO)

2016 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, March 23 – Saturday, March 26 McAuley Aquatic Center – Atlanta, GA Prelims 10AM/Finals 6PM…

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Will Licon Downs NCAA, American, U.S. Open Records in 200 Yard Breaststroke

Will Licon took down Kevin Cordes’ NCAA, U.S. Open, and American records in the 200 yard breaststroke with a final time of 1:48.12

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault

Tim Binning, SwimSwam’s chief photographer for Men’s NCAAs, snapped some quality shots from this morning’s prelims session. The photo vault contains the usual suspects, plus, some fresh Division I mid-major faces.

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2016 M. NCAA Championships: Texas Leads Day 4 Ups/Downs, Close Battles for Top 5 Spots

The Texas men are in position to defend their NCAA title, but the battle for the rest of the top 5 spots could get interesting. Cal and Florida are separated by 16 points right now, with the Golden Bears sitting in 2nd.

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2016 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Will Licon (above) and Cal’s Josh Prenot have each won one of their two head-to-head matchups this week in Atlanta. On Saturday, they’ll have one last battle in the 200 breast, where Licon is the defending champion.

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