Youssef Ramadan

Youssef Ramadan On Becoming VT’s First NCAA Champion: “Everyday I’m thinking about this”

“I’ve always had this in my head, me having this talk to you, me on the ropes after seeing that I’m first,” Ramadan said, “everyday I’m thinking of this.”

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2023 Division I Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

How low can he go? Out under his 400 IM record pace at the halfway mark in prelims, Léon Marchand aims to break the NCAA record for the third time this season

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Scoring

With only 1.37% of entries choosing him, Brendan Burns’s victory in the 100 back was the biggest surprise of the night to SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest voters.

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Florida Freshman Josh Liendo Splits Fastest 100 Fly Leg Ever During Gators’ 400 MR Win

Florida freshman Josh Liendo became the first swimmer to ever post a sub-43 split on the 100 butterfly leg during the Gators’ record-breaking relay win.

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Hokie History: Youssef Ramadan Wins Virginia Tech’s First NCAA Swimming Title In 100 Fly

In addition to producing the second-fastest swim ever, Ramadan made history for Virginia Tech with the school’s first national swimming title.

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Watch: Leon Marchand Dazzles with 3:28.82 in the 400 IM (Day 3 Race Videos)

Watch Leon Marchand’s jaw-dropping performance in the 400 IM, and the other A-finals from tonight’s action in Minneapolis.

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Youssef Ramadan (43.15) And Josh Liendo (43.40) Become #2 And #3 100 Fly Performers Ever

Ramadan and Liendo are now closer to Caeleb Dressel’s 42.80 NCAA record than another other swimmer has ever been in history.

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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on Leon Marchand on Friday as he takes aim at another record in the 400 IM.

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2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Split Analysis

Josh Liendo (pictured) clocked the fastest relay leadoff in the field to help Florida’s 200 free relay to an NCAA and US Open record.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Four-Way Battle On Tap In 100 Fly

Defending 100 fly champ Andrei Minakov will have no shortage of challengers this year at NCAAs.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: A Stacked Field And A Wide Open Race Highlight The 100 Free

Considering that the 2nd and 7th seeds are only separated by 0.31 seconds, the men’s 100 free at 2023 NCAAs is really anyone’s race.

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SwimSwam’s 2023 Pre-NCAA Champion Picks (Men)

All SwimSwam writers have picked Arizona State’s Leon Marchand to win both the 200 breast and 400 IM while a majority of us have him picked to win the 200 IM

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Florida Aims to Fend Off Tennessee, ASU in 200 Medley Relay

Cal junior Bjorn Seeliger (pictured) was one of three swimmers under Ryan Murphy’s 50 back record during last year’s 200 medley relay final.

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2023 M. NCAA Previews: Florida Poised To Snap Auburn’s Elusive Record In 200 Free Relay

Despite Adam Chaney being the only returning member from last year, the Gators are in position to successfully defend their NCAA title in the 200 free relay.

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2023 Men’s NCAAs Previews: Blink and You’ll Miss a Look At Crooks (50 Free)

Jordan Crooks became the second man under the 18 second mark, but 11 other swimmers have been under the 19 second mark so far this season.

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