Zalan Sarkany

2024 SC Worlds Previews: Established Vets Versus Rising Stars In Men’s Distance Free

Rising Tunisian star Ahmed Jaouadi is among the favorites for gold in the men’s 800 and 1500 free at the 2024 Short Course Worlds in Budapest.

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2024 Short Course World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

After a clean sweep of the 400/800/1500 Free in Melbourne, Australia’s Lani Pallister will look to earn more hardware in Budapest.

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Rex Maurer Outsplit NCAA Record to Finish His 1650 at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational

Rex Maurer set the nation-leading time in the 1650 last week, and he came home fast, out splitting Bobby Finke’s NCAA record swim.

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2024 Ohio State Invite Day 1 Finals: Yale’s Noah Millard Rips 4:11.29 500 Free

He was within a second of his career best of 4:10.62, which he swam at the Ivy League Championships in 2023.

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Anna Peplowski and Indiana Highlight the Action on Day 1 of Ohio State Fall Invite

The Ohio State Fall Invite Prelims went off this morning, and Indiana’s Anna Peplowski highlighted the action in the women’s 500.

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Top Three Times In Each Event Before Midseason Invites: Men’s Edition

Ilya Kharun leads the NCAA in four individual events and ASU tops the table in all five relays ahead of the first week of midseason invites.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 66.8% Think Chris Guiliano Makes Texas NCAA Favorites

Overall, more than 80% believe the Texas men are going to win the NCAA title this season, with Indiana being their main challenger.

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NCAA Champ Zalan Sarkany Hoping to Podium at Home SC World Champs, Loving Team at Indiana

While filming with the Indiana swim team, SwimSwam caught up with 2024 NCAA Champion in the 1,650, Zalan Sarkany, who transferred to IU this year from ASU

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: Kirabo Namutebi Breaks DII Record and Takeaways from Indiana vs. Texas

Kirabo Namutebi lowered her Division II 50 free record and we’re talking takeaways from the Indiana vs. Texas meet, from times to growing dual meet crowds.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Kharun, Kulow Take The Reins As #1 ASU Men Enter New Era

There was a mass exodus from Arizona State after they won the title last season, but the return of Ilya Kharun (pictured) provides hope to the new-look group.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Loaded #4 Indiana Men Ready To Make A Run At The Title

Indiana is in a phenomenal position heading into this season, arguably the best in the NCAA.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 35.6% Favor Texas To Win Men’s NCAA Title In Bowman’s First Year

When Bob Bowman took over, Texas was coming off its worst NCAA finish in nearly two decades. Now, the Longhorns are favored by many to win the 2025 title.

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Ranking the 2024 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #1-4

#2 Cooper Lucas is one of a strong group of first-years arriving in Austin along with a deep transfer class for the Texas Longhorns.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: A Season Opening Mailbag – Who Will Win Men’s DI NCAAs?

We’re back for another season with our weekly NCAA recap, and we’re kicking things off with a mailbag where we answer your questions!

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2024 Olympic Previews: Finke the Favorite in 1500 FR, But Is The World Record As Reachable?

Without Ahmed Hafnaoui, Bobby Finke is the favorite to repeat as Olympic champion in the 1500 free. But that absence could also help the world record survive.

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