And Then There Were Three: Scoring Outlook For Men’s NCAA Day 4
We started with five viable NCAA contenders, and although the meet isn’t over ’til it’s over, we’re effectively down to three contenders, barring any miracles. Let’s take a look at day 4 scoring chances for Indiana, Texas and Cal.
Finally, a Competitive NCAA Championship Meet
Ian Finnerty hitting his taper is the best news Indiana swimming & diving has gotten this week.
2018 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation
Cal could swap Justin Lynch to fly on the 400 medley relay, throwing in Ryan Hoffer or Michael Jensen as they seek to run down Indiana for the NCAA title.
2018 M. NCAA Previews: Gators a Major Title Threat in 800 Free Relay
While NC State and Texas are 2 of the top teams battling for the title tonight, the Florida Gators are bringing in a team that could be hard to beat.
2018 M. NCAA Picks: Singaporean Standoff In 200 Fly
Joseph Schooling will be looking to recapture the 200 fly NCAA title crown in his senior year.
2018 M. NCAA Previews: Final Schooling-Dressel Showdown in 100 Fly
Schooling, the Olympic 100 fly champion, is the top seed heading into the meet with a 44.78 from midseason. Dressel clearly hasn’t shown all of his cards yet since he swapped this event for the 100 breast at SECs, but if his performances in his other events and his fly speed in the 200 IM are any indication, we could be in for something special.
2018 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Day 3 of the meet will feature the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. Cameron Craig will look to defend his 200 free title and meet record.
2018 Men’s Pac-12s Day 1 Recap: Arizona’s Dobbs Pops Off 19.7 Fly Split
Ryan Hoffer and the Cal Bears got off to a fast start as they dominated the 200 medley relay, but Arizona’s Chatham Dobbs had a strong showing with a 19.74 fly split to help the Wildcats to silver.
Jensen Pops 42.9 100 Free in Cal’s Win Over ASU
Jensen won the individual 100 free in 43.07 before leading off the winning 400 free relay in 42.99.
NCAA ‘A’ Cuts Update: 173 Cuts Achieved Through Mid-Season Invites
Katie Ledecky and Mallory Comerford are tied for most NCAA ‘A’ cuts with 4 each.
Scoring the NCAA Men’s Teams Based on 2017-18 Midseason Rankings
Per the request of some of our commenters, we’ve gone through and scored out how the men’s NCAA team battle would go based on the midseason rankings.
The Top 16 Men in Each Race at 2017-18 NCAA Midseason
We’re now through the second round of NCAA midseason invites and it’s time to take a look at where the division 1 teams stand.
Lynch Closes Georgia Invite with Personal Best 42.01 100 Free
Lynch led by a nail at the halfway mark, but was able to outpace Hoffer to stretch his lead up to a couple of tenths through the back half.
UGA Invite Day 3 Prelims, Weitzeil Rush Delivers 47.16 100 Free
The third and final prelims session of the 2017 UGA Invite wrapped up this morning with the Cal Bears continuing to look dominant.
Auburn’s Gonzalez Blasts Nation-Leading 3:39 400 IM at Georgia Invite
Gonzalez’s time was not only the fastest time in the NCAA thus far by 2 seconds, but also the fastest time done by any swimmer this year, topping Chase Kalisz’s 3:39.45 from Winter Nationals.
