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Articles by Anya Pelshaw

2024 NCAA Champion Bella Sims Misses 500 Free Final, Will Not Defend Title

Sims missed the 500 free final finishing 17th but if history repeats itself, she is in to be an NCAA champion later this week.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Alex Walsh will take on the 200 IM as the #2 seed behind Torri Huske. Day 2 prelims features the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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2025 Women’s Division I NCAA Championships: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 1

NCAA 200 backstroke champion Pheobe Bacon swam butterfly tonight and had the 3rd fastest split of the field. She also had a big 800 free relay split.

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West Coast Teams Shine And Other Night 1 Overreactions

The former Pac-12 showed UP on night 1 in Federal Way. Stanford won, Cal broke a school record, ASU finished in the top 8.

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New Everything Record As Virginia Swims To 1:31.10 In 200 Medley Relay

Gretchen Walsh swam a 20.88, the #2 split all time on the butterfly leg as Virginia broke their own NCAA, American, US Open, and Meet records.

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Virginia Looking For Relay Sweep On Night 1 Of NCAA Championships

Virginia enters as the top seed in both relays on night 1 but Gretchen Walsh swam her “one 200 freestyle of the year” at ACCs.

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Michael Cotter, Aaron Shackell Highlight 109 Men Already In Transfer Portal

Cotter transferred into Texas this past season from NC State but did not swim at SECs for the Longhorns. Auburn has 14 men in the portal already.

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What Do Division III Swimmers and Divers Get For Making NCAAs?

See what the Division III swimmers and divers got from the NCAA as their gift for making the meet. Included was a speaker, water bottle, and towel.

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Join SwimSwam’s 2025 March Madness Bracket Challenges

Join SwimSwam’s bracket challenges for the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments also known as “March Madness.”

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The Teams Arrive In Federal Way For 2025 Women’s NCAAs: Social Media Edition

The women have arrived in Seattle. See their travel day adventures, time at the public market, and arrival to the pool here.

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What Do Division I Swimmers Get As Gifts From The NCAA?

A lululemon belt bag, magnetic speaker, and a Yeti water bottle were a few items included for the Division I swimmers and divers this week.

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Auburn Up To 13 Women In Transfer Portal, SEC Makes Up 22.5% Of Portal So Far (Weekend Update)

The SEC has 40 women in the portal so far with Auburn leading the way (13). Cal Poly has 12 women in after the program was cut this month.

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Bryn Greenwaldt: The Background Of The Dual-Sport All-American

This article originally appeared in the 2024 College Preview edition of SwimSwam Magazine. At the time, Greenwaldt discussed balancing the two sports.

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Bryn Greenwaldt Live Updates As She Competes In Two NCAA Championships In One Day

Follow along as Greenwaldt competes in the Division II Swimming Championships and Track and Field Championships all in the same day.

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Scratch Bumps UNC’s Elizabeth Sowards Into NCAAs

Elizabeth Sowards from UNC was the 2nd alternate for NCAAs with her 100 back time but earned an invite after another scratch.

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