Blake Pieroni: “My goal was to go 1:31 low” (Video)
Indiana’s Blake Pieroni started with a 1:30.87 on his leadoff leg to take over the #2 spot all-time
Ryan Held: “This will catapult us to one of those top teams” (Video)
Held, the team’s sprint superstar, had a massive 1:31.37 leadoff leg. That would have ranked #4 all-time prior to tonight, though two other swimmers pushed into the top 3
Dylan Carter on 1:30: “My first 2 years I wasn’t very serious” (Video)
The senior was 1:30.95, staking the Trojans to a huge lead and becoming the second man ever to break 1:31 in the event
Top 20 Quotes from 2017 Women’s NCAA’s (Video)
See what the best in college swimming stars had to say about their performances this weekend at the NCAA Championships
Ledecky and Eastin give praise to Stanford Legacy (Video)
To say that this meet was historic for Stanford would be an understatement.
Lia and Simone: “To me this was the pinnacle of swimming” (Video)
The cardinal had an exceedingly eventful last day of NCAA’s, winning 3 individual events, the last relay, and the team title.
Greg Meehan pays incredible homage to Lia Neal (Video)
In the final swim of her NCAA career, U.S. Olympian Lia Neal anchored with a blistering 46.37 to seal the deal for her team
McLaughlin & Baker: “The difference is how much fun we had as a team”
The Cal women seemed to be in a very good headspace the whole weekend, upsetting multiple expected champions and racing their way to 2nd overall
Lilly King: “I knew I was going to win tonight” (Video)
Indiana’s Lilly King charged to the early lead in 58.32 and held on for the gold in a new American Record time of 2:03.19
Olivia Smoliga: “The 100 back gives me so much anxiety” (Video)
Georgia’s Olivia Smoliga touched in 50.04, making her the 6th fastest performer of all time to take the runner-up spot
Sydney Pickrem: “I thought I was going really, really, slow” (Video)
Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem dipped under the 4:00-mark in the 400 IM, becoming the 8th fastest performer of all time
Arthur Albiero: “We never put a limit on what Mallory can do” (Video)
Head coach for Louisville swimming, Arthur Albiero, shares his insight as to why he wasn’t too surprised by Mallory Comerford’s NCAA victory
Lilly King on Meet Record: “I was out slow, I was back slow” (Video)
Even though she set a new NCAA Championship record, Lilly King was anything but content with her victory in the 100 Breast on Friday
Mallory Comerford: “I’ve been pushing 25.5’s all season” (Video)
While swimming fans expected a Ledeckian back-half surge out of lane 5, it was Louisville’s Mallory Comerford who really tore it up on the back half, running down Katie Ledecky to tie her for the title in 1:40.36
Osman and Baker: “Redemption felt pretty sweet tonight” (Video)
Cal got their medley relay redemption in tonight’s 200 medley relay final, roaring to a new NCAA Record time of 1:34.10