You are working on Staging1

Articles by Jared Anderson

2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

Things are very much still up in the air between Cal and Texas, two teams with consistent NCAA track records and plenty of time left to drop this season.

  46 Comments

Power Ranks Revisited: 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

The UNC Tar Heels were the biggest risers from our final edition NCAA Power Rankings, moving up 9 spots to crack the top 12.

  6 Comments

NCAA Men’s Teams Ranked By Average Change From Seeded Points

We’re looking back at historical data to see which teams, on average, gain the most points from seed at the NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships.

  4 Comments

Purdue Puts 3 Up On Platform Diving, Texas Scores 3 Divers On Day 3

The Purdue Boilermakers will have three divers in tonight’s 8-diver A final on the platform. Texas will also score a trio of divers.

  Comment First!

Bacon Leads Again, Texas Scores One Diver But Misses Second Diver On Day 3

Minnesota’s Sarah Bacon is on track for a second NCAA diving title after besting 3-meter prelims by 19 points this afternoon.

  2 Comments

GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/19/2021

13-year-old Jude Banks broke a minute in the 100 breaststroke for the first time in his young career, dropping from 1:01.2 all the way to 59.8.

  2 Comments

Swim(s) of the Week: The Week of the 49

This week, a quartet of women went 49 in the 100 fly or 100 back five different times, with more 49s likely coming tonight.

  Comment First!

SwimSwam Pulse: 73% Picked Virginia To Win Women’s NCAA Title

In last week’s poll, nearly three-quarters of voters picked the Virginia Cavaliers as the favorites to win the women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving title.

  6 Comments

Bacon’s 61-Point Final Dive Tops NCAA 1M Prelims, IU Frosh To Score Big

Two-time defending 1-meter champion Sarah Bacon sat quietly in second place for most of qualifying, but smashed a 61-point final dive to take 1st.

  4 Comments

2021 Women’s NCAA Championships Day 2 Ups/Downs: UVA & NC State Put 4 Up

It was a big day for the ACC – Virginia and NC State lead the nation with 4 A-finalists apiece on day 2 of the women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

  18 Comments

Mid-Majors Seeded To Score One Single Point At Men’s NCAAs

Just as we noted with the women’s NCAA meet, the men’s NCAA Championships project to be a historically low-scoring meet for mid-major schools.

  5 Comments

PHOTO VAULT: Day 1 of 2021 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships

Louisville, Ohio State and Wisconsin shared a heat, never touching more than six tenths apart at any relay exchange – until the final leg.

  2 Comments

2021 NCAA Men’s Diving Preview: Texas & Ohio State Could Score 70+ Points Each

Texas and Ohio State qualified four divers apiece for the men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships, with scoring potential that could shift the team battle.

  3 Comments

Curzan Leads 5 Events, TAC Titans Lead Virtual Spring Champs At Halfway-Mark

We’re two weeks into the monthlong virtual Spring 18-and-under championships. The TAC Titans lead team scores with Claire Curzan leading five events.

  Comment First!

2021 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

As we tick down the days to the 2021 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here.

  12 Comments