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Articles by Sam Blacker

Breaking Down Jordan Crooks’ Historic 400 Free Relay Split

Breaking Caeleb Dressel’s 100 free record has cemented Jordan Crooks in college history, but his most dominant performance came in his final NCAA swim

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Noah Millard Breaks Nine-Year-Old Ivy League Record in The Mile, #24 All-Time

Millard swam 14:28.43 to take 4th place at NCAA’s, slicing more than three seconds off Chris Swanson’s record from back in 2016

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Half Of Day 3 Finalists Won’t Return Next Year

Seniors and Fifth-Years dominated the finals session on Day 3, filling out three-quarters of both the 100 breast and 200 free ‘A’ finals

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What Will Each Of The Top-Three Teams Need To Win?

The team battle was shaken up on Day 3, and there are three team with potential to take the crown. Texas are in pole position, but here’s what all three need

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NCAA Day 3 Review: Who Has The Hot Hand Heading Into the Final Day?

A big swing for Cal, NC State underperforming and a mid-distance freestyle powerhouse in Alabama : How did Day 3 shake out?

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Julian Smith Out Of 100 Free, Will Swim All 5 Relays

Julian Smith is the biggest scratch from prelims on Day 4, as the Gators prioritise their #2 seed 400 freestyle relay team

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NCAA Day 2 Review: Who’s looking Strong At Halfway?

At the halfway point who’s looking up, who might need to kick on, and which of todays races could have a big effect on the title fight?

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Jordan Crooks Throws Down Multiple Top-5 50 Frees On Day 2 Of NCAAs

Jordan Crooks broke the 18-second barrier on two occasions in finals on Day 2, giving him six of the eight times under this barrier

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NCAA Day 1 + Day 2 Prelims Review: Who’s On The Upswing From Conferences?

Which teams have been outperforming expectations so far at NCAAs, and who might be casting nervous looks over their shoulders?

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Tennessee Look To Sprint Away From The Field In The Free Relays

Jordan Crooks will look to claim his first NCAA relay titles with Tennessee, whilst Florida look to reclaim their crown as the kings of sprint freestyle

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Which Men’s Event Was The Most Difficult To Qualify In For NCAAs?

It nearly took sub-19 to qualify in the 50 free this year but was it the most difficult event to make NCAAs? Breaststroke may have something to say about that

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What Will It Take To Score At The 2025 Men’s NCAA Championships?

There’s no clear team out in front, despite Texas’ dominance on the psych sheets. Getting swimmers into scoring position will be key, but what will that take?

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What Will It Take To Score at Women’s NCAA’s – A Review

How well did our model do at predicting scoring times last week? Pretty well, although there were a couple of events that didn’t quite go as expected

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Mackenzie Miller Becomes BYU’s First Swimming 1st Team All-American Since 1991

Mackenzie Miller qualified 5th into the 100 breaststroke final on Day 3 of NCAAs, giving BYU their first swimming ‘A’ finalist for 34 years

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What Will It Take To Score At Women’s NCAAs?

How quick will the fight for finals spots be at Federal Way this week? We’ve built a model to try to answer that very question

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