2019 Women’s NCAA Championship Pick ‘Em Contest Is Live
It’s bold predictions time… we’re launching our annual Women’s NCAA Championships Pick ‘Em Contest with a tweaked scoring format and a lineup of great prizes!
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Ruck & Nelson Nearly “Co-Favorites” in 200 Back
Stanford freshman Taylor Ruck has been 1:48.67 in the 200 yard backstroke this season, which would have been fast enough to win silver at last year’s NCAA Championships. But Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson has been faster still.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Cal, Texas Set for Fierce 400 FR Relay Battle
Stanford has won this event 4 of the last 5 years, but they do not appear to be a favorite to win this time around.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: 200 Breaststroke Presents a 2:07 Logjam
Lilly King is as safe a bet as there is in the 200 breaststroke, but there are a lot of contenders for A final spots in the 200 breaststroke.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Open Field Leaves Room for Surprise in 1650
With four of 2018’s top-10 finishers out of the NCAA, there’s room for some new blood in the mile.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: A Loaded 100 Free Where Anything Could Happen
This year’s field of 100 freestylers includes 4 of the top 10 fastest performers of all time, and 6 of the top 20 performers all-time.
Christopher Staka Will Transfer to University of Texas For 2019-2020
After 2 seasons at Alabama, Staka took a year off, and will now transfer to Texas.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Two-Year-Old Rematch Highlights Diving Events
Newcomers and redshirt returners threaten to shake up last year’s diving order, including on 1-meter, where UCLA’s Maria Polyakova returns from a redshirt year to recreate what was a seven-point thriller of a finish with Sarah Bacon and Alison Gibson in 2017.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Brown V. Weitzeil for Sprint Queen
For the title of sprint queen in the 50 free, Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil and Tennessee’s Erika Brown look to have a battle like none other for the American record.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Beata Nelson Guns for 100 BK AR, Again
Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson looks to potentially gain her recently-lost 100 BK American record. But freshmen Taylor Ruck and Maggie MacNeil, both in their first year of SCY swimming, could be dark horse threats.
Who Got Faster? Improvement at Men’s D1 Conference Meets
For most of the college swimming world, championship season is over. Team’s conference meets marked the pinnacle of their seasons….
Who Got Faster? Improvement at Women’s D1 Conference Meets
For most of the college swimming world, championship season is over. Team’s conference meets marked the pinnacle of their seasons….
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Stanford Reloads In 800 Free Relay
With Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel moving on to the pros, Stanford reloads in search of their third-straight 800 free relay title – and they’ve still got the stars to do it.
2019 W. NCAA Previews: Can Cierra Runge Hit Freshman-Era 500 Times?
One swimmer stands out amid a tightly-packed 500 freestyle field, and that’s ASU transfer Cierra Runge.
2019 D1 NCAA Scoring Predictions: Swimulator Style
The Swimulator team takes its crack at predicting NCAA scoring based on pure numbers.