SwimSwam’s Official 2022-23 College Swimming Previews Index
Follow along here as SwimSwam’s staff previews the top 12 men’s and women’s NCAA Division 1 teams as we gear up for the 2022-2023 college swimming season.
College Swimming Previews: #7 Stanford Men Aim To Keep Last Year’s Momentum Going
After taking a giant leap forward last season, the Cardinal bring in a strong recruiting class that bolsters a well-rounded squad in 2022-23.
College Swimming Previews: #8 Cal Women’s Bear Market
Backstroke star Isabelle Stadden projects to be the one constant for the Cal women as they enter the season under a cloud of uncertainty.
College Swimming Previews: #8 Georgia Men Battling A Sates-less Season
Rising junior Luca Urlando (above) dominated butterfly and IM events for Georgia last season. He also crushed the NCAA 100 back record on a relay lead-off.
College Previews: Strong Core Should Help Blunt Key Losses for #9 Ohio State Men
The Buckeyes take a hit with some key losses, but they’ve got plenty of talent remaining as they aim for a 4th-straight top 10 finish.
College Swimming Previews: Relay Strength Bolsters The #9 Ohio State Women
Amy Fulmer (pictured), one of Ohio State’s crucial relay contributors, will come into the season as one of the nation’s top sprinters.
2022-23 College Previews: #10 Tennessee Women Looking to Defend SEC Title
Tennessee had one of the best turnarounds of the 2021-2022 season, coming back from a 5th place finish at the 2021 SEC Championships to win the 2022 title.
College Swimming Previews: It’s a Sprint Free World for #10 Virginia Men
The Cavaliers’ sprint corps arrived last year with an American Record 200 free relay, and that group was the key to UVA’s 3rd-straight top ten NCAA finish.
College Swimming Previews: #11 Indiana Doesn’t Looze Much from 2021
Recent National Champion in the 200 LCM breast Mackenzie Looze will be returning to Indiana to use her COVID-19 fifth year.
College Swimming Previews: #11 Virginia Tech Men Flying into 2022-2023 Season
Rising junior Youssef Ramadan won ACC Championships Most Valuable Swimmer in 2022 and went under the 44 second mark in the 100 fly at NCAAs.
College Previews: #12 Louisville Men Retooling in Quest to Return to Top 10
The Cardinals had their lowest NCAA finish since 2015 and lose some big names, but a new core could coalesce this year and return Louisville to the top ten.
College Swimming Previews: #12 Kentucky Women Strong in the Stroke 200s + 400 IM
The team’s highest scorer at NCAAs Lauren Poole returns for her senior season and have a class of incoming freshmen coming in to fill gaps.
2022 Women’s NCAAs: Day 3 Finals Preview
Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil will look to defend her 100 butterfly title tonight after placing 5th in prelims. MacNeil is the NCAA record holder in the event.
The Most & Least Likely Records to Fall at the 2022 Women’s NCAA Championships
The NCAA Championships are exhilarating for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the records that get broken.
2022 W. NCAA Previews: Faster than 1:50 to Win the 200 Butterfly?
7 of last year’s 8 A finalists are entered into the field again, but the top 2 seeds were not members of the A final last year, which may speed things up.