SwimSwam Pulse: 57% Had Picked Texas To Win Men’s NCAAs
The meet won’t happen due to the NCAA’s cancellation, but a solid majority of SwimSwam voters expected Texas to win the men’s NCAA title.
Shouts From The Stands: Shutdown, But Not Shutout (A Win In Wake Of COVID-19)
“This growth will carry over to the next championship meet. Their quench for success will be even greater. The drive to bounce back will be stronger.”
Editorial: Coronavirus Can’t Take Your Season Away
Though you may not see the improvements you’ve made show up on a scoreboard in numeric form, the growth in who you are and how you swim is still there.
SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Picking Stanford To Win Women’s NCAAs
Just over half of voters are picking Stanford to repeat as NCAA champs on the women’s side, compared to just under 25% for Virginia.
The Real Reason Why Coronavirus Won’t Cancel the 2020 Olympic Games
Whether you believe the coronavirus will be a pandemic, or you believe it will pass with the coming of spring, one thing is clear: the Olympic impact…
SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 3 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships
We’ve spent the past few weeks using our periodic SwimSwam polls to let readers weigh in on the coming conference swimming & diving championships.
SwimSwam Pulse: 88% Pick Cal Men To Win Pac-12s
88% are picking the Cal men to win their third-straight Pac-12 title – that’s one of the most overpowering results of our conference champs poll series.
The Time Has Come For The US To Join The Rest Of The World And Race Meters
Collegiate track and field used to compete in yards and have successfully transitioned to meters. We can too. If not now, then when?
SwimSwam Pulse: 68% Pick Stanford To Win Women’s Pac-12
More than two-thirds of voters are picking Stanford to win the women’s Pac-12 title for the fourth-straight year, compared to about 27% for Cal.
Mathematically Speaking: How Do Smith/Finke Records Compare To Dressel?
American records by Robert Finke (1650 free) and Kieran Smith (500 free) were earth-shattering – but were they as historic as Caeleb Dressel’s 50/100 frees?
How Bobby Finke’s 14:12 Made Me Feel
Finke’s swim feels approachable in a way that other races do not. And that’s what made it one of the most beautiful races I’ve seen in a long time.
SwimSwam Pulse: 55% Pick Michigan To Win Men’s Big Tens
After a whopping 72% picked the Michigan women to win Big Tens, another majority (55.2%) of voters picked the Wolverine men to win their conference meet.
SwimSwam Voters Picks: Week 1 of Major 2020 NCAA Conference Championships
We compile predictions for week 1 of conference swimming action: voter picks from our polls, Swimulator projections, and our official SwimSwam picks.
SwimSwam Pulse: 77% Pick NC State Men To Win ACC Title
It’s a blowout in our men’s ACC Champions poll: 77.3% of voters picked the NC State Wolfpack to win a sixth consecutive conference title.
SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Pick Michigan To Win Big Ten Women’s Title
71.9% of voters picked Michigan to win the women’s Big Ten swimming & diving title, a huge landslide of votes over defending champs Indiana.