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Top “Free Agents” In The Transfer Portal for the 2023-24 Season

Looking ahead to the 2023-34 NCAA season, Tokyo Olympian Andrei Minakov is the biggest name still in the transfer portal.

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Winter Juniors Qualifier Max Ayres Commits To Colorado Mesa University (2023)

Sprinter Max Ayres has announced his commitment to swim and study at Division II Colorado Mesa University this upcoming fall.

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NCAA D2 Swimmer of the Year Ben Sampson (Colorado Mesa) Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Ben Sampson, the NCAA Division II Swimmer of the Year last season and national champion in the 200 back and 200 IM, has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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2023 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Nova Southeastern’s Savannah Best will be one of the favorites in the women’s 200 IM on Day 2 of the NCAA Division II Championships in Indianapolis.

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Week 1 Midseason Mashup: The Top Performers From NCAA Invites – Men’s Edition

Leon Marchand helped propel the ASU men to a successful showing at the Wolfpack Invite last weekend, posting the top time in the NCAA in three events.

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The Week That Was In College Swimming: Midseason Madness Part I

Welcome to The Week That Was In College Swimming, where we’re recapping the madness that came out of the first weekend of midseason invites.

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D2 Swimmer Ben Sampson Rips 1:40.73 200 Back At Altitude

Colorado Mesa’s Ben Sampson blasted a 1:40.73 200 backstroke in prelims, which would have finished eighth at 2022 Division I NCAAs.

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Xander Skinner Named CoSIDA’s DII At-Large All-American of the Year

McKendree University’s Xander Skinner has been named CoSIDA’s DII At-Large All-American of the Year, the first in the school’s history.

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2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The last session will have the fastest heat of 1650 free, finals of the 100 free, 200 back, and 200 breast, and timed finals of the 400 free relay.

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2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Day 4 prelims will consist of heats of the 100 free, 200 back, and 200 breast, and all but the fastest heat of the 1650 free.

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2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships – Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Finals of the 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, 3-meter diving, and 800 free relay begin at 6PM in Greensboro.

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2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Championships – Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day Three prelims session will consist of heats of the men’s 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, and 200 fly, where Jack Lustig of McKendree is the #2 seed.

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BYU Sweeps Tri-Meet, Defeating Colorado Mesa and Denver

BYU swept its tri-meet on both the men’s and women’s sides, winning 21 events, including a first-place sweep of the diving events.

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Queens Men, Women Lead Mid-Season Division II Swimulator Rankings

Queens University of Charlotte, the 5x defending NCAA Division II national champions, lead in both the women’s and men’s Swimulator rankings mid-2021-22.

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Ben Sampson Clocks Sixth-Fastest D2 100 Backstroke

Ben Sampson, a sophomore at Colorado Mesa University, became the fastest American to swim the 100 back in Division II history.

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