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Dean Farris

SwimSwam Podcast: The Dean Farris Episode

Dean shares his favorite moments from his time in the pool, what’s next for him in life, and even comments on some of our favorite ‘Dean memes’.

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How Did We Do? Reviewing SwimSwam’s Final Men’s NCAA Power Rankings

Dean Farris and the Harvard men greatly exceeded expectations last week at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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Ivy League Makes Presence Felt at Men’s NCAAs

Penn’s Matt Fallon, who finished 3rd in the 200 breast, was one of a slew of Ivy League swimmers smashing records at NCAAs this week.

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2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 4 Relay Analysis

Bjorn Seeliger, runner-up in the 100 free, led off Cal’s 400 free relay in 40.92, the only sub-41 flat-start time in the field.

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Dean Farris Wins His Last Individual NCAA Race, Will Retire

Two-time NCAA Champion and American Record holder Dean Farris has revealed to SwimSwam that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA Championships.

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Luca Urlando Becomes First Man Sub-44 in Both 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke

With his 43.35 backstroke leadoff in the 400 medley relay and his 43.80 in the 100 butterfly, Luca Urlando is the first man under 44 seconds in both events.

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Day 3 Race Videos: Watch Urlando & Gonzalez Break 100 Back, 400 IM Records

Watch Luca Urlando break NCAA, U.S. Open, American Record in the 100 Backstroke, Hugo Gonzalez break NCAA, U.S. Open Record in 400 IM, all other day 3 races.

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2022 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Minnesota’s Max McHugh has a great shot at Ian Finnerty’s all-time record in the 100 breast tonight at the Men’s NCAA Championships.

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2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 2 Relay Analysis

Bjorn Seeliger led off the Cal 200 free relay in 18.27, the fastest 50 free in the meet (including the individual event).

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2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Georgia sophomore Jake Magahey comes in as the defending champion, but only the fourth seed, in this morning’s 500 free prelims.

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Men’s Division I NCAAs: Day 2 Prelim Scratch Report- Minakov, Armstrong Drop 50

After adding the 800 free relay to his lineup on night one, Ohio State’s Hunter Armstrong has scratched the 50 free, hinting at him swimming five relays.

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2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Championships: Day 1 Relay Analysis

Texas senior Drew Kibler led off the record-breaking 800 free relay in 1:30.54, which was the fastest first leg of the night.

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2022 Men’s NCAAs: Overreactions

The Texas men won the 800 freestyle relay tonight in an NCAA record time of 6:03.89. The Longhorns have a slight lead over Florida heading into day 2.

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Texas Men Break 800 Free Relay NCAA Record In A Time Of 6:03.89

In the second NCAA record set tonight, the Texas men took down their old mark of 6:05.08 by 1.19 seconds in the 800 free relay.

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With New Schedule, Florida and Texas Swim Fastest 200 Medley Relays Ever

That didn’t take long. Florida and Texas swam under the old US Open Record, while Cal and NC State tied in the penultimate heat, for four sub-1:22 swims.

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