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2024-25 NCAA Digest: A Season Opening Mailbag – Who Will Win Men’s DI NCAAs?

We’re back for another season with our weekly NCAA recap, and we’re kicking things off with a mailbag where we answer your questions!

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British Breaststroker Oscar Bilbao Joining Arizona State This Fall

Breaststroke specialist Oscar Bilbao grew up in England before moving to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where he trained with Hamilton Aquatics Dubai.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Recent Michigan graduate Bence Szabados will aim to secure the men’s 50 free title after dominating prelims in 22.53 this morning.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

NC State sprinter Quintin McCarty sits atop the entry list of the men’s 50 freestyle at the Speedo Summer Championships on Saturday in Irvine.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic silver medalist Bella Sims is searching for her first win of the Summer Championships in the 200 freestyle against fellow 19-year-old Jillian Cox.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

After a win in the 200 back last night, Indiana transfer Owen McDonald will take on the 200 free and 100 back double this morning.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 4 Preview & Scratches – House leads the way in 2 Free

Not too far from his training base in Arizona, Sun Devil’s Grant House enters the morning session as the top seed in the 200 free, but faces stiff competition for a spot in the A-final

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Rising Georgia senior Rachel Stege is the top qualifier in the women’s 400 free ahead of a stacked field featuring Bella Sims, Jillian Cox, and Kayla Han.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After a third-place finish at Olympic Trials, Texas’s Jillian Cox will look to reach the top of the podium in the 400 Free but must first get past top seed Bella Sims.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 3 Preview & Scratches – Rex Maurer In 4 Free, Out 2 Bk

Rex Maurer hopes that his success in last night’s 400 IM carries over to this morning’s 400 free as he has opted to swim it instead of the 200 back where he was the 3rd seed.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kayla Han is the top qualifier in the women’s 400 IM on Day 2 at 2024 Speedo Summer Championships.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Quintin McCarty is the top seed in the men’s 100 free on Wednesday at the Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine.

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Virginia, Texas, NC State, and Arizona State Will Swim a Quad Meet in Austin in January

Only a handful of NCAA programs have released their meet schedules for the 2024-2025 season, and we already have a highlight featuring both defending NCAA Champion teams.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials: Reaction Time Analysis

We all see the fastest reaction times in each heat following the start of every race—but do these split-second stats have any real effect on the outcome?

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The City of Sports Cheers on Indiana Swimmers: A Brief Case Study

Is the home crowd propelling Indiana-trained swimmers to stellar swims? SwimSwam digs into the data.

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