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Hoffer Splits 18.55, Cal Men’s 200 Free Relay Hits ‘A’ Cut with 1:16.63

Ryan Hoffer then split a scorching 18.55 on the 2nd leg, with Nate Biondi (19.26) and Bryce Mefford (19.58) bringing the squad home. 

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2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: January Edition

The Texas Longhorns are still waiting on Austin Katz to perform to previous levels, but if he does, the ceiling for the Texas men is a national championship.

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Daniel Matheson Breaks 500 Free State Record at AZ D2 State Championship Meet

USC commit Daniel Matheson blasted a state record in the 500 free at the AIA D2 Swimming and Diving State Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 83% Picking Cal Men Over Stanford In Pac-12

It’s a runaway in the men’s Pac-12, where a late transfer probably only expanded a massive Cal lead in votes for the preseason favorite.

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Returning Conference Points: Elite Stanford Frosh Chasing Cal in Men’s Pac-12

Cal’s class of rising seniors – led by sprinter Ryan Hoffer – is an elite group. But so are Stanford’s incoming freshmen, including flyer Andrei Minakov.

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Top NCAA Men’s Swimming Recruits Of The Past Decade

With 10 recruiting classes ranked since SwimSwam’s inception, we’re looking back at the top overall NCAA swimming recruits since the class of 2013.

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Cal’s Ryan Hoffer on NCAA Heartbreak, How His Swimming ‘Took Off’ Last Season

Hoffer has been a preeminent short course sprinter for years. But he still managed a breakout season his junior year at Cal.

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Dave Durden Wins 3rd-Straight Pac-12 Coach of the Year Honors, 9th Career Award

The Cal Bears and Arizona State Sun Devils each took home two of the Pac-12 Swimming & Diving season awards this year.

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Projected Men’s 2020 NCAA Points By Class – All Classes

We tally up projected individual scoring for the 2020 NCAA meet, plus look back at the past three NCAA meets for class-by-class scoring by individual.

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2019-2020 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: Final Edition

NCAA’s are canceled. Bummed? Yeah, us too. But relive what could/would have been in our final edition Power Ranks, including conference champ results.

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Brownstead Breaks Dressel’s Nat’l HS Record with 19.2, Posts 18.6 50 FR Anchor

That was a lifetime best by 3 tenths and took down the former National High School Record set by Caeleb Dressel in 2013.

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NCAA Reveals Official Psych Sheets, Cutlines for 2020 Men’s NCAA Champs

Texas A&M’s Shaine Casas holds three top-2 seeds, including the top incoming times in the 200 IM (1:39.91) and 200 back (1:37.20).

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2020 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming Pre-Selection Psych Sheets Drop

Only 3 individual event champs return from 2019: Cal’s Ryan Hoffer (50 free), Michigan’s Felix Auboeck (1650 free) & Texas’s Jordan Windle (platform diving).

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Cal’s Hoffer and Weitzeil, UW’s Nelson Named Sullivan Award Semifinalists

American record-holders Abbey Weitzeil, Ryan Hoffer, and Beata Nelson were among the 33 semifinalists for the James E. Sullivan Award.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Cal’s Reece Whitley will race for a sweep in the 200 breast against Stanford’s Daniel Roy. Last night, Whitley became the 10th fastest ever in the 100 breast.

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