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NC State Misses A Final 400 Medley Relay With Alternate Lineup

NC State missed the A final of the 400 medley relay while swimming an alternate lineup and gaining almost two seconds. Cal very nearly missed the final as well while swimming without Olympic champ Ryan Murphy.

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Matt Josa DQ’d After 1:41.50 200 IM At NCAA Prelims

A big blow to Cal: Matt Josa was disqualified out of prelims of the 200 IM after going a 1:41.50 that would have qualified him 6th for tonight’s final.

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2017 M. NCAA Finals Preview: 5 Sub-4:10 Swimmers Battle in 500 Free

This morning, South Carolina’s Fynn Minuth, teammate Akaram Mahmoud, and Michigan’s Felix Auboeck all broke 4:10, but tonight they’ll be challenged by Townley Haas and Clark Smith, who have also been sub-4:10.

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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 2 Relay Speculation

The 400 medleys could see a few major lineup shakeups among the top teams after a wild prelims session. Most notably, Cal could swap out as many as three of four legs after barely squeaking into tonight’s final after Alabama DQ’d.

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Alabama DQ Gets Cal’s 400 Medley Relay Into A Final

A disqualification to Alabama bumped California’s 400 medley relay into the A final after the Golden Bears swam an alternate lineup in prelims.

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Watch NC State Demolish US Open Record in 800 Free Relay

Watch NC State swim a 6:06.53 800 free relay, the swiftest time ever.

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2017 Men’s NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Texas will look to defend their title in tonight’s race, with 3 of Team USA’s Olympic gold medalists in the 800 free relay stepping up to the plate for the Longhorns: Townley Haas, Jack Conger, and Clark Smith.

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SwimSwam Readers Predict Nationals: Pick’em Analysis Individual Events

View your entries here There is a theory in economics that under certain circumstances combining the opinions of a large…

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All the Links You Need for the 2017 Men’s D1 NCAA Championships

You can find all the links you need to follow along right here on SwimSwam, as well as event-by-event previews and predictions.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: Get Ready for Déjà Vu All Over Again in the 400 MR

It’s looking like it could be a 1-2 finish in the 400 medley relay for Texas and California for the 3rd straight year.

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Final Team Predictions For The 2017 Men’s NCAA Championships

Here’s our predictions for the top 25 teams at this week’s event.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: 200 BK Will Be Murphy’s Individual NCAA Swan Song

Cal’s Ryan Murphy will chase his own NCAA and American Record in the 200 back after dominating the field with a 1:35.73 last season. Now a 2-time Olympic backstroke champion, Murphy will be swimming in his last ever NCAA Meet, and this could be the last time we see him focus on yards. If successful in defending his backstroke titles, Murphy will have 4-peated in both.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: Wild Animal Party in the 400 Free Relay

The Florida Gators come in to NCAAs with the top time this season in the 400 free relay and will be looking to hold off talented NC State and Texas squads.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: California In Position To Reclaim 200 Medley Relay

Ryan Murphy will look to lead Cal back to the top of the podium in the 200 medley relay.

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2017 M. NCAA Picks: 9 of Top 25 Fastest Performers to Race in 100 Back

Cal’s Ryan Murphy headlines a loaded 100 back field that includes 9 of the top 25 fastest performers of all time.

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