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SwimSwam Pulse: 40% Pick Manuel As Most Concerning Absence

About 40% of voters picked Stanford’s Olympic and world champ sprinter Simone Manuel as the most concerning NCAA swimmer MIA this fall.

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SwimSwam’s Mock Draft For the 2018 SwimSquad Battles

On Sunday, four retired Olympians will draft SwimSquads for the 2018 Pro Swim Series. We’re predicting the picks in advance.

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Simone Manuel Still Absent From Art Adamson Invite Psych Sheets

After pulling out of the USA College Challenge with what Stanford termed a “mild injury,” Olympic champ Simone Manuel is missing from the official psych sheets for the Art Adamson Invite at Texas A&M this weekend.

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Allison Beebe Joins Flack As Head Coach Of U.S. Junior Pan Pac Team

Allison Beebe of Santa Clara will join Dan Flack as head coach of the U.S. team at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

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NCAA Fall Season Marked By Notable Absences

The NCAA season this fall has been almost as focused on who’s not swimming as on who is. That’s because a number of key contributors have been absent, some mysteriously, for the bulk of their team’s fall dual meets.

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Drabot Blasts Personal Best 1:54 200 Fly as Cardinal Dominates NC State

Drabot held a slight lead over defending NCAA champion Ella Eastin throughout the race, holding her off in the final 50 to win it 1:54.49 to 1:54.70. That’s a lifetime best for Drabot by 5 seconds per the USA Swimming database.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 90% Predict Stanford as NCAA Champs

90% of SwimSwam voters proved their sanity this week, selecting Stanford to win the 2018 women’s NCAA title.

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Indiana Men Overtake Cal, Stanford Women Remain Atop CSCAA Polls

Blake Pieroni has shown great form early in the NCAA season, leading the Indiana men to the top of the CSCAA polls.

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Simone Manuel Off College Challenge Roster With ‘Mild’ Injury

Simone Manuel will no longer compete at this year’s College Challenge.

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First Annual SwimSwam NCAA Division 1 Women’s Preseason Picks

Stanford may be the clear favorite to win the 2018 NCAA Division I team championship, but we don’t think they’re going to win quite every event.

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Golden Goggles 2017: The Official SwimSwam Ballot

SwimSwam’s picks for each of the Golden Goggle Awards.

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Rosters Announced for 2017 USA vs. College Challenge

Katie Ledecky is among the Pac-12 All Stars who will face off with team USA in Los Angeles from October 21st-22nd.

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College Swimming Previews: #1 Stanford and College Swimming’s Big 3

Simone Manuel (second from left), Katie Ledecky (third from left) and Ella Eastin (right) were three of the top individual scorers at 2017 NCAAs, and their Stanford Cardinal are still the heavy NCAA favorites despite graduating Lia Neal (far left).

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2017-2018 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: First Edition

You’ll never guess who we ranked #1… Ok, you might. But there are a few interesting offseason shake-ups, including one team outside the top 10 last year bringing in two impact transfers to surge towards the top 5.

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USA Swimming vs USA Gymnastics in Celebrity Family Feud

Check out which swim stars are representing team USA Swimming on Celebrity Family Feud

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