SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Predict Haas, 18% Predict Dressel To Win 200 Free
More than half of voters predicted Townley Haas to remain the fastest American in the 200 meter free this season, though a whopping 18% voted in favor of Caeleb Dressel.
2018 U.S. Nationals Preview: Veterans Collide with Short Course Studs in Men’s 200 Free
Reigning World Champs silver medalist Townley Haas is going to need a couple other swimmers in the 1:44 or 1:45 range if the USA hopes to wrest the 4×200 title from Great Britain in 2019.
2018 U.S. Nationals Previews: All Eyes on Grothe in 400 Free
Grothe, the fastest man in the nation this year and the only American to break 3:50 in-season, looks poised for a big swim after shattering the American Records in the 500 free and 1650 free at Winter Nationals this season.
Wilson Tops Licon in 100 Breast, Conger Drops 48.7 100 Free in Austin
Wilson posted a 1:00.45 to knock off Licon’s 1:00.96.
Madisyn Cox Entered in First Meet Since March at Austin Sectionals
Cox last raced at March’s Pro Swim Series stop in Atlanta. She’s part of a field full of National Teamers and World Championship medalists this weekend in Austin.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas Men, Dean Farris Tackle Fast Friday (Video)
Teams are training hard and loading up on their swimmers. What better time to go and see what the 4-time reigning NCAA champs are up to?
Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Seliskar Beats 3/4ths of 4×200 Relay
Last week, Seliskar went 1:49.23 in prelims and 1:48.35 in finals of the 200 free at the Santa Clara Pro Swim Series, beating a field that included three-fourths of Team USA’s bronze-medal 4×200 free relay from the 2017 World Championships.
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Chase Kalisz will take on the 200 fly/200 IM double on day 3 of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara.
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Ryan Murphy wins 200m backstroke in 1:56.0
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
Ryan Lochte will take on the 200 back on day 2 in Santa Clara.
2018-2019 NCAA Cut Times Released; 19.00 Is New 50 Free ‘A’ Cut
The NCAA has released its Division I qualifying standards for the 2018-2019 college season, including drastically-lowered B cuts and an A cut in the 50 free that has officially reached the 19-second barrier.
2018 Santa Clara Pro Swim Series: Swim Squad Starter Projections
Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Lochte will be among the swimmers make their TYR Pro Series debuts in Santa Clara.
SwimSwam Pulse: 75% Pick Dressel’s 17.63 As Most Impressive of NCAAs
In a shocking runaway of votes, SwimSwam voters overwhelmingly picked Caeleb Dressel’s 17.63 in the 50 free as the most impressive swim of men’s NCAAs. That that swim won the poll isn’t a surprise, but the winning margin might be. More than three-quarters of votes went to Dressel’s 50 – in fact, that event tallied ten times more votes than any of the other four events on the ballot.
Hear What They Said: Top 30+ Quotes From Men’s 2018 NCAA’s (Video)
Hear the top quotes from the media scrum at the 2018 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
2018 M. NCAAs: After None In 2017, Five Top-2 Seeds Missed The A-Final
Hugo Gonzalez missed a pair of A-finals in the 200 & 400 IM after coming in as the #1 seed.