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Texas to Host Virginia, NC State, Arizona State in High-Powered Weekend Thriller The teams that occupied the top-two spots at each of the last three NCAA Women's Championships will be racing this weekend in Austin, Texas, along with a squad that tied for ninth last year. For the men, the defending n...

In the sprint-freestyle events, power is essential. The ability to generate speed in an instant, rather than building it, takes serious strength and conditioning. But in Tempe, Arizona, Herbie Behm and the Arizona State staff are developing power in a different way: unrivaled technical perfection an...

Pomona-Pitzer swimmer Alexandra Turvey was selected as the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year. Turvey is a 21-time All-American and biology major. She was announced as the winner last week at the NCAA Convention in Nashville. "This is truly such an honor. I stand here tonight not just as a single person bu...

How They Train: The Work of University of Texas NCAA Champion Emma Sticklen Want a picture of Lady Longhorn Emma Sticklen sailing toward her fifth NCAA championship? Think “hungry for more.” Pursuing a graduate certificate in sport communications, Sticklen is already a 16x first team CSCAA All-Ameri...

Freshman Focus (Part Four): International Olympians Bring Paris Experience to NCAA Elite college swimming always includes swimmers with Olympic experience, and this year's class includes a pair of swimmers who won individual gold medals in Paris, Hubert Kos and Torri Huske, along with 13 others who ...

The SEC announced its swimmers and divers of the week. SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Week – Josh Liendo Liendo posted four event wins and two NCAA B-cut times against the No. 23 Aggies. In his individual events, the junior recorded B-cut times in the 50 free (19.29) and in the 100 fly (45.95). The Scar.....

ACC Weekly Honors: Isabelle Stadden, Ben Delmar Lead Award Winners In the week 15 set of weekly honors for the 2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season, North Carolina’s Ben Delmar was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week while California’s Joshua Thai was name...

Q&A With Texas Associate Women's Head Coach Mitch Dalton By Michael J. Stott After five years as director of USA Swimming’s National Junior Team Mitch Dalton is now associate head coach of the University of Texas women’s team as the Lady Longhorns fight for NCAA supremacy. Mitch Dalton Associate Hea...

Electric Weekend of Swimming Highlights Bay Area College Excellence A whopping six NCAA collegiate swimming programs exist within a 100-mile radius of each other in California's Bay Area. An additional 11 swimming programs at community colleges call the Bay Area home. So, on any given weekend, a loc...

Wiffen Brothers Film Entertaining Recruiting Visit to Cal-Berkeley; Could Olympic Champ Daniel Join Nathan as a Golden Bear Last fall, Irish distance standout Nathan Wiffen revealed that he will attend Cal-Berkeley and pursue a college career in the NCAA ranks. Could his twin brother, Olympic champi...

Additions of Henveaux, Tomac Give Cal Men Well-Rounded Roster For Title Push Regular followers of college swimming know better than to count out the California Golden Bears at the NCAA Men's Championships. Perhaps you have heard this statistic, but it's incredible nature makes it worth repeating: Ca...

Lauren Lee, Samantha Smith Pace Boston College Sweep of BU Lauren Lee and Samantha Smith won three times apiece as Boston College swept city rival Boston University on Saturday. The women’s team claimed a 167-133 win over the Terriers. On the men’s side, the Eagles registered a 173-127 decision. Mee...

Ralph Daleiden, Eleni Gewalt Power Arizona Sweep of Minnesota Ralph Daleiden and Eleni Gewalt came up big for Arizona on Saturday, leading it to a pair of cross-conference dual meet wins over Minnesota. The Arizona men claimed a 162-147 victory at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center. The women squeaked o...

Andrei Minakov, Lucy Bell Star in Stanford Senior Day Sweep of USC Andrei Minakov won all four times he got in the water, and Lucy Bell posted a pair of career-best times as Stanford swept USC. Minakov, one of 11 male swimmers feted on the Cardinal men’s Senior Day, keyed a 202-97 win. The Stanford ...

Phoebe Bacon Wins Twice as Wisconsin, Northwestern Split Phoebe Bacon won a pair of events as Wisconsin dominated Northwestern Saturday in a 205.5-93.5 win. The Wildcats’ men scored a win at the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, though, by a score of 163.5-136.5. Bacon, the American Olympian, clocked...

Leah Polonsky Wins Twice as Cal Tops UCLA Leah Polonsky won two individual events Saturday as California beat UCLA, 187-106, at the Spieker Aquatics Complex. Polonsky was one of 17 Golden Bears celebrating Senior Day. The Israel international and Paris Olympian went 48.73 to best teammate McKenna St...

Nebraska, Led By Gena Jorgensen, Takes Down Illinois in Midwest Duel The Nebraska Cornhuskers women fought towards a 174.5-125.5 victory over the Fighting Illini of Illinois, improving to 6-2. Nebraska’s Gena Jorgensen led the way with 3 individual wins. The Junior began with an assertive win in the...

Missouri Men and Women Take Down In-State Rival Missouri State, McKendree Missouri took down in-state rival Missouri State, winning 131-65 on the men’s side and 196-18 on the women’s side, respectively. They also faced off against Division II power McKendree, winning 123-85 (men) and 199-13 (women)....

Virginia Tech Records Sweeps of Princeton, Penn State The Virginia Tech Hokies traveled north to State College, Pa., where Penn State was also welcoming the Princeton Tigers. The Hokies won all four of their dual meets Saturday while Princeton's women and men were victorious against Penn State. Wome...

Georgia Takes Care of Business at Home Against UNC-Wilmington The Georgia Bulldogs had no trouble securing two victories Saturday as UNC-Wilmington's teams traveled to Athens. The Georgia women won 177-114 while the men clobbered the Seahawks by a 224-71 margin. Georgia's women won the 200 medley re...