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Supreme Depth Leads Virginia Cavaliers to Record-Setting Sixth Consecutive National Title The Virginia Cavaliers women's swim team had an enormous task to succeed a pair of legends who finished their careers among the most decorated performers ever. History was on the line, with Virginia having tied...

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 4 Finals: Denison Repeats as Men's Champions; NYU Women Finish Off Dominant Meet The Denison Big Red have captured the national championship in Division III men's swimming and diving for the second consecutive year while the New York University women broke throug...

NCAA Women's Championships: Virginia Completes Relay Sweep With NCAA Record in 400 Free Relay The University of Virginia has won all five relays at the NCAA Women's Championships. The outcome here was never really in doubt, not with the group of sprinters the Cavaliers were rolling out for the final...

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Jack Hill Clips National Record; NYU Women Continue Dominance The final morning prelims session of the NCAA Division III Championships in Indianapolis featured Jack Hill of Denison swimming a national record in the men's 100 freestyle and helping his t...

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 3 Finals: Denison Men Set Relay Record, Maintain Lead; NYU Adds Three Women's Wins The Denison men and NYU women have led throughout the NCAA Division III Championships in Indianapolis, and both teams are still on track to secure national titles following Friday ...

NCAA Women's Championships: Virginia Dominates 400 Medley Relay for Fifth Straight Year Every single swimmer racing for the University of Virginia on the 400 medley relay Friday evening at the NCAA Women's Championships had already finished second place or higher in an individual event at this meet....

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 2 Finals: Cooper Costello, Kaley McIntyre Add Second Wins as Three Records Fall Thursday evening's finals at the NCAA Division III Championships saw the top teams remain consistent as the Denison men and NYU women continue to pour it on. Denison's strong night in...

NCAA Women's Championships: Claire Curzan Leads Off in 20.85, Sara Curtis Anchors Virginia to 200 Free Relay Win The University of Virginia women have been dominant in the sprint relays for the past four years, winning every single conference and national title in the event when star sisters Gretche...

NCAA Division III Championships, Day 1 Finals: Denison Men, NYU Women Lead; 400 Medley Relay Records Fall Night one of the NCAA Division III Championships in Indianapolis culminated with a bang as the Bates men and Kenyon women each put together national-record performances in the 400 medley relay. ...

NCAA Women's Championships: Anna Moesch Pulls Off Anchor-Leg Comeback to Give Virginia 800 Free Relay Title Through the first 750 yards of the 800 freestyle relay, the University of Virginia never led. Instead, a trio of teams exchanged the advantage through their own sizzling splits until Anna Moes...

Stanford Women Set For One Final Run to Conclude Torri Huske Era With her college career in its final days, Torri Huske has long since secured her place among the best in Stanford history. Huske arrived at Stanford in the fall of 2021 having already reached an individual Olympic final and helped the...

Anna Moesch Becoming Newest Cavaliers Star, Pursuing Freestyle Titles and Records at NCAA Championships When she arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2024, Anna Moesch joined one of the great active dynastic runs in college swimming. Less than two seasons later, the 20-year-old from....

NCAA Preview: Virginia Favored to Win Sixth Consecutive NCAA Women's Title (Team Standings Predictions) No women's swimming and diving team has ever captured six consecutive NCAA Division I titles. Texas took five in a row from 1984 through 1988, and then Stanford matched that feat from 1992 through...

NCAA Men’s Championships Pre-Cut Psych Sheet: Texas Favored for Repeat Title The pre-cut psych sheets for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Championships were released Tuesday. These are not the final entry lists for the meet, which will take place March 25-28 in Atlanta. Only a select number of athletes will...

Chris Guiliano Shows Off 50-100-200 Range in Westmont Less than two years ago, Chris Guiliano became the first American man since Matt Biondi to qualify for individual Olympic berths in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. Guiliano, a near-unknown before his surprise qualification for the World Championsh...

Isabelle Stadden Joins U.S. Women's Backstroke Mix With Breakout Westmont Performance For the last seven years, Isabelle Stadden has been nestled into the lower portion of the U.S. women's backstroke hierarchy, good enough to make a Nationals final and earn top-three finishes at the NCAA Championshi...

Yamato Okadome, Nate Germonprez Lead Resurgent NCAA Men's Breaststroke Fields The upcoming NCAA Men's Championships, set to take place in Atlanta at the end of the month, will see significant turnover in the breaststroke events compared to the 2025 season. Six of last year's eight A-finalists from b...

Pro Swim Series Westmont, Day 3 Finals: Summer McIntosh Crushes 1:53.80 200 Free; Gretchen Walsh Impressive in 100 Fly Semis The first three events on the program Friday evening at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Ill., featured world-record holders racing in their respective events. Ka...

Pro Swim Series Westmont, Day 2 Finals: Sam Short Unleashes Against Olympic Champions in 800 Freestyle The Thursday evening finals at USA Swimming's Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Ill., began with a high-profile clash in the men's 800 freestyle featuring the past two Olympic champions, Bobby Finke of ...

Pro Swim Series Westmont, Day 1 Finals: Katie Ledecky Swims 8:08.57 to Defeat Summer McIntosh in 800 Freestyle; Leon Marchand Doubles The Wednesday evening finals session at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Ill., opened with a bang as Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh faced off in the 8...