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In one of the most anticipated showdowns in recent men's NCAA swimming history, Cal, Texas and Arizona State all were within striking distance of the title on the final day. That has only happened two other times in the past 12 years as most of the decade has been Cal and Texas and everyone else. Th...

Leon Marchand's individual NCAA finale came in yet another event he entered already holding the NCAA record, and it led Arizona State to the pinnacle. Marchand broke his own NCAA record in the 200 breaststroke in 1:46.35 and celebrated a little bit. Then when his team clinched the championship, he c...

2022 NCAA Men's Championship: Max McHugh Breaks 50 in 100 Breaststroke Prelims The 2022 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships continued on Day 3 from the McAuley Aquatic Center on the campus of Georgia Tech with the 100-yard breaststroke prelims. The top seed heading into the meet ...

NCAA Men's Championships: Leon Marchand Splits 48.73 to Lead Arizona State to First-Ever National Relay Win, NCAA Record Arizona State had come to Indianapolis seeded to capture a team national title for the first time in program history. On night one of the NCAA Championships, the Sun Devils had tw...

NCAA Men's Championships: Liam Bell Shatters NCAA Record in 100 Breaststroke Five swimmers were 50-point in the 100-yard breaststroke as the group collectively inched closer to Ian Finnerty's NCAA record of 49.69 set in 2018. It has finally fallen. Cal fifth-year Liam Bell scorched a 23.15 on the fi...

We're Going Streaking! How Cal Men Have Put Together a Spectacular Run at NCAA Championships In the first of a series that will focus on streaks in the sport of swimming, Swimming World takes a look at the run by the Cal men at the NCAA Championships. Since 2010, the Golden Bears have either won or ...

The second night of the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Championships concluded with the 200 freestyle relay. After an extremely fast final in the 50 freestyle, the event brought some speed from a plethora of teams. Florida, the defending champion, was able to pull of a stunning repeat - and in NCAA reco...

The 2024 Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continued with the Day 3 prelims from Federal Way, Washington. The events on deck for the session are the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. Live Results Meet Information Page Pac-12 Swimming News Pac-12 ...

Credit to Cal as Destin Lasco, Liam Bell Lead Bears to Yet Another Top-Two Finish The Cal men could not pull off a third consecutive national title, falling by 79 points to a dominant performance from Arizona State. It would have taken miraculous performances from the Golden Bears plus disappointing...

U.S. Men’s Swimming Tiers, Part 2: The Rosters of Today and Tomorrow The U.S. men’s swimming program is hitting a natural calendar reset. Six World Championships have been sandwiched between the last two Olympics in a pandemic-condensed cycle between Tokyo and Paris, a busy 40 or so months. The NCAA...

The first night of the Speedo USA Junior Nationals turned into a celebratory affair for more than 60 swimmers who garnered qualifying times for the 2020 Olympic Trials in Omaha. Being held at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center, the meet follows last week's U.S. Nationals and features a mix of athletes ...

Pac-12 Men’s Championships, Day 3 Finals: Hubert Kos Shines, Arizona State Swims Second-Fastest 400 Medley Relay Ever The Arizona State Sun Devils continue to exert their will on the Pac-12 Championships. The Sun Devils' undefeated streak came to an end Friday night in the 100 breaststroke, but ASU ...

From Norway to Towson, Brian Benzing's Silver Medal Strikes Blow for Mid-Majors Liam Bell set an American record and an NCAA record in the men’s 100 breaststroke Friday night at the NCAA Championships. He did not set the record for most excited swimmer at the wall at IUPUI Natatorium in the champion...

NCAA Record in 100 Breast Solidifies Unique Julian Smith in Select Club The first man to break 50 seconds for 100 yards of breaststroke never represented the United States as a senior international, never made the final of an event at Olympic Trials. The second swam at the University of Minnesota, f...

The 2019 Georgia 4-5A State Championships took place on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga. Druid Hills senior Liam Bell lit the pool on fire in the 100 breast, dropping a fast 53.83 to etch his name in the Georgia state record book. For the third-straight year, St. P...

The 2019 Speedo Sectional in Cary, North Carolina, continued on Friday with a full slate of events. The session consisted of the 200 free, 100 breast, 100 fly, 400 IM and 400 free relay. Liam Bell broke the sectional record in the 100 breast to highlight the session. The very next event was a meet r...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A total of 15 swimmers and divers have joined the Alabama swimming and diving teams, head coach Dennis Pursley announced this week. The Crimson Tide women signed eight, while the men added seven in the fall period. That total includes 14 swimmers and one diver.  "Every year, we .....

By Andy Ross, Swimming World College Intern The first ever Futures Championships concluded from West Lafayette on Sunday night with hometown Boilermaker Aquatics atop the team standings. The Women's 100 free was first on the docket and it was Geena Freriks of Kentucky taking the win at 56.70 ahead o...

By Andy Ross, Swimming World College Intern With a less than a year out from Omaha, the summer of 2015 has been crucial to athletes trying to punch their tickets to Olympic Trials next summer. On the second day of the Futures Championships from West Lafayette, three swimmers were under the trial cut...

SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Auburn, Alabama 2020 The fourth and penultimate night of the 2020 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships featured the finals of the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 medley relay. Alabama won three different events in their arch rival's pool...