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By Robbie Dickson, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

The question people in the sport of swimming ask after the Olympics are over typically is, “Will there be a post-Olympic depression?” The 2016-2017 NCAA season should have buried all these speculations by now. A majority of the conference meets that have taken place are much faster than last year. It appears as if the U.S. and foreign Olympians have returned and adjusted smoothly into their collegiate seasons.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

50 Freestyle<\/h3>\n

NCAA Defending Champion: Caeleb Dressel (18.20)<\/h5>\n
2017 Prediction: Caeleb Dressel (18.05)<\/h5>\n

Everyone was blown away by Dressel’s sub-18-second relay split at SECs a couple weeks ago especially because the 2016 US Olympian was not shaved or fully tapered. He was 18.46 in the individual race at SECs and is poised to repeat as champion. I predict that the 18 second barrier will remain unbroken in a flat start race this year, but would not be surprised by anything Mr. Dressel accomplishes. Other stars to watch out for are NC State’s Ryan Held<\/strong>, who split 18.15 on the medley relay a couple nights ago at ACCs, as well as Texas Olympian Joe Schooling<\/strong>, who threw down a massive 18.76 at Big 12s last week.<\/p>\n

100 Freestyle<\/h3>\n
NCAA Defending Champion: Caeleb Dressel (40.46)<\/h5>\n
2017 Prediction: Caeleb Dressel (40.13)<\/h5>\n

This race will end up being much closer than a lot of people will expect, with the possibility of multiple superstars dipping under the 41 barrier. Dressel had multiple 40-second split on relays at SECs and has the top time of the year thus far at a 41.24, but there are a few athletes not too far behind. Possible threats to the title are Indiana’s Olympian Blake Pieroni<\/strong>, who dropped a 41.44 at Big Tens while sporting a beard, Penn State’s Olympian Shane Ryan<\/strong>, who was the other man under the 42 barrier at Big Tens (41.86). Both of these athletes were not fully tapered for Big Tens and could give Dressel a run for his money if they nail their NCAA tapers. NC State’s Ryan Held also will be in the mix after he puts up an impressive time at ACCs. The dark-horse in this race isMissouri’s Michael Chadwick<\/strong> who has already been 41.80 at midseason and had a very impressive Short Course Worlds in December.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold \/ Aringo Photos<\/p><\/div>\n

200 Freestyle<\/h3>\n

NCAA Defending Champion: Townley Haas ( 1:30.46)<\/h5>\n
2017 Prediction: Townley Haas (1:29.97)<\/h5>\n

I’m making my first major barrier breaker in this race. While Haas has ONLY been a 1:32.17, and not even the fastest in the NCAA this year, it is well known that the Texas Longhorns have been putting in a lot of work, especially in the weight-room. Eddie Reese will have his boys ready to go in a month to post some eye-popping times. The biggest surprise in this particular event has been Harvard’s freshman Dean Farris<\/strong>, who posted TWO 1:31 flat starts with the fastest being a 1:31.56. Depending on how much Farris has left in the tank, he could give Haas the push to get under the 1:30 barrier. The other contenders for the title are Indiana’s Pieroni and Florida Gator freshmen stand-out Maxime Rooney<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

500 Freestyle<\/h3>\n
NCAA Defending Champion: Townley Haas (4:09.00)<\/h5>\n
2017 Prediction: Clark Smith (4:07.99)<\/h5>\n

This is going to be one of the most open and exciting events at NCAAs. There are currently ten swimmers that have swam under 4:13, with six of them being 4:12s. The safe pick is Texas Olympian, Clark Smith. Smith is known for not always doing the best under pressure, but I believe that with Olympic experience under his belt, he will bounce back from last years’ NCAAs and win the 500 breaking all the existing records. Their are five or six other swimmers that could step up if Smith doesn’t get the job done in prelims. Townley Haas won this event last year and certainly will challenge his teammate throughout the whole race. Florida’s Mitch D’Arrigo<\/strong> finished behind Haas last year with a 4:09.98, and will be looking to finish out his collegiate career with an individual title. Michigan’s freshmen, Felix Auboeck won the Big Ten title with a 4:10.63 and would love to end up atop the podium. The other dark-horses are South Carolina’s Fynn Minuth<\/strong>, Wisconsin’s Matt Hutchins<\/strong>\u00a0and Stanford’s Grant Shoults<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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1650 Freestyle<\/h3>\n

NCAA Defending Champion: Chris Swanson (14:31.54)<\/h5>\n
2017 Prediction: True Sweetser (14:23.98)<\/h5>\n

In one of the most epic races from last years NCAAs, Penn’s Chris Swanson pulled off an insane comeback over the last 50 to just touch bout South Carolina’s Akaram Mahmoud<\/strong>. Now with Swanson gone, the NCAA title is up for grabs. True Sweetser<\/strong><\/a> has the fourth-fastest time in the NCAA right now from the Texas Invitational, and had a great showing at short course world championships. Look for him to burst onto the scene in Indy after having almost a full year of training under Coach Jeff Kostoff<\/strong>. This race is really wide open, and any athlete could take the crown. Clark Smith beat Sweetser at the Texas Invitational and if he’s on his game, will be very hard to stop. Northwestern’s Jordan Wilimovsky<\/strong> is returning from Rio and his redshirt season. He could definitey use his endurance to his advantage to steal the show. The Michigan Wolverines are also likely to put two men in the top eight, watch out for Felix Auboeck and PJ Ransford<\/strong> to also be in the mix.<\/p>\n

Feel free to leave your picks and comments below!<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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