Feb. 22, 2021
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Ohio State's depth took them to their first Big Ten title in years last season, but Michigan is deeper this time around. Also-- what say Northwestern?
Feb. 20, 2021
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2021 SEC Championships Day 4 Heats: Pintar, Antoniou Tie for Top Seed in 100 Free. The two swimmers led the field on day 4 of the SEC meet.
Feb. 19, 2021
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UVA freshman Alex Walsh won her first individual ACC title in dramatic fashion, running down teammate Kate Douglass en route the 6th-fastest performance ever.
Feb. 1, 2021
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As the postseason looms, Swimming World decided to re-rank the top-25 women at the NCAA level, with Virginia's Kate Douglass topping the list.
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NCAA women #swimmer ranking updated. #1 Kate Douglass, Sophomore #Virginia
Jan. 18, 2021
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Kathleen Baker made her move on the backstroke leg of the women’s 200 IM, giving her over a second buffer on Madisyn Cox that she was able to maintain the rest of the way. Looking at the splits, the two were very close on all the other strokes, but Baker’s 32.49 back leg made all the difference. The 23-year-old Baker finished in a time of 2:10.30, moving past Cox to become the second-fastest swimmer in the world this year, with only Australian Kaylee McKeown (2:08.23) ahead of her. It’s also Baker’s third-fastest performance ever, having been 2:08.32 in the summer of 2018 and 2:08.75 ...
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Kathleen Baker on her 200 IM #swimming ...
Kathleen Baker "First time in a hot second that my freestyle leg was faster than my backstroke"
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Jan. 17, 2021
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World record-holder Regan Smith from Riptide scratched the 200 back final after placing 3rd in prelims this morning. This decision comes after she won the 100 back final on Saturday, out-touching Olivia Smoliga by less than .20. Smith is entered in no other events tonight. Likewise, on the men’s side, Will Grant of Veritas scratched the 200 back final after decisively winning the prelims heat by a second and a half. He came within 2 seconds of his lifetime best from the U.S. Open (1:59.52), which is the 2nd fastest time swam by an American this season. With only 5 men entered in the ...
April 3, 2020
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Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil , who set an American record in the 50-yard free to become the first woman ever under 21 seconds in the event, has been named a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for women’s swimming & diving for the second year in a row. Weitzeil lowered her American record in the 50 free on Dec. 5 at the Minnesota Invitational when she touched the wall in 20.90 seconds. Weitzeil, who was named the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for December for her effort, has held the American mark since March 4, 2016, when she went 21.12 before her enrollment at Cal. She reset the record o ...
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Honda Sport Award Nominees: Abbey Weitzeil, Erika Brown, Beata Nelson, Maggie MacNeil #swimming
April 2, 2020
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Chris Voelz , Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) announced today that Tennessee’s Erika Brown , Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil , Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson , and Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil have been named the four finalists for the Class of 2020 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving. The award honors the best female swimmer or diver of the preceding NCAA season, and the nominees are chosen by a panel of coaches from the CSCAA. The winner will move on to contend with the winners of the 11 other sports for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the Honda Cup, which ...
March 27, 2020
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Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil has been named a finalist for the Sullivan Award presented each year to the top amateur athlete in the United States by the Amateur Athletic Union. Weitzeil is among ten finalists and you can vote here every day until March 30 at 11:59 p.m. EST . Swimmers Beata Nelson and Ryan Hoffer were semi-finalists but did not advance to the finals. The winner will be announced April 21. Abbey Weitzeil. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick Weitzeil has proven herself to be the preeminent amateur sprint freestyler in the country, having broken the American record in the 50-yard ...
March 27, 2020
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Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA’s, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers, and obviously repeat her triple-crown of events from last year. Since the NCAA hasn’t come out with a statement on where they stand on giving winter sport seniors an extra year of eligibility, Nelson is unsure of what her future looks like moving forward. But in the mean time, she’s cooking for her family and working on her 6-pack. Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA's, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers
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Beata Nelson on Collegiate, Olympic, Pro #Swimming
March 17, 2020
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Year 2 of the International Swimming League is scheduled to begin in September (though, all things scheduled at the moment are prone to being rescheduled due to the global coronavirus pandemic). With a jump from 8 to 10 teams in the 2020-2021 league, and an expansion from 7 meets to 27, there is going to be a dramatic rise in the need for athletes to fill rosters in the new season. In year 1, teams were limited to 32 swimmers (16 male and 16 female) on their rosters, though most teams wound up announcing more athletes than that. In year 2, with more meets probably resulting in more c ...
March 6, 2020
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As we tick down the days to the 2020 Women’s NCAA Championships, keep track of all our event-by-event previews and winner picks here. Don’t miss a moment of our preview action and the concurrent comment section discussion – you can bookmark this page, which will be updated with links to each preview as we publish them. Disagree with our winner picks? Well, they are infallible, but if you really don’t buy it, you can leave your own picks, predictions and expectations in the comments.
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SwimSwam makes their women's NCAA D1 predictions
March 5, 2020
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Beata Nelson stormed to the win in this event last year, erasing every record to become the fastest female 100-yard backstroker in history (by a long shot). She won this event by almost an entire second, a gigantic win for the now-senior at Wisconsin. Nelson returns as favorite again with clear water behind her; she’s the only swimmer under 50 seconds this year at 49.70, and all signs point to another victory for her.
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Beata Nelson is the favorite 100 #backstroker, but others could join her in the sub-50 hunt
March 5, 2020
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The psych sheets for the 2020 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships have been finalized with the line set at 37 & 38. The meet will be held two weeks from today at the University of Georgia. Stanford is the three-time defending champion but will have its hands full with Virginia and arch rival Cal.
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Get ready to race, NCAA DI women's #swimming psych sheets available
